Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-29

scere. The magnificent band of the
10th infantry, Mr.. Creutzburg, leader
will be In Albuquerque during the fair
and, aside from any other attraction,
that alone should draw crowd. | have
been impressed with the fine personal
appearance CT the enlisted men of the
10th. Yesterday as the guard marched
by, | scanned their faces and confess
myself wondering where on earth and
how, 30 superior squad of men was
found and brought into the U. S. service
They were not only sodierly in tread
and bearing, but their faces were the re.
fined, clear cut faces Of scholarly men
men not unused to the usapes and
formalitles of good society and whose past
had been OF kind to engender self
respect and pride. The personel of the
United States army has changed greatly
within the last twenty years and greatly
for the better.
The talk Of the change OF department
headquarters to this point is still on but
the tardiness OF action at Washington
bodies ill for Santa Fe. If the whole
west, this side Of the Mississippi, were
searched for suitable spot for perman-
ent headquarters for the department, it
would be impossible to select point in
all respects as ftly adapted to the Pc
culiar demands. The government ground
is sufficient for any extra demands for
quarters, etc., that might be made, and
in every other respect the ancient city
is prominently fitted for military CEN
ter. Two things, believe, belong to
Sonfa To Lok oh h. toI
from her by her more progressive, for
tunate, commercial sisters-the capital
and the military. No other town but is
so placed that her growth must be up
ward with the prosperity of the terri.
tory. Albuquerque is destined to be
the great city of the new state and she
can afford to give 10 her neighbor the
two things that have been hers for gen.
erations and which are part of the ex-
quisite picture which belongs not alone
to Santa Fe but to all New Mex
leo. There isn't history or legend
of the past that is not as much a part of
the history and legend of Albuquerque,
and whilst | love my own home and an
proud of her and her future, hope never
to see the day dawn when Santa Fe will
be deprived of her honors. Queen OF the
west, her feet bathed in the blood of
her bead crowned by heroes, che
belongs to every patriotic son and daugh
ter Of New Mexico, and the greater the
homage paid her the greater the honor to
us.
The gaunt ruins OF the capitol are being
taken down, but SO far as |
have been able to see, there is an apa-
thetc sort Of dilatorness about the work
that betokens some undercurrent adverse
to rebuilding. AS | don't propose to get
myself into any political rows with my
shall not venture on an
opinion, but do say that if the Santa Fe
Ladies Board of trade had the building in
charge, every brick and block OF stone
would have been down before this and
to show for the new structure.
That Board of Trade Of which Cora L.
Bartlett is president, is only fair
sample OF what the women of this
town can accomplish wheE they
start to do it. They have grown tired
Of Uttered up, slovenly streets OF the un-
tidy plaza, OF the lack OF seating capacity
around the band, of the happy-go-lucky
method OF entertaining unexpected strang-
ers, and half score of other things, so
they have organized this board to correct
the abuses; to clean up and brighten the
city; to place new benches in the public
square and show visitors every attention
that the Board of Trade masculine might
overlook. In connection with this they
act as Benevolent society, and when to
his they shall add Humane society
they will have covered the entire ground
1f necessities.
1t is true that Santa Fe is taking no
steps backward, and altho' her forward
march is not by bounds, it is steady and
lure. There is more or less building
,oing on all the time and of handsome,
III bstantial character, and whatever i'm
u OVEN ents are made they are OF the kind
hat adCs to the charm of the old city.