Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-02-06
AN INTERVIEW.


have extraordinary good luck in get
ting interviewed in the east
Wednesdays Globe-Democrat ha,
the following:
Mr.. Charles S. Davis, Of New
Mexico, arrived in the city yester
day and is staying at the Lindell
Mr.. Davis is interested in the Mora
mines, and he is one Of the pur.
chasers of the newly.built King
smelter of Trinidad, Colo, which
has just been bought for $4,000,
and which is to be turned over 70 the
Colorado Copper company, recently
established at Detroit. "New Mex
ico," said Mr.. Davis, "has exper-
fenced this year one of the greatest
snow storms known in its history.
The snow on the flats lay as deep as
four feet. The damage to stock has
not yet been accurately estimated,
but it will unqueStionably be exceed
ingly heavy. However, the fall of
snow is likely to prevent the drouth
by which the territory has been af-
flicted for many years, and may after
all be a blessing in disguise. For the
rest, l predict that New Mexico is
soon to be admitted to statehood.
We have an old friend in the War
office-the Hon. Steve b. Elkins. He
and Tom Catron, of Santa Fe, have
done more to develop the territory
in the past than any other two men
in the United States. They have
brought order out of chaos. The
curse of New Mexico in the past two
years centers in the fact that some
men driven out of their political
party both in Kansas and Arkansas,
led the Mexicans into what is called
the White Cap organization.
Notwithstanding the many
difficulties against which we have
had to contend, we are, l believe, on
the eve of a big mining revival. We |
have the mineral, and if we had |
statehood with its many advantages,
there is little doubt that eastern cap
ital would seek investment among
us. We have hitherto suffered
from the conduct of half a dozen
men of San Miguel county, whose
records for ten years would show
that they were ready to enter into
any proposal, however wild, so long
as they thought they could fleece the
investor But | believe their day is
over. BY the way, there has been a
great deal of talk of running rail
road from Trinidad to FL Paso.
do not expect to see any such thing
for the next ten years.
Mr.. Marvel, the president of the
Santa Fe, has assured me that the
necessary money could not be raised
for number Of years. | am of
opinion that it would be better for
the counties Of New Mexico to grant
lands to the Santa Fe to build spurs
up to the different mining camps and
timber and coal regions, so as to
make the Santa Fe paying institu-
lion. 1t is a positive fact that that
company today loses money from
weeks end to weeks end on Mexican
.rade."
The intention of Mr. Davis may
nave been good toward the territory
n the above interview, but certainly
he effect is the other way. While
claiming that the territory has good
mines, he says that investors are being s
AIKEN in and swindled right along, i
md perhaps they are in some cases. I
dr. Davis has been working mining i
business for some years, and we will S
ust take his word for it. But while a
his might be the case in some in c
tances, it is only so as the exception, C
IS the mines of the territory in gen v
raj are making money. a
As for the White Caps, Mr.. Davis a
nows that there have been no Q
roubles of that kind here for over a RI
ear, and the remark was for the I
urpose of paying up some grudg ID
G must have had. n
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