The Florence tribune., 1900-10-20
DESTROYED INDUSTRIES.
Facts Discovered by the Census Enumer-
 ators.
From the Hillsloro n. M.) Advoci


 That is what the chief of the census department wants to know. Where have our industries goneP Our indus tries have gone with silver. When our Shyloek presidents and congress de nonetized silver they also destroyed many other cf our industries. When the census enumerators of New Mexico forwarded their returns to Washington, high officials there were greatly amazed at what they called "incompetency,' because of thel disappearance of the many industries that existed in 1890 which are now ex- tinet. They evidently did not realize that by destroying silver that they virtually destroyed and maimed every industry in the territory. Yes, they l threatened to hold up the enumera- tors pay because they did not report industries that do not exist. Is it any wonder the republicans are amazed at their own perfdy.
 l According to a resolution adopted by the Sierra county republicans in convention two years ago, when they made ridiculous show of endorsing the Mckinley administration, except ing it's financial policy, they declared that the valuation of taxable property in Sierra county alone had fallen from $4 1000, 090 to $l,00O,000, yet when the party lash was administered by the goldite boss, that convention indorsed the Mckinley admins tration from A. to z, and then like assassins in the dark, and true unto McKinley's method of shrinking responsibility, laid the blame of their cowardly acts upon the shoulders of their Mexican delegates, thus relieving themselves of the "white mans 5urden.'
 Had the chief of the census depart ment at Washington consulted the resolutions adopted by the Sierra county republicans in that convention, he would not have been amazed at thes disappearance of New Mexico's in- dustries that existed in 1890.
 Census Taker A. $. Warren who had charge of the field including Kingston and Sierra Blanca had his pay sus- pended (because he did not report in- dustries that do not exist) until he satisfied the government that he had faithfully performed his duties. After compiling his report and sending it in he received the following letter from New Mexico's census supervisor, Pedro Sanchez
 August 8, 1900. A. s. Warren, Census Enumerator,
 Andrews, N. N.
 Sir-I am advised by the Director of the Census that you have reported no establishments of manufacturing or mechanical industry in your district, and that payment of your account will be suspended until satisfactory ex' planation is made as to why no sucf establishments were reported. The records show that such places were reported in 1890, and it is cer tainly very strange that they hav' ! entirely disappeared within the pas ten years. If you have overlooked this matter, and need blanks, tn, necessary ones will be forwarded t. you upon application.
 If you read paragraphs BIZ to S90 inclusive, of Instructions to Enumera tors you will see what is required.
 Very respectfully,
 PEDRO SANCHEZ, Supervisor
 Following is Mir. Warren's reply t Mr. Sanchez:
 Andrews, V. M., Aug. 10, 1900. Pedro Sanchez, Census Supervisor. Sir:--Yours of the 9th at hand an contents carefully noted, and in repl will say that my report encloses all c Sierra Blanca and Kingston as the are. could not report any mant facturing or mechanical industry a there was none. And us to the record ten years ago don't know, but King : ston, the town you inform me as II . corporated is not and never was, an ; all the mills, coneentrators, test mil ]. and in fact rytling is abandone' and the only occupants at this tim .a are bats, owls and wild animals ar
 insects. Nothing strange about tn {. in a silver camp. Kingston has
 bank, no hotel, no livery stable, al
 in fact has nothing except fe 1G broken-hearted miners.
 I need no blanks or books to make 'o report on. My report male to v
 and the department is true. le
 nothing undone that I could do and
 do not think I overlooked, one perst
 or anything that was my duty to lo'
 after. Hoping, sir, this explanation
 satisfactory, remain,
 se Yours respectfully,
 A. s. WARREN. With the destruction of silver we