Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-08-29

ject IN view, and under present circum.
stances that objes, could not poasibly be-
anything .lse than to discourage the
convention called TO be held at Albu
querque on tue 18th inst and what Oh
iect could any Denver journal or any
other Denver interest have In discour.
agina sus,' movement M that except
the one inacated 10y the Headlight Ia
the paragraph quoted above; Absolute.
~ none. Continuing on this subject,
the Headlight, says
Tho construction ~ railroad lines, IN
TINS dnl of Keen competition IN all lines
~ busiu~.s, especially tfnnspOrtAtions,
pattak.a In gely % the element ~ mill.
tary strategy. Albuquerque holds 10 n
large scn,r, he key To the situation.
Is, Discreet management she eau become
the great railway centre ~ the south
wet between Kansas City and San
Francisco, aud 1t IL not impossiUle that
this present movement may prove to her
the turning ONT 10 the contamination
~ that end. She has her road to the
northeast, the west aud the south
Whist she wants nov, ard they seem VI
be PLAINLY IN sight, IN roads to the
southwest, the nofthwcst, the east,
aud the southeast. With the cxcep
tinn ~ the southwest, all h-s-.
are practically under way headed Tor A..
bupuotgup Their construction 10 only
aquestlun ~ time, aud Albuquerque nov
holds the ruiRnc ~ vantage. but Whsth'
or they will all center there will depend
somewhat upon the management ~ her
people To H'cutu the ttuitiun ~ pre-.
sent most favorable rond tIuns, they
must heed the admonliiun tn the apoa.
ties be wise as setpgntH aud harmless
M doves Waste little time or effort un
enterprises that are going On smoothly
eniugh, but put IN their beat Efforts uu
thOse tina, Will make Albuquerque an ~
s-ntinl puiut ~ rail Aay construction. 4
roA FROM III" rurthSett, and tho eSt-n
SION - the u \ Il. q. t0 Dcming IN the
sputhSeet esIecialy the latter. constr
tutc points IN the game that would iury
tably force all the Others to Albuqurr
que.
The points in the foregoing quotation
rrc ali well taken The etalemeuts Their,
made represent not only the sentiment,
~ Demlug. but ~ the entire southv est
and whllc wc have always been anIiou'
To act IA harmony with Denver, and u,
; anything wccouH 10 promote her utter
eats while advancing our own, she mus
|, deal With uson the tguare. We are ~ NJ
| much importance To- Denver M she IN l.
: W.; anl though W. bslieVe Il would be I,
our interest To- have u direct liue to Den
YER, aud have asked her corporation il
the mater, stDll Il ~ no vital affair viii
! us, We have got along very well ~ trad
ing with kausas CITY up to this time
! aud II Denver don't want Our trade W,
can continue To deal in the same quart,
for several years more
referred To was written IN the News ii
tirr. II has all the marks OF NOVICE
and very laundering one AT that, an,
honce We are not disposed to hold tina
Journal or the people ~ Denver rrspon
4 sible FOR it, but We want TO Whisper il
!. the ear 81 the editor oi that csl imnbl
Journal hut It seems To b. time To- wax
:, up the tool killer.
y Albuquerque II not dependent upoI
!. the caprices oi any other town, Zig or 1T
D tie. She ~ able 10 hoe her own row, bu
: believing that It would naturally be ben
Q eticial TO both Denver and Albuqucrqu
Z 10 push the matter OF the extension G
the ID. 4 r. q, to this place, We hav
called 4 convention In that interest. q
the suggestion Of Denver, and have hss
o the date 81 It at a time to beat accomm,
u date the delegates expected 70 a,ten
q from that city. II, under these circun
stances, the people Of Denver propos
to endorse the position taken by tn
News, and "go back" on the NOV,
Q ment, We shall regard it, at the least, n
being extraordinary.