The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-04
SAN JUAN COUNTY
ON THE BOOM
This YEAR
New Industries, Big Fruit
Crop and the Spirit Of Pro-
gress Combine to Give
Northwest Country Prosper
Gus Season.
my orvaII Rlckc,,s.)

Pennington. ". NJ, Aug. Tons
and tons OF fruit are being shipped
from the Pennington fruit district
this year. nov that the fruit season
has commenced In earnest. Activity
Is witnessed at every turn, ana II WORK
Is referred to, one may with impun-
ity sing. "Everyoody's Doin' H."
The year 1915 promises to be the
most prosperous San Juaners have
eve had. Hundreds OF acres of
young orchards coming into fun
bearing this year and all heavily
laden with fruit that In commanding
excellent prices IL responsible for most
OF this prosperity. although the Dem
ocrats are maintaining that they are
the responsible party. and u they
really are. then they should be mighty
proud of their job.
For some reason things started out
with a vim from the very first Of the
year. First came Il. $. Baker and es-
tablished a wholesale house in Farm
%ington. which il attracting much res
%erVation trade TO the town and IL put
ting considerable ready cash into cir
culation. No sooner than tho whole
sale house had got comfortably set
tied until the citizens formed the la
nous uplift club. that dlnused the
spirit Of optimism and action through
the elm Of the residents, and which
was directly Responsible for the re-
markable days work 81 putting In a
side walk from Main street 10 the de-
pot, aud The dissemination OF IN,
good-roads virility. besides many
other works OF smaller consequence
Then came from Albuquerque Louis
w. GALES and took the manasershif
Of 81 the department stores and
| greatly increased its stock. and Aug
usi the first ne opens up Tor business
In q new location with more commo'
dious and up Ia date quarters. Ana
out Of The ashes Of a disastrous nri
rose like the Phoenix OF mythology q
reconstruction.
Throughout the entire county O
San Juan the spirit of Industry is pre-
valont. every ranchman seemingly be.
ing imbued with tho determination tS
wrest from the soil It's fullest increase
The spirit OF road building hal
gripped the people OF the county In
firm embrace and before the srut
rush came on. miles OF rOad was pa
In excellent condition, n when IN
rush Is over this fall work VIII D.
commenced that will not stop Unit
the road from the state line al Col
orado TO the Hoeback al h reserva
ton shall be in prime condition.
Only the nret of the month wer
the much-ncsded and long demaade
stock yards built at Famington I
enable the stock raisers to ship thei
cattle and sheep. which are increasin
rapidly In numbers OF late. OWNS !
tho good grazing TO be had on IN
mesas OF the surrounding unit
Down ia the Liberty valley IN
stalilngs brothers swung the DlsEe
land deal that has been promote
hero for years. and have sold the IA
nous wiley Mesa TO c%oionista VINO al
already improving the lands.
Several months ago was comineh'
ed the construction 81 the bridge I
ghiprock By the government q o"
! ing 90 high water the work a pee
retarded. And a couple OF moatt
ago the county commissioners let cor
tract for a steel bridge TO be oul
l~across the Iapiata river az Farmlni
ton. Roth OF these bridges are III
portant links IN the Farmington-Ha
liun-Albuauerque auto freight roa
Perhana we should not commence q
l road from Farmlngtob az Durani
has an eye to making use OF u 70 y
& Duke city. and then too cniy a 70
h days ago AN auto Of travelling M
a bleed the heretofore uaoiazed ro'
from Denvcr to Farmlnston, 80
viii modify the name Of the hishwl
Is and call Il the DenyerAlbuquerql
Canine Real, for a royal road II "
prove. Nor should n be forgoiten
d state that Cedar Hiii has this ye
put In a steel bridge at the hume
ythe Inca Canal company, which II a
{. other Improvement on the hlghwi
81 When the mall contract for &
route between Farminston ana shl