The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-31
BIC MOVEMENT TO
MESILLA VALLEY
THIS FALL
immigration Department of
Water Users Association
Has Assurance of Many
Prospective Settlers.
Especial Correspondence 10 the n-saldI

Special Correspondence 10 the u4eaidI
Las Cruces, y. a.. Aug. 30.-There
Is no question about the act that
Las Cruces and the Rincun and Me-
silla valleys are becoming widely
known. as IL evidenced by the large
number or newcomers who are arriv-
ing now regularly.
within a few weeks, after crops In
Kansas, Missouri. oklahoma and the
central states have been gathered.
there will PROFESSIONALLY be n num-
Der 90 people arrive every day for
an invcstigauvh OF las Cruces n
the valleys. and with tho conditions
which exist and the opportunities
and advantages which this soctsnn Of
fers az tn present time and the UNI
disputed future which O. has "a great
many Of these people are certain 60
remain here.
II would seem reasonable 90 say
that there is little doubt but that
the greatest prosperity this section
has ever known will be evidenced this
fall and winter ma quoting such men
az Mr.. g. J.. Seagraves. general colo
nization agent of the santa Re, CHI
caro: Mr.. O. J.. blanchard. statisti-
clan OF the United states rcclamu-
ton service, Washington. n. C., as
well as our own immigration sccre-
tnry. everything points 10 "a heavier
Immigration into this section this fail
and winter tina into any other sec
tiOn Of the west or southwest.
Mr.. r. J.. FanniHk IT Troy, Pa.
who visited Las Cruces n month or
six weeks ago and who was very ia
vornbly impressed with las Cruces
ana the valley, has returned with MS
family and expects 10 remain here
permanently. Mr.. Fanning expects
20 buy a farm as soon as he can de-
eide on a location.
Mr.. G. Livingston OF Yazoo. Miss
has reached Las Cruces and has de-
cided 10 make this his nome. Mr..
Livingston Is moving into the Lytton
TAYLOR residence on BroWnlce ave-
nue.. Mr.. Livingston has two boys
who VIII enter the State Agricultural
college.
Mr.. w. II. wimberly and wife of
Van Horne, Texas. reached Las cru
oes this morning with "a view u To-
eating here. MIR. and Mrs Wimberly
drove overland from Van Horne.
Mr.. Charles g.. Rhodes 81 Mesa
Arlz., with whom h Water Users
association has been IN correspond
| ence for some time, reached Las cru
ces this morning and viii spend sew
eral days hero looking around the
valleys. Mr.. Rhodes seems already
myorahiy impressed with this section
ana voices the opinion that he b. go
ing 20 like Il very much better than
his location in Arizona.
Mr.. G. g. Leigh and sister of New
Orleans have reached Las cruces "a
take up their residence. mr. Leigh
and his sister are stopping with Mrs
~. G.. strong.
Mr.. A. J. Gibson Of Minneapolis
arrived In Las Cruces "a few day.
ago and expects 60 remain here in'
definitely.
Mr. G.. NJ. Cromor from Texas Is
visiting I'm Las Cruces looking th'
valleys over. Mr.. Cromcr b. Yer,
favorably impressed with this sec
ton n will probably purchase o
farm.
AIR. and Mrs. Moses y stevens
who have been living cut on tn
Wagner place. east Of the Alameda
have moved into one Of tile forbei
houses on Lucero venue.
Mr.. Stevens advises that things ar
getting 50 lively that ne Is compeilet
TO move closer In
An ail-day nesting was held a
Berino Thursday for the purpose o.
giving the land on the cas-
side 81 the river an opportunity g
sign up the contract with the recla.
nation service which Win enabl'
them 20 SO ahead Immediately ans
build the canals, for which there u
IN hand 100000 and which mast b
' spent before January A.
Mr.. L. AZ. Law5on. project man
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