Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-14

II, do not give the support which II
her cities is freely and gladly accord
the daily press. When 1t Is re
mehbered that the New Mexican mo-
{4nh speaks up for the city in ant
out Of season and has been instrumen
tai In bringing here many tourists
and health-seekers, residents, capital
business men, and commercial enter
t4Use. but is itself expanding from
10000 to $4,000 a year in wages ia
ia employees, who spend the money
In the city, then some idea OF the
value Of the Daily New Mexican to
Santa Fe may be CLEANED. Yet the
Daily New Mexican will not stand still
even long enough to find fault. II
win keep ahead Of the city and OF
the day. Arrangements are being
made at the present to Increase the
size OF the daily and weekly editions
70 eight pages, to improve their news
service, to augment their influence
for good, to do more for Santa Fe
and It's people, even than at any time
In the past. These improvements are
to be inaugurated IN the .day that
the Santa Fe Central will run Its first
train from Santa Fe to Torrance, pre-.
sumably on August /. This will be
done at a considerable Increase OF
expense and despite the advice given
by experienced newspapers OF other
towns that 1t Will pay the New McxL
a better to go back to a weekly
form than to increase the size and
service OF Its daily edition. But the
publishers of the Daily New Mexican
believe that the opening OF the Santa
Fe Central railway is fraught with
such Importance to this city. that II
practically "a a new era for the
capital. and Is bound to be followed
by great growth and prosperity. In
other words. the New Mexican Print
Ing company will discount the future,
and while the city does not yet ade-
quately support a f%our-page daily, yet
paper has faith that under the
conditions that will cnsue with
the completion Of the Santa Fe Cen
trnl railway, the business men, prop
owners and residents will rally
this daily newspaper and will
give II the support to enable 1t to
maintain its lead among the newspa-
'ers Of the territory. albuquerque
Las Vegas each support excellent
'ight.page daily newspapers, and
Fe should do no less. as long as
I considers itself In the same class
With those cities. The progress, pros
,erity and tho public spirit OF the
wo cities named are reflected by their
laiIy newspapers.
Should the New Maxjeaasbe 4s.i-s~
zen In the public spirit OF the city,
md should It's efforts to be a progress
We newspaper be not appreciated by
hose who will be directly and indi.
'ectly benefited. and that means every
BUSINESS man. property owner and
.'esiient. II will have to return to a
daily. or, perhaps. to a
weekly form, and Santa Fe will have
drop from the class in which Albu-
luerque and Las Vegas have so good
start. But few people will be found
Who will do year after year what the
New Mexican has done In the past de-
,ade, publish a daily newspaper in =
newspaper town and spend
'20. 900 10 100000 n year in a com.
where there are many mer-
'hants who are so far behind the
lines as not to believe In advertising
II their home or any other newspa-
yer. II IL the faith and the hope that
he completion of the Santa Fe Cen.
raj railway and other improvements
low under way will bring about a
more progressive spirit. which induce
he Now Mexican Printing company
increase tho Size ard imprcvs the
Of the Daily New Mexican and
u the Weekly New Mexican Review.