Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-13
lcity-Builders Concluded,

delegate 70 the trainmen's convention,
Conductor Joe Burks. with the author
ity TO lay before the body an appli-
cation for a visit from the committee
and an offer of a location, tasether
with a statement of the advantages
of Las Vegas. The trainmen asked
for no bonus or gift of any kind. but
a locality that offered something in
the way of a free site would no doubt
have an advantage. Denver had of
fered forty acres. The sentiment of
the meeting with regard % making
an effort to ecure a visit from the
committee and to making an offer of
a site was crystalized in a brief state
ment by Secretary Money, setting
forth the unparalleled advantages of
this city, It's freedom from malaria, its
contiguity to the famous Hot Springs,
its peerless climate. and offering any
amount of land that might be desired.
The suggestion of Mr.. Dixon with re-
gard to authorizing Mr.. Burks to lay
the application of Las Vegas before
the convention was adopted, and to
Mr.. Dixon the board voted its thanks.
With reference to a suggestion that
the board resolve in favor of closing
the business houses next Tuesday
from 3 a. m. to IL m, in order to let
the members of the cavalry and in
fantry companies get of for inspec-
ton, the board decided against asking
for the closing of the business houses,
but promised to ask merchants to let
the militiamen off for three hours.
A letter from William White, giving
a detailed statement of the cost of the
machinery of a one set woollen mill,
vas read. The cost estimated does
not exceed $4,000. Thos. Ross made
a strong argument against any steps
looking towards the construction of
such a mill in Las Vegas. 1t could not
be other than a losing proposition, he
declared. Mr.. Pierce said the most
that had been thought of BY the board
VAS the erection of a small mill as a
branch Of some other factory, TO man
afacture into blankets and coarse
products the wool raised at home. Mr..
Ross agreed that this was the only
condition under which a mill would
pay.
The Scenic route was under fire for
awhile, and the Information came out
that a surveying party from Las We
gas was at work and that aireaay
enough labor had been done to secure
the appropriation made by the legis-
lature.
1t was discovered that two bills for
hack hire contracted during the VISIT
Of the Beyeridge senatorial party had
never been paid. Beveridge's secre-
tulJ udu ucCiiilcu ali Olicls VI COul-
tesy made by the members of the
board, but is these bills, amounting
to $20.50, had been in some way over
looked. the board decided to pay them
and also authorized the secretary to
prepare a letter to Mr.. Beveridge, ex-
pressing regret that the bills had been
| sent to him.
The secretary read his quarterly re-
port. which showed the financial on
dition of the board to be excellent and
over a hundred members paid up to
date. An annual report was also sub
mitted. but as this will be published
in full by The Optic. no further no.
tice is made at this time.
The matter of the reception to the
members Of the Kansas City trade ex-
cursion vas discussed at length. 1t
was decided that, as the members had
very little time OF stay here and came
for business purposes, no public form
of entertainment should be rendered.
But every business man and citizen
was urged to meet the visitors and to
do as much as possible individually to
advertise the pre-eminent advantages
OF this city and vicinity. Men in va
rious lines were asked to meet the
| visitors who were in business CORE
spending. and to show them that par
ticular side of the city's development.
President Browne was authorized to
appoint a special committee on en-
tertainment, who should have the
power to go to moderate expense in
seeing that nothing hat appeared adj
visable to do after the arrival Of the
excursion be neglected.