El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-25
GOOD PRICE FOR
VALLEY RANCHES
Ranch Once Traded For a
Cow Sells For $500;
Snyder Ranch Sold

Las Cruces. n. ", Dee. s5-One Of
the largest real estate deals within
a week is the sale Of the Snyder ranch
about three miles north OF town TO
eastern investors for $50 00O- TINS
ranch contains less than 100 acres
which made the price little over 500
per acre, part Of the land being in al
falfa. the balance a young pear or
/ chard.
The ranchs is known locally as one
of the show places in the Mesilla val
ley. on account Of Mr.. Snyder sparlnG
neither time nor money in developing
I the ranch according to scientific meth
DDS The pear trees set out were OF
the best variety Obtainable. and were
planted under the direct supervision or
an expert hOrticUlturalst who has
made frequent trips TO the ranch dur
/ Ing the growing season to see that the
I orchard was properly cared for, and
/ that the trees were handled in accord
I ance with scientific lSethOds.
This land in it's natural state was
I worth about 500 an acre. before It was
placed in cultivation. the sale price
/ showing an increase OF 400 percent in
I a few years.
Another Ranch Sold.
Another real estate sale was that OF
the Is. IT. Link ranch, which was sold
l to f. ID. Viueuaume for $500 It IS
I stated that this ranch less than Sl5
I years ago was traded for a SO cow
and not very good, COW at that
1T is announced by the First State
bank that Hugh Swift. at present cash
Ter Of that institution. viii leave jan
l uary 10 for Tucumcari. where he VIII
III the office Of president of the First
I State bank Of Tucumcari
] One OF the most interesting features
OF the Agricultural college year VIII
[ be farmers week, which VIII be held
rom January 1 TO g. This occasion
/ VIII present an opportunity to the
I farmers OF southern New Mexico to at
( TEND TINS uptodate institution and Sc
/ cure the educa tiOnal ADVANTAGES
i which are made possible through the
assistance Of experts in every line OF
farming. horticulture and dairying-
MasOns 10 Give Banquet.
Invitations are out for a banquet on
/ St Johns night by the Masonic lodge.
! at which time public installation OF
l the newly elected officers VIII be held
/ and refreshments viii be served. All
| members Of Aztec lodge No. s. as well
as all visiting MasOns. have beenJ in
I Tited TO attend and each Mason TO
1t is expected that the occasion Of
/ the first public gathering Of Aztec
J lodge No. 8 in the new temple viii be
one or the largest gatherings OF the
I kind ever held in Las Cruces. and in
I order to insure accommodations for all
guests, II is proposed by the grand
master that return postal cards be
mailed to George FrengeE An ap-
] prOpriate, program has been provided
The local order Of Elzs is very busy
rehearsing the musical numbers for
! the llLAllSlIel snow 10 De nelQ Lle LaLleE
part OF the week Many OF the So
[ clery leaders Of Las Cruces viii make
their first appearance as black face
artists on this occasion The women
VINO participate viii render some OF
I the latest musical numbers direct from
I New York, while the end men promise
I original jokes on local people
a ball viii be given following the
I minstrel show on the night Of the 18th.
/ and it IS expected that many Of the
I residents OF the valley from nearby
{ towns win be present
Board Meeting Held.
w. W Cox, the san Augustine cattle
man and recently elected treasurer OF
Dona Ana county. has been in Albu-
] querque for several days attending the
annual meeting Of the New Mexico
cattle sanitary board The board in
cludes gOVern0r-elect W c. Mcdonald
OF CarrlzOzO, and senatOr-elect 3. F.
Pankey, Of santa Fe county The en-
tire board was present at this meet
Ing, and the financial statement
showed expenses Of S32. 043-20 for the
year, leaving a balance Of $40, 600. The
year over previous years, together with
the increased rainfall would indicate
a most prosperous year for the cattle
men during 1912.
In one Of the local papers mention
has been made OF the lack Of hotel &C
commOdatiOns in Las Cruces. as com
pared to Iucumcart which has just
finished erecting a $40 600 hotel build
none shows q growth equal to Las
Cruces. IL is said. and the question OF
hotel is one which is already receiv-
ing the attention of capitalists who
have looked over the field with a view
Of erecting a modern building equipped
to take care Of the increased travel
which is being brought about by the
Elephant Butte dam.
2. l. Blakesley, father OF Mrs. H B.
Holt. IS in the city spending the holiday
season with his daughter at the homo
on Alameda road
III. II. Knight is a new arrival in the
city from Houston. Tex
J. Thomas. whose residence Is IN
Santa Fe, is down for a few days visit
on business matters.
Edward 1Iilchen. Of St. Louis No. IS
a business visitor today.
Miss Effie Anderson. OF Portales.- y.
". is in the city for few days
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. J. Freeman OF Fl
Paso. arrived in the city on the north
bound last night They viii remain
over Christmas
Mrs Isaac Castenada is on a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Maggie Ryan. for the
holiday season
Cecil Hostetter and wife. OF Ell Paso.
are visiting Tor the holidays with their
sister Mrs VIM r Jacobv at her
home on Las Cruces avenue.
Miss Margaret ROuault has returned
from her school at NOtre Dame, Ind.
for the holidays.
The engagement Of Miss Corinns
AdamOr. one Of the popular Young
women of Las Cruces. and F. W. Camp
bell. OF the Bowman Bank and Trust
company. has been announced.
Miss Josephine Armijo returned for
the Christmas season from Texas
nolnts, where she has been visiting
friends at Mineral Wells.
Nr and Mrs. Puckets. OF Fl PasO.
are spending the holiday season with
Thos Tate and Miss Tate.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Llewellyn en-
tertained at dinner at their home today.
Mrs Sol Warner has arrived from
Ration. n NJ 10 spend the holiday sea-
son with her sister, Mrs. Harold Hague.
The contract for the new telephone
building has been awarded to q con-
tracing firm Of me city. and work viii
be commenced for It's erection at once.
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