Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-05
GROWING GALLUP
Pittsburg Of the Southwest in Pros
porous Condition Expressions
of Business Men.
COUNTY DIVISION QUESTION
Reasons for Creating New Shire Out Of
Western Bernalillo and Valencia Coun-
t~ies-School Matters In and
Around the City.

NA~ SAS Sooh
ies-School Matters In and
Around the City.
Special correspondence New Mexican.
Gallup, Jan. 2.-Gallup, the Pittsburg
of h southwest, is in an exceptional
condition, from a financial stand point,
The year 1898 was prolific of grand re-
suits in the coal mining, building and
general business branches, and a steady
and continuous growth is looked for by
all who have a thorough knowledge of
affairs. The town own the water works
system in use here, and improvements
on the streets are being carried on in a
progressive and truly metropolitan
n The educational facilities are
far superior to the majority of towns of
similar population, a fine brick school
house and efficient corps of teachers ca
tering to the demands of the youth of
the community. Nearly every n has
a kick coming on the matter of county
division and a determined effort will be
made to secure proper legislation during
the forthcoming session. The popula-
ton of Gallup is $500.
The conditions of trade, wants and
needs of the business community are
told by the merchants in the following
language:
C. N. Cotton, Indian trader: About
800, 900 pounds of raw wool was mar
! keted last year by the traders. The
Navajo blanket trade amounted to
| something between 500, 900 and $25, 900
l. Mr.. Cotton carries the largest stock
| of trading material and Indian blankets
in the southwest. He. supplies the trad
| ers on the reservation and ships Navajo
blankets all over the world. He has rep
resented the people of his section in ter
ritorial and county conventions, but de-
clined to express himself politically
more thar to say II am a Republican,
If the county given is large enough Mr.
Cotton is in favor of division, but ne
thinks that a small county will harrass
the large tax payers. The front of Mr.
| Cotton's store contains a statue of Man
uelito, chief of the Navajo tribe, who
died about three years ago. The statue
was made by the famous sculptor Mac
Mel, of worlds fair fame, the first
American sculptor admitted to the
Reinhardt scholarship. Mr.. Cotton, who
is an all round good fellow and some
thing of a josher, wanted to know why
The New Mexican representative die
giving as a reason for the remark that
he thought a newspaper man would
take anything he could get, if it didn't
cost anything.
Edward Hart, hardware, ETC.; my
business for the last year showed 6
marked increase. The class of trade is
better thar ever before. Collections
are better and money easy. We are
prosperous now and the outlook for mex
year is better than ever"
Mr.. Harris stock includes pipe, oil
wagon material and heavy hardware
furniture, etc. He also operates a tir
shop and furnishes the tinware used ir
the surrounding mines. The building
occupied by him is a substantial affair
and was erected two years ago at a cost
of $1,000. He carries a $40, 900 stock OF
goods. Mr.. Hart has branched out con
siderably of late and does the insurance
business for the town, in addition tt
conducting a private banking deposito-
ry for his friends and furnishing the
travelling public with steamship tickets
etc. He has been a resident Of New
Mexico for 16 years.
Relative to the personal qualifications
essential to successful business in Gal
lup, Mr.. Hart said: Gallup is not
a boom town, and it is useless for peo-
pie to come here expecting to make a
fortune in a day. The town has a
steady but sure growth. A business
mar must demonstrate that he has a
good character and he must thoroughly
establish a business, before success will
come to him here. Please give my re-
I CARDS to Colonel Max. Frost"
DR.. F. E. Hinch, mayor. gave the city
the following boost" Gallup is in
better condition in every way thar ever
before. The town has been constantly
improving during the past four years,
and especially since 1897. 1t has never
gone backward, but has beer constant
ly forging ahead. The last two years
heralded a new era in building. During
1897, the money spent in buildings ag-
gregated $40, 900, and this year QS9S)
fully $50 900 was added. The Odd Eel
lows hall alone cost $40, 900. The i'm
provements for the two years were
I made entirely on new lots. The coal
output for last year was exceptionally
heavy, and several new properties have
been running in a successful manner.
Gallup has four Indian trading stores,
and all are doing a big business. Ev-
everything looks bright, and not a bust
ness concern has a gloomy aspect. Our
school system is exceptionally good. In
fact, Gallup has one of the best con-
Quoted graded public schools in the
country. We are justly entitled to a
new county for several reasons. The
principal n is that Gallup, as a part
of Bernalillo county, is not a paying in