El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-11

Deming, n. NJ, Aug lie. L Sea
graves, general colonization agent;
Norris H. Reed, assistant general ad-
vertising agent, and II. NJ Banner, ag-
ricultural GemOnstratOr, all Of the y,
4. x 5. +. railway, spent day IN Dem
ing looking over the various irrigation
projects in the Deming district and in
speeding farms of many individual
farmers. The morning was spent n
going over with 4. p York and Z. h
BickfOrd the great Rio MlmbreS Irrlga-
ton company project, beginning two
miles northwest of DemInS and ex-
tending Is miles up the Santa Re track
MeSSrS. SeagTaVeS and Reed have had
large experience with colonization work
and approved thoroughly the campaign
and program outlined by the RIO MIN
breS company. The long time offered
on land sales was to Mr.. SeaSraVes an
especially attractive feature, and the
fact that after the first small payment
down, no further payment Is due for
Two years, was another liberal proVlS-
ion of the cOmpany'S selling contract
that struck the railroad men favora-
bly,. They were also much impressed
with the solid and substantial character
of the development
Home Plot Development.
Returning to DeminS IN the after
noon, they We're shown the HOmeplOt
company'S development, consisting OF
the complete reclamation OF % zO-acre
tracts, the improvements including an
room concrete block residence, under
ground distribution of irrigation water,
52-lnch hOg-prOOf fence around the en-
tire tract. pressure water In the dwell
ing, and, in fact, every detail completed
for the hOmeseeker. Here again the
terms are most attractive, the payments
running for seven or even 10 years, as
the purchaser may desire. This moved
Mr.. Seagraves to remark that Demlng
has the cleaneSL cut irrigation PROPOSE
ton in the southwest, IN which opinion
Messrs. Reed and Banner concurred.
Paying Chicken Ranch.
The party was then taken to the
GaSkil chicken ranch, where the books
were produced, showing that l. l.
GaSkill is netting 81 per chicken, and
that his stock runs now to 1900 birds.
Lack of time prevented an inspection of
the MimbreS Valley Alfalfa Farms COM
pany's project. However, they met
party OF q buyers from Minnesota,
Iowa, Illinois and Indiana who are here
purchasing land OF the Alfalfa Farms
company.
Mr. Reed expresses an intention of
returning and going over the valley Tor
a week or two with secretary Bed1cheks
of the chamber Of commerce, for the
purpose of gathering data for future
publicity articles for this valley Mr..
Reed says that the Mimbres valley is
P H Berry and wife. also with the
A. T. & 5. F., have also arrived Mr..
Berry is a lecturer and uses
stereoptican slides to Illustrate his lee
lures upon opportunities along the
Santa Fe lines. He Will spend several
days here and the chamber Of commerce
is furnishing him data and slides for
several lectures On farm
ing, truck growing and fruit raising in
the Alimbres valley
Prominent Land Buyers
The party of q land buyers Low in
town includes several very distin-
guished citizens from other states.
c. z. Keller is state fire marshal Of
mayor of St Paul, Mimi, and IS 1nVes-
the advantages Of investments
in the Mimbres valley for number OF
the state officers of Minnesota
J. O. Harris is an abstractor and
banker of Bemidji. Mimi, BeItraInl
county, which county includes the
point of the United States
and lies within a very few miles IF the
cheap land which the Dominion Of Can
advertise so luridly. Mr.. Harris was
for several years register Of deeds IN
his county, and says that he would
rather Og clear across the United States
from 80 miles of the Canadian line to
within IS miles Of the Mexican border
to buy Mimbres valley land at S125
per acre than be made q present of land
in the near-arctic regions OF Canada
T. c. Bailey, a prominent attorney OF
Bemidji. is with the party, being
brother of o. Z. Bailey, who is secretary
to Mr.. Miesse. at present in charge OF
the Chicago office of the company.
Alex DOran is a prominent Minnesota
who expects to become a
landowner in the Alimbres valley
other Prominent Men
The party includes also w A. Cassler,