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1912 Business Directory

ALAMOGORDO. Pop 2,000. Otero county. The county seat on the E P & S W R R 86 miles n e of El Paso Tex. Has Baptist, Christian, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, 2 banks, a broom factory, an ice plant, a saw mill, a planing mill, 5 hotels, a public library, electric light and water companies. Three weekly newspapers the News Otero County Advertiser and La Nueva Epoca are published. The New Mexico Institute for the Blind is located here. The soil in the vicinity is very fertile and well adapted to agriculture. Fruit growing and stock raising are the leading industries. Exp W F & Co. Tel W U. J M Hawkins P M.

Alamo State Bank (capital $15,000), C E Mitchell, pres; C M Hunter, cashr.
Alamo Theatre, Robt N Woodworth mngr.
Alamogordo Hotel, Mrs Maud Brooks propr.
Alamogordo Improvement Co, L H Kempner, pres; Jos Seinsheimer, sec and treas;
lands.
Alamogordo Lumber Co, C S Woods, gen supt; Edwin Mechem, agt.
Alamogordo News, Guthrie Smith pub.
Alamogordo Public Library, Mary Darbyshire librarian.
Alamogordo Retailers & Business Mens Assn, L R Hughes, pres; Dean Sherry, sec.
Alamogordo Water Power Co, Frank W Beach gen mngr, electric lighting.
Alamogordo Water Works Co, Frank W Beach gen mngr.
ALAMOGORDO & CLOUDCROFT Stage Line, John Q Grant Propr. (See adv.)
Andregg Alb, meats.
Barringer D Moreau, livery.
Bemis Mrs Callie C, milliner.
Boncher Dennis A, harnessmkr.
Brooks Mrs Maud, propr Alamogordo Hotel.
Buck A J & Son (Alonzo J and Lon L), undertakers.
Burmaster Paul, phys.
Byus Geo A, pub Otero County Advertiser.
Cady Oliver G, jeweler.
Carl Geo, ice mnfr.
Carmack Wm E, grocer.
CITY LIVERY & TRANSFER, JOHN Q Grant Propr. (See adv.)
Edington J E, county surveyor.
Evans Henry S, jeweler.
First National Bank (capital $25,000), C E Mitchell, pres; S G Phillips, cashr.
Fribley Danl A, meats.
Gilbert Jesse R, phys.
Glenmore Hotel, Wm S Hewitt propr.
GRANT JOHN Q, PROPR CITY Livery & Transfer and Alamogordo & Cloudcroft
Stage Line. (See p 99.)
Hamilton H B, dist atty.
Harrison Jno E, pub La Nueva Epoca.
Hewitt Wm S, propr Glenmore Hotel.
Hill Jas J, cigars.
Holmes Jesse G, phys.
Hughes & Bennett (Louis R Hughes, Jas W Bennett), grocers.
Hulett M Ione, osteopath.
Hunter Reuben, broom mnfr.
Isakson Axel, harnessmkr.
Jarvis Elmo R, dentist.
JONES JOHN C, PROPR Southwestern Hotel. (See p 99.)
Kriegel Chas, grocer.
La Nueva Epoca, Jno E Harrison pub.
Lawson J L, lawyer.
Logsdon Clayton E, restaurant.
Loomis & Stewart (Herbert W Loomis, Bud Stewart), tailors.
McClements Henry J, furniture.
McKinley Eber D, phys.
McRae Lumber Co, J H McRae, pres; W M Foxworth, sec.
Majestic Theatre, A F Menger agt.
Major Hal H, lawyer.
Mann Wentworth W, grocer.
Martin Edw, barber.
Martin Robt C, barber.
MECHEM EDWIN, LAWYER AND Agt Alamogordo Lumber Co.
MENGER ALBERT F, REAL Estate, Insurance, Abstracter and Notary Public.
(See p 99.)
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co, G T McQuillen mngr.
Mulligan Robt J, piano tuner.
Myers Chas, wool dealer.
New Mexico Institute for the Blind, G J Wolfinger, sec and treas;
R R Pratt, supt.
Oliver M L, furniture.
Oliver T B, clothing.
Orr Jas E, sewing machines.
Otero County Advertiser, Geo A Byus pub.
Owens Thos H, barber.
Parker Sidney M, real est
POLLOCK RALPH F, Photographer. (See p 99.)
Prince Chas F, dry goods.
Reber Walter H, saloon.
Renshaw Billy, restaurant.
Rolland Frank C, drugs.
St Elmo Hotel, Geo Weigle propr.
Salsberry Jos, blksmith.
Scipio Geo C, hardware.
Sherry Dean, ins agt.
Sherry & Sherry (Byron and Prosper), lawyers.
Singleton Harvey B, planing mill.
Smith Guthrie, pub Alamogordo News.
Sorenson Andr, phonographs.
SOUTHWESTERN HOTEL, J C Jones Propr, opp Depot. (See p 99.)
Stalcup Wm K, real est.
Stepp & Murrell (Jno P McCalmont, Wm D Murrell), hay and grain.
Summit Hotel, Wm E Stewart propr.
Tower Geo M, blksmith.
Waldschmidt Chas H, phys.
Warner Wm E, drugs.
Warnock Geo F, hardware.
Weigle Geo, propr St Elmo Hotel.
Wolfinger Geo J, dry goods.
Yale & Loomis (Jed R Yale, Herbert W Loomis), live stock.

ALAMOGORDO JUNCTION. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 2 miles n of Alamogordo the banking point and p o. Exp W F & Co.

ALVARADO. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 30 miles n e of El Paso Tex the banking point and 10 n e of Newman the p o. Exp W F & Co.

AVIS. Otero county. A country p o 36 miles s e of Cloudcroft on the E P & S W R R the shipping point and 65 s e of Alamogordo the banking point. Stage tri-weekly to Cloudcroft fare $1.50. May Munson P M.

MUNSON MARTIN CO, GENERAL Store

BENT. Pop 300. Otero county. A country p o 12 miles n e of Tularosa on the E P & S W R R the shipping point and 27 n e of Alamogordo the banking point. Mail stage daily to Tularosa fare $1. Geo B Bent P M.

Tularosa Copper Co, mining.
Walters J B, gen store.

CLOUDCROFT. Pop 350. Otero county. A village on the E P & S W R R 23 miles n e of Alamogordo the banking point. Has a Baptist church and 2 hotels. Exp W F & Co. Tel Postal. J I Bailey P M.

BAILEY'S PHARMACY, DRUGS and Curios.
Brubaker H E, meats.
Clack W R, plumber.
Cleve & Knight Mercantile Co, gen store.
Cloudcroft Amusement Co.
Cloudcroft Commercial Co, gen store.
Cloudcroft Lodge, hotel.
Cloudcroft Trading Co, gen store.
Haxby T A, phys.
Hendrix W J, livery.
Hiller R D, r r exp and tel agt.
Kelst T F, saloon.
Mendelson P H, gen store.
Swope A J, hotel.
Waldie P H, livery.

COX CANON Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 28 miles e of Alamogordo the banking point and 2 s of Cloudcroft the p o. Exp W F & Co.

DESERT. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 36 miles n e of El Paso
Tex the banking point and 13 s of Orogrande the p o. Exp W F & Co.

DOG CANON. Otero county. A station p o name for which is Shamrock on the E P &
S W R R 11 miles s of Alamogardo the county seat. Exp W F & Co.

EL VALLE. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 8 miles n e of Alamogordo the banking point and 4 e of La Luz the p o. Exp W F & Co.

ELWOOD. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 39 miles s of Alamogordo
the banking point and 6 s of Orogrande the p o. Exp W F & Co.

ESCONDIDA. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 20 miles s of Alamogordo the banking point and 10 s of Shamrock the p o. Exp W F & Co.

HIGH ROLLS. Otero county. A station p o name for which is Mountain Park on the E P & S W R B 16 miles n e of Alamogordo.

HUECO. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 25 miles n e of El Paso
Tex the banking point and 5 n e of Newman the p o.

KEARNEY. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 6 miles n of Alamogordo
the banking point and p o.

LA LUZ. Otero county. A p o on the E P & S W R R 5 miles n of Alamogordo the county seat and banking point. Exp W F & Co. Tel W U.

Goldamer Chas, saloon.
Meyers Chas, gen store.

MAYHILL. Pop 50. Otero county. A country p o 20 miles s e of Cloudcroft on the
E P & S W R R the shipping point and 40 s e of Alamogordo the county seat and
banking point. Has Baptist and Christian churches and a saw mill. Mail stage
tri-weekly to Cloudcroft fare $1.5 0.
F C Hunter P M.

Bell W R, blksmith.
HUNTER F C, GENERAL STORE.
Jergins W E, saw mill.
Shelly W P, phys.

MESCALERO. Otero county. A p o 18 miles n e of Tularosa on the E P & S W R R the shipping point and 34 n e of Alamogordo the banking point. Has Catholic and Presbyterian churches. Mail stage daily to Tularosa fare $1.50. J Denton Similes P M.

Blazer Spiral Engine Co, pump mnfrs.
Callaway Jno R, phys.
Jette Paul E, gen store.
Prude J W Mercantile Co, gen store.

MONTEREY. Otero county. Changed to West Tularosa which see.

MOUNTAIN PARK. Pop 200. Otero county. A p o station name is High Rolls on the E P & S W R R 16 miles n e of Alamogordo the banking point. Exp W F & CO. Tel Postal. E F Cadwallader P M.

Cadwallader E E, r r, exp and tel agt.
CADWALLADER E F & SON, Nursery.
Cadwallader & Sommerville, grocers.
Kotosky S, gen store.

NEWMAN. Pop 50. Otero county. A p o on the E P & S W R R 19 miles n e of El Paso Tex the banking point. Exp W F & Co. Tel Postal. D D Daniel P M.

OMLEE. Otero county. A station on the E P & S W R R 4 miles s of Alamogordo the banking point and p o.

ORANGE. Otero county. A rural p o 75 miles n of Sierra Blanco Tex on the T & P Ry the shipping point. Alamogordo is the banking point.

Brownsfield J R, gen store.

OROGRANDE. Pop 100. Otero county. An incorporated town on the E P & S W R R 37 miles s e of Alamogordo the county seat and banking point. The principal industries of the surrounding country are mining and stock raising. Has 2 hotels. Exp W F & Co. Tel Postal. Jno Coltharp P M.

COLTHARP JOHN, POSTMASTER, Mining and Hotel. (See adv.)
Culver Allen, grocer.
Eureka Mines Co, G E Moffett gen mngr.
Hartley C K, gen store.
Hartshorn & Carson (C A Hartshorn, Gus Carson), mining.
Hootman O O, mach.
Kean Mrs A E, hotel.
Orogrande Smelting Co Geo H Paul mngr.
Providence Mining Co, E D Baker mngr.
Rogers P L, r r and exp agt.
Smith Hugh H, agt Postal Tel Co.
Stevenson Jas, mining.

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Contributed 30 May 2007 by Joy Fisher, extracted from Polk's New Mexico and Arizona Pictorial State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1912-1913, Volume 1

Pictures

1940 Sacramento Mountains as seen from US Highway 54, east of Alamogordo

White Sands National Monument

is a beautiful 275-acre dunefield of gypsum sand

about 15 miles from Alamogordo off Highway 70

St. Joseph's Mission Catholic Church on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, just off Hiway 70 between Alamogordo and Ruidoso

St. Francis de Paula
in Tularosa

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