Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-06-11
COLONEL P. R. SMITH
BELIEVES IN DEM|NC
Pioneer Booster Of Demlng Relterates
His Prophecy That This will be
a Most Prosperous City.
SAYS CITY LOTS ARE CHEAP
Aged Soldier and Financier Declares
Present Slump Is Wholly Due
to a Business Depression.

Col. p. X. Smith. one of the pionce
hoosiers of Dcming. has been in tn
city for the past few months and ha
expressed himself as being satislic,
with business conditions here as com
Dared with conditions in other part,
of the country recently visited. VIII,
Drming will continue to prosper i,
given in the following interesting
prophecy:
Twenty years ago predicted that
the city of Deming and the Mimbre,
Valley had n grand future. And why +!
f'erau>e all the natural condition.
were here Ia Justify the prediction
First, the rich land and the abundance
IT pure water to insure the certainty
"f agricultural success. Second. the
great oullaying stock raising dis
tricl>. the great mining surroundings
and agricultural possibilities to in
sure beyond all reasonable doubt that
Dcmine must become one of the mos,
prosperous. if not the most PROSPER
aus, cities in the State of New Mex
ic". Third. delightful climate, per.
feet health conditions. fine school
system. superior railroad facilities.
intelligent and progressive citizen
ship. making Deming an ideal city of
permanent homes.
"Iou talk about 800 and 5000 be-
ng II high price for resident city
lots. Why. my dear sir. You do not
know what high prices are. In the
last two years 7 have Travelled over
thl~ country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, am II pretty close observer.
and think ! know what ! am talking
about when tell you candidly that.
there i, not another city in the whole
Southwest where conditions are So
favorable as they are here where Won
can buy city lots for anywhere near
ih" price that You can buy them in
Drmine During the last twelve
months ! have visited many place, in
'aliiornln. Arizona. Colorado. Utah.
Wyoming, Kansas, Texas, and other
states and have made il n point to
price city property ut every place |
have visited. and let me tell vou that
wherever ] found n town that an
proached the ideal conditions which
! find in Deming. in no instance did
! find city property SO reasonable n
! find il here. Generally where
found real estate. located rs favor.
ably as ! find il here, prices were
from two To three times ~ much +,
they are here today. And whv j.
this Because there has never been
a proper organized effort 10 inform
Of the merits nf Your city. |
Because money conditions have been
somewhat unsatisfactory. You iump
nj the conclusion that everything ha,
gone 10 the 'dcmnation bow vows.
Rut let me tell you again. in less than
li'r years yon will hear remarks on
every corner like this: why. don't |
von know that | could have bought
hat lot over there. four or five wear, !
ngo for $500 or $1,000. aud now il i, |
worth $4,000. could have bought
some of those cheap lots on Pine
street, Gold avenue and Silver ave
nue.. and out around the high school
md court house, or on Railroad ave-
nue. at from 5000 to $500. and now
hey are worth from $500 to $4,000
when this financitl scare is over.
!, will not be very long before values
climb up from the first limb of the
tree of prosperity to the very top.
Now. just make note of this proph-
ncy and watch the movement. I have
been here looking over the country
and city for over three months now.
and comparing conditions here with
other sections with which ! am ia |
niliar. ! see no cause for any per
nanent depression, and look forward
FOR early Improvement"