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of lit* rttli b© seen Ih© Al|»lt;* of N 'tth Amt'ticH, the Kio.it aii 1 ili.'i» nt\IjjI FlHtHH, tllHf CfHggy petti* Him perpetual nun* rapped ©uinuhta reach far up in tL« ch.ud© - What a picture for bn artist.Aii*t her© iii tin* gulch©*, mountain aid©* anlt;l summit* we tind th© groat big generous kind hearted miner aud pro**P©cb»r d-lving in and digging out rich tellurium and rhloril© of gold. XV© wish to state her© that We stand divide I only on one ia©u* and that is ©lt;mi© of uh ».re not gold lotgH and ©t all of us ar© billing to tak© tbo nasty filthy htutl'Ho long a* Billy J. BrMin chi;not g.»t ih© ft©© coinage of h Ivor. XX'© wbdi to dwell a liitl© farther and tnak© a f©\v ntor© remark** concerning b © i»r©Hoht and fin nr© uf the Lt Flats© from lb© fad that w© in Han dnati county are wholly d©|©hd©ut on ih© tnmi.g r© sonic©© of th© cou .tr f »r a mark©! for lt;nr product©. VV© mak© lb© pro diction that tin- ttm© in not far distant when vv© ©ball *e© in tb© La Flaia* a Hocoiid inppl© l‘re©k, in fact th© original I'rippl© Cte*-k wdi fall into itoognibciinc© tn comparison with what clt;o aud will Im accotnp lished tn tli© Li Flat a tn ntutaitiHAt Flora Vm«a we mn grow any kind of fruit tbiit can b»* produced it tb© lempeiat© toi© XX’© have tb© fined Vegetables ill© biggest bay crop** an t tin* b©*» qn dity of wh©at corn and oats tbit cm b© T mod any where. Flotiv \\*ta it not a rival town, and let in© *•* to yon, genii© men of Aitov and Farmington while you areq iarr©liiig and disputing at to tb© fmur© great mu* of your r© epeotive burgs that we do not with to diKConrag© v- n in tb© m igic growth of ©uh-r plao-», but w© r©-grwt exceedingly to *av that both uf you ar© itnaied to fat away from Flora X -*ta I • be much of great c m menu I impxlAliiv ilk' t b C'go »r N. w V rk©r ■han it* agricultural resources.tint Hi© county at large Im© about ; t?5t*HI acr*-© avail ild© for irr gation. | with water ©hough for a mi lion acres. Y©t it* total p »pnla'l n doe© hot ©IC*»* d 4 500 ttollls. and it i** HHid I that lit) p'*r c©t)t of It© irrigable land* ar© yet unoccupied.M©n wbo have ©pent th© gr**at©r i palt of tb« if liv** in tb© we at declare! tbal Farmington i© tb© too t blt; tn© j Ilk© ©pot they have ©©» u in all tb*ir wand* ring©.It.tMAtFtb© cllmst© Ih o»©nrpa**-ed Lm curative ti fluenc© in alt cs©**s of pul i in nary atlec ion i© abeaied by ib© ttnm*er of r« bust -inval da whoj iread our ©Ireet*. there ar© *nt j more iban twenty five or thirty cloudy day© iu tb© whole year, and of tb©*© a day when lb© Min w»m w holly tn Been would b© regarded as remarkable. the wit t©r© ar© open, whit© during th© hotted period of httnmn r, the night© ar© c« ol and pleieant. N stronger proof of th© ©alnnrby of our climate could b© nd •btced than th© fact that altbottgb Farmington, like otl ©r place*. waaj vmited by la grippe dming tb© ph©i! winter, th© d *©«*© left no trail of I d©a*h behind i ©a ©Urwln r©, tb itgb * f**w, indeed, whether young, old. strong«^r delicate. ©*cap©d it© clut cb©A wrtMC AtlitAitloxsMountain ►cenery without the fa* j bgn© of mountain climbing; the! br ad. brv* *• in*©a©; th© wi I©, **t chard © rewn v ilteyn and meandering ©'ream© of nev.-r faibng water-. th©M* are not th© lea©t «f Farming-ton'a attradiona for thoa© peeking heabh and reel, av.d the©© altiactni a aVe gr* ad • nUtiuil by th© *ec©ad tohtv of all points to homea or v© hide©.Xut th© leaat of th© attraction© of »hi* section, to p©»mm**nt Veeut©* t a© well as occasional v sit or, ta th© trang© meeting of ctvthiaiiona l‘h©IVar lie©* b© r a© early aa twoy© r© from pb-n ing Fuiu tree* Ib from three to five year*. Quite©* aft* r six year©.All vaHelh a lt;f nula I, dlgehoua to th* Bailed Stales can begiowti b©re.Cherry r* * a b* ar so abundaidlt that, under ♦xia ing cofadltiottN of trariMporiali ti. they are a drug on the market, With th© advent *t a railtoHil they will b* coin© a profitable ••out-©© of revenue.Our * rlt; hard- orteti return a profit *)f frotn llitu I** ffc'O per acre Atotii t t.it ni: t’h»* ©oil I- a loose, aundy !o*m It© prodndivpnr©* tn d©r irrigation may h© ©ditnaled fi m the following fact©:Onions—F der proper cultivation, yb Id 5*III bnahela to th© acre, ami are w* Hb about 1 par bttahel tvbry An acre will realia© tfiiHt Sweet Ft it at o©* — One acr© prop* rly oultiv oetl will pri. luce aa much value a© eighty acres of Rattan* or Nebraska corn.Sugar B**»*t© Our a«»il atd cbmat© ar© ©©peciallv suitable forth*growth of ©npnr beets, which mpilr© bright ©untight and a drv **lttt'*aph©re. Yh© average yield i© ©bon* fifteen loti* to the acre A ton make© tt*tt*dly ab*mt III ter cent of ©ngar. or JW pounds. 1 he price, at mark©', t* |4 per ton b r beet** containing 14 per cent of sugar and 25 cent© per ton ettrw for e©oh 1 p* r c»*ttt over lhat. Ktueri-ment* in San duan county ahow a I \ tetd of 20 per cent of ©Ug*r. What* there aw beet augar mill* th© Pttlp i* f. uni! to I*© a great milk producing j food for cow©, and it i* fUithar valu ; aid© for fattening catit©| H ♦ - Alfalfa furniah** thr©© cut ting© of hay annually, producing from four to mi tona per at-rw.LVmala - Ba b y. 3tX »o W bush©!* per acr© Uy©, IS t* 5lt;l bu*h* la par acre c. rn, 25 to fiM bu©h©ta par act© Wheat. 20 to 40 bunhel* p©rpinMtntt aireail.v mun© w© ar© aatt* fled that the vlcitiitv ar und Farm itlgtnu la und rb yed with vspt wed© of natural gaa and ♦ beret t©, presumably* r '*1 nil.Th© R» *»©t kaoll*' (or potter1© eh** | ©ll*-t* tn Immenan h d;e* n«»av u© and all other grade * of p* tlery cf«y may b» futt* d in the immediate neighborhoodTte gen|ngleal f1 rttl*ti»»tt of the district I* the carboniferous period and irdlr-tl-'t a I»r*b t to the efi*t ehc© of all tb** mineral reaoi re* a found wtnr© the^e formation* rrop nut.The time mn*! anr ly c m© wheh. with her ln»ihanalble *Uppli*a of coal h-*r va*t water aupply and the unquestioned etistenb© of natural ga*. Fsrmit gton will I a the center of a greal manufacturing dlablct Mvett at tLe pre*» nt time there i* abnnda-1 * «»p • and «f itorabl© open leg for the e^tabliahment of tan-n» rl©a, fl mring mill©, beet anger mid*, evaporator* and canneriea.Th** growth of Farmington and of Man Jnnn county generally ha* le©n regarded by the long \ eriod of Bn an-©ini depr»*s**on through whi h the Ini led State- ba* been pH^aing and from which they are now emerg »g When these trouble© came Upon tt* tl)e building of oDm or m* re line* of railroad through ihia* ctiop wa© ati *lup‘*t aasur©*! tact. With the renewed confidence that is now arising in finai cial circle* the attention ol railroad men i© one© more attracted to Han .loan county. XX’e are In cot? *tant receipt of enquiries and of a© eurancc© of apee.ly action, and when th© railroad* com©, th© pmbabtlitie* %r© ©irong tha* Farming on will b* on the m;un bn© of traneconttnental travel.Thi© article i© not published in the inter©*! of any trust, syndicate or individual. XV© want good, rwliable, p©sponslM“ clttieU* ©ttd Settler*; at d
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Farmington San Juan Times
Farmington, New Mexico, US
Fri, Apr 28, 1899
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