El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
ARTESIA / s.
SHOWING
GROWTH
Wonderful Progress Made
by New Pecos Valley City
in Past Year.
ALFALFA, FRUIT,
OIL AND WATER

Artesia, N NJ, Jan 1L--Artesia is
young town, but a giant in its growth.
Few cities in the country have had
faster stable growth than Artesia-
Founded but a few years ago-long
sfter many towns not now its size
were calling themselves cities-its
growth has been like the tabled bean
stalk, but It has not lived TO be cut
ddwn like the beanstaIk: on the con-
trary, it is only beginning to get its
real growth, its inhabitants believe,
and the visitor who will look with
open eyes and behold what is making
Artesia great, viii agree with the citi-
zens.
In the first place. Artesia has the
two great elements for making any
city-land and water The soil is fine
and the water is plentiful. At a very
shallow depth flowing wells are
brought in that spread their fluid over
the rich soil at the touch Of the hand
OF man, and the crops grow as if by
magic. The climate is excellent-al-
ways pleasant and with the sun shin
ing almost 365 days out of the year
Prospects Wonderful.
This young giant Of the plains al
ready boasts of an educational insti-
suite that the Methodist church is proud
TO call its own; It totals its alfalfa ton
mage by the millions; it boasts the fin
est young orchards in the territory; IL
IS a great sheep market, and it is now
e1asSed also as an oil center. inasmuch
IS rich wells Of oil have been brought
in not far from the city and the pros
kects are bright for great field.
Within radius of seven miles of Ar
TQn ooraS Of i-ri ga ted
land planted in alfalfa. 1870 acres in
orchards and about $500 acres in other
field crops. such as corn, oats, cane, etc.
Land now being sowed in alfalfa
makes an increase in acreage of 25
percent, or Whereabouts.
Enormous Alfalfa Output.
For the year 1903. 476 cars of alfalfa
were shipped from Artesia station. For
the months of June and July, 1910,
alone, 405 cars were shipped The cars
shipped since. together with alfalfa
now in storage, will run the 1910 crop /
away above 1000 ears. it is estimated. /
These last figures, taken in conjunc- /
ton with the fact that the first two l
crops CT alfalfa this year were con-
sumed for sheep pasture during lamb +
ing season, shows what tremendous I
Increase n yield is made over 1909
Many sheep Nearby.
According to the enrolments now on /
file in the office of the secretary of the +
Commercial club. 1900 sheep were
assured on alfalfa within radius Of /
seven miles Of Artesia during the +
months Of March and April, 1910, with /:
some herds not enumerated
Alfalfa growers received a rental Of !
SO per month each for this pasturage. j
These sheep all come from the foot
hills west Of Artesia- Actual figures
show there are 10000 sheep on the i
Ilains in the eastern part Of this coun- i
Try.
Freight Received.
The numbers of cars of goods and 4
material received at Artesia station be-
tween January I. 1909. and August Is, /
1910. were as follows: I
Wagons and buggies. Z.
Wire and nails. s.
Nursery stock, Z.
Automobiles, 8.
Machinery and engines. Is.
Groceries, Il
Flour and grain. 3D.
Dry goods, 10.
Lumber. 315.
Coal Us
Lime ard plaster. so.
Brick. so
Well casing, 6.
Oils, 49,
Furniture, IA.
Local shipments, 80.
Total number Of cars received. 1926
For five months ending July / 1910
more cars were received at ArteSia
than at all stations combined between
Artesia and Pecos, due largely to the
demands Of new settlers. For this
same period. one-fourth of all freight
cars passing through the Santa Fe
freight point at Clovis, south bound, !
were billed to Artesia. This is said
20 be Official
The actual amount Of money remit
fed from Artesia station on freight and
cess OF $4,000 per month, Of $1,000 per
day. This is also official, Artesia peo-
lie say.
Value Of Buildings Constructed.
Between January l. 1909, and August
II, 1910, there were constructed on
Main street, Artesia, brick buildings
aggregating a cost of S134.5O0 (includ-
ing a $4,000 hoteD.
In addition. an electric light plant,
$50, 600; alfalfa mill. 10000; steam
$4,000; ice plant, $1,000; high
school building. $4,000: annex to grad
Cd school building. $500: Methodist
college, $4,000; Baptist church S22- +
DG0; Methodist church, s25, O0O 112
swelling houses, costing from 5000 to
$1,000 each.
Schools Not Neglected.
Scholastic enrolment Of Artesia
school district for July. 1910. was 100,
IN increase Of $50 over last year.
Since the location of Western college
IF Artesia in March, 1909. town proper
y has doubled in sale price. This ratio
CONTINUED on fags Five.)