The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-08
State News.
SALES UNDER
ELEPHANT BUTTE
DAM ACTIVE
New Mexico and Arizona In
vestors Numerous as Fall
Buying Season Sets In.
Ispreisl Correspondence e. ne nsralaI

Especial Coreespendencs O. the uernlal
Las Cruces. y. NJ, Sent. 5.-Thcre
have been a large number OF visitors
In Las Cruccs and the Rincon ana
Aesilla valleys during this week and
practically all OF them seem favor
ably impressed and the sale OF "a
number OF farms 10 In prospect.
George Meyer OF Silver city visited
both the Rincoa and Mcsiila valleys
and has returned to silver City for
his wife, expecting to return here
within The ncxt week or two.
Charles G. Rhodes OF Mesa, Ari-
zona, spent most Of the week IN the
vicinity OF Las Cruces looking arOun
and left yesterday from Mesa. advis-
ing hat he hoped to be able to re-
turn here to locate wHhin thc next
month or two.
]. 4. Long OF Meridian. Miss, u at
present In Las Cruces looking around.
Mr.. Long states that there are quite
a number OF people In his locality
who are likely to be interested In
this section by his report which he
will make upon his retnrn home.
Lewis Fleieschmann OF Sour Lake.
Texas, reached Las Cruces Thursday
with a view OF purchasing a farm.
MIR. Flieschmann Is looking around
and says that he has fully made up
his min to invest In this %neighbor-
hood.
John IA. X. Pepper OF Pearce. Ari-
zona, with whom the immigration de-
partment has been In correspondence
for scne time and who has been en-
~dcavOring to visit here for several
months. reached Las cruces Thurs
day, having stopped over at Hatch
where he spent a couple OF days. Mr.
Pepper has definitely decided to To-
cate Ia the valley and IL Is only "a
question Of whethcE he will purchase
a place In the Rincon valley near
Hatch or buy a farm IN the Mesiiia
valley In the vicinity OF Las Cruces.
In the n~eighborhood OF ten farms
have been sold 20 people ear Pearce.
Arizona, and Mr.. Pepper advises That
they are all greatly pleased with their
purchase.
Mrs. 5. T.. Glare OF Duran. New
Mexico, has been In Las Cruces for
the past week. carefully investigating
various small tracts of land in this
vicinity. Mrs. Clark has practically
decided TO remain here n advises
that her brother from sanord. Ari-
zona. will Immediately join her and
engage In the work OF farming.
z. X. Carson OF Morenci. Arizona,
reached Las Cruces Friday morning
with a view OF purchasing a farm IN
the Mesilia valley. Mr., Carson has
fully made up his mind 90 purchase
a farm here and says hat his plan Is
- IL. 49,. Al. W.aNA. AMI VaanNhaF
locate here with him.
W. y. CLARK OF Captain, Sew Mex
leo. with whom the immigration de-
partment has had considerable cor
respondence. reached Las Cruces
early this week and is simply delight
ed with Las Cruces and the valleys
Mr.. Clark has intended purchasing a
farm and engaging In farming Inn
mediately. but upon investigating the
matter he decided 10 enter the col
lege this year and get a practical
knowledge OF farming methods. etc,
and then purchase a farm mex year.
NJ. Clark expects his counsin from
Maryland 20 ioin him at a cOmpar-
ativeiy early date and Il Is probable
they will engage In farming together.
n. e. Halle OF Phoenix. Arizona, Is
a very interested visitor who has been
in Las Cruces for the past week. MIR.
Halle is an experienced irrigation
man and haE also had c~onsideraole
experience n the creamery business.
lie Is c~anvasslng the situation with "A
view OF ascertaining the conditions
which exist here with respect TO the
establishment OF a creamery. Mr.,
Halle, indirectly, also represents the