The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-03
SOUTH COLUMBUS
new BOOM TOWN
OF LOCAL MEN
One Thousand City Lais Laid On,
on Either Side Of ne -Gais~ 70
Old hcxico By Local PrOmeter4


~ y. huhstt ana haiph l.. HALEY,
PromoterR Picture Another Tia
Suania and Suarez n New City.
The new town OF South Columbus
% a reality. Stretch your lmaeina-
fon and see the outline OF the new
suburb OF Columbus as u looked 10
Lac Courier today from a fve-foot
hluc print
Years ago. Colonel o. A. Bailey,
since dead, saw The future posi-
Utilities and became possessed OF
Valuable land at The entrance 70
HE gateway OF Mexico on this slde
OF the Mexican border.
His son. Ralph l., inherited Tho
property and following bic fathers
advice and alert also 10 the possl-
Utilities Of the future. held onto The
lind until he was sure The time
was ripe TO dispose OF certain por-
lions OF Il.
Realizing The general prosperity
which Columbus is now enloying
snd seeing Columbus spreading oui
every day, he formed a partner
ship with T. A. Hulseyl woll and
favorably known In Columbus a.
large holder or realty and o. a d.
rector In the First National Bank
of this city.
Together they secured the serv-
Ices Of G. b. Morgan. county sur
veyor OF Luna County. who pro-
ceeded 10 survey the land an quos-
ton preparatory for subdivision.
AZ result Of his work ilne blue
print showing the property with its
named streets. alleys and park sys-
TENS has been completed.
The land runs alongside The bor-
der for about a mile on either side
Of the gate" 10 Old Mexico.
A boulevard sixty feet wide par
ailels the line as laid down by the
two governments, though the boule-
ward Is on this side Of the line.
The lots have all been properly
numbered and slaked and are
clearly recorded on the map. space
for a grandstand 10 the west OF The
gate where spectators may witness
from the American side the bull
fights, athletic games. etc. promot-
cd and contested for on the Mex
lean side. and 10 the east another
stand for horse racing and sports
OF all kinds.
Already arrangements are UNDER
way for practically the removal OF
Palomas, Old Mexico. situated about
eight miles from the line 10 q 10
cation across the boulevard from
South Columbus. Mexican business
men Of ability aud prominence ire
now proceeding 10 build town on
the opposite side Of The boulevard
from the Bailey -Hulsey holdings.
T. A. Hulsey was IN Deming last
week and made numerous sales Of
lots.
Among the purchasers OF loia.
which range In value from $40 70
800 each, according 10 location, are:
J. G. OLeary. former prominent
newspaper man Of Deming.
!. 7. Hunter. tax assessor, also
Of Defining.
Major Thomas o. Lakeland. for
merly with tho 18th cavalry.
Altogether over nfty lots have
been sold 80 far and Messrs. Hulsey
and Bailey are busy men showing
Che property 10 prospective buyers
aud outlining the future a. they
see u.
All other border towns have lhn
one attraction that Columbus lacks.
Columbus has been the exception.
but with over 1000 lots for Gale on
this side OF The border and ne os-
tablishmeni o. . Mexican VILLAGE
ecr0ss The street on The Mexican
side TIE future hooks rosy lof ne
promoters.
The Bailey -Hulsey holdings now
Of over 1000 lots are not nii lnf
sale, certain reservations having
heen made. but there arc mans
choice corners. Ine lots arlend
back from the border Cor Ten
blocks.
The lots are es BY rs and pres-
enl prices are from SO u eo0
each I1qasins ihoir value ia tie