Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-07-28
PRESIDENT GARRISON
IS lust DEE-uGHTED
Head Of New Mexico Agri-
cultural College Visits
Mimbres Valley
SEES BIG PUMPS co
Joins the Optimic Throng
That Sees a Big Future
for Deming.

President w. Il. Garrison, head
of New Mexico's big school for
farmers and those who desire TO
possess knowledge Of the mechanic
arts. constitution-maker and general
booster for the agricultural devel-
opment Of this Southwestern En-
pire, favored Deming with a very
pleasant visit, Friday. He arrived
in the forenoon and after greeting
large number of downtown friends,
including Major Waddill, who
served with his father in the war of
the rebellion, he was driven to the
home of his old college classmate,
Rev. z. Moore. where the good
wife had prepared suitable refresh
ments.
In the afternoon DR.. Swope,
President Pollard Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. Rev. Y. Moore and
the GRAPHIC scribe took the distin-
guished visitor in charge and pro-
ceeded to show him n sample of
our vast agricultural development.
DR.. Swope switched around the
corners pretty lively, but as DR..
Garrison was level headed and the
others were used to the doctors
pace. there was no trouble. The
first stop was at the Humid ranch,
that has been transformed in two
years from $3.50 to $l25.OO per acre
land. This convinced DR.. Garrison
beyond any reasonable doubt that
the balance of the Mimbres Valley
is susceptible to just such trans
formation where the same amount
Of energy, gray matter and curren-
cy are brought into play. 1t ac-
tually looked refreshing to see the
gentleman from Mesilla Park drink
cup after cup of our only 99.99 and
call il good, yum, yum. The next
stop was at the beautiful Hicks
farm and il things don't look just
simply glorious there now, there is
not place in the United States
where they do. This served to
arouse the college mans enthusi-
asm another point, and when he
saw the broad green acres of DR..
Connaway, where only 80 days ago
the jack rabbit was boss, and where
today lS0 beautiful acres are as
green ant pretty as a poets vision,
was all DR.. Garrison needed to
make him one of the most enthus-
iastic of Mimbres Valley boosters.
A few months ago a new man at
the college, who had just come
from the East and who has gone
back there. wrote a private. letter
to X. II. Case in which he expressed
an opinion that alfalfa could not be
raised at a profit where water had
to be pumped over Is or 25 feet,
and 1t took DR.. Garrison half his
time to tell our folks that no such
expression had ever been made by
the College and it was absolutely
out of harmony with the demon
strated facts. He said the College
was ready and anxious to do all in
its power to assist in the develop
ment Of this great valley and Of
fered the suggestion that Deming
would be better than'a 10000 town
because Of our agricultural re-
sources.
DR.. Garrison was President Poll
ards guest at dinner at the Harvey
House. others joining them at the
table being former Mayor Marshall,
IC. j. Laughren, DIR. Montenyohl,
| M. A. Nordhaus, Judge Pennington,
Ed. Layne and the editor. P. E.
Fuller of the U. s. Department Of
Agriculture. who is conducting inn
portant Investigations here, came in
a little later and Joined the bunch.
Fuller has the booster spirit. too.
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