The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-14
Albuquerque Ma Declares
Alfalfa in Otter. County
Valley is Tallest an, Green.
est He has Seen
DEVELOPMENT OF Wells
RAPIDLY
After Taking a Few Lessons
from Deming Boosters Pro.
motion Camp Again Starts
on Big Scale.

AT the pace II has set tor Itself.
Alamogordo and It's surrounding vail
ley Is going to be heard from with
n loud and persistent noise within
n very short time" said Dr.. Charles
T.. L.ukens, head OF the Children's
Home society. who returned yester-
DAY from a visit OF several days In the
Otero county town.
II saw alfalfa around Ainmogor-
do" said Dr Lukens Ia the Herald
today. which il the tallest and
preenest ! have eve seen at this
time Of year anywhere in New Mexi-
co; and Il was irrigated hy pumping
Possibly the Alamogordo people
have been a little SLOW 10 realize the
fun value Of their underground wat
er Resources. but once awakened To
them. they are not letting any grass
grow under ,he feet Of progress. A
little while ago the Alamogordo peo-
pie invited some Of the leaders in
the movement which has made DEM
Ing famous. 20 come over and take
dinner with them and tell them how
The Aiamogordo business mons club
did the entertaining and the esult
was a talk fest in which the whole
plan Of the Deming community was
laid before tho ~Alamogordo club.
along with a very convincing show
Of results.
zone immediate result was tho
sending Of a committee composed OF
col W. r. Edison. president Of the
club and head Of the A~lamogordo Inn
provement company. and Charles T..
Mitchell. president or the First Ma
tional bank 10 the Miuibres valley
end the san Simon valley 81 Arizona
to investigate pumping conditions.
equipment. costs. and results. The
two men returned while I vas In Al
amogordo and to say they returned
filled with enthusiasm II putting II
mildly. They were fairly bursting.
Things started In a promotion way
at once. The first i7nch 81 Alamo
gordo advertising matter has been
distributed and r. 10 be put into the
mails at once. and the noise may be
said 10 have begun.
There ~ plenty Of basis for this
campaign. The land 81 course =
extremely fertile and there Il appar-
emily an unlimited underground
water supply with an average lift Of
forty-two . II In water similar
In every way TO hat in the Mlmbres
valley underflow and there seems 20
be no limit 10 H. The Electric
Light company has equipped its plant
with an additional engine and "A "a
hour service Is ready To be furnished
10 pumping plants. A very low rate
for current has been made.
"At present there are some fifteen
pumping plants IN operation. rang
ink In cost from $500 Ia $4,000. The
largest ! saw was delivering 600 gal
Ions per minute with a forty-two foot
LIT. There are deeper districts |
was told where the rft will be from
100 To- $50 feet hut with the cheap
current offered. tho water can be
pumped for all classes Of crops az a
profit. BY teh first Of May I was
told at least twenty-five individual
pumping plants would be In opera
ton. The Improvement company
has purchased n big pump with
capacity Of 1900 gallons which will be
used In the city park for irrigatine
and for a practical ever present de-
monstration 10 visitors and prospec-
tive settlers.
- saw one nearby tract ~ ~ and
a half acres. owned by n. " Price
from which the wner got $500 worth