El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-25

Las Cruces n. NJ, Oct. 25.-As a d.
/ rest result Of the advertising campaign
being carried on by the Mesilla Valley
chamber Of commerce, the arrival Of
! several land buyers during the past
week in response to personal letters
and literature proved the value OF
fOllOW-up system Of advertising Tor
farmers.
George T. Barrovs Of Detroit, Mich,
/ has purchased the Dunno ranch, just
south Of town. He has been in CORE
spOndenCe with the chamber OF com
merce for several weeks, and came here
wei equipped with facts and ngures,
| both as to land values, as well as avail
able locations, and his visit resulted In
a sale within a few days.
Mr.. BarrOWS was accompanied by his
sister and by Mr.. Atterbury, Of st.
Louis, who is also prospective pur-
chaser of a small ranch. These men
are buying for a home, are coming to
the Mesilla valley to live, and are going
TO bring their friends.
Architects are busy with plans for
alterations and additions to the house
on the Dunno ranch, and It is to be
improved and made modern through
Land Tract Sold.
A large tract Of land, comprising
about $50 acres, was sold % an eastern
investor for subdivision purposes by the
SatUey Realty company last week, this
land lies in the BraZitO tract and viii
be cut up into acre and five acre garden
tracts and sold out TO actual settlers
which viii mean the addition Of nearly
a hundred families.
Business Mems Luncheon.
The largest gathering Of business
men and farmers ever held in the Ne
silla valley to boost the Advertising Of
its resources was the Occas Of the
business mems luncheon at the Elks'
hall.
DR., Taylor, Of Moline, III. was the
first speaker, and made a talk on sci
entic farming. The dairy question was
one which consumed much OF his time
Dr.. Taylor explained how 1t would
be possible by feeding the cattle well
balanced ration to make a large milk
production on a moderate cost he
also drew comparisons between COndi-
lions now in Wisconsin, where the
dairy business flourishes with over
10000 900 Of dairy cows working for the
farmer and referred to the time when
Wisconsin was an agricultural state
solely, growing crops for the market
and impOveriShing the soil until the
farms were worth much less per acre
and produced but half the crop of for
mer years. Today the lands Of Wiscon-
sin are rich in plant life, because of
the fertilizer deposited by the cows,
and the farmer is rich because Of the
money realized from the sale Of milk,
butter and cheese
There were 73 in the audience that
greeted DR.. Taylor, and al the cOnclu-
sion Of his speech the assembled bust I
ness men as well as the farmers gave J
vote Of thanks for the talk.
Short talks were made by Prof. FOs-
ter and DR.. ". z. Garrison of the Agri- |
cultural college on the Necessity Of leg /
islatiOn TO provide funds for an edu-
catiOnal campaign and the organization I
OF farmers Institutes throughout the /
new state.
Hon. Isidoro Armijo pledged his sup /
port of the movement in a short adj |
p frah h. tod Far#
willingly 60 to Santa Fe to use his in 4
fIuence with the next legislature TO /
bring about legislation for the apprO- /
priation Of funds to organize an eff /
Farmers Institute.
The Farmers institute was formed /
after the luncheon at the Elks hall. /
The meeting was called TO order by Dr. /
porarv chairman being in order, the I
name Of Prof. W. T. Conway was placed Z
in nomination, A. r. Heineman acting !
as temporary secretary.
A committee composed Of Messrs.
Willard, Stuart and O'Hara was app I
pointed on program and order Of bust I
ness, and Messrs- Garcia, Taylor and /
Hoa gland as a committee on permanent /
Organiza ton, these to report at an ad- !
journed meeting, to be held a the Of |
flee Of the MesIlla Valley Produce eZ- I
change on Saturday, October %, when I
all farmers are expected to be IN at /
made for the work Of the institute /
during the coming winter.
Mai Eugene Van Patten came in from 1
FL Paso with the first state flag Of the I
new state of New Mexico, which was I
presented to New Mexico at the state /
hood jubilee by Ell Paso, prior to tax /
ing it to the state capitol at Santa /
Fe.
An alarm Of fire caused the volunteer |
department to turn out hastily, it be- /
ing reported that the Sisters of LOrettO /
was on fire. It turned out to I
be a barn in the rear Of a house in /
Mexican town, and did not involve any .
loss.
Land office Notes.
Following business was done at the Z
United States land office at this place: /
Homestead entries-Agnes B. Mitch
ell Chloride, n. NJ. s. W. 4 n. Z. 4 /
Sec. 20, T. IS s., r. W
Mike Pat Kelly IS a visitor to Las I
Cruces from the north.
Moses 3. Stevens IS in receipt Of the 1
prize silver cup from Albuquerque, [
which he is to be the pOssessOr OF for
one year for the grand prize for White
Orpington chickens. The cup IS very
large and handsome