El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-23
OEMING MEN PLAN
LORDSBURG PLANT
VIII Supply Power and
Light For the Town,
Mines ndsRailWav.

Deming, \. n, March 23-E. A
Layne and ". D. Murray, Of Silver
City who were interested in the Dem
ing Ice and Electric company which re-
Gently sold out TO the Federal Light
and Traction company, will install an
electric light and ice company at Lords
burg, y. 81. The plant VIII be able 10
|. furnish 800 horse power. 1T is under
stood that the light and power com
pany which viii be organized to han
ole this proposition viii furnish the
southern Pacific company about 300. 600
gallons or water per day. Water will
be developed half a mile north of town
Tor furnishing the railroad company
and also the town. Power will be con-
Quoted to the Shakespeare mining dis
lFIcL Ine WOrk OF installing this plant
VIII begin Immediately Robert E Cam
eron, who has been manager for the
Deming Ice and Electric company for
several years, has resigned his position
with that company to accept the man
agement Of the LOrdsburg light and
ice plant Chas- Van Deisne, recently
salesman for the General Electric com
PPsny' mas position as manager Of the
Deming Ice and Electric company.
Buys Interest in Store.
henry Rountree, former resident OF
Deming, but Of late years a resident Of
- S inns @aIl r. mas 3ought the interest
OF stump & Hinyard, in the Stump q
Hinyard Grocery store The change will
be made April J. c. W Cook Cook re-
tains his interest in the store
T. D.
OF Albuquerque. have bought $50 acres
Of land from Dr.. p K Connaway ad-
joining DR.. COnnaWay's home Mace On
tne west Ihis land If four miles south
east Of Deming.
Ed Morgan and c. W Bailey. both Of
SILVER city, have bought five acres each
Of the Little Vineyards COMPANY CON
siioeraglon $3.50 per acre. The land car
res with II a water right The sale was
made through B. E. Cohen, the com
pany s agent at Silver City.
To Award Well Contract.
lanes hilbert Of FL PasO, is here To-
irrigation well on his land, II miles
southwest Of Deming This tract lee
near the land of Paul Heermans VIII =
IS deVeloping his land, having taken out
a % morse power tractor for breaking
the land and pumping water TOR frriea'.
ton.
J. c. Wilmarth. Of The FL Paso Her
eIo, Is in Deming today on business. Mr.
WlImarth IS a golf enthusiast and has
suggested to a number OF DemfnE
business men the advisabilfty of estab-
usnlng country club near town and
laying out golf course.
Mr.. Wilmarth says that the Law Of
the country is Just right for golf. as is
also the composition Of the soil He
declares that golf links would be very
Inexpensive here. His suggestion is
meeting with general approval, and il is
quite likely that the move will assume
definite shape in the next few days.
Messrs- Champion and Bound. two
Canadians, passed through Deming in
an automobile and LETT Friday for Los
Angeles, Cal They are enthusiastic
over the excellent condition of the
roads in this section
Mrs Thos. r Taylor leaves shortly
for New York. where she will spend
several months visiting relatives.
R 9. Ely has left for Santa Fe, where
he viii spend several days on business.
E. A. Layne. ". D. Murray and Rob
ert E. Cameron have left Tor LOrdsburg
on business.
To Develop 1900 Acres OF Land.
The Deming Land and Power com