El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-01
Driving 100 Miles Through
Fruit Farms At Roswell
Metropolis of Pecos Valley Has Nearly 100 Miles of
Cement Sidewalk-Large School Population

modern cold storage plant, and the
100000 month.
It is Illegal to spit on the sidewalks
or IN the public places in Roswell
F1osWe ems telephone system Is mod
ern and connects with FL PasO and
Denver
Roswell has free mail delivery. the
people being served by four carriers,
ana a splend1dly organized office force
under postmaster A. H ROckafelloW {;
also rural delivery which Is fast be-
ing extended.
A Town OF Automobiles.
Owing to its good streets and roads
the town has over 200 private automo-
There are two ice plants and west
ern Union uptown office IN Roswell.
An Taxes are Paid.
Roswell has the unique distinction
Of being the only town in the terri
tory in which 100 percent OF taxes
assessed are collected This applies to
county, city ana territorial, special and
occupation taxes alike.
Practically all lines Of business are
represented in Roswell the wholesale
being especially strong. This is caused
by the fact that Roswell Is the trade
center Of stretch OF country larger
than most states.
Roswell has a Carnegie library, Sc
cured through the efforts Of the WO-
mans club and supported under the
city laws. The building is Of cream
brick, is located one block west OF the
postOffice and is free to the use Of
everybody.
For governmental purposes Roswell
is divided into five wards, each OF
which have Two aldermen and two
members Of the school board. The city
council is presided over by mayor,
and the city organization is complete.
The city hail is located at the corner
OF Second street and RICHARDSON ave
nue..
Federal Land office.
Roswell is the seat OF the federal
land office under the executive direc-
ton Of D. Q. TiuOtsOn as register and
Harold Hurd as receiver. This land
office has been one Of the most i'm
portant in the southwest, and has con-
troll Of all southeastern New Mexico.
Roswell is noted for the mum Der and
luXuriance OF its shade trees. It is es-
timated that there are more than 1000
shapely cOttOnWOOds in Roswell, and
the number is being constantly add
ed to.
The Sisters of the Blessed Mother
Catholic have a splendid hospital at
the south end OF Main street with
over $4,000 invested in the main
building and an annex for tuberculosis
patients.
Roswell IS 2Os miles from Amarillo.
4T4 miles from Dallas. ST. miles from
FL Paso, 765 miles from Kansas City,
1923 miles from St Louis, 1920 miles
from Chicago, 6S1 miles from Denver,
200 miles from New York, 106 miles
from Torrance by automobile, IS miles
from Carlsbad.
Roswell has gas factory that
makes oil gas. The company is owned
and operated exclusively by Roswell
people, and supplies gas at $3.50 per
1000 cubic feet.
As Church Center.
RosWeu is well supplied with church
es having flOurishing CONGREGATIONS
Of the Catholics. North and South Pres
Dyterians. Christians, Baptfsts, EpiscO- I
palians North and South MethOdists,
Seventh Day Adventists, Christian
Scientists and the Salvation Army. All
OF these denominations except the Adj
ventists have fine church properties /
All OF the protestant denominations
are united under the Ministerial assO-
citation.
Roswell is the home and discoverer
Of the Pecos valley artesian well. and
there are now more than q hundred Of
these fountains IN the city. The first
well touching the flow was struck on
the residence lots OF Nathan Jaffa on
south Richardson avenue. in March. I
1891, without warning as the well was
simply being put down for portable I
water The well at first tapped the Z
first flow only but was later extended
1oWu to the major vein, and IS still
1ne Of the best wells in the city
Artesian wells have been the great {
est agent in developing the Pecos va1-
ey- They are found over an area from I
Y to 20 miles broad and 10 miles long.
,eaching from few miles north Of I
boswell to south Of Lakewood in Eddy