Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-05
SAN JUAN ROAD.
Citizens Offer Inducements for Line
to the Rio Grande Valley-Santa
Feans Speak at Aztec.

Correspondence New Mexican.
AZTEC, n. NJ, Nov. 30.-A mass meeting
of the citizens of San Juan county, among
whom were represented the most in
liuential property holders of this re-
sourceful valley, was held tonight here
in the Presbyterian church. 1t was ex-
pected that j. W. Chamberlain and Major
j. W. Hanna, who are interested in the
promotion of a railroad through the San
Juan valley, would arrive in time to at
tend the meeting. They were interrupted
in their trip, but the citizens we're not
therefore deferred from their purpose to
evidence good faith in the projec and
to show their deep interest in it. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.. L. R.
E. Paulin; Col. W. II. Williams, of Aztec,
was chosen chairman, and Mr., W. A. Hun
ter, of Pennington, secretary.
Mr.. Paulin offered resolution for the
members of the assembly agreeing to
give to the proposed railroad from Albu
querque to Durango the right-Of-way
| through their ranches.
Gen. L. l.. Bartlett, Of Santa Fe, was
first called upon and spoke to tho resou-
| ton, advising its adoption and suggest
ing that as it was impossible that those
who should give right-of-way should suf-
fer an equal loss it would only be just
that those who might sustain a loss in
commensurate with their ability to en-
duro should be compensated by general
subscription among those who were least
| injured,
Following Mr.. Bartlett, Mr.. Twitchell
spoke from the point of view of the
practcability of the prof. ojected road in
few words not less energetic than the
man himself He caught the ear of the
audience at the start and his hold was
tenacious to the end.
The meeting seemed to have great res
| pect for the extemporaneous talent of the
Santa Feans present and at the close of
Mr.. Twitchell's speech became clamorous
for the judge tSeeds) of the honorable
district court. Judge Seeds blushed like
a girl and aroused the humorous sensibi-
lities Of those present by an apt story or
two and by poking fun in the beginning,
at the efficient Mr.. Twitchell Coming
down to real earnest Judge Seeds
counseled the citizens of San Juan to join
heart and soul, tooth and nail, in pushing
to a completion this artery of trade, and
to put no obstacle in its way but to
remove every conceivable obstruction" ;"
After the Santa Feans number of
citizens of the county spoke vigorously
in favor of the resolution. The addresses
OF Mr.. John A. Koontz 'and c. II. Nc
Henry were of great moment and sug-
gested that the people of San Juan by
opposing grant of right of way would
do more hurt to the prosperity of San
Juan, and to their individual injury than,
could be repaired in a decade.
Pursuant to the resolutions S. D. Blake,
l.. r. L. Paulin, j. W. McDermott and j.
G. Kelo were appointed committee to
revise and complete the resolutions as to
agricultural and pomicultural statistics.
Nj. PauIiu gG7 aA interesting state
ment to show the saving in freightage
that would follow the introduction of a
railroad. The losses now suffered by
reason of no ready market are immense
and the amount of produce that each
winter rots in cellars is more than enough
to pay the running expenses of the
ranches.
The meeting throughout was Of the
most enthusiastic character and was in
dubitable proof of the interest and sin
cerity of San Juan's citizens in this enter
prise, and if it may be taken as aprophecy
that the issue will be speedy, prosperous
and substantial y. X. \.