Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-02-04
FOR S.P. MACHINE shops
Commerce Chamber Business Meeting
Is Called for Purpose Of Getting
Necessary Money


That the long discussed shops and
roundhoise Of the Southern Pacific
railroad will eventually be- built at
Deniing. IL the conviction OF all think
ing people. pessimists Ia the contrary
Notwithstanding. While there IL jnsti-
lcalion for the belief. held by many.
that nothing definite will he announced
until congress lrrs settled the question
Of railroad ownership. the business
men and hani.o.f arc satisfied that we
Will get the shops. Consequently. ev-
erything possible IL being done 10 So
arrange matters that there will be no
delay. because Of Deming. when the
railroad IL ready to build.
The Southern Pacific needs from
twelve to sixteen acres Of land. anil
the two I0-acre tracts 10 tha east Of
the station. known as the Williams and
Carter properties. furnish the desired
locations. Mr.. Williams gladly con-
sented TO sell as much Of his tract nv
may he required. hut the railroad com
pany could not obtain six or eight acres
of the other tract unless II bought the
entire forty. which IL IL not willing to
do. Therefore. the business men de-
cided 10 do the buying themselves. and
sell 10 the \. r. whatever II needs.
For the purpose Of raising this money.
the chamber Of commerce called n
meeting Of the business men of Dcming.
ut the Dcnlng Club. last Thursday af-
ternoon.
The amount needed Is $1,000. Frank
Nordhaus. with the public spirit which
nnimates him whenever anything per-
tanning To Dcming's future IL ON the
boards. offered $3.50 ON behalf Of the
Nordhaus stores. The sentiment oi
the meeting. however. was that the
money should be raised by equitable
assessment Of the commercial. indus
trial ami financial interests Of the
town. To accomplish this. n commit.
tee was appointed. composed of Messrs
Mnhoney. Frank Nordhaus. Cooper
Wehmoner and Townsend.
IL must he understood that the town
Is not presenting the railroad with any.
thing. The =. L. Is ready and willing
TO pay for whatever II gets. Consum-
nation Of the plan adopted simply
means that the interests which will
most directly benefit by construction
here of the shops are called upon ~ !
advance the money with which to pur-
chase forty acres Of land: out of that, |
whatever the railroad requires will be-
sold TO IL. the balance remaining IN |
possession Of its purchasers Lying ~
II does, this remaining tract of thirty |
odd acres should some day he of great |
value. as II will bc an excellent site /
for factory purposes.
In connection with the proposed con
struction NJ the shops. one Of the
Southern Pacific officials made the
following pertinent statement: "One
thing the people of Deming must bear
In mind Is that we are not going 10
submit Ia having the families we bring
here gouged by rent proilteers. The
rentals TINT have been extortcd by
many landowners. while the camp was
here. were outrageous. aud I am in
formed that. In spite of the present
general local depression. many persons
are maintaining high rental demands
In anticipation Of an influx Of South
cn Pacific employees and their fnmi-
lies II Is well for them 10 understand
that we are not going To bring a large
mipA,er of people here until there are
homes for them. and, II they cannot
be housed without paying
exorbitant rentals. we will arrange
10 buy and build for them
Regional Director Hale Holden. ac-
by u stan of assistants. en-
ginecrs and railway officials. passed
through Deming ON Friday, ON trip
over all of the lines In his jurisdlc,
lion. AZ the trip Is for the purpose of
himself with physical
conditions of the system. the stay here
was only about ten minutes duration.
during which the shop question was
not discussed.