El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-21
SIXTEEN BUY LAND
IN DEMING TRACT
Every Member Of Prospect
ing Party Buys Mimbres
Valley Farm Lands.

Demfng. n. NJ, April 21.-C, E M l1;I.
general manager OF the MlmDres az
Alfalfa Farms company, hSS a an of
DemSng with 10 prospeCLoIs, f+ e in
whom proved to be buyers aLoo Ti
( vestigating the proposition InoIou5 -,
Twenty Of the 40 acre az 6r@c 10 acre.
| This price includes a permahenI " -
right. the grubb1ng, clearing pIG "l-l7Sf
I leveling and disking OF the Ian ~ the
also the seeding of one-third Oh the
The first well on the tract was COM 15ao
pleted Saturday and tested OtI 1ift
Gallons of water per minute at ~
! Of IS feet. The well is just 100 Ieel n
depth and contains Is feet OF spIenq4ttG
I water bearing material. Inc Sdpe pa,
of this well is q surprise, as the CSVono
pany was going on the basis OF 1OVU
gallon per minute wells;
Opens New Area
As the strata are so uniform over me
entire tract, it is quite certain Ihat IN n
I stead of having to go to a depth OF LOU
/ feet, as was anticipated when the pr
/ ject was begun these WeIIs VIZ a I'd
/ 10 be only 100 or 125 feet IN deptu;
J Test holes have been so distributes
over the tract as to prove the entILS
/ area and thus 10000 acres OF tributary
I territory to Deming is opened up 1oL
Z 40 acre farms; or, in other words, II
I means a population Of 1900 people 70
I region which only snort time ago was
/ considered merely grazing lana
/ Some idea of the rapidlty OF TINS ae-
veIopment may be gained from M
I'VE mean to have this entire tract
/ developed and sold to actual farmers,
/ or at least, occupied by actual farmers
/ inside Of y months. l say 'oceupleu
| pie we sell to viii rent the land out
I and Others VIII employ experienced or
/ chardists to plant orcnards ana DIlns
/ them into bearing before taking pos
! session of the land We have one
] 1880 Rumley now on the JOB bulldinS
! roads eight miles Of which have been
] tod in Z N~ 4 = IA
| chased a $3.50 Big 4 tractor, Whlcn
I viii be here in a few days with Iu4l
! equipment Of ploWss disks, puIyerlzeIS
I drags, packers, etc, Tor putting the 45hu
/ into perfect condition for seeding our
J customers are therefore ready 10 Degln
! the work of planting Immediately upon
/ taking possession Of the land We
( have four well rigs at work on the
I property now, and viii have three more
( inside Of two weeks, making seven Wen
] rigs IN constant operation as wen d
} one emergency rig. We shall thus De
/ able TO bring in one irrigation wen per
4 zone third of each tract is seeded to
Z alfalfa, as starter, making an agSre-
/ gate OF 5000 acres which VIII be IN Al
/ falfa at the end Of II months.
! Dwellings to Be Butlt
I The contour maps OF each loo acres
I are being prepared ana the olgglng
| of the main bitches is a part of the de-
] velopment which is done by the com
Dany A number of dwellings viii be
built on the tract to satisfy customers
/ Three members Of the party now here
I have decided to buy homes in Deming,
I Weiser valley, in Idaho. Mr.. Aines-
: worth viii live in Deming and superin-
I tend the planting of an orchard on the
I 40 acre tract which he mas just pur-
/ chased.
Another attractive feature Of this de-
/ velOping is the planting OF shade trees
] along each section line.
Name Of Town Changed.
The name Of the town on the com
! pauy'S property has been changed from
Corey TO Aiesse. The tOwnsite has been
I laid out very attractively and an elab-
! crate park system IS included IN
{ the plans. 1t viii be. built up along
cooperative lines as far as possible
For instance, a creamery VIII be IN
I stalled, and each purchaser Of land
| will receive share in the enterprise.
1 A canning factory viii be built and CO.
| OperatiVeIy owned upon the same basis.
OF course, electric power will be used
for lighting, pumping and for domestic
purposes Three construction gangs are
now at work extending the nigh ten
I sion transmission line to the tract.
/ The line viii reach there the early
| part Of next month, ana motors for
| operating the pumps viii be connected
! as fast as the wells are brought in
The next party Of buyers will arrive
| here arly in May Mr. Mtesse viii re-
! turn to Chicago Tuesday. The local
ton is John IL McTeer, Of Deming.
Buys $4,000 Policy.
i. 3. Schwentker and senator c. J
! Laughren have returned from Los
Angeles, Cal, where senator Laugh
rem bought, through Mr.. SchWentker
a $4,000 annual dividend 20 payment
life policy, the premium upon which
is S292T50. In order to facilitate mat
tiers and close the deal up in the short
! est possible time, Mr.. Schwentker tOoB
senator Laughren to the home OFFICE
of the company, where the eXamina'
I ton was made, the application &C
CeDted. and the whole matter adjusted
in two days. This is the largest single
policy ever sold in New Mexico, il i:
said.