El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-12
RAPID GROWTH
At BUENA VISTA
What Was Wilderness a
Year Ago Is Now T'hriv-
ing City.

FBuena Vista, Texas. March 12.-West
re~ss progress was never better shown
than in the growth of the new town
Of Buena Vista, on the route of the
Orient railway With the rails still 100
miles off, and the graders busy with
their track laying, the settlers Of the
new irrigated tract have not waited for
transportation, but have come in over
land and begun farming and city build
ing.
Beautiful Buena Vista, last year a
place OF mesquite and en- unbroken will
derness, now boasts of the finest hotel
in the new southwest, an experimental
farm, where, under the direction Of Of
ficials of the Orient railway, every
crop considered possible in the south
west is being scientifically tested out,
and new dwellings are going up every
day.
Herald Is Popular.
The FL Paso Herald. always in the
van, comes TO the new town, and is the
popular paper. There are now some so
families settled on the Orient railway
irrigated land, and they are of an un-
usually progressive class
water users association and an or
ganization for the purchase and sale
of fruit. supplies and produce have
been formed and officers elected. Data
is being gathered as to the method and
proper amount Of water 20 use in irri-
eating and the community hopes to
avoid the difficulties SO often caused
by inexperience.
Manager Hume has extensive hotbeds
for the starting of tomatoes, cabba ge
and other dollhouse plants. He has not
limited himself to the farm crops in
his fields but has put out hundreds
fr1h
roses and all the old fashioned flow
ere
An extensive park, in front of the
hotel at Buena Vista, is now coming
into an era of beautiful development
that makes one wonder If. after all,
people ever did call this a desert or
great staked plain.
FL Paso for Market.
In practical crops Mr. Hume has
planted alfalfa, sugar beets and a num-
Der OF root crops. All the standard
grains are being put in and number
quite unknown in the southwest AS
paragus has been found to do well and
FL Paso may look for the best Buena
Vista quality in this tempting vegeta-
ble this season. Orchards and vine
yards complete the setting of what the
manager claims is already the prettiest
spot in Texas
Intensive farming is desired by the
Orient railway. on account Of the big
tonnage resulting. The great canal sys-
tenn is now so nearly completed that
the settlers are rushing the work Of
completing the clearing and planting
OF their fields.
Acreage to Melons.
The irrigation company, formed by
railway officials. is spending nearly
$4,000 a month in the work Of COM
pleting its system so as TO turn the
water on earlier than contracted
A great deal is expected OF the melon
crop. The best Rocky Ford seed has
been secured. direct from the original
-S1-sgacc Setecticff- or WATER
melon seed is ready to aid in the test
TO determine which melon FL Paso and
Pecos valley people find the most
tempting on q summer day.
Herd of Antelope.
One of the attractions of Buena Vista
is a herd Of antelope, carefully pro-
tected and quite tame, which travels
the toboso grassed valley. This herd
Is said to be one of the largest remain
ing in the country.