Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-20
AGAIN AT HOME.
Gov. Thornton Talks Of His Trip
Thrift in New Mexico Valleys
The Silver and Lead
Interests.

Gov. and Mrs. Thornton returned yes
terday from an extended tour through
the east and southeastern New Mexico.
The trip seems to have benefited both.
The governor was this morning inter
viewed by the New MEXICAN, and he sub
mitted to the process gracefully.
81 spent six days at Roswell said he,
"and three at Eddy, and saw more evil
dences of thrift, progress and prosperity
in the Pecos valley than 1 have seen in
all my travels, either in New Mexico or
the rest of the Union. l never saw
thriftier trees and trees so full of fruit.
This was quite a surprise, as it has always
been claimed. for some cause or other,
that fruit trees would not grow in the
Pecos valley. The vineyards are also in
splendid condition.
The above is significant, and shows
how much the progress of this favored
valley must have impressed Gov. Thorn
ton. His visit to the Pecos valley occur
red after trip both ways across the
continent, in which he had seen all the
famous agricultural sections of the east,
and had viewed their choice products at
the Worlds fair.
The governor continued, 81 saw lots OF
fine things on my trip, but found at tho
Roswell fair apples, vegetables, melons
and other fruits, not equal, but superior
to the very best exhibited at the Worlds
fair
NOTABLE PROGRESS.
Again the governor spoke of the "appa-
rent progress and thrift. The short time in
which this great result has been accom-
plished is the most striking thing. In
Chaves county there are fully $4,000 acres
inclosed and the majority of this is we'll
cultivated"
THE WONDERFUL RIVER.
"The Pecos river is over q mile wide
below the town of Eddy. At places it is
two miles from bank to bank. 1t is SO full
of water that it can not be told whether
or not there has been any notable devel-
opmcnt of supplemental springs in its
bed; but as the recent rains have secured
out q channel twice as wide as the old
one, it is reasonable to suppose that tho
permanent flow of the river has been in
creased from this source.
"The whole force of the Pecos Valley
is, of course, at work repairing
the dam above Eddy, and they are. pushing
things. A city of several hundred large
tents has grown up at this point. All the
irrira4ipp WORKS nrnppasS1pD
well"
THE MEsILLA VALLEY.
GLOW about the Mesilla?"
"That country was never looking better.
It is the only rival of the Pecos valley.
Fruit, grain and vegetables are all in
good shape.
"Out at the ennctt-Stephenson mine
they are getting out about 1875 tons OF
per month, which am still
to Socorro. The depression of
silver and lead, especially lead, which
during the past two weeks fell off $40
per ton, is of course cutting some into
the profits. At present am only work
ing five or six men so as not to close the
mine down entirely"
SILVER.
"From your experience in Washington
what Go you think is the outlook for
silver?"
SIT is very poor. People do not seem
to appreciate the difference between a
double currency and double standard.
At present in this country we have a
single standard, gold, and double cur
rency, gold and silver, which. allows an
option to pay debts in the cheaper metal
There Is only one thing that will help
silver and that is free coinage. We have
got to accept either that or demonetiza-
ton. There IS no middle course. The
Sherman bill was the worst lcgisla-
ton ever enacted and should be repealed.
The question now is bi-metallism or mono
metallism and it is useless to try and
bolster silver up. Give it a fair chance
and it will take care of ITSELF"
DOWN TO WORK AGAIN.
This morning, through the courtesy of
Col. Pearson, the 10th infantry band ten
dered the Governor and Mrs. Thornton q
most delightful serenade at their home.
The program was excellently selected.
The governor then returned to the mass
of correspondence that has accumulated
during his absence.
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