Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-12
Some Plain Talk.

To the Editor of the New Mexican.
SANTA FE, March 1.-THE effort now
being made to incorporate Santa Fe as a
tirst-class city, must, in the very nature
Of the conditions prevailing here, be
brought to conclusion by and through
a campaign of education. The commit
tee unto whose hands the preliminaries
of this most important movement has
been given will no doubt see the ad-
visibility as well as the necessity Of nam
ing subcommittee to go out among the
people and frankly and fully discuss and
explain the objects sought to be accom-
plished and the great benefits resulting
therefrom. Let us not, however, waste
too much time about it. l note the
New MExIcAN's remark of a few days ago
wherein reference was made to "sixty
days" for
SETTLING THIS QUESTION.
Now I think thirty days should suffice.
Let the campaign" be a short but ami
mated one. The thing has got to be set
tied, and this means that it has got to be
settled in the right way, SO let every live
man in the town be up and doing. 1t is the
sincere hope of very many citizens
that the minor details will have
been fully agreed upon before the close
of the present week-that is, the boun-
diary lines settled and the enumeration
under way, and the question of incorpors-
ton submitted to the people inside Of
thirty days; prior to April 10, if possible.
1 think every man who was at the mass
meeting at the court house
WILL CHEERFULLY LEAVE
the question Of city limits to the members
of the executive committee now at work on
the subject. Whether it be deemed wise to
make the area large or small in tho be-
ginning, l think the people are for it; for
no man with an atom of common sense
in his composition, and who has at heart
the welfare and prosperity of Santa Fe
and her people at this vital time, can
afford to oppose any plan agreed upon by
a majority of this representative commit
tee.
And if incorporation should be voted
down, then what? Unquestionably the
many improvements now contemplated in
the way Of new buildings, street railways,
enlargement and extension of the
electric light plant, manufacture
of brick, etc., and upon which
the poor people rely for employment
during the summer, will all collapse,
Stagnation will fall over the capital town
LIKE A PAIL,
end that, too, at time when everything
indicates remarkable season Of business
activity for every other part Of the terri
tory. Another consequence of defeat, in
which the upper and middle classes are
concerned, is that all real estate values
will fall at least so per cent. Particularly
will this be the case about the plaza and
throughout the eastern section of the
town where the bulk of the opposition to
this advance step is said to have its lodg.
ment. This would indeed be disastrous
it would very materially affect the pock.
cts Of large number of citizens. And
after it is all over, and
INCORPORATION is VOTED DOWN,
as some predict it will be, what can the
progressive element dol mean those
who love Santa Fe, and have faith that
here must be built the most beautiful and
healthful city in the west-whst can
they do? A great deal! They can con.
centrate their efforts on the south
side of the Rio Santa Fe
and establish new town! From the
capitol south and with College street on
the east and the A., T. & s. F. depot on
the west there is a fine territory Of most
| ly unoccupied land, owned by men Of
brains, capital and enterprise-men who
have ample means to erect modem bust
ness and dwelling houses for all corners,
and they will do It; they will