Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-12
VERY PROSPEROUS OUTLOOK
Indications Throughout the Territory
Point to a General Revival in
Business Interests All Along
the Line.
CAPITAL REMOVAL SCHEME ON FOOT
The New Mexicans Special Travelling
Correspondent Writes of the Busi-
ness Outlook in and About the
Busting City of Albu-
querque.

Albuq querque, N. NJ, April lO.-The
prospect of stiff tariff on wool is having
it's effect on industrial matters in this
city, and in less than month the wheels
will go around in business that has been
idle for years past.
Mr.. James Wilkinson, of Los Angeles.
CAL, has leased the old wool securing
plant located on the east side of the San
ia Fe tracks, north of the depot, and a
large force of men is busy preparing the
concern. for business. The building is
being remodeled and much new machin-
cry added. Today fine engine and a
| large boiler were placed in position, over
which house will be erected, while the
old securing machines are receiving nec-
essary repairs, and new ones will be ms
tailed. When ready for work the plant
will have capacity of about $4,000
pounds per day.
Mr.. Wilkinson will establish market
for wool of all grades in Albuquerque,
buying it and preparing it for the west
ern market.
BUSINESS IMPROVING.
At Gross, Blackwell & Co.'S. establish
ment was cordially received and gen.
eral outline of business conditions in the
territory given me. Confidence in large
measure has returned, merchants are
buying freely and what is a much stronger
indication of improvement, wholesalers
are selling to persons who, few months
back, could get goods only for cash.
Prices are better, and all things taken
into consideration, business is far better
and in a much healthier state than a
month ago. There is yet much to be de-
rived, bat the improvement in the past 30
days is so marked that speedy return to
prosperity is predicted. Should the sen
ate consentto tariff on cattle, hides, and
wool which will afford ample protection
to these interests in the southwest, New
Mexico will experience an old-time re-
vival in business of all kinds before a
twelvemonth passes.
MINING IN HE'LL CANON.
Over in He'll canon a number of men
interested in mining, are making some
practical tests which will decide the value
of the claims located there, one way or
another, in a short time. small stamp
mill has been quietly erected, and in a
few days it is expected the treating of
ore will begin. After run of three or
four weeks a cleanup will be had, and
then
If the results are satisfactory, mining
in the canon will be pushed for all there
is in it. Several mills will be put up, ore
hustled out of the ground, and things will
move in lively manner. If the clean up
at the mill just mentioned should prove
failure, then-but what's the use of
looking at that side of the question, time
and the experiments now making will
settle it.
GEN. CARR AND THE aOvERNORsHIP.
called on Gen. Carr at the Commercial
club today, and found him entirely recov-
cred from the injury to his ankle, from
which be was suffering when last seen, and
otherwise enjoying the best of health.
When approached on the subject of his
candidacy for the governorship, the gen
eral said: swell, Mrs. Carr would like to
live in Santa Fe first-rate, and well, it
would give me something to do, and be-
lieve it would be agreeable all around.
But you can depend on one thing, shall
make no fight for it. I sent in formal
application for the position at the request
of friends, and with that considered my
part in the matter was at an end"
Stranger things than the appointment of
Gen. Carr to the governorship of New
Mexico have happened in Washington.
no! FOR THE CAPITAL IN 1901.
Last night l listened to detailed &C
count Of the plans maturing for the re-
moval of the territorial capital to Albu-
querque, four years hence, which is in
teresting for the completeness of arrange
ments. The story as told me runs some
thing like this:
tai. Had everything been in readiness
when the last Legislature was in session
the removal would be under way now.
The bill was introduced for the purp se
OF serving notice on New Mexico people
that Albuquerque was still in the field,
had not given up the fight, and that SO
soon as everything was ready a delega-
tion would come up to Santa Fe, grub up
the capitol grounds by the roots and tote
the whole shooting match, grounds,
buildings, furniture and officials over
some afternoon.
In 1901 Albuquerque will be ready for
the change, and then look out. When
the Legislature convsnes that year COM
mittee will appear before the solons, and
submit plans and specifications of
hniIdinu To ooat &2(O.O0O: a minute plat
Of the grounds upon which that building
will be placed, and the committee will
say: "Gentlemen of the Thirty-fourth
legislative assembly Of New Mexico, all
these things, and much more, will We give
you for few words commanding the
commonwealth TO get mp and move
down to the city Of Albuquerque" And
then the earth will tip in the direction of
Albuquerque. O. L. R.