Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-05
LET us nsAsoN ToorrnrR.
A Writer, who has Been Held for Years
Talks About the Niaduct.


A Writer, Who has Been heio 'e"'s'
Talks About the ''a""o.
II ~ useless to deny the iact ina
this city IL approaching a CRISIS III nei
history. The vaduct proposiuoh Whieh
IL to be decided on the iz'h INST "nie
"a trivial thing Tor TINS prosperous ci'y,
from a ~ VI Ni'al
Importance IN determining tue iu'u'N
prosperity OF the CITY since the uaS "
was decided TO bulld the Atiahuc q
Pacihc railroad west from TINS cry "
has been a railroad town. anu II -
safe to say that Tor twenty years not
a single month has gone by mat TINS
city has not received from the EN-
ployes OF the railroad more money than
the city 10 asked to contribute In the
way OF bonds towards the construction
OF the viaduct. Admit II you want to
that the railroad should bulld their
own viaduct. Is 1t good business policy
to deny this little contribution towards
building the proposed viaduct when to
do so IL to insur beyond doubt at least
5000, 900 increase OF taxable values in
the city within a year. that may not
otherwise come, and at the same time
show the railroad company our appre-
citation of what the business men get
every month from It?
There Is not a merchant in this city
that does not treat good customers lib
orally. A clothing mechant will throw
in a suit of clothes or a hat to a good
customer, whose trade is cash and con-
~tinuous; the hardware man will make
"a present OF a fine gun or a pistol to a
good customer, and so on throughout
| the whole range OF business. Now the
railroad company is the best customer
that Albuquerque has to-day or ever
had. and probably ever will have. The
| company has its second largest pay roll
at this place, the bulk of which goes
unto the channels of trade here. The
pay roll to-day will reach close to $685.
900 per month, with contemplated ex-
tensions Of capacity In the shop force
+, In the near future. The
know the value OF this large nay roll
to the community hat gets 1t, and IL
such community does not appreciate It,
IT is human nature to resent; therefore
we say IL Is business policy to treat the
big cash paying customer Of the city
as a shrewd business mar would treat
n big cash customer. The railroad
company IL making no threats Of what
will happen II the proposition Is reject
ed. They are maintaining a dignined
silence. Knowing their strength, they
are perfectly Independent. Some busi-
ness men say they can't.help themselves
that they must stay here. Now let us
see whether they can help themselves
or not. At Ration the company main
tains and has for several years extern
sive repair shops for the heavy noun
tain engines that only run on the
mountains between Ration and Trlni-
dad. The plant Is one-puarter as large
as the plant here; coal Is within five
miles and OF the best quality; condi-
lions are as favorable there as here,
from a fuel standpoint more so
for a large plant. Now how easily 1t
would be and how natural 1t would be
Tor them 10 increase their capacity
there n gradually decrease here.
TO reject TINS proposition would be
IKE the old merchant who had enjoyed
Tor several years a profitable trade
from an Old farmer. When the farmer
asked Tor a calico dress for his wife
~ SohSiueiatloH " MS lonB standing as