Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-11-18
A GOOD REPORT FROM MR.. MILLS.
The Pastor Speaks in Behalf Ofa Public
Library and the Building up Of
Santa Fe.
To the EDITOR OF the New Mexican.

To the EDITOR OF the New Mexican.
SANTA FE, n. NJ, Nov. III am glad
you called attention in your paper of
Monday to the sermon in the Methodist
church On last Sabbath evening as it en-
ables ne to give what did say more
! publcitr through the column of the New
MEXICAN than could hope to otherwise.
| was speaking in reference to public
| libr ary, and have wanted to write an
article On this subject for your paper for
| some time and now have an opportunity
| We had present house full of people,
the great majority of whom were young
men, and after speaking on the subject Of
"amusements," and against harmful ones,
the question came, where could the young
men OF Santa Fe spend their eveningsf
said it vas a shame that in a place as
large as this that there was not single
public library or reading room in the
city where the young men could go of an
evening to write letters and read the
papers and magazines of the day, but
were obliged to go to saloons and other
places of evil influence, if they wished to
meet together. l said it would be more to
the credit of our city fathers and the Board
of Trade, and more to the advantage of
our city, if there would be spent few
hundred dollars for the purpose of estab-
lishing public library or opening good
reading room in our city, than have spent
nearly thousand dollars inside of
month feasting and wining visitors at the
Palace hotel. | thought money spent for
good public library would do more to
attract families and settlers to our city
than money spent in any other way.
Now in regard to these things | want to
add that, as city, we are behind the
times and behind other cities even here
in New Mexico. A year ago, to my
knowledge, there was not such thing
in our part of the territory as public
library or free reading room, but to-day
Las Vegas has such reading room and
has had it open for several months. |
Ration opens library, ETC., this present
month. Albuquerque has a regular
charer library organization under the
auspices of some of the best ladies of
that city, and few days ago read how
they raised few hundred dollars for this |
the home of Hon. John A. Lee. Now | |
and capable ladies in our city as in any
city in New Mexico, and if they would |
only band themselves together for this
purpose they would make success of it.
| am citizen OF Santa Fe and believe in
its future. I believe we have the hest
climate under the sun. l will allow no
one to sacrifice more for the benefit of
this city chan myself.
Because of these things and because of
having the good of this city and its in
habitants at heart, appeal to the ladies
to take this matter OF a public library in
charge, and | also appeal to our mer-
chants, our business men generally, to
help them by all means in their power go
we may soon have in Santa Fe public
library of which as citizens we may all be
proud. 1t can be done.
III regard to that other matter, referring
to what the New MEXICAN said about a
da"lng class being started in the city, |
said that | thought that a good music
class or singing school would be more
profitable to our young people. Can any
one doubt this? | wish good singing
school could be started in our city this
winter. / feel sure if such one was
church could be easily persuaded to open
the doors of their church building for that
purpose. We are awake down here at
the Methodist church, and have our eyes
open to all that ia going on around us. A
Sabbath evening seldom passes that the
pastor does not mention the New Mex
ICAN by name in referring to a bit OF news
Or a suggestion. We believe that it is
minister's duty to help the city and its
people where he resides and build them
up in all things that are helpful to the
best of his ability. In fact, to do the
same work that good editor should do.
We believe We ought to be partners to-
5ether in this thing. In order that we
may understand each other, and so may
help and not hinder one another, as there
s but one daily paper in our city, and |
subscribe for the Daily New MEXICAN, l
hereby invite the editors of that paper to
attend our evening services or else send
reporter. Yours truly, G. l. MILLS.