Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-06
A VEGAS GRANT.

The people OF Las Vegas, the city OF
Las Vegas, the old town Of Las vegas,
the community of Las Vegas, are to be
CONGRATULATED at the turn of events in
the west side meeting last night. IL
was called by the people west oil the
Gallinas, was distinctly their meet
ing. and it would have been an i'm
propriety for their %neighbors on this
side Of the rio TO interfere. and while
several persons from this side were
present none OF them spoke.
The spirit of the meeting was broad
and tolerant. Messrs margarine Ro-
nero. Eugenio Romero, Veeder, Mares,
Chacon. L~arrazolo and others spoke at
length, both on the question OF incor-
poration and on questions relating to
the grant.
Il is well that such meetings should
he held and the gtint question dis
cussed. The more the people look
into II, the more clearly they will see
that the grant question in the hands
Of the court Is now meeting with the
| hest possible solution.
The court has already held, and that
| decision is final until it is reversed,
that the grant belongs to the town OF
Las Vegas, by which is meant the
community of Las Vegas, the entire
body OF people within the grant lines,
not the east side, or the west side,
or Upper Las Vegas or Sapello, or
Tecolote. hut altogether as one com
munity The spirit Of the meeting last
night was TO accept this construction
as fair for all and as best for every
body
While a few of the speakers advo
Gated the incorporation of the west
side to make a fight for the grant. the
great body of the meeting disapproy,l
of such action.
Any effort to reopen the Las Vegas
grant controversy would be unforti.
nate, II Is now settled, and settled
correctly and In Justice to All. and he
thing to do is nov to utilize The grant
for the upbuilding of the county. The
man or politician who seeks to set
one side of Las Vegas against the
other is already politically and so
cially dead.
The citizen who seeks longer to re-
tard the just administration Of this
grant trust will SCOT find himself a
putrid Renaissance.
The court has appointed a conse~-
vative board. OF old and respected cit.
liens. representing every interest, who
II properly supported will make this
grant useful TO the whole of 'ho peo-
pie. This board will respect the rights
of the humblest settler on the grant,
and any effort on the part of persons
seeking selfish interests to divide the
people and array one part against an
other should be vigorously opposed
With the well known purpose Of The
court and grant trustees 10 recognize
the grant as for the benefit OF the
community q Las ve<as, )ld not for
any particular locality there can be
no xcuse for an effort to retard pr
embarrass the court in its effort to
make this splendid property a factor
for the benefit of all our people. The
court has decided to administer this
grant for the benefit OF all by means
Of trustees. The legislature has by
law approved Of the action Of the
court.
The Legislative and judicial depart
ments have both determined this 20
be the proper, legal and best way.
Now. let agitation cease. and all
join in one united and harmonious Of.
fort to move forward together. on Il @
enlightened lines, suggested by The
maturist minds of the country.
Edward II. Morris. who is said 10
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