Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-15
WANDERING THOUGHTS.
4 Correspondent Of The News En-
Route Through Colorado
and New Mexico.
Tells of Some Insertsting Features by
which Utah Would Benefit. md
others that Make Interesting Notes
of Progress.

AT Grand Junction, | noticed on
every side, well.kept orchards OF young
trees, and am informed that the trees
are all Of extra nursery stock 1t Is
striking to contrast these orchards with
those of Utah. If Utah fruit growers
do not plant young trees soon, the sup.
ply for its markets will be spipped from
the valleys close around here.
Passing along the Rio Grande West,
ern, one sees many places where the
winding track OF the narrow gauge
road has been Strengthened when the
standard gauge was laid, How crafty
ing to man, could he, like the rail-
roader, go over lie's track and straight
en- it, making 1t better as he goes.
AT oUNNIsoN.
The building just passed is large and
stately, but windows are broken out
here and there, and the capital spent in
its erection is, TO great extent, wasted.
The towns OF Colorado look worse Tor
wear than the towns otUtah do; because
the towns OF Colorado were not put up
to wear. Here, as in Kansas, the build.
ings, fences, bitches, of the small hold
ers we're not substantially built; many
OF the large buildings are. Capitalists
must learn that the best surrounding Tor
business location is Il population that
has come to stay.
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.
An intelligent gentleman, OF medium
height, rode in on today's train across
he x 10
railroad. 1t was Antonio Joseph, for
merly delegate to Congress, from New
Mexico He is now proprietor OF the
warm springs at Ojo Calienta, in the
northern part of New Mexico, and a
member OF the next territorial legis.
lature. New Mexico has suffered from
Legislative muddles great deal. The
legislature to meet here in few days
will probably be no exception. There
are SIX Republicans and six Democrats
in the council, and twelve from each
party in the assembly, and 1t will be
hard to agree on terms Tor an organizl-
ton. The last legislature spent all OF
its time on election contests or quar-
rels, and this session may be as bad.
have Just talked with Amado Clavez.
the territorial superintendent OF public
instruction. He says that 1t was Pitilul
10 see the sacrifices made by many OF
the poor TO pay the high taxes of the
territory. What would statehood do
Tor New Mexicol
Mr.. Ciavoz is Mexican, but he
speaks English with huency. Speaking
OF education i'll New Mexico, he has
hopes OF the territorial system being
battered from this on. The Mexican
influence, which has been against the
expenditure oil money tor this purpose,
is last undergoing a change.
Governor Thornton has been in Mexi-
CO Tor some time; the object being the
betterment OF his health. Being now
nearly well, he will be home to look
after matters while the legislature is in
session.
Several l heard talking were dis
cussing the probability OF the legls-
lature's making appropriation for re.
building the capitol. New Mexico had
a good capitol building, but it was
burned five years ago, and the terri
torial offices have been in the old gov
ernor's palace since This palace was
built when Spain owned new Mexico.
Santa Fe is a quiet, never-changing
town, with many good residences and
little business.
AT ALBUQUERQUE.
AS slept late, the town was all stir
ring before | awoke. And it is a stir
ring town, too. With its seven thou
sand people there seems to be more
expressmen employed here than in Salt
Lake City with It's nifty Thousand.
Albuquerque is quite a modern town,
but the old mixes with the new in
strange combinations. AT one view can
be seen on the street, modern dray,
an old'style Mexican wagon drawn by
burro Ia jack and Spanish pony, a
carriage drawn by pair OF sleek blacks.
a horse street car, two Indians, three
Mexicans and two stylish American
ladies'.
Albuquerque has been over estimated
too. A hotel as large as the Knutsiord,
with an erection date OF 1884, stands
idle. Such a hotel would accommo-
date the hotel trade of Albuquerque,
Santa Fe and Las Vegas combined.
went over to old Albuquerque today
walked most OF the way ana paid ten
cents fare Tor the remainder. You pay
higher for most everything here than
you do in Utah. We were charged two
dollars for room without breakfast or
supper.
Old Albuquerque was one OF the first
towns settled in the southwest, but was
unimportant. In the early eighties it
was selected as junction Tor the Santa
Fe with the Southern Pacific and At
lanta and Pacific railroads. Its growth for
a few years was phenomenal and 1t was
the queen city OF the southwest"
While 1t has held its own pretty well
since, the proud title is now the prop
erty OF Phoenix, Arizona. Yet, Albu-
querque is good business town. and
next to Socorro, the county seat OF So
zorro county, will be among the first
towns OF New Mexico to grow, if the
prosperous times expected come.
While | will take up the subject for
fuller consideration in future letter, it
isn't the want OF free silver that has
brought ON the hard times here as much
as the want OF more rain. The terri
tories OF Arizona and New Mexico need
abundant rain and free silver TO flourish,
but they need abundant rain the most;
and II the precipitation for a few sum-
mers 10 come is plentiful as 1t now is,
there will be lots OF range tor the cattle
and sheep OF over-stocked ranges in
neighboriDg states.
GEORGE II CROSBY, JR,