Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-09
AN EXHIBITION OF GALL.
81 PaSo wlud Like 10 b. annexed 10 the
estate Of N,w McKee,"
AND THIN BECOME TIE CAPITAL.

Ia a recent issue of the III Paso Times
the following alleged interview with an
alleged citizen Of New Mexico was pub.
lished. and is here reproduced Tor the
benefit OF the readers OF The CITIZEN:
Il noticed an article in the Times not
long ago. said a prominent citizen Of
New Mexico yesterday, 'Oa the pTOposi-
tiOn TO annex HI Pas0 TO new Mexico. |
must say that / consider II would be the
lest thing Tor ali parties concerned.
The benefits that Nj Paso would derive
from this would be simply enormous.
Now. by far the greater part OF Nj
Paso's trade practically IL with New
alexicO. There IL none with the rest
Of Texas. The place IL separated from
the central and eastern part OF the
state by a vas desert. Ga the other
hand 1t Ia the very threshold OF the best
portion OF New Mexico. Three OF Nj
Paso's railroad systems run directly IN
sew Mexico. The Santa Ne furnishes
direct communication with the towns OF
the Rio Grsnde valley. Along this route
there are more towns and o larger pOpu.
laIiOn within four or five hours ride
than a be reached In twenty-four
hours ride on those roads extending TO
the eastern part Of Texas.
The Southern Pacific running west
places III Paso in direct connection
with Deming, Lordsburg and the south.
eastern portion OF the territory. The
eastern end OF Chsyes and Eddy counties
may also be properly classed ~ tribu
tary TO I'll Paso. Last and by no meane
s.aaf - no aAnafHaVaI a. tho n..U,tl.auN
sacramento mountains and White Oaks
country. No one can doubt that this
section Is destined to become u OF the
most important portions OF New Mexico.
Nj PasO will have a dead cinch on this
country. The new railroad will bring
-yerything here.
Now when matters are thus, does ii
not seem strange that the city should
be under the control OF Austin. There
can be no doubt that its commercial
interests suffer by this. The Mexican
hatred OF Texas and Texans Ia too
we'll known TO be discussed. IL IL
blind and unreasoning perhaps, bu; IL
exis,s the same and IL embedded as 1t
were. with their mothers milk. Ill Paso
= In Texas. That settles II for many OF
tue Mexicans and they want nothing 10
do with IL and they 20 elsewhere for
basiLe ss. The fact that the population
IL really made up OF northern people
IL not considered by them. Annexation
would put All end to this and be a means
OF greatly advancing the city's business
Interests.
"With III Paso annexed. New Mexico
would be- a state In less than three
months. Then the capital question
would again com to the front
The present state OF Bffairs can
not last long. Santa fe Is hanging onto
IL chiefly by sentiment. but cannot ok
pect TO hold II many years longer. IL IL
on a branch line OF our main railroad
system and IL difficult OF access. II ri
Paso were annexed 1t would have a splen.
did chance OF becoming the capital. This
may be easily seen by recalling the mat.
ter OF the railroads that ! mentioned be
fore. There IL no question but that all
southern New Mexico would vote for HI
Paso. D0na Ana, S0corr0, Grant and
sierra counties would be practically
unanimous for 1t. This IL especially true
Of the eastern part OF bona Ana, the Sac
ramento mountains. together with Lin
colin. Chaycs and Eddy counties, where
the people cannot go by rail to any other
part OF the territory without passing
through III Pas0.
''Imagino, II you can. III PasO a. the
capital OF the new state with a handsome
new capital building Of marble, an ex-
ecUtive mansion and the various depart
ments OF state transacting their vast
business In the city. Just think OF what
II would be sure TO bring 10 III Paso."