El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-01
DEVELOPMENT
TOREGLAIM MUCH
LANDBYDRAINING
Hundreds Of Acres Included
in Project; Roswell
Light Plant Finished

s. Roswell. n. NJ, Dec. Mime hum
dred and so acres Of heretofore worth
less land are to be brought into a high
state of cultivation by drainage near
Hagerman and Dexter
Sidney W. Cooper, the drainage ex-
pert, who is stationed here by the gov
eminent, has interested citizens at
those places to project the movement
Seven hundred acres are near Dexter,
and the project will be financed by G
c. Douglas and J. L. VanderbOut, Of
that city. The strip of land lies south
and southwest of Dexter. The strip
should include city property, but the
citizens have not given their permls-
sion to financially assist
Two hundred and so acres are 70 pc
drained near Hagerman and 0rought
into cultivation. This project IS to De
financed by George DavlSsOn ana the
AIcKinstry brothers, who have signed
an agreement to put the money in the
bank as soon as the plans, ana specl-
ficatiOns are drawn This zoo hes pc
ginning just northwest of the city I'M
its and runs into the Felix, empty1ng
one half mile west into the Acme dam
Paving Committee Meets.
The paving committee, composed OF
J. ". Rhea, Clark Dilley and z. A
Cahoon, met and organized Tor actlV-
ity. J. ". Rhea was chosen cnalrInani
Clark Dilley, secretary, and the secre-
tary was instructed to get IN CORE
spondence with the paving material
houses, so that the committee might
begin to make estimates OF costs al
once. The committee must see that the
cost of paving does not exceed 70
percent. Of the assessed property value
in the new Improvement district Whlcn
is $780, 1000 The original petition to the
city council asking that the district be
created was signed by so percent OF
the assessed property value.
The soliciting committee to raise the
$4,000 fund from the property owners to
carry on an advertising campaign has
so far raised $500 and been out only
one day.
To Cement the Ditch.
One mile and 20 rods of the Mitchlett
irrigation ditch is to be cemented- This
ditch is near Hagerman, p miles south
Of here. Those largely interested IN
it are J. NJ COWles, c. ". Cole. J.
AEtchlett and A ". Buenning. The
cementing viii practically eliminate
the cost OF maintaining, besides It
means the saving of large percent
age Of the water through seepage.
New Home for Bank.
A G.. Godair president Of the First
National bank Of this city. and ". L.
Winner his architect, both from St
Louis. are IN the city TO meet with
the directors and decide on the plan
of the new home for the First National
bank. This building will most likely
be three stories, and full block long,
by % feet wide. The bank viii move
out of the building now on this lot. the
first of the year, when construction on
the new building viii begin
New Electric Plant Completed.
The new $3.50. 900 electric light plant
and building Of the Roswell Gas and
Electric company is about completed,
and Roswell viii have one Of the most
modern electric light plants in the
southwest Not only will there be
power enough to supply all the pump
ing plants for miles around, but there
is a reserve power to run a power
plant for hundreds Of miles of electric
railway. The company made this res
ervatiOn. realizing the not distant future
demand. In fact the BerrendO Irri-
gated Farms company management,
which now has a large interest in the
electric light company. is already figur-
ing on a proposition to put in a street
car line. Already there are 80 miles
OF electric wires running into the
plant.
J. J. Shockley has sold his 80 acre
alfalfa farm lying near Dexter to John
H Lewis Of Pierce, Idaho, who viii
move to the farm. The price was 49,
$50.
/. B. BOellner a jeweler OF this city.
will build a One-story cement business
| house on lot on Main street, OppO-
site the new court house this winter.
This makes five new business houses
to be built here in the next four
months, three OF which are to be three
stories,