El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16

c. r. Newman. OF Newman Invest
nent company. said Saturday that not
only IL the trading IN valley land
more active than Il has been for a
number OF years. but that also there
seems TO be no question but that the
injm les and the sales are coming
from actual farmers and not from
spectators.
Tie valley land market is IN
d0ubtedly better than il has been
he said. ''as shown by the sales given
beios. and there seems to be no ques-
ton but that the upper and lower
151 Paso valleys viii periodically con-
tribute their share toward the in
creased foodstuff production which
the allied governments demand at this
time. Large areas of raw land are
being rapidly put into cultivation a
resulr Of the general apprecia ton OF
the fact that with present high prices
farming has become one OF the most
try.
Big sale on island.
Newman Inve stment company re-
ports the cOnsummation OF one OF the
largest sales OF valley land in the
past several months. Julian N. Bassett
-
company $50 acres. all OF which was
IN one body on the san Elizario island.
west OF Fabens This land was part
Of the Wingo reserve and Is practical
" under cultivation. The owners were
Funston Braun, DehOlL Calla1d ana
Husl- Consideration is confidential
sDerry Buys $4,000 Piece.
Another large safe closed last week
consists OF f67 acres near TOrnillo.
Tex. about 30 miles down the valley,
sold by NeU-Usan Investment company
70 Fay Sperry is a successful farmer
from Anthony. n. ~. and has already
commenced the work OF putting this
body OF land into spring srops- The
conEiGeraf ion In this transaction was
$4,000 The owners OF this piece Of
land we're James G McNary. A. Fl
Goldsfein and C n Newman. This
sale, Ike the sale to Julian Bassett
lay all IN one piece
TOrEsIIo Comuany Selling.
The Tornillo Townsite company,
Uhicn owns about 1900 acres at Tor
nillo. - miles down the valley. has
recently sold 500 acres OF fits tract In .
bodies Of from 10 10 100 acres each !
This land has been sold to individ-
rails al OF whom are preparing the
land for this years war crops The !
Iornill0 ToTnsife company Is another
- the Newman Investment company
corporations and the sales we're all
made By Newman Investment COM I
pany.
This company ESQ report the sale of
- aces OF raw land at Socorro. Just Z
off the north loop road to 7. Do
minguez al siz5 PEE are.
show Place for Hudspeth.
Senator Claud b Hudspeth has pur-
chased a piece OF land valued at S12.-
N01 through the Newman Investment Z
company from Alice Y. Campbell. y. !
D0mineuez and n. s. Corbin. These
pieces are all highly improved farms
IN the Socorr0 grant and senator
Hudspeth viii have one Of the show
places Of the lower valley
Newman Investment company has
also closed q sale Of 20 acres partially
improved near Chamberino. n NJ
consideration being $500 This upper
galley land was bought by sam Leroy
from Harry Murphy.
Another recent sale by this firm Is
40 acres near Berino. n. NJ. for $500, !
which was bought by Mrs. Matilda ]
Szhuster from J. L r.dson-
sIarr Company Makes SuIea-
H E. Goodman has purchased a !
four room house with sleeping porch /
on one and a half lots al 35ll La Luz 4
street from James l. Marr Investment I
company for $3.50.
A 81 Pippin purchased from the I
same firm q four room house with /
glassed sleeping porch. on one and a I
is located at 1907 al Luz street
Wade Sells Residence.
Z. e Wade, jr., sold 10 ). ". John I
ErOn Two lots. with all improvements. Il
including a five room brick house. at !
1906 TrOwbridge street The consid- I
Grafton in this deal was $3.50.