Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03
sANre rH, N NJ
A Splendid Showing Compared With the
Year 1851

A Splendid Showing Compared With the
Year 1897.
1t is impossible to describe IN word
or phrase the financial situation of Santa
lie or Of tho territory Of New Mexico.
Mhge on the ono side during The pnHt
nine months Of 1898 tl.cre have only been
twcnty.oight failures throughout the ter
rltory, rs against thIrty-ihrcc in the same
period Of 1872 on the other tLcrc has
bc,m sympathptic dghtness Of money
This was not for tho reason that The lornl
banks were crippled or In danger, but
was owing 10 Inc unreasonable uinidiS
Of capital.
tie darkost days OF Tine pauic gcutlo-
man IN santa Re checked hls money out
of I0lorauU bauk intending 10 deposit
It IN the home Institution. ~ WIS sent
to him ia silver Ihe consignment
amounting to over 700 pounds OF coin,
Inc bank refused 10 receive II because
their vaults were already crowded. At
tho same time rae bank was onli taking
out OF town clccks for collections even
N endorsed by itH oldest customers, and
was making no loans whatever
Santa l'c az well as tins whole terri
| tory IL GENERALLY safe financially, The
I
| rous arc ijugal, they are fond Of sun
plo piensuro4 but not cattaNugnni Ihelf
/ seuef4il reputation for honesty IN the mat
| Ter OF debi II tar aud away alead OF the
| average run VI communities.
during tho past year VI 10 ihere nus
been upwards OF S4Uu,OOO expended IN
the building of a model storage works 90
| supply Santa ZEE Will domestic uud irfi
CATION water. This has gone directly lnio
The channels Of trade ana Helped consider
ably tho merchants aud Vocal institutions
ID IL possible that iiic palhc would have
worked serious results IN TITS city hut t0l
tins cause. As it was ~ far as He com
mon people were concerned, II Dccutrei
only a. a thing read ab1lt as nuppenini
In the east
Santa lfc enjoys, rs people say, ihl
lOyelest climate on enrth. n N "a source
VI cons'i M revenue 10 her pppuihllq,lt,
From every quarter Of the country hpnll
seekers are constantly with vs.. As
general thing these people are veal 10 ~
| and willing to pay for choice hccommp
dsiiou or service They have @ innlgria
influence IN maintaining local trade liuf
lug all THIS period Of depression sumo !
| has never bcyu more wide awake. 10
ginning with April ], when Hon, II. !,
! liiwitrhell, assumed the Oilirc Of mayor
there has been o constant and steady lli
movement Of the city, Two or tire
miles Of now streets have been open@
and gfautut every NiiN ~ va. "tH Alt
why's materially improved auh oiLcf NAl
unils additions 10 The ciiy'H well BEN
ars projected. A. thls writing work !
prJgresslug on Il new Telephone Hfrflel
which Will have over seventy Instrument
On iis line, Under The auspices ~ ~
( WOman's BOgrd Of Ifadn %" plaza
! beiug rpinodrled. An elegant htunr tul
+ me ~ being run around n and he wEoi
p Or5tdrl and plated mo hrIutiful nVWi
! lols and walks The city engineer ~
4 estnbliahel uniform grade for me cll
Z streets and every one Is being hhle
: conform TO H. These arg = levy % ~
o things Santa lie y dong during li.iA pan
: There are few old foeies deere. WI
0 moan and lament the good old time
!, when they whrsked bulls FOR hundred
/, Of miles into SnDta Fc. 10 lear the
i talk one would suppose be territory NY
y conc 10 tie "dennitlOn bow Vows WI
4 ~ advent Of the railroads. The fac
q above stated. however, are sufficient a.
!. In This city there has been only Of
y failure and that hna been 10 q froeel
T. eginblisnncnt doing business Oh boffV,
j. ed capiiaL This viii resume during u
D. week
~ .,,au ~ anv other business. The Dai
r New Mexican here during the past !
l. months. han made considerable end col
~ ~ improvements ~ ~ h9pnirhfh A
10 general depariemeiiis. The only bnsln'
4, ndyertisments crrried BY big corpoi
il 4 absolutely Impossible 70 give
n curate statistics ~ 10 the volume Of Du
n. ness Of Santa fe. No systematic
i. 9s,ent has eerr been made 10 hggrea
N h. ana 4 d doabhiful " Z would he u
X ee,Tfnl a. n clase Hilfsa i may De NJ
X mai he merchants here carry ny
N ,reeate stock ~ from f.DOppy 70 80
nj fno and transact y volume Of bnaiul
~ shsmf SfOgf0DO per year.
m. In ~ Territory at large. hlihop
h. ~. nrospeci. Of silver ami wool HI
- 80 damaged by ,he threat
10. gdvers, legislation. The ps9ite
n -,niifrr ri0ug Huccf-Nnul. 20 4
Z. p VALLEY iheic iiss not been
II. s;..ie sagiuels failure by assiznme
IL aftacbmeai or Otherwise. in ne Sou