El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-02

enough Irish and sweet potatoes, pumpkins squashes
onions and the like was raised to furnish the family
for the whole winter And, further acre was sue
cessfuy seeded to alfalfa from which, OF course there
was no return for the first few months, but which is
ready to furnish hay enough for home from the
beginning of next season There is item OF So4oO
for gasoline and lubricating oil, leaving $444O0 cash
income from this seven of land In other words
Mr. Osborn has made this land $500 per acre
this year It will be noted that every item OF expense
listed above isfor permanent improvements with the
exception of the $4,000 item for groceries, and that
the pumping plant installed is abundantly able to
handle twenty acres
The eight acres in its >present condition, based upon
its demonstrated earning power WORTH at the least
calculation two hundred dollars per acre. total
Of sixteen hundred dollars. But, at the same time,
Mr. Osborn is acquiring titles from the government to
the entire tract of one hundred and sixty acres every
acre of which just goodaas the eight acres which
are now In cultivation
Climate: Deming is situated high, sun-kissed
plateau within the shadow of the most beautiful
tains of the world from which blow life giving breezes
at an altitude of 4 800 feet have OF
temperature and low humidity The latter to such an
extent that call this section arid with annual
precipitation of but eight and onehaf inches, thus
offering the combined therapeutics of altitude and
dryness.
These facts lessen the usual objections contra
indications to altitude because the gravity OF the
rarefied atmosphere such to prove of benefit
to the patient with extensive LESSONS The benefit is
further enhanced by the hematoporetc processes of
cellular regeneration which is increased by greater
water abstraction while the heat abstraction is dmn
ished to such degree that even enfeebled Individuals
who could not be benefited In the Alps and who
ordinarily sent to low, hot countries, like Florida and
the southern coast states, may have their lives
longed in New Mexico without suffering the conse-
ouences of the facilitating heat Rain winter Is
practically unknown, all precipitation being snow
We have usually dry winters and springs the greatest
rainfall being at the season when moisture can most
easily be tolerated by invalids The percentage of sun
shine very high, average for three years showing
800 clear days. 40 partly cloudy and fair days and only
20 cloudy days. the chief cloudiness of the year
ring in July and August In winter the thermometer sell
dom goes below freezing point and IN summer it may
reach go 90 degrees The heat of the day chiefly
from II to p. One step from the into the
shade brings GOODNESS at Sunstrokes are abso-
lutely unknown in New Mexico.
Markets: glance at the map will show you that
Demng is the best railroad center in New Mexico.
The Southern Pacific crosses the county near the
center and is transcontinental road the Atchison
Topeka Santa Fc is also transcontinental lne en-
tering the county In the northeast reaching Deming
sand then running northwest to Silver City and the
mining districts of Grant County. The Ell Paso &
Southwestern system crosses the southern end of
Luna County, and connects at Deming with the two
other lines by means of short branch road It con-
meets also with the Rock Island in eastern New Mex
ico that to say at Ell Paso and reaches Chicago The
Southern Pacific also sells tickets direct to Chicago
well as to New Orleans and points intermediate.
A branch road runs from Lordsburg, east of Dem
ing the main line of the Southern Pacific to Cliff
ton in northeastern Arzonas great copper district;
the Globe mining district is reached from Bowie far
Their eastward on the Southern Pacific, and Nogales
and the Sonora country, still farther eastward at
Tucson, while the Southwestern opens from Deming
the great mining centers of Bisbee and Douglas and
reaches also the Mexican border
This gives Luna County connection with all parts of
tho Oy1pfpxy noCf r1Orfhc ,1C south,