Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-01-13
s0CoRRo.
Noted Town for Shelters and
School Of Mines
Notes rrew tn. Ci,,s~. special Cer.
respondent
hMnhAn, Jan. Y.

y'NiN 49,
santa ~ was founded" aaid Sam Meek,
of the Hherih's office, they were at the
""nd ~ the rope" ~ Ia speak. and the
sii. II the present city IL $500 inhabi-
tants was = haven II rest 10 the travel.
erS This. then, was guul reason for
naming the place Socurru. I was aerking
for business, and failed to dig deeper
into history. hence the meagre historical
iscts obtained
AZ this critical peri"d. In the irs, year
~ the present national administration.
s"corro IL undergoing, what Ia common
To all towns, season 81 har,i times,
though 1t In favored In many rrspec,s
with much that its big sister, the me
'rop"lis. lacks. In all departments the
cry g'-r out, "lnll times" notwithHtand-
ing the big smeltcr jus, west ~ the city
is being operated. likewise the brewery
On the north. the nour mill. aud there liz
now grind in Judge Precman'n
court What else there is 10 keep things
moving" | am not aware ", but the
"h"ve' with the Fir Clay company's
plant again IN operation, it'll. more
could lie wished for Ia create activity In
the burg
Remembrance If santa Pe Nj, acrnas
my mind. Tia" characteristics II the capi.
tai heing quite apparent ia many things,
adobe houses nutnumhering the modern
structures. OF the latter ia. brick cour,
houS" and public school, several business
blocks And rcsulrnc"s are observed.
To-day war ray-day at the smeiter,
some 100 men being made happier on this
occasion. Their are no idle DAYS or
nights at I'll. smcl,cr A majority Of the
men employed arr Me,icans. and the
wages rang" from 81 80 to % per day.
The Fi~ Clay company shut down on
Friday last. n shortage Of coal compelling
this action Amer many experiments,
changer II sup'rintcndcn,s. appointment
~ receiver. etc, the works are IRE
pared I" turn out tre, pavement and
building brick. ali of satisfactory class,
The clay of the hest quality In hauled
from the east bank II the Rio Grands.
The plant, now some three years old. has
coat $15,oo0. this including 10 acres Of
land and score Of town lots. CT.
Curtis the receiver. said they expected
!" run 10y Friday. when he would 40
!" Albuquerque Ia push trade. About
twenty-five men will be employed when
he works are in full working trim.
Grrenwald's grist mill Ia filing AIbu.
lu.rine orders for bran by the car load,
IN Hour the trade Ia largely local.
The brewery is not rushed. but is kent
'oing pretty much all the time.
The chief'ain Is District Attorney vii.
iams's pet hobby. while the democratic
'rgan, also weekly. The Industrial Adj.
'er'iser. Ia POI i.hed by J. II. Nc
'utchen.
The socorro hose company No. I,
Fho ARE not unfamiliar Ia Albuquerque,
AXE care that the city ia not exposed 10
he fiery elements
THREE hotels exist, Mrs. Blsckiny,on,s
'rand Central b..ing regarded as the
est. Col. Jennings is in charge of the
flee snd Mr., Blackington in always in
all 1t Ia really g"nd house and gets
he hest trade
Judge FREEMAN will aljourn court this
eek The juries have been discharged
nd little in left To clean up. Investiga-
on is being made into the case of Pa
lila and Madrid by the United States
They are held for the
urier 81 J"Se R"m-rp, mail carrier,
nj are generally thought Ia b. the
rung men. Parks. who killed Young.
the Kingston district. was placsI In
ii lately and will be tried at the Nav
run.
The School II Mines. under the charge
Prh. Floyd Davis, has seven stud.nts,
ho are making progress in their studies.
The Water canon project In assuming
eater proportions AMI promising re-
~" are anticipated by the projeotorv.
no expect !" locate stamp mills At that
ser' zen miles out west on the Mag
lena branch nf the Santa Fe Water
non ,s 'ne summer reeort Of Socorro
opie," saii an old resident.
"" ""''r WORKS gets It's supplies from
not springs, three miles wert.
feter simpson, II Albuquerque, was
srin OF Socorrn county in the early
'hfies' His brother Roi ert IL iustiee
the peace In precinct near town.
y, swanwick. who taught school In
commercial club building last spring.
teaching in Park City, just west Of
gn
w. r.. Martin, who was official court
erpei"r during Judge Lees closing
M mingled with the court house peo.
to-day. He resides hers aud en- pects
visit the metropolis soon
he election Of = mayoriomo cre.,.d
,e excitement yesterday, but no
he Park house clnsssi lie dining room
evening, aud will run without that
Artment.
? politics the democracy have A biz
and the Baca family come In for =
r. share II the Offices.
;, &, Baldridgc's branch house In doing
huik 81 the trade In the lines carrief'
Z H. Harris, who is well known I'm
u'luerlue and Cerrillos, Ia . justice Of
peace and sells real estate. etc.
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