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


with the plain terms OF the statute, and
the evident intention OF the frRmsru OF
the law, that an appeal 10 the supreme
court could not relieve itself OF the sus.
picIon ot being an attempt, not 10 pro.
mote the cause Of justice, but to kill
time, and 10 cause n portion 10 the school
funds for the next two years, to be eth
er tied up in the treasury or devoted 10
uses not contemplated by the Legislature
nor authorized by the law, and We can
not believe that the solicitor general OF
the territory will allow himself TO be-
come party to any such questionable
scheme.
ALHuQUEnQVE CONVENTION
The Denver Republican IN ,ts issue ~
Monday last has the following we'll writ
ton and truthful editorial on the railroad
situation Of New Mexico, aud calls upon
Denver to sppolnt delegates to the rail
road convention, which meets in this
city on the 18th Of September. The lie.
publican 10 a great journal, manned by
editors u broad and progressive ideas,
and they are we'll aware OF the fact that
an eI,eusicvs Of the Denver n Rio Grande
down the valley to Albuquerque. tapping
one OF the most fertile sections OF New
Mexico, and thence on 10 the great min
eral regions would be ot lncaiculable
benefit To Denver Read the Republi.
cans article;
The Commercial club OF Albuquerque
las called u railway convention 10 meet
IN that city on the 18th OF next month
The purpose Of this convention 10 ~ con
slider the matter u Ap extension % tho
Denver 4 RIO 0rands railroad from it's
present terminus at E~panola, by way OF
Santa Fe and Albuquerque ~ the south
ern part ot the tsrritors.
Denver has been invited 20 send dele
gates and We hope that tho Chamber OF
Commerce will appoint . good delega.
ton Of men who Will attend the couyen.
ton. Denver 10 interested 10 the pro.
posed extension OF the Rio Grsnde. for
II will open up 10 the trade of this city q
large part of the fruitful and prosperous
territory OF New Mexico.
Cnfortunately, there 10 an impression
that the Albuquerque convention was
called for the purpose of sntagonizing
the scheme for the construction OF
raiIrosd from Trinidad, by way Of Las
Vegas and White Oaks. 10 III Paso.
There 10 no need % this, for the two pro-
jects are not antagonistic. Possibly the
impression 10 due 10 the fact that some
people hsvs talked about extending the
Rio Grands below Albuquerque " White
Oaks and thence To Fl Paso. This 10 =
practicable scheme, hut We question IL
the route proposed would be the best
either for the Rio Grands Railroad com.
peny OF for the city Of Albuquerque.
The bsst mineral region OF New Mexi
co 10 that which lies west of the Rio
Grands valley aud south OF the Atlantic
a Pacific railway. This mineral region
extends westward into Arizona and EN-.
braces the southeastern part of that ter.
ritory. The proper course for an extsn.
sion OF the Rio Grsnde south of Albu.
querqus would be into south western Neg
Mexico and southeastern Arizona. A
branch TO White Oaks would bs erpedi
ent; but that 10 not tho proper course
for the main line.
II We we're consulting II Paso's inter.
ssts rather than Albuquerdu dus's, We should
say that the road ought to parallel the
AtShisop, Topeka 4 Santa Fe all the way
from Albuquerque to VI Paso, with q
system 10 branches upon both sides OF
the main line. But Albuquerque would
not be particularly interested 10 an eI
tension OF the road Ia . direct south line
below Socorro. beavers interest 10 sim.
liar 10 that OF Albuquerqus's. III PaHo
does not seem TO care much about II one
way or the other.
Possibly, 10 view OF what he's just been
said, Il would bs we'll for the Albuqusr.
QUO convention 70 consider an extension
~ the Denver 4 RIO 0rande in = south.
westerly direction, 90 M to tap the min
eral region Just referred 10. The people
NJ Las Vegas could not call scheme OF
that sort sntagonistic 10 their own pro
ject. 10 this view, the aid Of the psopls
OF Silvsr City and other towns Of south.
western New MsEico should be solicited.
Full information should be obtained con-
csrning the mineral resources Ut that
part u tho territory, 10 order that tho
Dsnvsr 4 RIO 0rsnds people might 6s
Informed In regard TO the probable traffic
which such an extension OF their road
would secure