El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-29
M0UNTAINGR0P
NEEDS A ROAD
.Sacramentos, Indians and
Alamogordo Crops De-
pend on the Road.

HLAAAA III VIZ $4,000
Roy II. Flamnl. county road super
Iintendent for Otero county. has set /
about through a brief 10 secure state
{ and federal aid for the section Of the 4
road between Orogrande and New
man. by showing the necessity Of 7
having FL Paso linked % the noun
tain country by a good road for the 4
marketing or produce raised on the 4
I Mescalero Indian agency. IN the Lin (
coin national Forest. and In the county /
OF Otero-
/ He is asking FOR the state to pay
% percent. the county 20 percent and I
/ the federal government 50 percent or 4
I the cost Of building new road over I
E this section road that viii be pass
able at all times The matter event I
uailv goes TO the fourth assistant {
] postmaster general and the chamber /
I OF commerce OF Fl Pasos has oeen
I asked 10 render assistance IN putting .
I the program over
Products Wasted
At the present time. due 70 bad
roads and impossibility OF marketing
Z products. a large part Of the produce
i raised in the section named u goln=
I TO waste. In addition 20 this win
proper transportation lacisities 20 p
Z Paso as a market, se-er-i tl0lsa-.l
4 acres OF land now IDLE. b suscept-
ible TO cultivation, VIII be placed IN
cultivation. and lands now nroduclns
: only forage and stock 1eed VIII pc
placed under the more prollLap-e
crops Of fruits and vegetables
M Flamm IS now completing
Il good road from Tularosa % the Aes-
calero agency, and. with the proposed
y Improvement Of the OroEraude-Ne1T-
: man section Of road there would pc
o good road from the mountain re-
zion 70 FL Paso and points suitA
L Land To Be rived
On the Hsudo-3Iescaler road. the
Il acreage for 1917 was 1855 IN cu-tlFa-
a ffon and aDuro1im ateIT 1900 acres
arabic land susceptible 20 culllFe-
ton. The present estimate or lanes
in cultivation and crops raised - az
Irrisnted Lands.
Acreage. 1905 crop aitalla.
. amount raised. 500 tons amount
I marketed. 200 tons, market, Fl stan
Acreage, 1905 crop. corn and oats,
o. amount raised. 500 tons 4in9-A-
marketed. zoe tons. market. Captain
Acreage, 1905 crop aprlesi all3 l-l--
raised. 10000 Boxes amount Market
ed. 1900 boxes market. Texas ana
New Mexico points ..
g.. Acreage Aa1 EANNr NA--N+ --r-H~1
, amount raised, six car-oadsi amount
I marketed. three carloads. MARKET
Acreage. cabbage. amount raised.
$50 tons amount marketed, 20 tons
+ market. Pacos valley -.-.--.
amount raised $50 tons i-moiu-
, marketed. 100 tons; market -el's
Non-irriEated Lands
Acreage. 200; crou. white potatoes;
! ! amount raised. 1000 TONS amount
I marketed, 500 tons, market, Local
: Acreage, 50; crop. cao1asei a1i--L.-
raised zoo tons amount narl1e---'
81 40 tons. market, Fecos valley
II Potatoes this year are reported go
B ll- 20 vase l1---s- 7---- -
( / to market them Egss, pou---l 80
p butter could te raised ln nrEe lull-
d titles II there were shipping 1a-l---
= ties 70 a market like - Fasl al1
! IIarra areas Of corr and altal1a l4fls
/ could be diverted 20 truck raising ana
sIsscaIero Produets-
The products produced en- the Aes-
/, caler1 reservation are sucn tAa- eaa-
not be disposed OF without ll .--l7ll ~ =
q tation. Present road facilities are
/ such that production IS restricted 70
e coarse commodities that can ue ela-
D posed Of near the point or prco1clloll-
crop. oats. area, -1eo acres amour.
: produced Zlt9 tons; sli-oll l-'.-. .-7.-
e 500 tons, market Iularosas -a'--aii
= Agency, etc. -s,.
Z 1000 GOO tons straw producer sl1,-
: 01o tons marketed
Crop. potatoes. area 81 acrass
amount .-i.-s1' s56716 IONS.
Z market. Agency. Iularosa- ,-la-l o.
7 / lies wasted for lack o. market,
q Crop. cabbage area. i've acres.
2 amount produces, 5000 pol-sls.
amount marketed. 4a.N-t lQlnl7 I,
= market. Mescalero. Iularosa- a7-1
s for lack OF market
- CROP. corn- area. $50 acres a-rol {
e raisedo. 100000 bushels alie M
, marketed. 100000 bushels l---A7-s
Agency. Tularosa- Cap-tan-
HOGS. Is head amount pork pro-
duced. 1000 pounds amount
. marketed 5000 pounds; market
AT C1tfis. so08 heads amount beef pro-
s duced. a.e1o.00Q pounds; amour.
: marketed. 100000 pounds genera
L markets
= Lambs. 1900 head amount nrQeucel'
h $4,000 pounds, amount marketed co.
/ 600, general markets
! Wool. $4,000 pouncs pfoe-e--
amount marketed. $4,000 pounds; gen
g Siobei-- 1000 pounds produced'
ri amount marketed, 1000 poundsi gen
l. eral markets ~. -,
-H ~.
Is 1iescalero agency, says IN lAis ~
= nection- These figures are esl-
N mates. but are conservative IN mes-
= cases we would improve the conli-
~ lion Of our Indians and supply mlcl
= food 81 we had better roaos 4ou ale
= aware that we have improved o--
y road 20 Tularosa-
what Otero Markets Here
Below is an estimate OF the a-F-'
cultural products that find their gay
to the II Paso markets from y-el-
county.
. Appies- Mountain Park section
nos carloads were shipped in 1878 in
,, carload lots and approximately thres
Y cars by express and local freight pa
~ IA Luz. Tular0sa and Al1moGor1Q.
IL seven carloads DO car lots 4la 4-11'
4 one carload by local freight ana e@-
y press were shipped
- Peaches; IN Alamogordo. "a ~
+ and TuIarosa approximately l1res
u carloads were shipped b. express ana
local freight
b. Other fruits Plums. prrnas 4Rl-,
II cots. cherries and pears. ABOUT loll
h carloads by express and local treis-L
h Potatoes. About 90 carloads mos
Ilv By local freight Appro,iiil-l e-s
p 900 acres % potatoes are RAISED o4'
II not so percent are shipped on ac-
y count Of lack Of roads and shipping
facilities.
"a Cabhage- Approximately i've eal
.--r.. -- aHrfrnar nW local freight and