El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-01

X wen has this year marketed
over 100000 pounds OF wool
1000 carloads Of apples. and with the
other towns Of the valley. has helped
TO market 5000 carloads Of alfalfa
with such an income, TO say moth
ing Of the pears, peaches. plums, eel
cry garden products Of all kinds and
field crops. 1t is not marvellous that
the city is growing; that a S145,0O0
courthouse and jail IS being erected
shat a new 9 story federal building is
under way. that $4,000 high school.
the finest Ia the southwest has just
been completed. that paving of streets
IS soon to commence and that the town
supports three national banks with a
business Of $4,000, 900. and a trust com
pany that has capital OF 100000
Roswell the county seat Of chavez
county, IS the largest city in the Pecos
valley, having population according
20 the United States census. OF sou
people, although the claim is made
that there are 900 people mere now
The scholastic population just com
pleted shows 2486 pupils Of school age
in the city and 5653 IN the county. me
city has 50 teachers and in the county
there are II In the rural schools, &C
cOrding TO county superintendent .. Q.
ain n H Brasher IS superintendent
OF the city schools and is proud Of the
fact that the percentage Of pupils IN
comparison TO the total population IS
larger than almost any city in the
country. There are five school build
ings ia the city, including one for ne
grOes.
Home OF a state school.
In addition 20 the public schools the
city Is the home Of the New Mexico
Military institute, one Of me highest
rank IN the United States according 20
government reports 1t has a student
membership OF something like $50
boys, under military direction Of
United States army officer, and ca
pably taught by a large corps Of teach
ers under the direction Of Col. j. w
Wilson. The institute had the mis-
fortune to have one OF its buildings
burn a year or so ago and as the legis-
lature could not be recOnyened TO make
plans for Its rebuilding, the citizens Of
rebuilt 1t at once taking chances on
the state reimbursing them
HOsWeIru AHseggmentss
The assessed valuations Of the city
total s1,750,00o, which is only 20 per-
cent Of the total valuations, as that is
all the law at present permits the
board TO assess. Former mayor G.. A
Richardson IS authority for the state
ment that he knows Of lots that
brought $4,000 at sale, being assessed
Tor taxation at $500 and in another
instance a piece Of land that sold for
$4,000 IS taxed only for $400. This
viii be remedied under the new powers
invested IN the cities by the new state
constitution.
Judge Richardson and mayor Geo. T.
Veal are both responsible for the de-
claratiOn that the city has between
so and 100 miles or cement Sidewalk.
Backed by their city councils, these
men have led a fight for several
months for street paving and have now
arrived at the point where the paving
IS TO be done in a short time and &c
viii most likely be bitulithtc, like the
paving IN FL Paso. Main street is to
be paved from sixth TO Alameda and Z
all cross streets win be paved Two Z
blocks IN each direction. Fifth street I
viii be paved down for three blocks I
70 the Santa Fe station.
Roswell Streets Pretty.
Roswell has streets as pretty as any I
town In the country and on small /
scale it Is Washington. d. c. dupu- 4
Gated Every property owner mas 4
shade trees IN front Of his property (
beautiful weeping willows or some 4
thing else as pretty, and in many 4
places the sunlight scarcely penetrates I
to the street even in midday. All 4
streets are graded and sprinlzled, each !
property owner paying sprinkllng
tax Of SO cents a month for each SO I
feet Of frontage on a sprinklsd street I
Owing to the character Of the soil, this 4
Tetting keeps the earth packed and Il
the driveway is almost as substantial I
IN dry weather and nearly as smooth 4
as pavement For the same reason,
the country roads about Roswell are
about as good and IN many cases
equally as pretty as the city streets.
I,overs's lane and SpOoners's allev
two beautiful drives in the valley near
town, completely shut out the light
from the roadway except in small
spots.
Fine Country Roads.
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last week through the fruit farms In
the valley In his automobile never Z
took the same road twice except for
about thirty miles and was constantly
on a surface where he could run ct
high speed and practically all the time
was in the shade without raising the
top on his car.
Owns Water Plant.
The city OF Roswell owns its water
plant that cost 100000 and operates
E splendid sewer system that cost So
Jee. TIE city has municipal butid-
ms where the pChce force IS Quarterrd
and the fire department is housed,
and where city clerk George N. Wiz
.lams keeps the city records and the
meet A new city hall is
10 follow laying Of street paving. and
.he erection or q new FEDERAL build
ng by the governme nt-noW in pro-
eess Of construction on the corner Of
Fourth street and Richardson avenue.
The water system furnishes an aver
lge pressure Of so pounds and this
,an be increased TO $50 IN case Of
IRE. The fire department consists OF
1ne steamer two combination hose I
md ladder and chemical wagons, and
lne chiefs buggy carrying chemical
apparatus. The department has 4004
eet Of serviceable hose.
The gas and electric plant are oper~
tied by a private corporation, which
las just spent over $4,000 in en-
arging fits electric plant to 1900 horse
)oWer daily. The streets are lighted I /
~ electricity and there is a current
lay and night.
The city IS given police protection
.y a chief and four assistants. one Of
whom is sanitary officer.
Commercial Club Alive.
A live Commercial club. with John l
= MCClur" as president and J. S. Iir-
~ as secretary, not only keeps the
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