Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-08
FAIR PLAY A JEWEL.
The Rock Islands Official Paper Speaks
of New Mexico and Her Won
drous Riches.

The most complete descriptive article
on New Mexico that has ever appeared
in any outside publication is printed in
the February number of the Western
Trail, the immigration organ OF the great
Rock Island route. In a private letter to
the New MEXICAN Mr.. Geo. II. Smith.
who is assistant general ticket agent and
editor OF the Trail, writes:
81 trust that you will be convinced, on
reading this article, that we are not neg
lecting your section OF the country"
A perusal of the article in question
makes one glad that he lives in New
Mexico. The Trail presents its thousands
of readers with column and a half ex-
position of this territory sresources, every
line of which is full OF pith and fact. Every
interest is touched upon; every section of
the territory given fair and candid treat
ment. Its truthfulness and cundor will
not be questioned at home, and let us
hope that it will not be abroad, but it
probably will. 1t will be re sarded almost
as Il fairy tale by some, no uoubt This
has been one of New Mexico's draw
backs; her riches are so great that if one
tells the truth half the people " ill count it
simply eXaggeration. And so many of
them will regard the trails splendid re-
view OF our terriiory's affairs, hence it will
behoove the Trail to repeat these articles
from time to time if it desires to establish
Il record for complete honesty OF state
ment.
Santa Fe county's coal, iron, copper,
lead, lumber and precious metal interests
are given special mention in this article,
also our superior agricultural and horti-
cultural advantages, for which the passen-
ger department of the Rock Island will
please accept the thanks Of this people
Fair play is "a jewel, but New Mexico gets
SO little OF it usually that when it does
come here, people are especially grateful
But here's Il paragraph from the Trail
which the New MEXICAN takes particular
pleasure in reproducing.
"The construction of the Chicago, Kan
sas q Nebraska extension of the Rock Is
land route to Colorado Springs, Denver
and Pueblo, and its intimate connection
at those terminals with other railway sys-
zip eA at sou''t anu sou'll"es', ao
Seil 10 80; n,.e Jo,t ~ u ss oHn naln ilie
nv a' - a~ Wa" Mor;oo "sU, sttIs anu s al
so ~ 1Jem oNU ',tS ~. o'' .ts. eas' iUr
ties for transportation which can not fail
to very greatly stimulate its agricultural
and mining development and commercial
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