El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Deming: Where wuter is King


least five hundred miles and the sTge ANIMAL 54n +s e
Of the considerably than this 1t IS tnsEeoe
assumed that 20 inches fair average for that P0n Oh e val
ley tributary the system"
It viii Be noted that this report deals exclusively gi ne water
shed Of the Mnbres and takes aeoun OF the o. me
Silver City Draw which into the Mmbres at point several
" large that Abrs River proper be Sssn
by reference the official of this region Assuming a5 the
there $4,000 areeet fed into the unioF By these VHo streams
OF course there are years when the discharge undOw
does represent half the above mentioned There are Other
5 b gls @ 70 a a5e 5 the 5 % me h @ - supply
from year to the supply IS sl constant at Dng ana IN e
There are immense sufteransan strata Of gravel
the entire valley which clsti1Ee nasn RESERVOIR q .
to draw Not only beneath the InPing which Is eoer-
atiTely limited but stretching beneath where water hes TOO
period OF years the effect
Of pumping for irrigation the valley around DeEning would
In buying land in the llures Valley water that land
goes to the purchaser He sinks well and ipals a ppg pa,
upon his land from the abundant and constantly sHz supply
RAPID INCREASE OF PUMPING PLANTs-H was only few
years that it discovered that this Tremendous volume Of va
ter underlying the 4Fes Valley sHoaialy aoes0s for n
eon When the first pumping plant deotrate TINS 11 II Ea
ley was assured through this system Of iTTigzton
The first gasoline engine pumping plant developing 'S s
year other thrtyve horsepower plants installed and
number Of smaller ONES aggegang 200 hoowsr Inc next y
addItonal plants aggEsang PIeo@6iy 80 horsF were N
Tlsp 5 lJ e. A. t - Ne +l = - IN 9 = e.
tfmate plants already contracted for into commission With
the beginning Of the coming pumping season aggregate 1900 6o
horsepower win be contracted foq end installed between now and Juns
next which viii make $500 h1sepoReF actually ~
Above Dempg assured a electric power plant
ton Il a os+ fa9 Win eo IN 1ss i5 - ~ $3.50 s5ns
Dning has the cheapest and most effective system Of iEgaon
5 g. 5i r. - k k5 7- ~ p + ~ - -
right $40 to $50 per The
10 irTgate his cror and i is water Which carries no d of 1o-
I'd
biennial expense of from $40 to $50 to eradicate harmful
weeds ovd by field; AnEres
PROFITS IN PUMPING WATER The profits irrigated
crops 500 $500 per garden you
for proof this Secretary Deng
the statements Of the best farmers in this section
LAND vALUES-Nost districts in United STATES Of
tremendous discovered and nonoPozsd long since
nom $3.50 to $1,000 land They know WHIST
1 ~1et ~iunn easy Plap.lg cpl q 80 eese.l son
Of farming sections
to be recognized Ali1hEss Valley
have enthusiastic realize
the tremendous possibilities Of the region land IS therefore e
per water developed tom
s125 TO $3.50 per Think it, rrata
your ahes within two miles OF the best railroad center II New
Mexico for S25 per acreI The Denng eOy however, offers
per relnqusnents 50 per aa
Decided tracts be purchased from five to ten nis q n for
The remarkable thing about lnd sales Aubres valley is
onI P n1 sslng AND bo 1y 5 eS ES l a
develop water and otherwise improve the Fender Of their
typical IS that of the who has head Of 100
He finds money put
entire tract and $50 is than he wishes to farm anyRay
Nherepon be sells eighty acres and with the money sured
improves remainder Of Iand Thus no onsy leaves the Nm,
Hres Valley in the transaction; and the population Money
and people constantly coming and few 60 The larger
of continually slbdiyide process finally
end with a family every ten twenty, forty
This hne OF development Is destined to make
opols Of New Mexico. Already possessing raad facilities 81
Ieror any other the state with valley superior
less, and abundant supply Of the purst water America
pid Development Of its agricultural give
is growth such impetus that its lead VIII Be assured maintained
for al time