Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

There are SIX million depositors in
the savings banks of the country. The
thrifty poor are getting richer right
along in these days of prosperity
II New Mexico expects to keep even
with the states that adjoin 1t under the
new irrigation law. it must keep up its
work for statehood.
Colonel Bryan lost out in Iowa, but
his platform was kindly remembered
by the democrats of Idaho.
The professional jurymen in the ter
ritories are In luck. The pay has been
raised from 81 to So per day.
Germany and Great Britain. while
otherwise friendly. do not relish the
intense American spirit of President
Roose"elt's speeches.
The Las Vegas newspaper men had
strenuous time yesterday chasing
the hundreds of elusive items connect
ed with the big excursions to that city
The full moon which occurs the 18th
| of September will be that wonderful
| thing, the harvest moon. For several
successive evenings the moon will rise
at dark. shedding across the earth dur
ing the whole night its mild beams
Most generally there is an hours diff
ference in the rising of the moon, but
for few days after the September
full moon this will not be so.
In eight months OF the present yea
the losses from fires in the United
States have been $4,000, 900 less thar
in 1901 and s22,0oo,0o0 less than II
1900.
The republican county convention o
Valencia county will be held In Lo
Lunas on Monday, October 6. TIL
convention will consist of siNty-fou
delegates and will elect twelve dele
gates from that county to the repul
l!can territorial convention, which wi
meet at Ration. October 10.
: Complete returns from Vermont
election show that the total vote Q
69,633 was the largest ever polled |
that state. OF this number 3l,I7
were cast Tor the regular republica
ticket, 2Sl17 for the license republi'
an ticket, 1880 were democratic vote
ana -,1Dh were cast ny
PLEASANT CITY.
Las Vegas pleasantly entertaine
about / 500 visitors yesterday. Excu
sion trains from Santa Fe, Ration an
Albuquerque met at the Meadow Ci'
, with hundreds OF cheerful people. WI
: were met at the railroad station by II
: Las Vegans with music and cheers
, welcome. Nothing occurred durir
. the entire day to mar the festive o
: casion. The Elks met each train ar
q marched the visitors to one of II
most elaborate lunches ever spread
any city in this territory. II was mo-
OF banquet than lunch and the II
crafty and enterprise of the Las Veg
E,lks was Highly appreciated by Il
= visitors. In the afternoon several hu
dred of the excursionists visited Il
famous hot springs, located In seen
!. canyon six miles from the city, viii
!, other hundreds visited the pref
- parks OF the place and then gathers
=, at the base ball grounds, where O.
I. onel Twitchell's trained veterans
r. the bat fell upon Colonel Martir
"A Santa FEE tigers and won a veto
n after a closely contested game.
n The visitors from Albuquerque a
"a pleased with their trip. They were
is generously received and pleasantly {
,r tertained that they will be glad to ha
n. the opportunity of reciprocating. ~
r. hereafter whenever excursion rat
q. can be secured Las Vegas can expt
ID q crowd of friends from this city.
~ The gathering yesterday will
D. much to eradicate the III feeling II
ID has recently grown up between L
9. Vegas and Albuquerque. The two
et ties are mutually dependent upon ca
q. other In many ways. and their int
nj ests do not conflict In any way. lie