El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-23

Deming, \. NJ, April 23.-This is the
era Of large devel o9ulont in the Min
bres valley. In addition to the hun
dreds of individual farmers - no are
developing tracts of %. 50. 100 and 16o
acres, the Rio MimDres irrigation cCm-
pany is developing its immense hold
ings at the rate Of 500 acres per year,
and the AIimbres Valley AlfaEa Farms
company, at its present rate OF develop
menU, Will have 10000 acres under Ol9W
and water within i months from TINS
time. s
The Homeplot company comes for
ward now with a proposition 10 develop
so tracts of 20 acres each within a mile
and two miles OF town Many IeaLuIeS
of this development are unique, ana the
whole plan is something new TO New
Mexico. The holdings Oh TINS company
lie in a half circle about the town II
Deming, where the average depth 10
water is about so feet The sol. IS
rich, sandy loan, ideal for me truck
grower, vineyard man and OrcnardlSL
Id ali lies within the compass OF The
high power transmission lines, and can
consequently be served with electric
power for pumping
The plan that senator Laughren mas
decided upon, and the accomplishment
of which ne has already begun, IS to
provide a 20 acre home ready 1or The
hOmeseeker to step into, and which can
be made productive from the very start
Each tract viii first be ploWed, mar
rOwed and leveled- II VIII then pc
fenced with concrete posts and RABBIT
wire fence. The we'll Will be put down.
and the pit down TO so feet be walled up
with concrete, making 1t everlasting A
smaller hole will be bored in the bottom
Of the pit, puncturing sufficient water
bearing gravel TO secure the desired
flow. This hole VIII De caSed WIZ Lle
heaviest screen, to allow ready access OF
the water and al the same time be alb
SOlutely permanent The best pump on
the market will be installed, and oper-
ated with an electric motor in order
to get the advantage OF a low power
cost, the installation viii be small, ana
a reservoir Of $4,000 gallon capacity
provided. so that the motor can be OPP
Grated continuously nignC and day dur
ing the pumping season, thus gelunS
a rate OF - cents Der klIoWat- Inc
reservoir viii not only serve as q eaten
ment space for night pumping, but VIII
provide a place where the family can
raise enough fish to supply their needs
4 number Of hOmesIeaOers have already
proved that this is entirely pracuca BILE
by doing ii. To the discharge pipe Of
each well will be 7 connection, BY
which the water can De pumped into
galvanized iron tank raised sufficiently
TO give pressure water for all domestic
uses.
Make Concrete on the Ground.
The dwelling construction on each OF
these tracts is also out of the ordinary.
The company owns 90 acres along the
river north of town, which for a long
less. It has turned out now that the
gravel and sand from this tract is ad-
mirably adapted to making concrete.
power revolving screen IS being in
stalled with tramWays from the gravel
pits, so that the gravel, pebbles and
sand can be screened and separated
with one operation, and the material
taken from its bed al a minimum OF e-1-
pense-- From this material poured con-
crete blocks are made, which are used
in the construction Of the houses The
house which the company has already
completed is on the old mission style,
characteristic of this section, with four
rooms and bath, and celler, wired for
electricity, and plumbed for hot and
cold water. The other houses viii be
one room larger with the same cOnven-
fences, and varied in architecture to re-
lieVe any mOnOtOny.
Underground Distribution
The underground distribution system
for the irrigation water is another at
tractive feature. Cement pipes are laid
16 inches under ground, and distributed
over the entire tract for conducting
the water without loss by seepage or
evaporation to the point where 1t is
to be applied.
Four of these tracts are being pre-
pared at present, one house IS COM
pleted, and two more Of these 20 acre
homes will be begun next week Six Of
them viii be completed within 90 days
and the present program includes % be
fore the end of the year, and the re-
mainder next year