30 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Deming Headlight
Location
Deming, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
1
The fragment notes a reference to Istrated oewell, the Belt region, and Western involvement in a historical belt context. Details are incomplete but indicate regional or organizational ties.
The article describes the rise of centrifugal pumping and electric pumping plants across California and into western Texas New Mexico and Arizona. It notes widespread wells in the Mimbres valley and Roswell regions transforming previously barren lands into irrigated fields selling for 200 to 1000 dollars per acre.
The First Presbyterian Church of Deming engages Rev. Duncan Matheson formerly of Mesilla Park New Mexico to lead regular services starting next Sunday. Mesilla Park notes his departure with regret praising his achievement in building up the denomination. The article also mentions moving pictures recording history and forecasting film as a teaching aid for future generations.
In Colorado the Northern Colorado Power Company weighs offering a five year contract to landholders along its lines. If water production meets 40 statutory inches via a weir the farmer pays for the well and receives power with no charge for failures. Electric motors promise easier, reliable pumping and higher output, with stations noting 24 percent more work than oil engines.
The Chamber of Commerce notes thirty new strangers this week, many homeseekers and investors like R. E. Logan who bought land near Hondale. J. P. Morris advances irrigation plans while K. Saibara eyes nursery ventures serving Arizona and West Texas. The secretary reports rising inquiries and fall visit interest, and farmers receive tips from the Valley exhibit and field trials including rabbit blood tree rubbing and beans as nurse crop benefits.
The piece argues land is a safer, lasting investment than stocks or bonds. It claims money loses value, gold flows to mints, and more land becomes scarcer as population grows. recommends buying land to preserve wealth and counter inflation. It suggests big players grab land, leaving smaller investors with a sure, lasting profits.
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