El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-29
CANAL RIGHTOFWAY
NOTICES RECEIVED
Upper valley Land Owners Are Made
Happy; Big PfIings Hauled For
Bridge Near Anthony.


Anthony n. NJ. Jan. 29.-Anything
material regarding the big canal that
is to traverse this valley, transform
the mesquite hills east of the railroad
tracks into peach and apple orchards
and carry the water on to Mexico and
the valley below FL PasO has been now
for the past seven years like a will
o the wisp" to the majority of peo-
pie Now, however, the owners Of
land through which the gOvernment
proposes a 200 foot right of way for
the canal are receiving their notices,
with maps. showing the exact location
desired. For these little scraps OF
paper the residents of this vicinity are
wearing broad smiles, because here
half way between Las Cruces and FL
Paso, the level Of the valley curves
eastward to a degree that makes this
particular point the widest part of the
valley and brings an exceptionally
large number of acres in to be re-
claimed
a. J. Papen was recently down from
the mines near Anthony gap, in good
health and better looking than when
editor of the Rio Grande Republican al
Las Cruces. Papen and Haynor intend
TO incorporate and push the develop
ment of their claims
Mr.. Hay, of the First National bank,
Fl PasO, has bought the Pickins alfalfa
farm and is planning additions and
sleeping porches to the house for his
family which will move out soon
This is a beautiful location on high
ground close to the main canal with
ash and cottonwood shade trees IN
great numbers. The hay shed ana
stable is finished.
C A Thompson, manager Of the
South New Mexico Farmers assocla-
ton, is in Ell Paso presenting. before
the federal interstate commerce rep
resentative there the associations
grievances against the Santa Fe as
to hay rates from Mesilla valley to
Texas points.
J. s Houser has returned from Avery,
Texas, and expects to go back 10
Cloudcroft with his family this week
The FL Paso Bridge & Iron company
is accomplishing the big JOB OF maui
ing a carload of so foot piling, ad-
ditionally weighted by the creosOIe
treatment, from the station Ato the
bridge under construction three miles
away. in an easy and expeditions man
ner Leonard Hineman and A ]. Scog-
gin and others, are doing the hauling.
Each end of a log is raised by means
of a single arrangement of block ana
tackle, the hind gear and wheels OF
a farm wagon run under one END anu
the front gear under the other A
long reach from each pair of wheels
is run towards the middle Of the log
and bound to the bottom, then a chain
around the log and each axle tightened
by means Of spring pole ana the
load is ready for the horses.
Dr. Luson was called to the bridge
Monday on account of an accident IN
which two laborers were injured
Dr.. Mcpharlin is out again, after his
three weeks sickness.
Mr. CedarWalIs two brothers from
Elgin, Ill, are visiting him
Judge Mcfarland is up from FL Paso
on n business trip with his soninlaW,
F. G. Belk.
Mr. and Mrs. Osborn made an auto
trip from Ell PasO to the Jackman
ranch.
Miss Sarah Thornton, who used to
visit the Bradford Hardie family here,
from Montgomery, Ala, is now visiting
her sister, Mrs. Hardie, at 1924 East
Rio Grande street, FL PasO, Texas.
Mrs 0. c. Story, Miss Story, MI.
Moberly and c. Z. Miller were visitors
to Ell Paso.
Mrs. J. S. Brook and daughter, Jen-
ME, were Mrs. WadlingtOn's guests
in FL Paso this week.
Mrs. NJ. E. Cobb has returned from
Ell Paso.
Fletcher Belk Is in FL Paso visiting
her mother, who is seriously i'll
The Valley Mercantile & Lumber
company is making its yearly inventory
of stock on hand 1t is a three days
job for five men.
Misses Hildegard Howell and Mary
Adams came down from State College.
Mrs A NJ. COe is in Magdalena cOun-
ty looking for a good cattle range.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Cross,
a baby girl