El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-14
Man; WriLtgn Fron PersonaI Observatioa.

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tzed into stoneas hard and as brilliant In color as the
agate these peried cioses cover an area as large as
are endless source of wonder,
prizeand be7dernen to the Scientist or the every
day traveller. ~
LThe deTe4eunaent of both States has retarde
lack of railroad Communication Former Gov Kibbey, Of
Arizona puts the situation succinct when Ae the
aRseeH6pental railroads built across hsstate apparently
whit one idea of getting through same applies
to New The traveller Journey across the con
tfnent sees little Of heFeal country Mexico and
rizona. True, towns Like AbuqueEaue, metropolis of
New Mexico modern and thriving with $4,000 PepPlei
Tucson Altoona metropolis Of this state and little
larger New Mexico metropolis, beautiful in its
Mission dress and Tugged InouAail surroundings andV
DeL1ng The home Of the pumped well New Mexico are
seen on these trips but the great cities of
Arizona thatbaFe been built from mining camps at the
mouths Of deep shafts at>Iake the earth give
treasure; and the cities of Mexico that have grown
up around its Irrigated orchards alfalfa fields and rose
y gardens are off the main travelled Ways NV
IN I NOT ON TRAVELLED, WAYS. y M &
- 1T takes an inland Ouneyt to learn what these two
states have heir stOrehOuSe5 etedUainted Wtbthe
nation, The Tich Rio Grande valley nength extending
from the Cooradone on the north to the Texas line
the south through the center of New Mexico produces
enough Ia year to feed the ov Of New York and vet the
government is 5uiEfing s10,0Q60O0 irrigation works to
reclaim and make productive 100000 acres Ofrch valley
lands the Recos valley, from the Texas Inc enhe south
almost to the Texas lneon the north, running through
eastern New Mexico, annually produces enough apples
peaches alfalfa and flowers to supply Chicago. Roswell
metropolis of the PecOs valley, this year shipped three and
a half million pounds of WOOL THOUSAND carloads Of
PIES and peaches pears s celery and other products
10 proportion, This irrigated valley north and south
shipped six thousand carloads of alfalfa this season Carls
bad Shipped New York 40 carloads Of peaches and supplied
the local trade besides. Artesia town not on the map
seven years ago. now has $500 inhabitants and this year
Shipped 1900 ears Of alfalfa 40 cars Of cantaloupe 10
cars of peaches 70 carloads of apples in addition to other
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away, in the construction of railroad that viii enable
that community to ship its apples and peaches and pears
without wagon haul Of % miles Even with this handi-
cap Hope shipped 100000 boxes Of apples this year, in
addition to its peaches and pears. FL u ||L
Artesia is the home Of some Of the largest artesia
wells ever drilled and during the nine months of this year
set out 125O0O new fruit trees and drilled 30 new artesian
wells #H ENE H|E
MAMMOTH IRRIGATION UNDERTAKINGS / \
PortaIes at the head Of the Pecds valley this year
brought 10000 acres of land under irrigation with com
mity pumping system electrically operated, that cost
S5OOOO and has 100000 acres of the same kind of land
that can be added to the cultivated area lust as easily the
water lying from eight to fifty feet beneath the surface
Carlsbad is the home Of a mammoth United States
irrigation project that has reclaimed 10000 acres of land
as rich as any in the world and Roswell is the home of
similar project that was built torecain 10000 acres while
10000 acres are under artesan wells and $4,000 acres I'M
der pumps. II ||#| n u I'D .#||
Clovis town less than five years Old has been built
up at the head Of the New Mexico PecOs valley until
now has 1000 people and is the center Of farming region
that promises to be great as the prairie country Of I'LL
ois Ten years ago cotton as product was not dreamed
of in the west Clovis now has cotton gin and Carlsbad
i has two. |<.| r. I+II'#" ID .II|s |sH +
1911 REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITIES
TucumcaTi n NJ was tea wears age a Ttistling point
the Rock Island railroad Today TUcumcar has 1000
people and system, wafer system municipality
owned and five etiblieseHeel 9iltngsits school
has an orchestra Of more than tive score pupils
49, Santa Rosa N NJ near Iueumeari, looks DOWN. upon
Of the finest valleys the world and has water enough
to irrgate $4,000 acres. Pears peaches apples and alfalfa