Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-08-29
rRIrND or THE TERRITORY.
Has Travelled Eighty Thousand Miles t.
Help New Mexico.


Heip New Mexico.
Hon. l.. Bradford Prince came into
the city last evening on business con-
nected with the Cebolleta grant. A rep
resentative OF The Citizen took advan-
tage Of the visit to interview him, not
as to the grant matter, but about the
national Farmers Congress, at which
H. was a delegate hast week at Colorado
Springs.
yes" said the governor, 1T was an
important and interesting meeting, and
quite national In its character. The
president was from Boston and the sec
Rotary from Chicago and a number OF
the principal speakers from the south
ern states. | was glad we were rep
resented there. All three Of the regular
delegates WE'RE there. Mr.. Tansill, Mr..
Garvin and myself. Mr.. Tausill had a
splendid lot Of fruit that ne donated to
al corners. Mr.. Garvin distributed
quantities OF literature and explained
our In a very forcible way,
and / was chairman OF the committee
on the presidents address and also on
inc ftlAtliiANbft WI fNNAhAANiHs W. lhF'
ed resolutions against the leasing of the
public lands"
You are sent to represent New Mex
leo at a great many important meet
ings," suggested the reporter.
yes. At seems my luck TO have all the
appointments where there Is consider
able work and no pay" was the reply.
In April I went to the Trans ississip-
pi congress at Houston. and In June to
the International Mining Congress at
Milwaukee. Al the latter l was elect-
ed president to serve at the next meet
ing at Boise, In 1901. OF course It takes
time and some money. but the meetings
are interesting ana besides Il Is a pleas
ute to represent The territory and blow
its trumphet somewhat. For instance.
at the last six sessions Of the Trans
Mississippi Congress have had a re-
solution ~favoring our admission TO
statehood passed every time
How many sessions OF congress have
you attended,
"Oh. a good many: nine or ten; all
since the first at Denver. They have
been at New Orleans. Omaha, Ogden,
salt Lake. san Francisco. and Hous
ton. etc. In different parts Of the trans
Mississippi region. That congress IL
the most comprehensive OF all. To at.
tend a whole session Is equal 10 am edu'
cation in western matters. wa'
alone from here at salt Lake, SaI
Francisco ana New Orleans, but
should dislike to lose a session. II
New orleans | was elected president o
the congress. and have been vice pres
idcnt ever since, as they never re-elec
a president
Have you any idea how many mile
you have Travelled in going as dele
cute TO these various meetings."
"Oh, no. not at all. You see there ar
a great many In all. | have been 10 thne,
mining congresses ana various irlfga
tior conventions: to the conference o
charities in New York and many time
10 Chicago and Omaha as commission
err OF the expeditions, all at the reques
OF successive governors; and beside
that at republican league meetings an
many others as representative OF New
Mexico. There Is always something
'See here. governor persisted tn
reporter, suppose we count up the mil
cage OF the Journeys you can recollec
during the last ten years, n see hoy
It will come out. I would like to knO'
how far a man travels on these repre-
sentative journeys"
So with "a map, a table Of distance
] and a pencil they figured over the var
E ious Journeys AZ delegate. beginnin
% with 1890, and the tOtaa mileag
I amounted to $500 miles. or more tina
/ three times around the world. a goo
long distance to wander on labors {
love.