El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
Development Of New Mexico In 1912
Was the Greatest In the States History

ions are grown with great success;
also wheat which likewise is grown
extensively. Mexican beans form an
other good crop that is readily grown
The irrigation in this valley is done
exclusively from the river, with auxil-
larry pumping plants for use during the
dry season.
The upper Rio Grande valley. in the
vicinity Of Socorro, San Marcial, Al
buquerque and Belen, also has a large
acreage in profitable cultivation and
this was largely increased during the
past u months.
Farming Advances Fast.
In the upper Pecos valley in the vi
entity of Santa Rosa, the area of irrf-
gated farming land was quite extern
sively increased last year, but several
I big irrigation undertakings now under
way promise to reclaim 100 times as
much land within the next few years
as is now under profitable cultivation.
TularOSa, on the plains north of El
Paso about 100 miles, has succeeded in
disentangling water right matters that
had been very discOncertng for a num-
Der of years, and as a result added
considerable acreage to her cultivated
area Tularosa is the original home of
the grape and the apple and the peach
In New Mexico, and no finer fruits are
produced anywhere. It is one Of the
oldest Spanish settlements in the state
and about the massive cottonWOods that
surround its plaza hOvers the spirit Of
the pioneer irrigators of the southwest
as it was century ago Chicken rails
ing is an industry that thrived and
multiplied there in 1911.
In the Mesa Country.
Tucumcari III the north central Dor
ton of the state, on the Rock Island
railroad, is the center Of one of the
largest dry farm regions in the south
west and during the year its citizens
financing the Pajarita irrigation pro-
Ject that will be numbered among the
really big private reclamation enter
prises in the country.
The rainfall is sufficiently heavy in
the region of Tucumcari to insure good
crops on the regular precipitation, how
ever, and the dry farm" products mar
keted annually at Tucumcari and shown
at its annual fair, are larger than those
shipped from or marketed at any other
city in the state. Tucumcari was not in
existence 10 years ago; today 1t has
5000 people and is tie fastest growing
town in the state without question. 1t
has its own waterworl1s and sewer sys-
tenn.
Las Vegas, in the northern part of
the state, is another town that is in
the heart of a vast dry farming" re-
giOn, which has developed and grown
very fast during the year. Another
is under way at that place. 1t will be
finished In few months and will stand
along with the other monuments of New
Mexico progress Of 1911-12.
Considerable irrigation development
occurred in the region Of Santa Fe, the
state capital and in several other sec
tions Of the state, in fact wherever
there was water. there was irrigation
development in 1912, and New Mexico
is abundantly blessed with water, more
50. probably, than any other western ]
state save Colorado. Much OF the water
comes down In streams that have their
origin in the snOWcapped mountains of
Colorado, but New Mexico herself has
many Of these tall mountains that cap
ture the winters SHOWS and hold them
until they melt in the spring and triclIle [
off down the little streams or rush off !
through the hi grivers to be utilized in !
making crops grow in the valley lands Z
Clovis and Texico are two cities in /
New Mexico that have also witnessed |
a large development in the way Of ag- 4
riculture during 1912 Clovis has been I
season and many new homesteaders
have been added to the population sur .
this thriving new city Of 5000 ?
people, built in six years.
Cattle and Sheep.
The cattle and sheep industry, of New
Mexico during the past year was as
profitable and successful as in any year l.
n the history OF the state and the fact
hat tt did not .deteriorate when such ]
deterioration was noted all over the
vest shows the splendid condition that (
prevailed in these industries. The wool
lip was extremely large-the ship (
nents from Roswell alone totaled g. !
700, 600 pounds, and Roswell is onlN one
# the dozen or more big wool growing
shipping centers Of the state-andf the /
annual shipments of cattle TO the east
I'm markets was heavy. The prices
we're all good because Of the good con-
iition Of the cattle, and there was prac-
ically no loss from drouth, extreme
Weather or unfavorable range coRdi-
ions.
Mining developments were Of second
argest Importance to the state during
70 -rVs1tT rrr7fr
loosely the Importance Of the agricul-
ura1 growth Of the new state. The
biggest low grade copper mining prop
Ts1tion in the United States was put
nto successful operation during the
ear at Santa Rita, in Grant county.
yhen the Chino Copper company COM
leted its big concentration Of 5000 tons
lily capacity Cat Hurley and began