Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-15


twenty acres Of land here is about th'
rArne as iGD acres back east, ana TIA
the suppos dly worthless lana aloni
the fops-n!.la ana on inc mesa eoule
an hc nfougni unorf cultivation p.
wells and pumping plants ms idts
has long flnce paastd be, ond he es.
herifn 4.fal stage Full and saiisfac.
fofv detuGnslfau0n nas been utaar ~
10 the quantity of ihr wasei. ,ae corl
of brinRine i 70 tie surface and ths
Ieffl4ts OF III soil.
Ahont four years aen d well wins
driven tnis.i mites moan # the rif ~
depth ~ 40 feet an whai had nth
eftn been tdnfIuered ls1f,hista iand
above tn ditfnsa 'i'ho Nalsf iaAe is
me Pipe a. with Il f"riy ffei 81 Oh
sin face. a vii Nas men aug nrulin'i
Inc PUP ~ Nnf4r ,ftr Mass4 came HuiI
pump placed ia the hofiuln II ~
Ntst With eles.fe lrperf on the Faf=
face tei inaf ,h-in iHia engine has
lais 4 lie Nulce 90 slle surface iu sur
ffIrnl slHa4ii4lsa ~ ffknte on hun
dfeu atist "a ilnI. pluautihR 0n
thamuul flfli,nf nsl minnie whsn fNf
aus ed A. .he pftfeth int there q
90 lha Mnd iine ieaflnK efshtId
With All kinds ~ fHf rnd Nhli" the
Use. Wefe Rlunins The owhsf iaisfi
elel'a 81 nt..n Htfr Vegetables "f M
Kinds
other wells hnyi heen sunk iu ~
fpfeni parts ~ tho valley ana nn IN
fyhausilflt fnrplY ~ water found hl
he funle depth Al ahncl this Time u
man on the mesa owning land some
ihfee mlirs from he city sunk "a well
30 feet and slfuek the mme body of
water, lie proceeded IN the same
manner Having analysed the soil
and made experiments he became
convinced that the land was equal to
any IN France OF Italy for raising
Frapea. and today one may 80 TO his
place within twenty minutes and see
his vineyards, In flonfishing condi-
ton. ifrlgntrd from this web by sub
irrigation. These vineyards this year
produced twenty pounds a. the VIM
When IL IN considered that the owner
has market for them ~ five cents
per pound with 700 vines tu the
acre. Il viii be Soon what valuable
asset he has The lnnd II particular.
u adapted 90 raising fruit and ~ In
every respect better ihnn the low val.
ley innds that are under ditch. II
raises better quality Of fruit. more
II Il. and variety that IL not 80 like
~ Ia be caught by The early frosin.
The valley lands are better adapted
for other purposes Five crops Of
alfalfa can be- cut each season, and
viii average q ton per mere NJ each
cutting. worth $40 per ton, making
$50 per acre. A. much as si00 per
mere can be realized from raising
chill. while onions, eanialoupes and
celery can be raised NJ a handsome
profit for shipment
During the next ten years these
lands viii al be- utilized by the COM
iag Of 10000, attracted by the many
advantages 10 be obtained The
statements of the real estate men as
10 the direction the growth OF busl. !
nefa will take are all correct II viii
expand IN an directions. We do not
expect a "boum." Albuquerque has
never had 'boom. does not want
one and viii never hive one Her
growth hns been. Is and viii continue
10 be the steady growth of vigorous
health. No nkyscrnners are In pros
poet nor do we want any We want
al the free air and sunshine that We
can Ret aud de- mol propose to shut
either out with architectural mpn-
atroslticA. The earth IL better for the
real estate business and Investors Will
realize their profits quicker. AZ the
present prices az business and resi-