The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-03
Only Right Of Way Between
Artesia and Hope Now Said
to Stand in Way of Imme-
date Construction.
WOULD OPEN UP GREAT
SCENIC REGION
Volunteers Called for to Help
Save Apple Crop in Case
Frost Hits the Pecos Valley.
TspsriaI Correspondence e tA- UersIdi

Especial CoFrsupsaaenee e. ths weratdl
Roswell. n. NJ, March Hope
for the immediate construction OF
the proposed %lnterurban electric line
connecting Roswell with Cloudcroft
and I'll Pnso is aroused by u letter
just received from w. Il. Carroll. one
Of the promoters. by Secretary $. s.
Toms OF the local commercial club.
Mr.. Carroll states that the only thing
In the way Of talking actual construc
ton II the difficulty In securing the
Artesia- Hope right Of way.
Mr.. Carroll. who visited Roswell
several months ago, Is from SPRING
field. Mo-. representing a group Of
eastern capitalists Interested In the
deal. lie IN at present, N New Mcxi-
co and In anxious e close things up
before returning east.
The Artesia-Hope right of way APP
pears 20 be tied up IN a legal entan-
element, but was supposed to have
been settled before this. The matter
Il In expected. win he adjusted IN the
local district court within the next
few weeks. A difference Of S2s.50O
in tho estimates OF the value Of the
right OF way between the towns OF
Hope and ArteslR Is holding up the
conclusion Of the negotiations. This
Is the statement made by ]. G. Jones,
one OF the promoters.
Mr.. Jones says that the owpers Of
the land are asking the sum of SAL
Goo for the right Of way between
Hope and Ariesia because considera-
bie work OF grading already has been
done, This grading was lone some
time Y when Il was thought that
another proposed railroad would be
built. The right o. way between
|Cloudcroft and Hope was given free
Of charge by the owners OF the land
as n bonus or encouragement Go Sc
cure the building OF the road. The
promoters Of the present proposed
road have offered $1,000 FOR the
right OF vas which Is desired, leny-
Ing a difference Of s26. SOC between
the estimates Of a and prospec-
tive buyers { is impossible 10 fore.
tell the outcome Of the difference.
Road ProepectOrs Expected.
Word has been received that an tx
pert roRd engineer viii go over the
Southern National highway from san
Diego. Cal. 10 Washington ID. c..
with Col Dell NJ. Potter. president
OF the highway association. aud n
noted magazine writer who will ac-
company him.
Colonel Potter and party expect 10
pass through Roswell within a few
weeks. the trip having been delayed
owing 20 the funds being short to
complete the trip.
The engineer viii go over the road
to make suggestions. and endeavor
to lin up the counties and states
through which the highway travcrses
10 finish up the links hat need re-
pairing and maintaining. with he aid
Of federal funds.
Volunteer smudec Brigade.
Fruit treeH are expected TO bloom
early this spring. and the orchard
men ave already begun 10 wonder u
the business men are going 10 help
them smudge this year. by organizing
IA ''smudge pot brigade.
The organization was begun by busl-
ness men four years ago. and many
requests have come to make a slmi-
lar organisation q this spring TO
raise the temperature In the orchards
when the mercury begins Ia crawl
down 10 the danger point.
The organisation is usually started
by this time. but has been delayed
this year, IA several OF the volunteer
corps have aignified n desire not 10
leave the good warm beds in M wee
hours Of the morning 10 JOY ride out
10 the farms for a two hours SILVER
and return hungry and dirty and be-
gin h days work right away.
Last year. not only employees. but
business men. were kind 90 the horti-
culturists. Many a business man
went out In the early morninE when
the sun would warm things up again
and the mercury would lake a hike
upwards
Mcasics In Roswell.
There are now thirty-two eases 81
measles and five eases OF scarlet fe-
yer under quarantine within the city.
Five eases o. measles were placed
under quarantine Thursday. None OF
the ase Of scarlet fever are danger
Gus In fact few OF the patients having
this disease have suffered only from
the Inconvenience Of quarantine. The
measles are very light.