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SAJNTA iflfi JNJfiW JUJfiXlOAJSr,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907.
SANTA FENEW MEXICAN.
THE NEW MEXICAN PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS.
MAX. FROST, Fditor. JOHN K. STAUFFER, Sec'y-Treas.
EDWIN F. COARD, City Editor.
Entered as Second Class Matter at the Santa Fe Postoffice
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF SANTA FE COUNTY.
The New Mexican is the oldest n ewspaper In New Mexico. It Is sent to
every postoffice In the Territory, an d has a large and growing circulation
umong the Intelligent and progressiv e people of the Southwest.
(UNION
l AHfl
SHOULD FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE
OF EL PASO.
El Paso is the largest city in this
part of the southwest and is constant
ly growing, in area, in population, in
business and in wealth. This must be
acknowledged as it is too patent to be
ignored. Just now the Pass City seems
to be very fortunate in having the
right kind of a city administration and
the proper man for mayor. It is very
refreshing to learn that the tax valu
ations of city property are truly equal
ized this year for the first time and
this commendable state of affairs is
called to the attention of the New
Mexico cities where such should also
be the case and where it could be ac
complished at little cost of time, labor
and money. The El Paso Herald gives
the situation in an editorial which
should be read by every city, official
and property owner and resident in
the incorporated cities and towns of
this territory and by which they
should profit and benefit. Says the
Herald :
"For the first time in the history of
El Paso, valuations for taxation pur
poses have actually been equalized.
The present administration has ap
proached this very difficult problem in
a fair and reasonable way, its work
has been done in the open, it has a ra
tional explanation for all its acts in
reference to taxation, and it deserves
and will have the final approval of all
citizens who take the trouble to look
in'to the facts.
"At the request of the Herald, the
mayor in today's paper makes a com
prehensive statement concerning the
basis and methods of local taxation.
On file at the city hall are the maps,
showing the basis of valuation on ev
ery lot in 11 e city. Judging by actual
Sales within a year, the basis on real
ty 13 nearer 50 per cent than 60.
"The basis of estimating the value
of improvements is eminently fair.
The present cost of reproduction, not
the original cost, is "a fair basis here,
just as 'the present selling value of
realty, and not its cost to the owner
five years or fifteen years ago, deter
mines the basis of valuations on real
ly. "Progressive property owners are
with the mayor and council in his de
termination to equalize valuations to
a fiO per cent basis. Although some
2.500 renditions were raised by the
council, 1,200 renditions were lowered, j
showing an honest intention to equal
ize, and not to make a flat rate in
crease. The tax rate will he lowered
substantially.
Taxpayers who have investigated for
themselves have become satisfied that
the work of the council has been fair
ly and wisely done. Those who have
not taken the matter up for them
selves may be assured that this is the
very first' time In the city's history
that the tax valuations have been
made without reference to personal
or political favortism or the caprice
of assessors and aldermen. All prop
erty in the city will be on an equal
basis of valuation and assessment, and
any property owner may easily satis
fy himself as to what his neighbor's
assessment is
"The rnnneil is anxious to have
pointed out to it any genuine errors in
Its work, and will be glad to explain
to any property owner just how the
'tax valuation in his case was arrived
at."
tion and has secured the good will of
the President, who promised the gov
vernor, during his recent visit with
the President on the steamboat en
route from Cairo to Memphis that he
would do all he could for New
Mexico's admission into the Union.
Chairman H. O. Bursum, of the Re
publican Territorial Central Commit
tee, National Committeeman Soloman
Luna, Colonel Frost, editor of the New
Mexican and many other prominent
Republicans have joined the same is
sue. "The Democratic leaders are some
what divided, but the majority-favor
the plan. Some are against the state
hood movement now and want to wait
until 1910 or 1912, believing that the
Democrats will be sure of carrying the
new state then.
"The Republican newspapers of the
Territory, one and all, led by the San
ta Fe Daily New Mexican and the Al
buquerque Citizen, favor strongly im
mediate statehood. While the Demo
cratic papers, like the Albuquerque
Journal, Roswell Record and weekly
press are either fighting it or are
controlled by a nominal leadership j
ISO UlUl US II IIUIJ, mi. iiijaim i"fu
slbillty is relatively great. H is for
him to direct the strengthening of his
party or to put the responsibilities of
leadership on other shoulders.
WHY NOT NEW MEXICO POTA
TOES? Potatoes raised near Carbondale,
Colorado, have been used for several
years exclusively In the dining cars
of the New York Central Railway, al
though 'they have to be hauled two
thousand miles for that purpose. Now
it is reported that the Harvey eating
house system which controls the din
ing cars and eating houses and hotels
along the extensive Santa Fe system
from Chicago to the Pacific coast and
on its numerous branch lines has also
contracted for its potato supply from
the same farmer, for the reason that
these potatoes are the best raised and
are superior in every way. It Is an
established fact that the Harvey eat
ing house system endeavors to give
its patrons and they number thousands
the best meals, the cleanest table serv
ice and the choicest of meat, vegeta
bles and fruits.
Colorado potatoes are proverbial for
being a good article and the market
for them is expanding constantly. New
Mexico, that is in many sections, can
produce potatoes that with careful cul
tivation with some experience and
with proper attention can beat the
choicest of Colorado tubers. Potatoes
could be raised in Taos county, in the
mountainous sections of Colfax county
in the mountains east and north of
this city, in the Estancia valley and
surrounding valleys on the Gila river
and in many other parts in large quan
tities and of excellent qaulity and
should supply the home demand. What
Colorado climate and soil can do New
Mexico climate and soil can produce
still better provided brains, knowledge
experience and proper cultivation and
labor are applied and used. The Gree
ley potato crop this year from a com
paratively small area amounts to about
10,000 car loads, and is selling at very
handsome figures. It is therefore no
wonder that the farmers of that sec
tion are very prosperous and are liv
ing on the fat of the land. There is
absolutely no good reason why within
years, similar results
lukewarm. From our standpoint, the
sooner .we can get statehood and be. the next few
relieved from the tutorage of a terri-(should not be obtained in the Sunshine
tory and are allowed to 'paddle our , Territory. It is gratifying to announce
own canoe,' the better we will like it. I that in the Estancia valley and in the
Eastern New Mexico during the past j surrounding sections where agricul
few years, has had an influx of at lure and the raising of crops are still
least 12,000 American citizens who be-.in their infancy quite a crop of very
lieve in self-government and in look-' good potatoes has been raised there
ing out for themselves. This is the 'and are being sold to the mercantile
class of people, hardy, sturdy men, establishments at very good rates,
who have built up the great west, so 'what is being done there can be done
far and who have settled in our conn-'elsewhere in New Mexico.
ty and vicinity and we know thev are
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
ATTORNEY8ATLAW.
MAX. FROST,
Attorney at Law.
Santa Fe New Mexico
G. W. PRICH tiD,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Practices iu all the District CourU
and gives special attention to cases
before the Territorial Supreme Court.
Office: Laughlin Blk., Santa Fe, N. M.
BENJAMIN M. READ
Attorney at Law.
Sfinta Fe, New Mexico.
Oflke: Sena Block, Palac Avenue.
WILLIAM H. H. LLEWELLYN,
Attorney at Law.
Las Cruces, New Mexico.
United States District Attorney.
A. W. POLLARD,
Attorney at Law.
District Attorney, Luna County.
Demlng New Mexico.
EDWARD C. WADE,
Attorney at Law.
Practice in the Supreme and Dis
trict Courts of the Territory, In the
Probate Courts and before the U, S.
Surveyor General and U. S. Land
Offices. Las Cruces, N. M.
E. C. ABBOTT,
Attorney at Law.
Practices in the District and Su
preme Courts. Prompt and careful
attention given to all business.
Santa Fe New Mexico.
A. B. RENEHAN,
Practices In the Supreme and Dis
trict Courts. Mining and Land Law
a Specialty. Office iu Catron Block,
Santa Fo, N. M.
CHAS. F. EASLEY,
(Late Surveyor General.)
Attorney at Law.
Santa Fe New Mexico...
Land and Mining Business a Specialty.
GEORGE B. BARBER,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Lincoln, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Practice in the District Court and
Supreme Courts of the Territory.
Prompt Attention Given to All
Business.
FRANK W. CLANCY,
Attorney at Law.
District Attorney for Second Judicial
District.
Practices In the District Court and
Mie Supreme Court of the Territory;
also before the United States Supreme
Court in Washington.
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
AN APOLOGY.
Generally speaking, tiie hardest
for statehood, and we express their
senrnents when we say 'God speed to
the statehood movement and urge Gov- thing for an individual as well as a
ornor Curry, Delegate Andrews and newspaper is to acknowledge him
others in authority and in power to self or itself in error. But.
work with might and main to give us not for The Daily , New Mexl-self-government.'
" 'can, which has never flinched in
"" 1 its duty in this respect, not out of
..., fear, but out of a sense of justice, al-
BRYAN THE
DEMOCRACY.
though occasion for this has been less
frpniipni in i'rs fortv-flve vears of ex-
It is certainly a remarkable fact and Stence than during the life of most
one unprecedented in American polit- other newspapers,
leal history that Colonel William Jen-, It accused the correspondent of the
nings Bryan has been for eleven years Albuquerque Journal of having obtain
and is today the absolute dictator or ed certam new8 ilems surreptitloiJBly
what is ca led the Democratic party and dlshone8tly believing it was
0 the United States. In the words .me& m so doi
01 Mr. Cleveland this is a condition. nmovor u hn. ,, Pnlninm, tn
mill uui. it. uiuui V.
SPEED THE
MOVE
It. can not be doubted by those who
eep acquainted with the trend of
public events and public sentiment,
that Mr. Bryan can have the Demo
cratic nomination for the presidency
next year if he desires it or can name
the candidate for the party if he so
wishes it. It is also almost certain
that he will write the platform for the
Democracy next year.
I'nder the heading "Mr. Bryan and
His Party" the Kansas City Star is
of the opinion that the gravest re
it since last evening that the news in
question was not thus obtained, but
through legitimate sources and after
the afternoon papers had gone to
press. It was also informed this morn
ing that the news was not divulged
until after warrants had been issued
and the cause for suppressing it, no
longer existed.
Therefore, the Daily New Mexican
offers an apology to the correspondent
in this matter and thanks him for hav
ing drawn its attention to what now
STATEHOOD
ME NT.
The Montoya Republican, published
in Montoya, eastern Quay county, is
one of the newspapers recently start
ed in that great and growing section
of New Mexico. The paper, as it's
name indicates, la Republican in noli
tics and is on the right side as far as
statehood Is concerned. In It's last
issue it comments editorially upon the
statehood situation in the following
vigoFous and plain-spoken manner:
"A review of the situation in our
territory "shows that the leading Re
publicans, generally, and many lead
ing Democrats favor the promptest
action toward the admission of New
Mexico into the sisterhood of states.
About six weeks ago, Delegate An
drews, in a statement in the Santa
Fe New Mexican, the leading and
strongest daily paper in the territory,
declared himself as unequivocally in
favor of this plan and Btates that he
would immediately, upon the assem
bling of Congress, introduce a bill for
an enabling act that would contain
liberal provisions and which he would
sponsibility as far as his party is ai'l"'" w nave uwn H ieKimHiiu ui-
concorned rests upon Mr. Bryan. The rov
Daner is of the oninion that so stronc
is the personal influence of William According to me aiuuquerque
Jennings Bryan that no nroeresa in morning paper the ".plunderbund" 1.1
the direction of a line-up for next responsible- for the investment by the
year can be made so long as his posi- Phelps, Dodge and Company of about
tion with reference to the presiden- $10,000,000 in railroads and mining en
tial nomination remains undetermined, torpnses within the last six years.
It is given out that among those who Score another for the "plunderbund."
would be candidates if Mr. Bryan Would that there were more of them.
should announce that he would not The benefits the present "plunder
accept the nomination, there Is not bund" has brought to the territory
a single man who would oppose a since 1S97 are certainly very apparent
Bryan candidacy. So it is seen by when the great increase In railroad
Mr. Bryan as well as by others that mileage, in industrial development, in
he must declare himself. population and in investment of capi
It is doubtful whether the history tal are considered. The "plunderbund'
of American politics shows another 3 n right, regardless of the fulmina
example of personal sway like that tions and accusations of the fake re
of Mr. Bryan. At this time he con
trols his. party, in a political sense,
even more than President Roosevelt
dominates the Republican organiza
tion. It cannot be recalled that any
other man who has not achieved the
H. B. HOLT,
Attorney at Law.
Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Practices In the District Courts as
well as before the Suprein- Court of
the Territory.
MARK B. THOMPSON "
Attorney-at-Law
District Attorney. Eieath District.
Oona Ana, Lincoln and Otero Counties.
Las Cruces New Mexico
HARVIE DUVAL,
Attorney at Law.
Land, Mining and Corporation Law ex
clusively. Practice in all the District
Courts and Supreme Court. Special
attention to perfecting titles and or
ganizing and financing land and min
ing properties.
Office, Laughlin Bldg., Santa Fe, N. M.
THE FIRST pTIOfJAL Ui
OF SANTA TE.
The oldest banking Institutio n in New Mexico. Established in 1870.
RUFU3 J. PALEN, President. JOHN H. VAUGHN, Cashier.
LEVI A. HUGHES, Vice Presi dent. ALFRED H. BRODHEAD,
Assistant Cashier.
Capital Stock, $150,000.
Surplus and Undivided Profits $63,500.
Transacts a general banking business in all its branches. Loans
money on the most favorable terms on all kinds of personal and col
lateral security. Buys and sells bonds and stocks in all markets for
Its customers. Buys and sslls domestic and foreign exchange and
makes telegraphic transfers of money to all ports of the civilized
world on as libera! terms as are given by any money transmitting
agency, public or private. Interest allowed on time deposits at the
rate of three per cent per annum, on six months' or year's term.
Liberal advances made on consignments of live stock and products.
The bank executes all orders of its patrons In the banking line, and
aims to extend to them as liberal treatment In all respects, as it con
consistent with safety and the principles of sound banking. Safety De
posit boxes for rent. The patronage of the public Is respectfully solicited.
THE PALACE HOTEL
WILLIAM VAUGHN, Propi.
One of the Best Hotels in the West
Cuisine and Table Service Unexcelled
Large Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers.
Santa Fe, Mew Mexico. Washington Avenue
LACOMB & GALLE, Proprietors.
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American and European Plan. Commodious Sample Rooms. Steam
Heated. Electric Lighted. Every Room a Good Ore. Short Order
Department Open Day and Night. Press the Button we do the rest.
H. M. DOUGHERTY,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Practices in the Supreme and District
Courts of the Territory.
Office, Socorro. New Mexico.
CATRON & GORTNER.
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
Catron Block-
Santa Fe New Mexico.
JOHN K. STAUFFER,
Notary Public.
Office with the New Mexican Print
ing Co., Santa Fe, New Mexico.
ROMAN L. BACA,
Real Estate and Mines.
Spanish Translator, Notary Public.
Office Griffin Bldg., . Washington
Ave., Santa Fe, N. M.
00B0HH
0 HOTEL HUD eilFE
THE BEST PUCE IN TOWN TO GET A GOOD MEAL,
If You Have Not Taken p. Meal at The (Coeonado) it
Will Pay to Do so Why Not Join These People.
GOOD ROOMS WITH ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES.
Short orders upon short notice. We cater to the appetites of our
customers. COME, come, uumju.
G. LUPE HERRERA, Prop.
formers and their yellow sheets.
The citizens of this city and county
should attend the county statehood
league meeting this evening, and take
nnrt in thfi nveanlzation of the leacue.
presidency has ever acquired such a S(;l(unood means much for this city
puwumu 8np on ma puny, as a rum, Bnd probably ..more so than to any oth
er place in the Sunshine Territory.
failure means loss of prestige. But
Mr. Bryan has met with two defeats
in the last eleven years; yet during
all of that time he has been the un
disputed leader, and most of the time
the absolute dictator of his party, lr
he had demanded a nomination in 1904
he could have secured it. The nomi
nation of another man was possible
only because he declared that he was
The citizen who opposes the project
or is lukewarm to it is simply standing
in his own light and is a detriment to
the well being and progress of the
city. This is too plain to need argu
ment or discussion.
IJ. S. Senator J. B. Foraker now has
not a candidate. Even in that year it another cause for disgust at President
was Bryan, not Parker, who repre- oweveii. me ue itmeu u, u.
sented Democratic leadership in the President in the Louisiana cane breaks
popular sense. wa3 biS black-
Does all this mean that Mr. Bryan,
in spite of his failure to achieve the .Mrs. Russell Sage may not know
presidency, Is a man of extraordinary much about business, but she la evi-
that the aentiy nonost. sne nas jusi paia an
OSTEOPATHY.
DR. CHARLES A. WHEELON,
Osteopath.
No. 103 Palace Ave.
Successfully treats acute and chronic
diseases without drugs or medicines.
No charge for Consultation.
Hours: 9-12 m 2-5 p. m. 'Phone 156.
CONY T. BROWN,
Mining Engineer.
Secretary and Treasurer New Mexico
8chool of Mines.
Socorre New Mexico.
CORBET & 8MYTHE,
I Civil, Mining and Hydraulic Engineers.
AsanjuB buu uenera.1 tjumracung.
U. 8. Deputy Mineral Surveyors.
East side Plaza. Santa Fe, N. M.
DAVID M. WHITE, C. E.
, (Late Territorial Engineer.)
Irrigation, Water Supply, Railroad
and Bridge Building. j
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
. iv. ..fmnct nfmnpitv. Oovernor genius, or does it mean
Curry has also expressed himself as party has become weak, aimless and outlawed debt Incurred by her father
strongly in favor of the same proposi- inassortlve, and is, therefore, easily many .years ago.
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Court Fidelity and Publi c Official Bonds Lowest Rates.
Strong Line of Fire Insurance Companies.
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HOT TAM ALES.
Hot Tamales, Chile Verde, Chile
Colorado, Pozole with Cueritos, Me
nudo and Chicken Temole are among
the Mexican and Spanish dishes which
are being served nightly at the up-to-date
short order house, The Bon Tod
Restaurant.
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