Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-05

York millionaire financier, is backing
the movement to found a strong col
ony of Jewish farmers in New Mex-
co, is the interesting information
learned in connection with the sec
ond visit to Albuquerque last night of
j. Herbst and B. Brown, who arrived
there from Santa Fe and left later for
Deming accompanied by Robert P
Ervien, territorial commissioner OF
public lands. Messrs Brown and
Eerbst of Philadelphia are preparing
to purchase 10000 acres of land in
New Mexico, upon which they propose
to settle some 200 Jewish farmers to
be brought here from the East. The
American Agricultural association it
is understood, is also endorsing the
proposition"
Final Papers Signed.
At meeting of the Carey Act Land
Board at which Governor Mills, Ter.
ritorial Engineer C. D. Miller, and
Land Commissioner r. P. Ervien were
present final papers were signed with
the Lake Charette Irrigation and
Land Company, represented by Messrs,
BidWell and Bennett, and Hortenstein
and Hartley, and E. X. Edwards, Esq.,.
whereby the first Carey Act project
development in New Mexico under
the Territorial and U. S. Carey Act
laws will be consummated This pro.
ject comprises 1000 acres of Carey
Act Land in the southern part of Col.
fax county, together with possibly
5000 acres of territorial land, making
total project of 10000 acres which
will be constructed within the next
three years, work totstart in the next
six months. The new company is com.
prlsed OF Kansas capitalists.
This project has been in process
OF segregation for a very long time,
owing to its being the first Carey Act
segregation and the endless detail
work required by the general land Of
ice. This project itself has consider.
able merit as to locality, railroad ia.
c1lltles, character of soil and extreme
nicely OF physical character The
whole system seems to have been laid
out to order for this purpose.
The territorial engineers office was
thoroughly represented in the final
contract between the territory and the
construction company in the way of
supervising the construction work
Plans are to be filed within the next
six months to be presented for the
engineers approval and upon which,
II approved the project will be built.
Another important feature was includ-
ed that the company by it's contract is
required to deliver to the land irri-
gated IL acre feet, per annum. This
water as evidenced by commissioners
under similar projects should be suffi-
cient to raise successful crops.
AS soon as construction work pro.
ceeds sufficiently an opening will un-
doubtedly be held whereby parties can
file on land and make entry under
this project. .
This character or sale of irrigable
land has proved very attractive to set
tiers. The land can be bought at for
only so cents an acre, 25 cents down
and 25 cents at time final proof is
made. The water right of this project
will cost $50 to be paid in ten
annual installments at per cent inter.
est The first payment under general
projects amounts to S. to the irriga-
tion company and % cents to the ter
ritory for every acre entered by the
entryman. The land can be taken up
in 40, 60, so, 120 and 100 acre tracts.
No one getting over 100 acres. The
second payment is due generally after
the water has been applied to the
crops and in this way it has proved
very attractive as it enables the set.
tiers to pay for his land and water
right without any further expense
than the first payment above men.
toned. The territory is extremely
interested in the successful promo.
ton of this project, as it will do a.
great deal towards developing other
projects under this act.