Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-22
INCONSISTENCY.

INCONSISTENCY.
The chairman Of the committee on
New Industries Of the Santa Fe Board
of Trade has submitted and the board
has adopted, a woefnlly long repor.
which condemns the Santa Fe railroad
company In the strongest terms at
the writer's disposal because In its
advertising publications II dwells up
on the quaint adobe buildings. the
"leathern-faced men and women the
burros and serapes, the Old palace
and church and other picturesque fea-
lures of a by.gore age.
The severe arraignment BY this
committee chairman Of the Santa re
company becomes ridiculous IN the
light of the manner In which the an
Client capital has been advertised dur.
ing the past forty years. Until ten
years ago. Santa Re was the only
place Iii New Mexico known 70 the aY.
crage easterner, and Il was one Of the
best known cities IN the United States
No trip 10 the west was complete with
ont a visit to the City Of the Holy
Faith. A great railway system found
the charm OF the name 50 interesting
and suggestive that i practically dis
| carded It's cumbersome nomenclature
III favor Of simple Santa Fee AMI
| Santa re became everywhere known
as one Of the lending tourist cities Of
The United States.
And was It because Of It's CONNER
ciaI enterprises, its progressive pep
| pie. iis fine modern buildings, is fac
tories and Its railroads.? Not at al,
Ii was because of this same san Mi.
guel Church" and "Old House. be-
cause of the blrros and aaobes, AMI
quaint garments and chattering
groups, and eleathern faced men and
women And during all these years
the Santa Fc Has heraided the pictur-
esaue city to the uttermost parts OF
the earth. and many thousands have
visited the quaint city and gone hence
"a tell their friends of the strange old
world city IN the great American des-
ert. And citizens Of Santa Fe have
made much Of such features,
Pamphlets have been sent out by
this very board Of trade which nov
condemns. telling the same quaint
tales and describing the same pictur'
esquc features,
True. the day for such tales Is rap
idly passing IN New Mexico. Doubt
less. Ii IL passing even for quaint, pic
f%nrcsque. beautiful old Santa re,
though many there be who will regret
il. but Ii comes with poor grace for
4 chairman Of d committee on indus.
,r,cs n 4 board Of trade harshly to
ccnsure that which in the rich past
has been the chief agency In the up
building OF the city. Now. more rail-
roads are coming. and moro Ameri-
cana With energy and brains and mon
~ To establish other industries and
10 assist in The building q Q big, pros
porous. modern city. Santa Fe. less
interesting, more modern Will cease 70
lie d point Of interest TO the tourist
but Il viii become greater, richer 2
more sel~fdepandent
The santa Fe. recognizing the trend
of events and tle westward march 81
capital ami industry Aft quickly ard
fully a8 ng. enshriniag The mem
org az tha c60qai iadore and the black
robed ptiest and fhe ahorigine IN hear
tifni sr hltatare. stu Y calls attent
tlaa ta sabla Vii as the ona place
wfsfa aometaing III 4 hygonc dag can
a hut each year less attention
II p8isi q such matters
Probably the city will lave little 81
which ID complain IN the future 81
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