Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-18
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BIG LAS VEGAS
PROJECT
Solid Prosperity in the Meadow
City, Las Vegas ElkS to Have
Their Own Home in Near
Future,


Special Dispatch 10 the Morning journal
Las Vegas, n Ma Jan l1'-Yester-
day was a beautiful day In Las Vegas
and hundreds Of persons spent the
CAY in driving over Tho proposed ir-
rigation project. Close to the ANGUS
Hot Springs Mohtezuma hotel in the
Gallinas canyon, the gigantic steam
shovel of the construction company
stood ready To start work his morn
ing having been finally. after much
planning and hard work. placed IN
the required location. Few people
visiting the works had ever seen such
a huge piece of machinery. The shov-
cl itself stands on an immense nat
ear made for the special purpose Of
carrying it.
This mcrning when the huge dirt
eater toon its first bite into the CALI
mas bank. hundreds of persons were
there TO witness the beginning of a
project that is going to revolutionize
Las Vegas and vicinity. and out OF
the desert make hundreds OF acres OF
the most fertile agricultural land in
the world,
There is great demand now for
Mesa lands, and prices are not high
when takes into consideration the
value Of this land after water becomes
an assured fact. The different land
companies running special cars into
the city from the east every TIVE weeks
arc coming regularly with capacity
crowds and many transfers are being
made, showing that eastern farmers
are buying into this section repidly.
Business in Las Vegas Is solid and
the merchants IRE on a sound footing
Not a single store OF any kind has
gone out of business during the past
twelve months and merchants report
the volume of business much increos-
cd over 1908, with collections good IN
all lines. Much building has been
going ON this past winter ana fall ana
many new residences are planned for
the coming spring.
Az q meeting held here by J. r.
Hink,c. District director Of the New
Mckee lstAs lodge. the subject was
taken up aud discussed Of building
and maintaining a club and lodge
building. Mr.. Hinkle favored the
| project and believed that Las Vegas
| lodge No. 40s should have it's oWr
! home. During the meeting John u
w. Needer OF the local lodge present.
ed to the members special data con
corning the building Of a home fol
the lodge. After submitting II an cx-
preston WAS called for by Acting EX-
allied Ruler Losey, resulting IN a IA.
| vorable decision to take final steps
toward closing up the preliminary de
tails.
This season has been q banner ont
| for the ice harvest. Manager f. IA
| Pierce Of the Aqua Pura Ice company
| states they have not for years hao
| such a favorable season in which e
| Till their ice houses and 70 supply tht
various ice houses IN the Santa Ft
system where the company has con-
tracts. Hundreds Of tons have beer
sent to the large houses at Albuquer-
cue and Belen, La Junta and Ration
The Aqua Pura company has Is o.
| 20 large ice houses in Gallinas can
Won. Most OF them have been filled
and with one more cold spell the en-
tire storage plant will be filled to ca
pacity. Hundreds Of men have beer
| employed during the last month ano
the pay roll for the last 80 days eX'
cecded So, 600.