El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26
$4,000 Acres Sold To Homeseekers
This Year At Valentine, Texas
20 New Pumping Wells Driven; Farm Acreage Doubled;
Telephone System Installed; New Buildings
(By Ara B. Foley.)

1ALENTINE, Texas, Aug. "a
" With the dawn Of the new fis-
cal year, Valentine, situated in
a valley 80 miles in width, with the
Fort Davis mountains on thes east, the
foothills of the Rio Grande marking
the western horizon and the G. H
& S. A railroad traversing it's center,
entered an epoch of renewed progress
and development
With an elevation of 1929 feet the
climatic conditions are ideal-dry,i but
nos too dry, and with moderate sea-
sons. Mt Livermore, in the Fort
Davis range, 900 feet high and the
second highest point in the state, is
only Is miles away.
The rainfall from May Is to August
II was 1915 inches. as recorded by
the government local observer, H "A
Richards. this being the average rain
fall of previous years during the
same period of time.
Water Supply.
The town is abundantly supplied
with pure soft, water, free from any
alkaline substances, by the city water
works, owned and operated by s. E.
TWO Wells, AoOU 16cl- Qccps
thus avoiding the impurities of shall
low or surface water, run by gasoline
engine and windmill, with two and
half miles Of mains and laterals, to-
gether with a huge storage tank 81
feet in height and with capacity of
$4,000 gallons, furnish water for every
home and place of business and would
amply supply 1000 additional homes.
Farm Acreage Doubled.
The farms in the valley are in
splendid condition and far superior to
those Of previous years More than
double the acreage has been put un-
der cultivation and in spite of the
fact that much raw land has been
used, the yield is luxuriant.
The experimental farm, owned by
the Valentine Development company,
northern capitalists, with H. A. Rich
ards in charge, has in an additional
large acreage this year. Nine acres
of trees were put out this spring,
consisting of apples, peaches, pears.
plums, apricots, cherries and English
walnuts. Also one acre was planted
to various kinds of grapes. These all
show an excellent growth
Fruits and Grains.
The different varieties of cane,
corn, maize, kaffir and broom corn,
flax, Egyptian wheat and oats. to-
gether with Rocky Ford cantaioupes.
melons and all kinds of garden vege-
tables are producing large yields. This
farm, as test, is conducted partly
on the Campbell system of dry farm
ing and partly under sub irrigation.
In June this farm was honored by a
visit from judge Edward r. Cone,
state agricultural commissioner, Prof.
B. Youngblood, representing the Unit
ed States department of agriculture,
and H. P. Attwater, industrial agent
of the G.. H., whose opinions were IA
vorably expressed.
Range In Fine Condition.
The range condition was never bet
ter. Cattle are fat and in great de-
mand. The hay crop is abundant.
Agent NJ. o. Walling, of the G. H. &
S. A. has orders now for 100 cars for
hay shipments and states that within
the next 80 days, 40 cars of cattle
will be shipped from Val Verde county
for pasture at Valentine.
Immense Land Sales.
The local real estate agents have
sold $4,000 acres of land while north
ern agents have disposed of 10000
acres. This land was not sold to
speculative buyers, but to homeseek-
ers, and it is expected that a great
number Of people will come in this
IdlI TO Improve Inelr newly acquired
lands
20 New Drilled Wells.
Well drilling has shown renewed
activity, % wells having recently been
drilled in the valley These wells
range in depth from so to $50 feet,
and afford an abundant water supply.
free from mineral substances.
Railroad improvements.
Valentine being a freight terminal
for the G. H. & S. A. railroad, is great
ly benefited thereby. The railroad pay
roll runs over $4,000 each month, and
many of the employees make their
homes here.
All of the company's equipment has
been worked over and given
a new coat of paint, which enhances
the attractiveness. The company is
now making plans to double the ca
pacity of the roundhouse. There is an
S0foot turn table and the storage oil
tank, which is now full, has capa-