Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-26

ntllltAs dlu hNtu AItu n JUS
Ting town. Its bu iness and residence
houses are nearly all substantially built
structures Of stone, brick or frame, evi.
dencing the fact that its people have
come there to stay. The business com
munity IL almost wholly made - OF en-.
teTprising men OF activity, the desirable
kind that build 40 the town in which.
they live while they are themselves pros
pering.
GalIup was among the few towns that
have suffered the least from the long
drawn out general depression. Its mines
produce n necessity that must be had
whether silver or gold il the reigning
metal. While, II accorded the cOurted
privilege OF being the nations source Of
fuel supply, which IL could perform II
the demand were made on II, Gallup
need not depend entirely on that. Atten-
tiOn will aOOn be attracted 10 II on ac-
count Of its other ~sOuTc
Vast beds Of are clay are adjacent to
Gallup.
II probably could supply ell nations
with clay for their pottery.
The principal ingredient In making
glass, n superior quality OF sand, IL found
here In quantity similar TO its coal re-
serve, practically unlimited.
Immense quarfies OF red and white
sand stonea are here.
A superior quality OF red building
brick are made In Gallup. Stewart n
Co have n brick works here. The hand
some school house and other buildings
having been built OF brick manufactured
at home.
Several strikes Of petroleum have been
made, testifying again that where
there Il coal there Is oil, and with this,
why not natural gasp And all that il
needed is capital for development. What
A wonderful lubricant " the means OF
prosecuting work on discoveries In a To-
callty such as this? Fortunes will be
taken from land In this vicinity by the
sons Of men who to-day cannot IJmpre-
bend its varied esOurcee
But your orders we're 10 send In facts
about the present Gallup.
That popular railway, the Atlantic Il
Pacific, reached this point In 1881. The
station WAS named In honor OF Engineer
Gallup, OF the surveying force. IL was
incorporated az u town In 1891, Nm. II.
Kuchenbecker being the first mayor.
The coal mined at Gallup Is known as
Ignite steam coal. The companies rep
resented are the Crescent, CALIFORNIAN
Rock Clif and Summit. The Beck q
Hill mine Is operated by II. A. FabrO,
the Clark by W. l.. Brethretan and the
MnlhOlland by MulhOlland and Uasna.
The largest IL the mine OF the Crescent
company at Gibson, employing about 300
men. THIS company has three other c a.
properties near here. Next In impor-
lance Is the CALIFORNIAN company's Otero
mine. These two companies give en-
, ployment to over six hundred men,
fhe others are smaller mines, about NIFTY
; man gaining their support from these
Gallup's output OF coal at present Il
about five hundred car loads each week
Most OF this IL consumed by the Santa Ft
Pacific railway company. A steadily
growing commercial trade must sOOn
greatly increase the output.
About 100 tons OF hre-clay IL shipped
every month, this being the demand Of
the smslters at Jerome, Arizona.
AbOut seventy men are employed In
the offices, yards and round house by the
railway AT this point.
The Indians are a source OF consider
able revenue 10 local merchants. Trad
ing posts have been established by sOm'
OF the latter at the Fort D,iance reser
walton, where are quartered 20. zoo Nava
Jos, and ut the Fort Wingate Zuni reser
walton, which has al Indian population
! Of 300. Hundreds more who refuse Y
give up the least blessed privilege whtcl
they think might be denied them on tn
D reservation, make their home In the hill
: near Gallup. At night 'pOOr Los
camp tres can be seen almost elcirelinl
I the town, and the light from these pre-
sent a curious and interesting spectacle
The bonded indebtedness OF Gallup
$4,000, the sum appropriated 10 recon
struet a water system about a year age
which the town now owns. Tit system
includes a tank reservoir OF $4,000 gal
4 Ions capacity, q six inch main, extend
4 ing to every party OF the city. lateralI
etc. A company IL about To be formed
start an electric lighting plant. tn
: town will doubtless grant a franchis
! aud lend every inducement to secure Oh
= works. A sewer system for the town ha
! been a long talked OF improve rent.
There seems TO be an excellent opeI
\. ing here for a savings bank. Such wOul
be a great accommodation 10 the bus
I, ness people as we'll M beneficial 10 th
n large number Of wOrkingmen emplOye,
Q. The officers OF the town OF Gallup ar
Chairman or mayor, j. z. 0'BrennaI
3 trustees, Alex. Bowie, K. +. Kenne.
r Frank Schwartz and John Sharp: cler
ID and recorder, W. W. Risdon; treasure
30 Edward Hart: police magistrates an
lt peace justices, William kuckenbeckI
and TheO. Maxwell; town attorney. l..
Henry; marshal. j. W. Green.
a The pride Of Gallup's people Ia Il
N handsome brick school house erected tW
NJ years ago at a cost OF $l2,0 600 without fu
ID nishings. Nearly 800 pupils are enr0lle
Il has ten grades, its advanced SUDDEN
"a being instructed, before retiring, In Il
n branches OF the first aud second grades
Il High school work. ID. NJ. Richards Is Il
f very competent principal, this being h
.s ifth yea In charge. This gentlema
with his assistant, W, II Williams, al
~ the four lady teachers enjoy the con
dence OF all parents The best results
a school work are being obtained. Mi
~ Lizzie Folsom has charge OF the Intern
! diAte; Miss Kate Doughty, the third pI
no mary; Miss Rebecca Brown. second pl
mary, and Mrs. X. G. Smith, the first pl
~ mary. respectively.
The Gallup postofice does = lar
~ money order business. A.. II. Ries Ia q
obliging postmaster, having held that .
sitiOn for hya years.
" The Western Union and the Postal II
egraph both have stations here, the We'll
iy Fargo company doing the express bu
X, iness.
Gallup has represented among its Z
cret societies the Red Men, the Knigh
81, OF Pythias, Odd Fellows, MasOns Al
Good TemDlars, having a membership
" size In the order named. All are In
prosperous condition and provide mul
OF OF the entertainment enjoyed by loo
ay people. There are also three or four be-
on eyOlent societies, including those who
membership Is limited TO men OF certa
nationality,
The Young Peoples society Ia the
II. cial spirit of the town. II cOmpris
lis about thirty members OF both sexes a
Q. provides suitable diversion for membe
and their friends.
The Episcopal church, a neat little brl
structure, Is at present without a past
Dr.. bat has a growing Sunday school,
nd which Mr.. EmaTy Is superintendent.
an The Methodist people have their o'