Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-05


the account amounts to, if he goes to
Albuquerque and Institutes suit. There
is no recourse for the business men, and
it is as necessary for them to do a cred
it business here as it is elsewhere.
There is plenty of assessable property to
warrant an economical county admins
tration. The people here have dropped
politics altogether and will in the fut-
ure fight for the best interests of Gal
lup, irrespective of party utilization. We
have an organization for that purpose
and will hold it.
DR.. Hinch is a member of the firm of
Hinch & Warning, proprietors OF the
Banner drug store, and he says, relative
to the condition of trade: Business
has increased 25 per cent over tina OF
1897. We do not carry any old stock,
and we order new every week. Never
theless, we carry a 49, 900 stock of goods,
not including sundries."
Regarding the health of Gallup, DR..
Hinch said: 1.-THE health of the commu-
nifty is very good. Since July, we have
had several cases of smallpox, but all
were controlled and no contagion re-
suited. The pest house is operated in
the best name possible. The sanitary
condition of the city is exceptionally
good, and no typhoid has put in an APP
pearance during the year"
w. Risdon, city clerk, dds the follow
ing favorable comments on Gallup:
1.-THE city owns the water works system
and has about $4,000 invested in the
plant. About 1000 feet of hose has been
purchased and when it arrives the town
will have adequate fire protection.
Many thousands of dollars have been
spent in street improvements. There is
no outstanding Indebtedness against
the city. The people here want county
division and l would like to see them
get it,"
A. F. Ries, postmaster: Mail matter
has largely increased during the past
year and all branches of the postoffice
show a decided Improvement. This Of
flee has no clerk, yet it does more bust
ness than a majority of New Mexico
postoffices. Gallup does not boast of a
bank, and that fact is largely RESPONSE
BILE for the exceptional money order
business. / am in favor Of county di-
vision
Mr.. Ries is a holdover from the last
| administration, but the New Mexican
correspondent did not hear any com
plants about him. He is a subscriber
to The New Mexican, and a possible
convert to the proper political faith.
Major J.NW. Green, of Rough Rider
| fame, used the brief and concise state
ment: 'All that we want is a e
county"
Gregory Page, proprietor Of the Page
hotel, and n Of the chief politica
| pushers in the city, was rather forcefu
in his remarks: II am out for a new
| county. Yes, l am a Republican, and
Republican from principle and not fol
revenue The Republicans here are
/ willing to work for the party, and will
| work for it, and we believe that we are
now entitled to some consideration II
| the matter of a new county. l hope
| that we will not, however, be given 6
| spite" county-one with limited boun'
| DIARIES. AS matters stand, there are
| from 5000 to 1900 people who must e
100 miles to reach the county seat. o.
| course, it is impossible to fully sub
| serve the demands of justice when af'
| pie here will not appear as witnesses il
court because they cannot afford tt
leave their businesses. I have drafted {
county division bill, which sets fortf
4 the boundaries of the new proposed
! county as follows: AS far east as GRAM
station, in Bernalillo county (half way
between the 10th and 10Sth meridian)
then along the Bernalillo and Valencia
county lines to midway between Blue
Water and the continental divide. Their
south in Valencia county to the Jarillos
/ pICIlIIl, tIlcu WGSL ~ Lie AIlZOlld HE
This will give us 81, 200, 900 in taxable
property at the present rate of assess.
ment. The proposed plan does not take
/ one foot of railway from Valencia, MOI
does it take any voting precinct from
hat county. I think that the officers
for the new county, if we get it, should
be appointed by the governor, else elect
ed at the next general election and the
county not organized until after such
election. If the Republicans in the 9TH
err parts of the territory will use us
right they will find us shoulder to the
wheel at all times"
Gus Mulholland, who has acted on the
board of education long enough to know
the needs of the region, is Kicking fol
the benefit of the citizens in the locality
of Gibson. He said: "There should be
a separate school district and school al
Gibson. At present it is necessary to
bring children to Gallup, a distance OF
four miles. The voters outside of the
city limits of Gallup have no vote on
educational matters. The law relative
to the matter now provides that when
any place outside Of the limits of a city
has as much taxable property as any
one city ward, they shall be entitled to
hold an election and elect a member of
the school board. The fact that there
are no wards in Gallup prevents the
outside people from taking advantage
of the law, as intended that they should.
I intend to introduce a bill in the next
session Of the legislature that will tend
to modify hat law. Gibson now has
about 30 scholars and they must go a
distance of four miles to school. There
is a large store and a postoff1ce at Glib
SON.
Several other business men made
complimentary remarks about Gallup
and they will be given in the next letter
from here.
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