Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-12-07
NEW MEXICO WANTS STATEHOOD
Delegate Rodey Says That ls Most
important.

Delegate Rodoy u New Mexico. who
came 20 Washington few days ago
paid his respects 90 the president to-
day and will have q talk with him
later about statehood for the territory.
says the Washington Star. Asked IN
this was the most important matter
to the people OF the territory. Mr
Rodey said
"statchod Is our great hope. Yen
don't think there is anything ~ muru
Importance 20 the territories than
that DO yOuy
But he added - am a little wor
rled as 90 whether or not the presi.
even n there is nothing In the massage
about the territories. and. Of course,
! can't hnl out TN the message goes
10 congress Unfortunately. in some
~ the territories political fights are
so hittor that the chances ~ those
particular jurisdictions for admission
may have been temporarily injured
with the administration. However,
even fthere Is nothing In the message
on the question. we regard this al.
ministration as very friendly 90 the
territories. and we have hopes that
wo can get a special message on the
subject but a recommendation for
the admission Of the three contln, Ltal
territories may be In the message
when n ~ sent In We are IN the
dark a. 10 that for the present"
when asked II he had anything i'm
mediate and particular on hand In
Washington. he stated he had come
10 Washington a few DAYS ahead Of
the session 80 as 20 appear before
the army board which a. arranging
/ for the permanent location Of military
posts In TIE west and that he would
appear before that board that he had
met some ~ its members on the way
from Chicago east and that cx-Dele
} gate Ferguson. who was very well
posted on that subject had come on
/ 10 Washington 90 aid him In the mat
| ter.
When asked az 20 the conditions In
/ Now Mexico NJ the present time, Mr.,
/ R0dey became enthusiastic. and said
/ they never were better IN the history
/ ~ the territory; that the territory Is
/ actually vDy prosperous: that about
/ 500 miles vt railroad hSve been built
within a year and han add 500 or
I 500 miles more are projected 10 be
/ built In the immediate future. which
/ win make nearly 1000 miles OF
railroad in the territory lie SAID
that last summer had been a rainy one
and that conditions were IN cOnse
quonce very good.
statehood" said he rs the all alb
norhing Issue II has Obscured even
the race foi Office among the politi
clans in fact an political parties IN
the territory are 80 united and so
eager for statehood that thoy are
working a. unit. the people held q
very large and enthusiastic convention
LAT Albuquerque on October 10. and
passed strong resolutions demanding
the admission NJ the territory aud
showing that Il had population oI
q quarter uf q million q taxable wealth
~ thrCa hundred millions ~ dollars
and that ~ was spending more fol
. the education Of its children than ans
other jurisdiction IN the nation Thil
convention also authorized our Cover
nor 90 appoint n nOa pariison commits
zion ~ fourteen delegates 10 be head
al hy himself az tho fifteenth u
. como 10 Washington this winter AM
promote iff passage ~ he onablini
act hv an honorable means
Mr R0lcy further stated that th
territory had assumed the first plac
iu the number OF sheep Il was raisln
and the WOOL n was growing and Wa
r coming up toward tho arst place 4