. The Central Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. Agriculture. Main Canal, Bluewater Project The population of Belen is now about 2,000 having doubled in two years. The town main- tains a prosperous commercial club, occupying its own building, has adequate banking facili- ties and an excellent public school system. The New Mexico Home for Orphans is located there, also the Felipe Chaves School for Girls. The town is well located, laid out on modern plans, and with its energetic, progressive popu- lation and splendid railroad facilities is destined to become one of the most import- ant towns in th
. The Central Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. Agriculture. Main Canal, Bluewater Project The population of Belen is now about 2,000 having doubled in two years. The town main- tains a prosperous commercial club, occupying its own building, has adequate banking facili- ties and an excellent public school system. The New Mexico Home for Orphans is located there, also the Felipe Chaves School for Girls. The town is well located, laid out on modern plans, and with its energetic, progressive popu- lation and splendid railroad facilities is destined to become one of the most import- ant towns in the Rio Grande valley. Peralta, in the Rio Grande valley, and Laguna on the Santa Fe in the north- western portion of the county, each has a flouring mill and prosperous mercantile houses, while other important settlements are Bibo, Bluewater, Casa Blanca, Copperton, Cubero, Grants, Kettner in the lumber region, Jarales, San Mateo, Seama, Seboyeta and Tome. All towns in the Central Rio Grande val- ley are connected by long distance telephone and many farmers now have rural telephone Looking Across the Bluewater Valley. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New Mexico (Ter. ) Bureau of immigration. [from old catalog]; Hening, Horace Brand, 1880- [from old catalog]. [Albuquerque?
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