Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-19

emit number that constitutes quorum is
very difficult to obtain, as the present and
former sessions have demonstrated.
Iwould recommend that the bureau is
sue as soon as practicable series of small
pamphlets on the following industries:
Wool, climate, fruits, sugar beet, agricul-
ture and manufactures needed, also fire
clays and building stones
THE WOOL INTEREST
of New Mexico ia in my judgment the
most important, our climate, our soil,
our topography, and other natural re-
sources and advantages seem to point
to the wool growing industry as the one
for which our country is best fitted, and
when we consider, while it is slow,it Is
sure, and the profits, when there are any,
remain with US to permanently enrich
and improve OUT territory, we must
yield to it first position. Next comes our
climate, which deserves place in the
first ranks as an advertising medium
of this territory. I know personally of
hundred who have made New Mexico
their home mainly on account of its oil
mate. The bureau should advertise to
the world it's superior advantages in this
line and in its pamphlet refer to hun
dreds of leading physicians and citizens
who have been benefited. The Fruits Of
this cause are seen and felt at FL Paso
to-day; hundreds of health-seekers are
there, and rooms rent to-day for $40 per
month and are hard to be had at that
price.
There are many more natural resources
in this territory that will bring them
selves prominently before the public;
that at no distant day shall cause the
magnet of investment of not only this
great republic, but of Europe, to center
in our territory.
This bureau should advertise and bring
prominently before the world what we
possess. II is what it was created for and
is what is expected of it by the taxpayers
of the territory. Respectfully submitted.
j. j. LEEsoN, President.
The report of President J. j. Lesson
was received on motion of Gov. Thornton
and ordered filed, and the thanks of the
bureau were extended to Mr.. Lesson
therefor. The report of Secretary E. G.
Ross was read and on motion was referred
to the finance committee. The report OF
Treasurer Ernest Meyers was read and re-
ferred to the auditing committee. The
} report of the auditing committee to whom
was referred the matter of ex-Secretary
Max. Frost was received and ordered filed
Judge Downs amended the motion By
moving to have Secretary Ross make two
copies of this report and place one each
in the hands of the president of the ooun
Gil and speaker of the house; amendment
adopted.
Mr.. VIM. M. Berger, by permission
presented resolution on immigration
matters to the bureau and the same wal
read and referred to the executive com
: mittee. A resolution was introduced t.
r amend the bylaws to read that sever
) members shall constitute quorum.
> ELECTION OF OFFICERS
was the next order of business and Presi
dent Leeson called Gov. Thornton to tn
chair, while, in a few we'll chosen words
: he nominated Gov. E. s. Slower for presi
dent. Gov. Slower thanked the gentleman
and bureau and declined the honor OF
account of business engagements tina
would prevent him from serving.
Gov. Thornton then moved that tn,
present officers OF the bureau hold owe
until after the reorganization Of the board
which will take place soon. The motion
was adopted.
Ernest Myers moved that COMMITTEES
} of three be appointed by the president t.
draft bill defining the powers and dutie
of the bureau of immigration and presen
the same to the legislative assembly TO-
it's action thereon. The same was adopt
ed and the president appointed as sait
committee Judge Francis Downs, A. j
LOOMS and Gov. W. T. Thornton.
The following resolution was Offered
and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the bu
reau of immigration are hereby extended
to the publishers of the following news
papers for regular Hles of their respec
tive issues: Santa Fe Daily NEW MEx1
? CAN, Silver City Enterprise, Demint
,, Headlight, Roswell Record, Socorrt
Chieftain, Albuquerque Democrat, Ratol
Reporter, White Oaks Eagle, Pecos Val
ley Argus and Rio Grande Republican.
Resolved, That the secretary be and il
hereby directed to preserve all consecu
tive issues of the New Mexico newspa
pers received by him in behalf of the bu
reau of immigration and to have then
! properly bound with the view to thei
preservation and safe keeping in tn
archives Of the territory.