El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-27
IMMENSE CROPS IN
UPPER FL PAsO
VALLEY
Labor Is Scarce Though.
Earlham Postoffice Dis
continued Survey
ors at Work.

Berino. N. NJ, June 27.-The expected
large crop has materiaIized as we'll as
the labor scarcity. 1t is almost tmpos-
sible to obtain men to garner the heav-
lest crop Of wheat and alfalfa that this
section of the valley has ever seen. Sew
eral of the farmers have made fruit
less trip to FL Paso the past week to
try and secure a few insurrectos."
Fortune has smiled though, as the rains
have passe this part Of the valley by,
and no hay has been lost The little
moisture that has fallen has had ten
dency to check shipments. and r. E.
Bowden. manager of the Farmers as
ISOLATION, has been badly handicapped
in the delivery of hay contracted for
delivery this month.
The reclamation service has a large
corps of surveyors In this part of the
valley making an accurate estimate of
the probable cost Of the proposed lat
erals along the first bench lands. These
lands, lying high above the frost level
of the valley, and being Of a very fine
quality of soil, are destined to be the
finest fruit lands in an ideal fruit coun-
try. 1t is not generally known, but it
is a fact nevertheless, that there are
several thousands of acres Of this kind
of land still in the hands of Uncle Sam
that are open to filing, or will be. upon
the completion Of the Rio Grande pro-
ject.
The postoffice at Earlham has been
discontinued owing TO the resignation
of Mrs. Eli Newsom who left lately TO
join her husband in California. A pc
tition is being circulated already 10
reopen the office under the name OF
Vado. The confusion Of names between
the station and the office has caused
trouble in the past and the residents
now see a chance to get in line Not
only has Earlham LOSE the postoffice,
but a strong effort Is being made to
have the station as well. moved to Mes
quite. The continual high water in the
river this spring, has given the people
of San Miguel an excuse to ask the
railroad 70 move the station strong
petition is being drawn up for presen-
tation to the officials of the road. set
ting forth the great hardship that the
change would cause all this part of the
valley on both sides If the farmers We're
forced to go TO Anthony or Mesqnite
for express and freight. 1t is only a
question of short time until both Mes
quite and Berino have station and
agent, to themselves alone and
change now is not to be thought Of,
simply because the Rio Grande has had
an unusually long spell of wetness.
Vado is the only logical place for sta
ton as long as it is impossible to have
stations at all points, say the farmers
Fred Hanna and family of San Mar
cial, N. NJ, are visiting Mrs Hanna's
brother, W. c. Mossman at his ranch
near Mesquite.
This community is gradually widen
ing the scope OF IT'S market. First 1t
ships alfalfa to New York and now
honey to New Jersey. Miss F. A Hutch
ms having made a shipment of new
crop honey to parties in the last named |
state.
F. G. Belk and wife are in FL Paso at |
the bedside of the formers sister, Mrs. |
Walter Scott, who is very seriously i'll |
The school directors of this district |
have called an election for July 10 for !
the purpose of voting on bond issue !
to the amount of $500 to pay the ex- |
pense of two school houses one at the |
station proper, and one at the town OF |
Berino on the hills. There will likely |
be little opposition to the proposed is |
sue The district is growing fast and |
there Is every reason why there should |
be two school buildings provided.
The Farmers association has a te1e-
phone installed at the Mesquite scales
and the weigher there is now in con-
slant touch with the headquarters Of
flee at La Tuna.
A number OF real estate men have
been inquiring for the bench lands.
since the government surveyors have
been at work on the hills east of this
place,
Carl Price spent several days at
Cloudcroft coolinN off. and incidentally
renewing the acquaintance of his fam
lily who have been at that resort for
two weeks. ii
]. r. Gibson and wife Of San An
tonic Texas, are visiting C. N. Gibson
and NJ P. Gibson here. Mrs. c. N. Glib
son is in Mexico on a visit to her
mother She Will bring back her Oldest
daughter who left last winter for a
visit to her grandmother.