Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-05
CLIMATIC COMPARISONS.
A Feature of Wealth Too Long Neglect
ed-A Timely Suggestion to Men
of Business.
70 the Editor OF the New Mexican.

70 the Editor OF the New Mexican
SANTA FE, July s. Permit new
conner, tender-foot, if~you please, to use
your columns for few reflections upon
your Climatic wealth." Fresh as I am
from the torrid and horrid heat of north
ern cities-old, dusty, hot st. Louis, in
particular, and to me, more than any one
else, the great contrast in climatic condi-
tions stands out most delightfully."- promi-
nent. There, where the 9O's are consid-
cred "a cool day" you may better imagine
the delight with which your humble cor
respondent is enjoying the change here
in your ancient city OF the Holy Faith.
| am more than surprised that your peo-
pie here have not made more capital of
your climate-w where there are thousands
seeking what you have here in such
abundance-weather fit to live in. As a
comparison with other-and distant
northern cities, one need but look at the
daily papers filled, column after COL
umn, with terrible accounts of sunstroke
"a thing as unknown here in this eli
mate, as frostbite at the equator. For
instance, take Mondays account of the
sunstrokes in the Globe-Democrat, which
with glaring headlines announces "Still
in the Nineties; hot weather continues
with little prospect of relief" Then fol-
lows list of deaths, four in number
then prostrations, eleven in number
three deaths reported at Dubuque, Iowa;
three deaths at Kankakee, ILL.,; two
deaths at Cairo, ILL.,; at Casey, ILL.,, 100
head of horses are reported as having
died from the heat, "the thermometer
ranging from 95 to 105 degrees in the
shade" In Havana it is reported 1O2 in
the shade; at Tuscola, ILL.,, twenty-five
head of horses are listed as killed by the
heat.
Way up at Chicago, the Breezy City by
the lakes, over eighty deaths are regis
tered in two days; "at o'clock in the
evening the thermometer registering 90.'
But why prolong the list? This, too, all
going on while here in balmy Santa Fe the
most perfect climate prevails the year
round, and thousands there are who
would flock to your doors were the facts
only known. Reading your suggestions
in reference to pamphlet containing Rev.
E. W. Meany's article called this forth,
and having read the article referred to,
in my opinion, your Board Of Trade, if
you have one, or your business mems
association, or better yet, your business
men, your hotel men, your real estate
men, could do no better thing for them
selves and the people generally than raise
apurse OF say enough to print 10000 copies
of this article and distribute them broad
cast, especially to those sweltering centers
where the heat is killing men and horses
by the score. l am charmed with your
city, its antiquity, its delightful location,
and perfectly infatuated with your equable
and healthy climate. Where "back in
the states" as your old timers put it, l
suffered night and day from the excessive
heat in summer and the extreme cold in
winter, here / bask in sunshine and
bathe in the cooling breeze, and drink in
all your beauty OF surroundings and wish
that all the suffering world only knew OF
your numerous attractions here. Chicago
will give $l,000,000 month for one
month of your climate at this season. Ad-
vertise it make it known through every
possible channel, there is money in it to
you as a city. Tenderfootedly yours,
r, NJ, T,