Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-14
CARLSBAD COTTON
SHOWS UP WELL
New Mail Route; Orchard
News; Commercial CLUB
President Resigns; Deer
Hunting; Vaccination.

Especial cerre-pesacnee Go che uessia)
Carlabad. y. 49,, Nov. i3.--About
three hundred bales OF cotton have
been glnned In the gin hero this sea
son. and Gotten Of a fne grade II be-
Ina shipped 20 market rs Houston.
The crop has been good this season.
aud hundreds OF acres are yet to De
picked About hair OF a crop, cover
Ing four hundred acres. has been
picked Tack OF plckera has been a
drawback TO getting In the crop. In
spite of the fact thar tne current
price Of IS cents hundred. has been
advanced 10 ti.O0 IN order 10 get
hands. Advertising In Texas has
brought some response. The market
price ON cotton II a little on at
present. but growers m New Mexico
aud throughout the south who can az
ford Il are holding their crops Tor q
rise. ~ y, Christian. manager OF
the local gin, said that the recent bad
weather will not iniure the cottSg.
Practically all Of It will be ginned
here.
Ned Holloway. an orchardist OF
many years experience. who makes
the claim that the Isne Tfee district
il second TO none In Eddy county for
fruit growing. In sinking a well and
will put 100 acres into fruit. He will
sink another well later. he Is getting
plenty of water by pumping az is TO
20 feet. Hoilowoy IL the man who
had the FIRST dry farm corn crop IN
Eddy county. On his 20 acres. ~
acres IN indian corn win average n
bushels. some acres running to lOo
bushels. Hts cane will yield four tons
TO the acre.
The party composed of Mayor G. ~.
Meienathen. jadge =. T. Roberts, city
Marshal Carl Gordon, George Roberts.
Henry Jones ana Harlan Thomas re-
turned last Saturday night from
weeks hunting trip 10 the mountains
southwest OF town. They hrought
back one deer which scll before the
dual shots OF Henry Jones and Har-
ian Thomas Both shot about the
SAME time
Charles Howell who owns one OF
the finest orchards in Ia Hucrta. will
experiment thfs coming season with
large onion which ne Intends grow
Ing for It's commercial value. Next
wear he will grow garden truck OF all
varieties for the Carlsbad market.
Mr.. Howell 10 onr of the old timers
here aud has made a success In the
farming and orchard business. lie has
demonstrated TO his own satisfaction
TINT gardsn stun OF every description
can be grown here and he IL preparing
10 engage In the business on a larger
scale
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Strictione ordering him TO post no
tlces advertising for bids for carrying
the mail from Carlsbad TO Orange.
New Mexico, VIA Queen. The new
proposed route Is estimated ut % "a
miles ana the contract calls for eery-
Ice December 10th and continuing
until 1914 Bids will be- received un.
~ November 2sth.
The proposed route IL simply an
extension Of the star route which has
bcen in service for years supplying
lAe postoffice Of Queen, on the top
Of the mountains.
The star routes are permitted 10
carry passengers, The establishment
OF the new ronte also means that
many persons who nov never come TO
Carlsbad will be brought here. which
means money for the merchants. ho-
tciA and In fact all lines OF commercial
Interests. II viii have n tendency 10
advertise Carlsbad over the country.
and In many ways will rebound TO the
advantage OF The Beautiful.