Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-06-09

4 Writer. Vino has ncro Held for Years,
talks About the NtnducL

4 riter. " ho has nsvu Held los Years,
talks Abuut the Ninduct.
90 is useless Co deny the fact tbat
thia city is approaching a crisis in her
history The NiBduct proposition which
Is tu by decided on the l2th inst, while
10 trivial ,hlng for this prosperous city.
frIm e financial standpoint s OF vital
Importance .u determining the future
prosperity ut the city Since the day 10
was decided to build the Atlantic 4
PACING railroad west from this city It
mas been a railroad town. aud % rs
safe to- say that Tor twenty years not
"a single month has gone by that this
city has not received from the cm-
p.oyes OF the railroad more money than
the city is asked to- contribute iu She
way ug bonds towards the construction
ul 90. talucJ Admit " you want 60
! that thv railroad should build their
own t.aduot is DC good business policy
tu deny this uttlc contribution towards
building the proposed yiaduct when Ia
90 $50 is 90 insure BEES Und doubt AZ least
100000 .ucrrds" OF taxable values IA
thu city within "a year. that may not
otherwise come, and at the same time
show the railroad company our apprc-
| citation of what the business men get
! every month from az
| There ts NOT a merchant in this pity
! tHa, does not treat good customers I'D
orally 4 clothing mechant viii throw
| u suit OF clothes or hat 10 q good
customer. whose trade D. cash and con
| tuu1us, the hardware man will make
| q present OF ID iue guu or q pistol Co. "a
good customer ana go on throughout
/ enc whole range cot business. Now the
railroad company is The best customer
/ chat Albuquerque has to-day OF ever
/ uad. and probably ever will have. The
company has its second largest pay roll
! al ,hls place, $40 BULK Of which goes
| into the channels OF trade here. The
| pas rUil to-day Will reach close to $685.
900 per month, with contemplated cx-
tensions Of capacity In the shop force
iu ti,r near future. The company
know the value of this large pay :Oll
Go the community that gets It. aud II
such community does not appreciate g.
| Il .s human nature 90 resent; therefore
We say 30 IL business policy TO treat the
blg cash paying customer OF tho city
as a shr,Wd business man would treat
q big cash customer. The railroad
company is making no threats OF what
VIII happen u the proposition Is reject
ed They are maintaining a dignitiud
silence knRsng their strength, they
are perfectly independent some bust
ness men say they can help themselves
that they must stay here Now let IA
aHe whether obey can help themselves
or not AZ Ration the company main
lJlua uud has flr several years extern
aiyc repair shops Tor the heavy noun
tain engines that only run GA the
mountains between Ration and Triui-
dad The plant rs one quarter as large
as fbo plant here coal h. within ave
miles ami of the best quality. couii-
! u0us ace as favorable there 49, here.
ami from u fuel standpoint more 80
fuf e large plant Now how easily IL
would boz and hoN natural 30 would be
! rur them q. increase their capacity
there aui grduaUy decrease here
TO rrirc, ths proposition would be
iike the old merchant vino had enjoyed
! fur several years profitable trade
from au o'j farmer when the farmer
asked Tor calico dress FOR his wife
lu consideration uf his long standing -
"a good CUSTOMER hr was told 60 60 90
Ga, devil that the woman would have
Coo have dress anyhow. so why give
10 tu her Who Woull not resent thus
HtuEy spirit of thr old merchant Yet
'h.s would De- thr spirit Of this city TO
iJtf,at ih.a bond proposition. Now this
BOZ h0mrIy but parallel proposition II
Nll cost us bus httlr To- be- liberal with
our best customer and 10 may De- the
best investment We ever made.
The greatest danger now 10 the prop
us,uuu ia uNrr-tuuhdenpe. Don't for
Efi mat the proposition goes before the
people tremendously handicapped For
every man who opposes o. the friends
lot the measure must have two men FOR
lIt There arr few mon who oppose IL
Who have tur courage Go 60 before
their neighbour iu The attitude of OBJ.
lstfuCton.sts Co prosperity. 30 those who
oppose 10 wiii not night in the open and
herein lies another danger q IL the
duty of every man who believes that
I 90 o. good business policy 10 vote for
This bond proposition 90 get ont and
work untl the election is over and the
victory % win the progressive
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