El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12

VI TIE lGTVlle MeSllld valley VI
New Mexico felt the good effects of
judicious advertising Of its resources
and advantages TO the world and re-
corded a most remarkable growth and
an unprecedented progress in every pos
sible way.
The first months of the year found
the town paving dts business streets,
building cement sidewalks, opening new
streets and making other public i'm
provements of a substantial nature,
while residences and business blocks
were built as fast as the contractors
and builders could handle the work.
The movement for new residences was
so strong as to build up many of tho
best residence streets of the town and
cause the opening of number OF new
additions, in which lots sold rapidly
and much new building was started.
Demand for Property Strong.
The demand for city property was
strong and materially advanced prices,
while valley property continued 20 adj
vance in former years, and prices
offered went into figures indicating
that the land in the vicinity of Las
Cruces is looked upon as suburban to
a large place and is easily com handing
almost any price the owncrs choose to
put upon it.
Transportation Outlook.
During the year franchises were let
which contemplate the early connec-
tion of Las Cruces with the city Of Eel
Paso and also reaching into the many
rich farming communities on both sides
OF the Rio Grande in the Mesilla valley
The men behind these enterprises also
propose to give Las Cruces a good street
railway system, connecting with the
lines reaching to the outside settle
ments.
The encouraging progress made on
the Engle dam project and the bright
prospects for 1910 have assisted in shc
prosperity of the valley, and every acre
signed under that system has advanced
III price during the year from The Rim
con valley to the limits OF the city of
Tel Paso, which has been Of yreac bene-
fit to Las Cruces, the demand for these
lands bringing about many sales New
men and new money still flow into the
valley surrounding the town, and there
is every assurance that the year 1910
will be one Of much greater prosper
ity.
During the year number Of surveys
were run across the county from the
east to the west in the interest Of some
railroad company. On Of the most no
table improvements OF the year was
the construction by the Atchison, To
pelSa & Santa Fee of handsome station
building in the mission style, the ma
terials being brick and cement, making
it not only an ornament to the place,
but one of the most substantial struc-
lures Of the kind on the western division
of the system.
Double Daily Train Service
A proof OF the rapid advance made
during the year was the putting on Of
an additional passenger train by the
Santa Fe in the month of II )Ncmber,
and the business given this new train
is so encouraging as to leave no room
for complaint upon the part of the OFF,
Gals Of the company. The train Is on
to stay and is proving of great con-
venience to the business interests or the
valley.
The valley lands in the vicinity OF
Las Cruces are owned by people Of
means, and a stranger visiting the town
wonders to see the hundreds OF pros
porous looking farmers, with autOmo-
biles or good teams coming into the
town to trade. Many Of these people
come from the north and east with
money enough to buy the best improved
land they can find for sale, and many
of them make other investments Las
Cruces is becoming one OF the wealth
TEST and most progressive agricultural
communities OF the west.
Projected improvements.
During the year 1910 1t is proposed
to continue public improvements by Sc
curing a larger water plant, perhaps
through municipal ownership; extend
ing the paving district and probably
including many of the residence streets
of the town; the building Of street raj
ways, and the construction of such SUI
burban lines as Will connect the towns
OF the valley.
Herald BOOSTS the Valley.
The most successful business men of
the valley attribute much of this pres
ent prosperity TO the effective advertls-
ing done in The Herald, which reaches
the class they wanted to build I sue
cessful community with They argue,
and with reason that those able to
make such investments as justify the
purchase OF really good and improved
land, such as is found in the Mesila
valley, look to El Paso as the center
a hot DN,. n