Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-22
BIG POWER PLANT
AT LORDSBURG
Silver City Men to furnish
800 Horsepower to Railroad
and Mines; Golf Course for
Deming Proposed.

alN sums 20 iuetall hfat Ciuhh
electro light ana ice company
LAT Lordsbuis, y. "a. 1ne plant VIA
% able 20 furnish 500 horsepower.
II rs understood that the nsht und
power company wluch viii be organ
ixed 20 handle this proposition will
fuih isn the southern Pacific company
about 100000 gallons OF water per
Gay. Water viii be developed halt a
mile north Of town for furnishing the
railroad company and also the town.
Power viii be conducted TO the
shakespeare mining district. Tho
lwork OF installing this plant viii be.
gin Immediately. Robert h.. Cam.
eron, who has been manager FOR the
Deming Ice and Electric company FOR
several years, has resigned mis- posi-
ton with that company 10 accept the
management of the LOrdsburg light
and ice plant. Chas. Van Beisnc. re-
Gently salesman FOR the General Flee
trio company, has accepted a position
as manager of the Deming Ice and
Electric company.
Henry Rountree, a former resident
OF Deming, but OF late years resi-
dent OF st. Johns, Ariz.. has bought
the interest OF stump and Hinyard, In
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The change will be made April ist
lC. w. Cook retains his interest In the
store.
Mcssrs John NJ McToer and +. %.
Schwontker Of Albuquerque have
bought i6O acres OF land from Or p.
X. Connaway adjoining Dir. Gonna
ways home place on the west. This
land Is four miles southeast of DEM
ing.
I'D Morgan and C. w, Bailey. both
OF silver city. have bought ave acres
each OF the Little Vineyards company
consideration $3.50 per acre. The
land carries with II water right. The
sale was made through 3. r.. Cohen,
tho com pany's agent at silver city.
Jas. HILBERT ~ FL Paso is here for
the purpose Of letting a contract for
an irrigation well on his land IL miles
southwest OF Deming. The tract lies
near the land OF Paul Heermans, who
Is developing his land. having today
taken out a nfty horsepower tractor
for breaking the land and pumping
for irrigation
Golf Course Proposed.
J. G. Wiimarth OF El Paso Is in
Demlng today on business Mr.. VIII
rHurth Is a golf enthusiast and has
suggested 90 8 number OF Deming
business men the advisahiiity OF es-
tablishing n country club near town
and laying out a golf course. Mr..
Wiimarth says that the lay OF the
country IL just right for golf, as Is al
so the composition OF tho soil He
declares that golf links would be very
Inexpensive here. His suggestion Is
meeting with general approval. and a
Is quite likely that the move will as
sumo definite shape in the next few
days.
Mssrs. CromptOn and Bound two
canadians. passed through Deming in
an automobile yesterday. They left
today for Los Angeles, Cal They are
enthusiastic over the excellent condi-
tion Of the roads In this section.
Building Activity.
| N. Gilbert contractor ~ silver
ICify is here 20 begin Nor& ou two
$1,000 bungalows for Miss Bessie
harper of silver City. These bum
galows Will be located opposite the
Wamel residence on Pine street. They
lwlll be California style with pebble
finish The BIevins- Maynard Childs
company viii superintend the con-
struction OF these buildings for Miss
Harper.
Tho Blevins- Maynard Chllds COM
pany began this morning the erection
Of $4,000 bungalow in the orchard
addition.
Fred Browning. who recentlv re-
turned from California, reports that
he will open the Browning pharmacy
on silver avenue within fifteen days
The stock and fixtures for this phsr-
macy have been shipped and viii
reach here In q few days.
The old awnings OF the Deckert
block on the west side of Gold ave-
nuo covering the building TO be occu-
pied hy Lester & Deckert. the Elite
Barber shop, the Brewery saloon
and the Deming Mercantile company.
are being torn down and new awnings
lhrected.
Edward NJ, Carter, county sur
veyor. has lust finished surveying the
now road from Deming 20 Carne. He
found the Bowler and the Hoffman
pumping plants in the middle OF the
road. due TO previous erroneous SUR
veys. A largo force OF men are now
az work building this road.
Ralph G. Ely was appointed by Cow
eruor Mcdonald as representative
from this section To the good roads
convention 10 meet In santa Fe April
| 3rd.
r. "A. Case secretary OF the DEM
ing Automobile club, won't TO III Paso
this afternoon 20 attend the good
roads convention az El Paso tonight.
representing Domlng and silver city.
The sloss-Case Land company sold
Paul Rose ten acres In the Orchard
addition 10 Deming today, cousldera-
ton 3i00 per acre, and sold Or. J. NJ.
Williams 40 acres ~ miles southwest
OF Demlng, consideration Si5 per
acre.
Chas. A. Richardson, recently from
Rockford. m, bought twenty acres
of the Mcroer place this Afternoon.