Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-30
From wednesdays Daily

rrom Wednesdays Daily
Dick Kellar went out TO Denver THE
morning.
The purc water problem In Du-
r.nxo must not be forgotten or go
without mention too long.
Durango has not yet received
contribution from Andrew Carnegie,
the greatest of donors to public IL
bruries.
A broad gauge railroad that VIII
give an outlet to the south for Du-
ranges coal is the thing that viii get
some houses built.
Durango can AFFORD TO issue sew
age bonds The growth Of the city
will pay interest and principal easy
In twenty years.
Mis- Annie Monitcth has taken
much needed vacation after being IN
the Famous three and half years.
She will spend a month or two at liz
nacio.
The manitude OF the fock of snow
storms scheduled and arriving may
have something 10 DO with the price
Of hay which has not already been
contracted at given price.
r. II. McAtee, general agent for the
Denver n Rio Grande railway system
for southwest Colorado and northern
New Mexico, wen; out on the Don
yer train this morning.
Representative Burweii departed
ior Denver this morning He was
weak and esnacsted and viii do wsl
II he holds /, down aud gets into
Denver strong enough 10 attend the
eirn session.
Reports from Now Mexico, along
the San Juan and ABimas rivers, In
dicate active preparation for raising
sufficient, crops 10 supply The home
demand which win be largely iu.
creased this ycnr.
Farmers will fnd the potato crop
this year one OF the best profit max
ers. as there Will not fall 10 be h
shortage. The demand during the
past three years has far excesdod
the home supply. Raise potatoes,
Keep up an agitation on artesian
wells FOR the southwest Had we
begun on such enterprises before TAX
ing out bitches. canals and tunnels
We might have more water for lrri'
gation than now. and we surely
would have more pure water,
Fred u. Hugunin, superintendent pf
thc time service and watch inspection
for the Denver Rio Grande. Rio
Grando Western and Rio Grande
Southern railways, was in the city
yesterday. going out 10 Santa Fe thls
morning. This is new position on
the Rio Grande raiiwaya filiea by u
new man.
The Albuquerque Citizen since II
has put in two lIDotypon and eniarg
ed TO eight pages, Is one of the hand.
somost and best papers In the west
The advertising patronage OF the
Citizen IL equal TO thnt OF half a dog
en- Colorado papers. aud the inference
is that Albuquerque In one OF the
best towns In all the west
shorty Bridgemhu. the soap and
cracker mnn. went out this morning
with some travelling men who bad
money. and M the train was pulling
out said he was glad he WAS moi with
the bunch that went out yesterday.
Percy Grubbs. Chas. opcnhcimcr. G.
X Williams and George Poor were
In the Hripsaek party and appeared
TO be satisfied 10 having Shorty with
them.
The Telluride Journal arriving laa,
night contained many ads reinser,,
ed as well as number which the
paper had never carried before.
An account OF the organization of
the San Miguel County Business
Mems association occupied over two
columns OF the nrst page. and list
Of names. nearly two hundred mem
bers. were published. together with
resolutions opposing the Miners TN
ion boycott against the Journal.
That there will be considerable
more building In Durango this
year there are many evidences. none
probably more substantial than those
possessed by Giles r. Vandergrift
the well known contractor and build
er. who has number of contracts
and estimates In hand for other