Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-09-26
MR.. CATRON TALKS.
Business Prosperity and Politics as He
Saw Them on His Trip East.
Good Times Coming,
Statehood Honors for New Mexico Pub
lie Sentiment in Favor of this
Territory's Admission.

Hon. T. B. Catron got home this morn
ing from trip east as far as West Vir-
ginia, visiting his old home at Lexington,
Missouri, st. Louis, Chicago and other
points. He said he had pleasant jour
ney, barring the heat, which was intense
throughout the central west and middle
states. Business, Mr.. Catron says, is
picking up wonderfully. An extraordi-
nary amount of western grain is rolling
into the eastern markets; three times
the amount went on the market last
month as compared with the same date
last year, and the rush has tended to
keep prices down, yet the foreign situa-
ton is such that there is demand for all
this nation can produce at highly profit
able figures, and the result is that the
general business tendency is upward
and exceedingly bright for the near
future. BY December | it is thought
flush times will prevail both east and
west.
The country through which Mr.. Caron
journeyed is looking finely, and every
where are evidences of popular thrift, and
spirit of good cheer prevails among all
classes. In the principal corn producing
states extreme warm, dry weather has
prevailed for the past three weeks, just
the sort OF weather required to harden
the corn and fully mature the grain, and
the great crop is now safe from any posi-
bic injury by frosts.
you were interviewed in St. Louis on
the statehood question ?" said the writer.
"Yes," responded Mr.. Catron, 81 met
representative Of the Globe-Democrat
and was careful to answer his lnteroga-
tons fully, but he didn't quite catch my
idea, it appears, regarding the character
of our population. What | did say was
that the inhabitants of New Mexico num-
Der over 10000. and are composed one
half OF people from the states and for
eigners and half OF native defendants
of Mexlcans.
"And you think the prospects for New
Mexico's admission are fair" queried the
scribe.
ooh, yes; we are alright on statehood
said the distinguished attorney. 'lf we
manage things right among ourselves We
will certainly secure the admission OF the
territory at an early day. base my opin
ION on the sentiment found to exls
among the leading meu Of the country
wherever | visited. They seem to think
the time has now come when the
territories, outside of those burdenec
with Mormonism, should be allowed tt
assume statehood honors and cease to be
burden to the national government
1t is admitted that New Mexico is abun
dainty qualified to assume the dignity anc
responsibility of state government. The
Mormon question will, OF course, long ba1
out Utah, and will prove, think, rath
er serious obstacle to Arizona's admls
sion."
GLOW did you find the political situa
tion," was asked.
"Well, the country is alright as far al
Republicans are concerned. The gooC
times which inspire renewed business
activity makes it evident that the masses
are satisfied with the up-building policy o
home institutions which has always beer
the main spllng of the Republican party
All eyes are centered at present on OHIO
and Mckinley's election is just as certain
as anything can be that hasn't actual,
TRANSFERRED. That Major Mckinley viii
be Ohio's next governor is not now to b.
questioned. The Republicans will con
troll the legislature and John Sherman
will again be sent back to the senate"