Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-04-15
R LOS TO THE FRONT.
Patriots Ready to Go 10 war-A wagon
Bridge sadly Needed.
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Special Correspondence.
CerrillOs, n. NJ, April "a. - The staple
topic OF conversation In Cerrillos for sew.
eral weeks past has been war with Spain.
It Is a subject Of never failing interest.
and, az elsewhere, casts all other political
matters In the shade. Naturally the peo-
pie do not all think alike, yet IL is 70.
ireshing TO see that a vigorous American
spirit peryades all classes, and a feeling
predOminates that, no matter what is 10
be done. our nation cannot 90 wrong.
Now that war IL certain, the smallest
doubt Is not allowed 10 enter into the
calculations OF the most conservative.
Should there be a general call 10 arms
CerrillOs and vicinity will send her quota
Of sble-bOdied patriots, who will see TO Il,
as far IA within them lies, that the honor
Of the United States Ia upheld under all
circumstances.
To come down the scale from national
TO local subjects. What Cerrillos needs,
and what strikes strangers ~ her great
est requirement, Is a good, substantial
wagon bridge over the Gslisteo river. II
Is said the present deplorable condition
has existed for two or three years TO the
detrlment Of business and great general
Inconvenience. IL IL pretty thoroughly
understood by the citizens that some.
thing ought 10 be done. and onee in a
while they have a spasm 10 try 10 do IT,,
but 80 far the result has been absolutely
nothing, principally because diverglng
interests cannot agree upon a location
for the desired structure. Unless q little
Of the spirit Of harmony can be injected
into the systems Of some OF the promi-
nent citizens every load Of goods or ore
to and from Madrid, Dolores, Golden and
San Pedro. and every resident on the
south side Of the river for an indefinite
length OF time, encounter a quarter OF a
mile Of deep, dreary sand or n raging tor.
rent every time they make a crossing II
Ia not q good advertisement for an other
wise progressive community.
The Mary Mining " Smelling COM
pary's smelter has not yet been blown
in" There seems TO be a hitch In the
getting Of a sufficient quantity OF ore to
justify starting up. The plant Is Grst-
class and must have cost a round sum OF
money. The company had expected to
draw its principal supply OF ore from the
Mary mines, at Kelly, New Mexico, but,
II is understood. IL has been shown II
cannot be had there, though o considera-
bic force OF men for several months have
been trying 10 open them up. Just what
IL Ia proposed TO do now Is not generally
known to outsiders. Under present de-
yelopment, the amount Of ore In this vi.
cinity, though considerable, Is not
enough TO keep a plant as large a. the
Mary people have In operation. The
principal stock OF the company il owned
In Detroit, and the president aud some
Of the stockholders were out a few weeks
ago, but. beyond removing the promoter
and general manager, Capt. NJ. Balue, and
appointing James Dunn az super ntend-
ent Of the smelter, and reducing the
force Of employees, nothing OF Importance
was accomplished so far AZ has yet be-
come visible TO the naked eye. II IL a
pity the smelter Is not running; II should
be IN constant operation and making a
barrel Of money.
The Cerrillos public schools closed last
Friday, on account Of q lack OF funds to
pay teachers for q longer term. The
schools are spoken Of as having been very
satisfactory In attendance aud In all
other respects. The three teachers, James
Brydon, principal, and the Misses Sue
Mead and Fannie McNulty, assistants,
are efficient and painstaking, 30 that the
pupils now rank we'll with the pupils OF
other good schools OF the territory.
The Cerrillos Register, under the man
agement Of Messrs. DsBusk and Walker,
is looking after the interests Of southern
Santa Fe county in a manner creditable
TO themselves and the community. The
paper IL attractive and progressive and
presents In u readable form every item OF
news that comes within its scope as a To-
cal enterprise. Mr.. DeBusk Is a good
writer, and sometimes uses a faber which
is sharp, almost to the pricking point.
Business fairly active and few COM
plants are heard In CerrillOs OF hard
times. CERRILLos.
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