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

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~ could adopt the name Of the
City Of Roses" and have as much
right to claim it as Portland.
Oregon. for Artesia has more roses land
just as pretty roses) to the square foot
Of territory than the Oregon metropolis.
Artesia could cali itself "the City Of
Spouting Wells" or, like Roswell "the
New Home Of the Big Red Apple" for
Artesia has all these-and more. Es-
tablished only a few years ago on a
barren plain that had been a cattle
ranch and previously considered fit
only for grazing, Artesia has grown
to be the biggest city in Eddy county.
Artesia has $500 people, its leading
citizens declare, and from appearances
81 has all Of that. The census Of 1910
gave the town 1880 people and Artesia
has been growing fast since then, but
this has been taking place ever since
the town was established
The striking Of artesian water made
Artesia- OIL gushers made Beaumont a
city and water gushers not only
brought Artesia into existence but have
made Aftesia a city, too.
Artesia has not been a boom town;
its growth has been steady. and sub
stantiaL 1t has some of the finest
homes in the state Of New Mexico ana
IN the few years Of Its existence the
people have made its yards and streets
the equal OF any In the state with trees
and shrubs and many claim that they
surpass California in their beauty.
Weeping willows, cottonwood, roses
and fruit trees fiji the yards and the
park space along the sidewalks. while
blue grass. clover and Bermuda cover
the lawns. Artesia has saved a place in
the center for a courthouse. and is max
ing park there, believing that some
day the legislature viii split Eddy
county and give Artesia county seat
honOrs for the center Of a new county.
Some Artesia STARTERS.
Artesia has two national banks, with
a capital Of $4,000 each and deposits
totaling s25O.OOO-
Artesia is the home of the world
record artesian well. the water having
spOuted II feet from an eight inch
casing when the water stratum was
pene trated.
Immediately surrounding Artesia are
~, 600 acres in alfalfa, 5000 acres in
orchards Z500 acres in field crops and
more is being added every year.
Artesia this year shipped 1900 cars
Of alfalfa $4,000 pound carload Of
honey, 30 cars Of cantaIoupes, 315
crates TO a car 15, 900 boxes or Is cars
OF peaches that netted from 75 cents to
81 box, and 70 carloads OF apples, to
say nothing OF the grapes, plums
ounces and apricots that went out by
express in quantities smaller than car
load lots.
During the present year. Artesia has
witnessed the planting Of lz5. 900 fruit
trees and the bringing in Of so new
Wells IN Its immediate nelghborhood-
None Of the wells has lessened the
pressure In others and three times
this year record breaking wells have
been secured. each keeping Up its orig
tnal output since il was brought in
Some OF the old wells DO not spout as
high now as they did a few years ago,
but their owners claim TO get Just
as much water as ever.
beautiful Arteaia Flower
The soil about Artesia is apparently
as fine as any that New Mexico can
produce, which means that IL IS very (
fine. The quality Of the flowers and
fruits that are produced around Arte-
STA and IN the tOWn-and at Hope, too. I
only p miles aWay-is surpassed no
where. Roses four Inches across and as
are common And such colors are seldom {
seem such delicate tfnts and blends
not often encountered. Then the
smooth. WaLllze appearance OF every {
thing in the soil that makes It par
ticularly adapted to rose growing. Not I
only roses, but other flowers also I
thrive. 2. B. Kemp has some dahlias in I
his yard and not g few Of them, but 4
hundreds OF them, that measure five I
inches across the face Of the Flower. (
He also grows prize roses.
J. 7. Patrick and =. Baughman also I
have dahlias equal In beauty TO those I
Of the Kemp home, and those are only 4
three Of the hundreds OF pretty yards I
in Artesla, for almost every home has !
flowers; some homes are small, but 7
they have their shade trees, their vines j
and their posies- Some are larger and !
they have big gardens about them.
Nile OF Roses.
Artesia has one street that bears the I
name OF Rose Lawn. One Of the show I
places Of Rose Lawn and Of Artesia and {
Of New Mexico is the home OF r NJ 4
Love on this lane, where he has mile I
Of roses that would be a credit as a
product OF any prize rose region in !
the world In Ell Paso his flowers /
would bring top prices, but at present /
the railroad connections are against
him and he has 70 let them die In the
field If the Pecos valley canot buy
them all which it cant Fl PasOi so
clety would consider connection with
It would bring into the Pass City, I
fresh and sweet and at reasonable
prices. These roses are Of every color
red, pink. yellow cream, White-and
Of every size and perfume that rose
can produce.
But roses and dahlias are not the
only thing Artesia can supply FL Paso
IL the FL PasO-PecOs Valley railroad. IS
completed. Artesia can supply the Pass
City and Bisbee and Douglas and Tue
son and Benson and every other IN
supplied city in the southwest, through
FL PasO wholesalers. with apples,
peaches. grapes and plums as fine as
anybody ever ate. Catalogues and
Watermelons, too. are shipped from
here by the carload, but FL Paso has
cantalOupes at her dOoT-in the MesiIla /
valley. FL PasO brings in her water
melons from east Texas largely, while
in Artesia they are shipped to Kansas
City for want Of market close to
home. It is easier now for q shipper
20 send his stuff to Kansas City than
SC IS to Ell PasO and IL Is about as
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