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THKHANJIiAN TIMESft ( , fmtm. ( iihh U|fltttWftr A fltAKli. Editor* as id PuhlUhcra.HtIH Ilf(faa #**...........1.-00, s,t . ..Ltlia ...EMi-f—r at th» |..*t,.#ic « (| ftm-mal-a f„» lt;r nxaiMiuii Ifcn.aiti th* mil iiUHtd alas* aaiar.The following compllm- ntafy notice /tom thlt;- Tellurldo journal I* highly aj-prei-l/ited ho we regard It In the light of-xpert teailitmii) Th- Jour 0*1 la * tliur-ughy f-preseii a- Ive newspaper of on« of the beet town* In one ol the hst mining eecll -Iis ofC’-l orado,, ahd kli.twa «list It taken to tnske * newapapvr. Msor thank*: One ot the brigliteei newspaper* In thl* au tlon ot the fuotatooi la -In- Eat filing till, No- Ail x .co, I tkfhH Hi ■ •Idl-s lilting itt fitlunitin- uli eeek .v11«i Intcre-tlng g ner.il reading. It la d i ing a g tent work III advertising to the world the, varied re-iurees and super lot oppnrt-inlile* wl.L-li that section offer* 10 nettier*.tl.Olt/% VlHlA t OMMl.Mt AttON Aa it Hoeiiia to lie iIn* fhati11jii tmw days In Halt J inn cuin.y In lie advertising ill filming lieHtl line* the *t|FARMINGTON,HAN JUAN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.of -ith-f put It «|'«|||« that '•* III the luck ' .f (Ilia intli'!.* wh i •irn I ' ikmill'vantages n nl twnn lions iif tlin e unity Wa of IT -rn Via H grmili'l an I tic- -l-Jla to l-iy I aing for li-nu 'Ii- n CX lifot fit 1111|Ii it j I 1-Ton- Ytsla la •Wed of At •(' nil I 11 111 11,*H Ii -fill en-l -'f Fl-rill-ngl-ill I- la c 11,01—llml tu Im tli-i wnl-at mot forlih uml pt iilin iiT -p irti- ii if tIm entire tin Uma valley. \V- have liy far III-larges. tol lV of I,Hill the moat |-«i foot itiloli a^ali-ui, tin- l -ai o.i ika an,I the prcttii'-t w nni'li • -f any ntli-i part -f Sim Jinn o -unit Flnni Vmta fl'hiWi-iy View), tin in at In-mi tlful spot in tin- «-tii|t- gr-at Hlt;Milli woat, ,itii 1 in tin* iliaiain-i-to tin- North of ila rtili he seen the Alp- of N -ttli Attn-ncil. tin- gio.it an I ILiHgi.ilh-n lit \Li» I’lHtaa. thoir -fuggy (--aLs mm perpetual nun* rapped aillnuiita reach far up in tb« cl-.ud*-What * picture for an artist.Ami here in tln gulohea. mountain ehle* and eummita wo tim! the (treat big getiomua kind hearted iniin-raud proapecior d-lvitig iii ami digging oc.t rich tellurium ant etdotide of gold. We wiah to state h--fe that We ata.nl divide I only oil olio Issue and that ia s-mie of na i.re ti n gold ImgH and yet all of na are willing to take tbn liaaty tilth) el till HO long HItill!v J. Ur; an cannot g.-t ilia free coinage of a Ivi-r. Wo wish to dwell n little farther and umk- a few more remarks ooiirerinng ti e i-roaolit and fin nre of the Li Plat us from the tael that wo in Kan -Inan county are mindly dependent on tin- mining re aotucea of the c-m -try for a market for our products. We make the pro diction that tin- time is not far distant when we shall see in tbe La l’lsiat a second ( ripple I'roek, in fact the original I'npplo Creek wdl fall into '.lo-ignilii-ance in comparison with wdial c«n au-l will he accomp Itshed ttt the Li Plata m -nutailis At IT-ra Visia we mu grow any kind of fruit that can b- produced H the tempeiAlo * .no Wo have the finest Vegetables the higg-at haV crops an I tin- l»-l' c|-t dity of wheat corn and oala .hit c n I— T mod any where. IT.-ra V.ai* it not a rival town, and let me say to yon, genih men of Artec ami Farmington while you »re«i larreling and disputing ** to the fmure greatness of yoitr re spective tmrgs that we .In not wiah to discourage v-n in the tn tgic growth of eiih-r (dec--, but we regret exceedingly I say that both of yon am iitiaiod t far away from Fh-rs V ala I • be much of gle.it c tu mem I impoiiai.c- ilk - Ih.c-go -l X-w V rk.11,1* in hl ‘11 c 1. i.i-s- g. n'len *n l.t na t«u a-i-te ati pony feeling* toward-Thy an t (on nr shoulders to the ei-oe’. end «d posh f -r the beat mt- r-'sis of San Joan county.Let Us say to the .j.ie who we wtpsei and who we have invied to come among u* to gel home*. that we have g-K»l ach-K-is and all th* churvb advnntag— that can be f.-m.d in any c-immni-tty, that we are a law abiding i-e -tdw lhe bu-chei knife and aiX -ho-j-cr da; a have psatod away and will t— h*re no n-om for ev.rinSsn Juan c-umy We have no criminal-a-ae-ng iis a d even the *ber:fi of onr c--nt.t is prohihiiod by statute from carry ing conceal—l WV-apODs, except When he la 1(1 actual pojmnit lt;f a criminal from some other atate lt;-r territory making h. escape acr-iaa onr coontryfn conclusion let na ask those wh v*v lt;~»pvca anj'Sg nsvo yank rm -nWltt'AtfOai.A large part of Nat, Juan e-nnty is coten d f-y the Nav-Jn reservation fi-e remainder free to the n*e of the white man. consist* of ah-mt fi.lflB -ipiate tn lca a b- dy i f land iqils* to cttefif to the afal- a of Hhod-- Is I'lll-I -hil ft.-hiWHfe. Tint portion of this ar--a north of fhe Haii Jnan river forms e compact tio-ly of latuf ex teiidii-g tinhroken fr-'tn Itlo Arrtlm c- tinty oti ihe «s*t. to the N »sjo r—ervHtion -tithe weat, ntid of this the I- wti lt;-f Farniiligt-Ili la the gio traphtral c- nter.Fcrmihgton I* aiinatcd at tie Jnnciion of the Anlmaa nh.l f.x P'ata nvera with the fllo Han Jilih atiil at i-n iit'lliidi-- f mine 4 BtK* feel nl-i-Te - level Tlie neighborhood incltld I Ii. what la k own aa FMitnitigt- n Im* a |io|illlali n iif alioitl 1 (lilt). The town Itself has well eafa'-li-he1 churches, exc-llent school-, good Tor--*, and tn *1 of if.e tr-idea anil fofi-aaiolia N'e represented Ol. the two |i lots of lain! f.-r.ic d i-y the junction of the tlv- ts - tillill- r nil'll i-bovc. tln-re l‘ a body of some 12thtO to IB (IIM) acn-s of tb e land, all under docli Yet the t--fat popllln tlii iif (hi- g-itcb n s| ii -I of the *- rid -toea not exceed 1.000. in. In 'Ihg all im lea and profi-ashm-, scxca and ages. I'lic rm ce-sila - f ..tiinioh of Xtieripcred men In Ihis li-rnlory is n favof o' small holdings of from lb in 25 ecres, na m- a pmfitahhi to f r mer*. Farmiiigioti ahn e then will pointorfal'ly antiport a pipn’aii- ti ten tim -s as g-eni aa it tmw l.aa.ItlnUtt Hip develo(inietil of any other than its agricultural resourri-a.lint the county at large has about t'BdtHI arn-s avail dd- for irr-gadon. with water enough for a mi lion acre*. Yet ila Intel p 'pnla'I -n does lint excel d 4 500 Soil Is. alld it is shI.I that 00 pi-r ceh! of ila irrigable lands are yet unoccupiedMen wh-i have spent Ihe gri-aler (IHII of tbelr lives in the wi-bI declarethat Farinii g'oti in the nm I i. me like ap it they bkVcaeiti in all tin it wahderihga.tl.IMAlFThe climate is m snrpassed Iis curative tt fiuence in all chssh of pul m tiary allec ion is abeaied by iln-number of P bust ItiVal da Who tread our elteete. There are -ot un.te I ban twenty five or thirty cloudy daya iu the whole year, and -f these a day when (he sun w»a wholly unseen would be regarded h* remarkable. The wit teta are open, while-luring Ihe hottest period of summer, the nighta are c- ol and ple-sant. X i stronger proof of tin-aalnnriiy of our climate could be sd -bleed than the tact that although Farmington, lik- oiler places w.lt;a vis.led by la grippe dn-ing tbe phst winter, ihe d s.-ase left n- trsil -t dea*h liehmd i as el«ewh.-re. Ili ilgh few, mdee-l. whether y-.img, ol-l. str-'dg - -r delicate, escaped its dutches atkxic AttltAirinxa. Mountain scenery without the fa« t-gne of mountain dimtiing; ihe br »•!. bre-xy m-sas; the wi te, --t chard * rvwn v dley* and meandering eiresma of nev-r fading water-, ihe-e are n.-t the least of Farmington’* attraction* for those seeking heabh and rest, and these altiacii i s are gr- B-ly • nl.ati- i d l-y the acces-i bililv of all f.oitils to horse* or ve hide*.Vit the leaat of the attraction* of hia section, to peim-n-nt Vesidei t a* well as occasional v-sitor, is Ihe strange meeting of etvilitaiioo* l‘he blai-kete-l ln-lian. now amding and t-eacebt’, walks our street* in hi* - irsrre trapping*. And all around tt» are the strange ruin* and relic* of that prehlati-rir race wboee early and remarkable cvibtati- n waasuddenty artested by the han-! of war lt;r cua-cly-ro of nantre. The antiquarian and the relic hunter, may here findibeihattstihie fiehla f-ir aindy and • Xpfi-faflon.I.IVfC A’lOt N.Time W-* when Kan Juan e-ut-fy sB-if-led ihe l-iblical «Plt;-dacfe of fhn able lt;-n a thousand lolls. Wlih the |- Box of settler* a-«f agrienlfnr l-ta fid- aspect of ff-e c-iitniry ha* ,T-anged lluf thcra la aftll plenty of g- od tlioney In cattle for the et l-erl-i c-l breeder *t)d l-nyer.Sheep Cad l-e rtt-l Hi Hit -Xpen*e ot sboiii il-iriy ceme per head per annum. Fifty per cent ani-naf pr- fli lias been realifed lo Ihe abeep In iloatry.I’ltfPl: tiF LAWtf.prndocf for which fhe roff of Ran Jfuan con-fy fa pre eminently anil* hie ft ■ ffsra grand proapecta for »be fulnra. hnt If* deyelopmsof mn*l depend largely npon the idyent of the iron bor*----a rnnatimmaili-n deyooily fo h-wl«bed and ahori/y to he re*li*-d We allude fo Ihe rnl Iftafion o* Hie Oanalgre fnlu-r whleh grow* wdd with so greaf (.r-foa-o In--nr e- oniy. fnattTable soil ai d nndef pro(ier mtflvaf on, fhi* plant will yield twenty f--n* of gr-en can-algre pe acre, or 8 00 t n* of -tried 1 be green ronfaHia ahouf *8 per een* lannlc acid ai d I* worth about tin per fon. The dried e-mtalna ah mlt’niiopr. t.-d land* ai-ll at from fill 7® •'•'•‘t of (annlo mid and I*to fifii p-i err-. Imputed land* at •«Hh af -mt f8fl per ton Tha c-ef from t2B foflut) Thia Include- glowing hart etlng, slfelng. dry water right tu an Irrigation r glob 'fH* »*cklhg hM been eaHmaled lie wilier right la of'eo of greater •* '’f1, W !•**»■ ltd leaving avalue than the l*i,dFltt’lta One acre of grape*,r 1.1*2 tinea.profit of alu-ni I10S per acre. The crop baa i n ln«eet enetnlea and the demand for tanning purpose# |*will jl.ld ab-ui 12T44 'pound*, f Tfffi »he anpply Mr Alafrt I ^ of I bf (’utifilptt* ftMtiftfmit .*r 910 ftMll. tlM Ira ww^awv , ^ ■ . .Peach i.e.a bear a full cup t fee “oB *“tk* 1,1 Or-mlrv*. New MeHm.years tiom plaining Patmh.glnu ^l'Hed to b*ve said Han-fnani-an show peaches nine itichea in cir *•/ *p-Haby adaplelt;Mimf(*rlt;tft*lt;* Ifo Ihft growth of fliln HhW. fhilMfWe grow all the leading varletlra M oti'* t1'1 h **,»f a( plea Farmington apple* are hl* Kw-orhl fanioit* They h ve iieeu aold j OtMFft (tfc«r»pftrtew. in (Tiii-ago as tiigli u-f3 per box, • -r I The eh'lre w- stern p*H - f ther f!l,. r l-Hiret I lie «-ro|. -,f 97 eonnty is -tie t#*t rn#l field U i-k-w-B-.vei lB.UtKHHKI Ills. Our frnlt in I.a Plata and Hah Josh y-Hey* crop hue fewer inn-ct enemies tlotU eho# tein* taryllig fton- 0 '-- 40 feet iIihI -f any other section. A lulu of e'ear. bnrd, fre- hiimlng, biittm load - f apt-lea w«a Jiipped tn Deh- ihona rial This can be b-.nglii at v-rin the fall ..f '!**. labeled MlHlmm ike mine* for 7B cehis L- fl per t- n of apple* and in f r single w-'im i Fr--m fhe limits-! eilenl of the et-Iv.r t-.-ee |„. r Ha -arly a* two pl-'t-atim alr-ady made we ar» aa*i-ye rs from pb-ti ing. Plum treea In He-I lliat Ih- vicloilv ar- nn-l Farm fr-.ui three to five year*. Qnifccea lngto.1 la nnd rl-ye-l with vaet well* aft.-t eix y-ara. of natural gaa and theref- re. pre«nm-All VHrieii. a of nute i. dig--nona In ably. c '*l oil.Ih- iTiile-l Stales can begiuWh h-re. The fit •** knoll- (lt;r i-n|ter’« rh-«) Cherry r--« l-ar m al-undaiilli e*M* tn Immen* h -Pea n-ar u« that, nh-lt-r ixia-iug cotdlln-Os-if and all oth-r grade-of »-tt--ry rlsy-(ranaportali n. tlo-y are a drug on the market. \\ bh the advent lt;T araiUoa-l they will b-cotue a profitable -I-nice of revenue.Our --r-Tuir-I- orteti relurn a profit of fr-.m fiikt t.. f-v-0 ner acra Aiititi t i.n itl: t’h- soil l- a loose, aundy loam It* pr-idncHvpiie«* ui der Irrigation may he e-tlmaled fi m the f.-llowlng facts:Oui-'io—t’- der proper cnltlva-lion, yl- III BOlt bushels to tbe acre, an.I are w.-rih abou. II per bushel C-bry An acre will reallte tfilin Sweet poiaioes — One acre prop- rty cnliiv -ie-1 w ill pr-luce as much value a* eighty ecres of Kansas or NebraskaSugar ll-.-t* t)nr a--il ard clima.e ere especially suitable for ihe growth of sugar heels, which require bright sunlight end a -try stm-spher-*. The average yield is alien’ fifteen tons to *he acre A h-t- make* n*n*lly about lit per cent of sugar, or pound*. The pne-, at marks*, te t4 per ton r- rbe-t* containing 14 per cent of -.gar ar-i 25 cent* per lou e»*rt b*r each 1 p. r c-nt ov-r lhat. Kkneri-men.a in San Jnan county show a J y iel-l -if 20 per cent of attgar. Where there are bee. sugar mill* the tittlp I*may b« fo.b -I In Ihe immediate neighborhoodTie go nto(.le:d f' rm-dl-n of tli** | district Is the parhonifer--ti* p-riod and I ti-! te--. |. «.-* pnb t lo th- era* ehre --f alt th- mb.-rel rea-» rc- s found wh-re thefe format Iona crop out.The time must *nr ly c me wheh. with her In-thaitsihle sitppli-a ot coal h-r vast water attpply an-l the unquestioned »-xi*lenbe of natnrsl gas. Farmington wilt I a the renter of a great munnfaclurteg diahirt Kveu at iLe pr-s- nt lime there is abttnda-1 s -p • and a t -v--rable open ing tor the establishment ot tanneries, fi mring milla. b-et sngsr mids. e*ap.-r«lors atid canneries.Th- growth of Farmington ahd of Han Jnnh county generally has Iw-n re-arde-l by the long (eriod of financial depr-es-ott thv-.ugh whl h tlo tubed Hisle* lias beeh parsing and fn--m which they are how emerg hg When these troubles came upon us tbe building of on- or in- re line* -t railroad through this* cti- n wa« an aim--at assumi tact. With the renewed confidence that is n--w arisibg in lliisi cial ciiete* the attehtion ol railr. a-l men is once rnoru attracted to Han -fnan county. We are in cot-f- nnd io l-e a great milk producing ^ plant ice.-ipl of enquiries au-l ot s* food for rows, and it is fttither valu jeurancea of speedy aetion. and whenaide Ur fattening cattle.H-y - Alf-lfa tnmishew three cut ting* of hay annually, producing from four t- nt tons per antw. Cereals It* l-y. 3i to wi bushel*the railr-ia-ta come, the probabilities alne strong tha- Fstm-.ng ou will b-on tbe nmin line of irsnrcontinental travel.Yhi* nrticle is not published iu theper acre Uye, 15 to 30 bttsh-lw per j pytetvpt ot any (rn*», syndicate or in-acre t’- rn. 25 to 80 bushel* par; dividual. We want good, rwtisble, scie \\ h-at. W to 40 bushels per i ^sponsibl- cinxens and aeitlers-. ai d sere Oats. Aii to BObushela per acre, j ** want capital to S- vestigate and 1’. uitry - All kinds thrive with the duvelop onr r-a urc- s It requiresminimum - f care II e.oy May Im produced In vast quantity. 1b» bee Weed (Oleottte) gr.-wa Wild in great pr-Maion. while the or-'har-ls and alfalfa field* fur I ni»h ab-ii dant material for the bees. There i« cue branch -I agriculmralonly capital, energy and determination to pnsii Farmington to ibe v»-ry f. refr-nt - t western advancement. Tile r-s-iiirc-s a tv all h-rv.r or further inf- rn. -tnm. a-tdrese: Idar Skcamav,1 BE Cllllll nr.Farmington Heard of trade.' n.N M.F'artnington.la.ch string and are will invite th-m -ocamp with ua lt;v.-r night and we will t»ke tdeasure in showing -hem ar- nnd and givirgth--m all ihe information p,.a»ible c-inc.-rmg the fiuure gtvatnes* r.f ibis locality U)-l last bnt not teaat we invite them io come among na and te*. out hospitality in onr h-arta and hom-aTtMmroo-r.Noitc*.- ft-giun-nc with Monday. April t*th. the cirv'utanng bbrary at the reading r-iom wtu he op-n every Monday and I Thursday afternoon ftom 4 until 5:k6, nntll further noiiv*We loan on Han fnan county real ' ■ntereatestate at th-lowest ran* ot lnt» Local Aecuntv Company, Durango, Colorado.Sti'p! Stop!—-At the —When iw Durango ha\ e your jug fll-nd *e t 'ho Ve,,-nb-*v,-r'-'Or. B Oilbert.Practice limited to • •m, hi mst mlt; ihht.Colorado Statn Bank Dattdtag. nvRwno, rtVDORAJHTTBIFlETf IKKWhen ha town A No. 1 Meata andl Itoowa. l’rtces ftwaaontblo. j Tranatont IPotfrfted. 1
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Farmington San Juan Times
Farmington, New Mexico, US
Fri, Apr 28, 1899
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