Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-26
.LANDLOOKERS ON
MIMBRES BECOME
SETTLERS
Prominent Men from Many
States Locate in Deming
District; Tracts Range from
40 to 100 Acres.



Deming. y. A., April g5.--Ncarly
an Of the land buyers In the Mlcsso
party arriving here last week nave de-
cidcd to move into the valley for per-
mauent residence. Ex-sheriu J. W.
Morris OF Livingston county. Illinois.
viii move here during the summer:
g. T.. Gaylord. a large granite dealer
OF Mctienry county. Illinois. Who has
Just finished a contract for furnishing
the granite for building the Contincn-
tai bank OF Chicago Is also making
his arrangements t0 move here at an
early date. Ny Gaylord In large
landowner being Interested In real
estate la i've different states q. g.
Armstrong. city treasurer OF Pontiac,
Illinois, was among those who bought
land. and he also announces his In
tention of becoming q citizen OF the
sunshine state. j. w Winters.
prominent farmer Of Grant county.
Indiana, ic preparing Ia move his fam
ily here shortly ~. NJ. Futrollc. also
% large land owner of Grant county.
Indiana, rs making arrangements to
move horo in the summer e.. r. Kelly.
who Is heavily interested la the tel
ophone business IN his native state OF
Illinois. says that he aud his family
viii come Ia the Mimbres valley to
i've Just as soon as he can dispose or
his interests In Illinois r. ~ Ainos-
worth an experienced orchardist at
Councils Idaho, was go impressed
with the orchards that he saw here.
that he has placed his Idaho fruit
ranch on the market, aud viii move
here Just az soon az he sells the same.
aud go into the fruit business Ed
O'Connor of bloomington. Illinois
viii purchase home here. aud move
his family here next month. Chas. r.
Bowers, of Pidua. ohio has made arr
rangements To move here IN October.
Mr., bowers has been In the colonial
ton business for the past fftcen years.
and has operated In the Brownsville
country Of Texas, In Idaho. oklahoma.
and other sections In the west
All of THE above gentlemen pur-
chased land Ia tracts ranging In size
from 80 90 i6n acres. and SOME OF
them viii also purchase homes either
In Dcming or la Micsse. II IN 20 meet
the demand for homes. that the Al
falla Firms company Is now plating
ave. ten and twenty acre tracts around
the toWnsitc of Miesse. Onc-third of
each of these tracts viii be put into
fruit. oue-third into alfalfa, and one
third left for garden truck. n is
thought that these small tracks, which
will have all the convenlcnces OF the
city. viz. electricity for power. tolo-
phone system. pressure water for do
1
the city farmer Mr. Miesgr. who has
had wide experience IN colonization
and development projects. declares
that this climate alone h sufficient Ia
sell every foot OF land In the valley
at a good price. since II means llfe 10
many people To live here and death
10 try Ia live anywhere else.
| with the small tracts producing. a
canning factory viii he necessary 10
take care of unsuitable and perlshaOlu
products. and an organization IN al
ready perfected for installing one ut
Miosse Stree one-third of tho entire
i0,O0O-acre tract nov being sold out
viii be- set 60 alfalfa, an alfalfa mill
viii be- necessary. and arrangements
have been made for the installation OF
the same. An experienced creamery
man has neen secured to put In a
creamery just 49, soon as there b. sui
! licient demand for A. with these
three Industries Ia the center OF the
best market Ia the west. the company
! believes the products uf the farmers
10 whom land h sold can be- marketed
10 great advantage. II IL we'll known
that thousands OF dollars worth OF
butter. for Instance, II shipped into
penlng santa Rita. Hurley, and 81.
Yer Cly every month. The homs
market tor alfalfa has never been