Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-11-17
Some Toledo People Are Taking
a Hand in the Material Growth
of the Territory.
WANT WATER POWER
A. R. Gibson Of Sunmount Tent City
Talks Interestingly Of the Pros
poets Of His Territory.
From the Toledo, Ohio. Blade


leo, which is knocking at the doors of
the union for admission to statehood,
a number of Toledo capitalists have
interested themselves in mining, and
now, for the further development of
the country, the Capital Light and
Power Company has been organized.
In this enterprise there are interested
Colonel Bonner, Robert E, Hamblin, of
the Home Telephone Company; Pro-
fessor J. G. Halapleus, Clarence Leep-
er, and others. At 3 o'clock this after
noon they held meeting at the Bood'
with A. r. Gibson of Santa Fe, VIII
is extensively engaged in mining an
other industries in New Mexico.
With reference to the new company
Mr. Gibson said:
This proposition appeals, to those
who have seen it, as being one OF the
many natural opportunities in that
country. Ground has already been
broken for the plant and contracts let
for the poles upon which wires will be
strung to convey the electric current
for commercial purposes to Santa Fe,
Las Vegas, Albuquerque and other
places.
"The power for the generation of the
electricity will be furnished by the cur
rent of the Pecos River, and what nat
ural gas was to Ohio cities few years
ago, the cheap power of the streams
of New Mexico is to that territory
Among the Toledo people interest
ed in various mining enterprises in
New Mexico are R. B. Thomas, man
ager of the Consolidated Smelling and
Refining Company's plant at Cerrillos
and Charles r. Clapp, Miller Brothers,
Charles N Pratt, Irving Squire and
Others
Mr.. Gibson was instrumental in
founding the Tent City of Sunmount
last August, on an elevation OF 1000
feet above the level of the sea, one
mile from Santa Fe This is resort
for persons suffering from tubercular
diseases. The site of the Tent City
covers 265 acres Of ground. and light,
heat and power will be supplied by the
CAPITAL Light and Power Company.
Patients at this resort" said Mr..
Gibson, ARE gaining from half
pound to two pounds of flesh every
week. We have had 40 or so Ohio peo-
pie there. and sufferers come even
from Colorado. 1t is bound to be the
coming health resort of the southwest,
for the climate and other things which
contribute to it's advantage are ideal.
DR.. Lubenkuhn, the eminent Berlin
pulmonary specialist, says that an al
titude of 1000 feet above the sea level
is the best for consumptives, and our
new Tent City is 800 feet above the
| sea.
"Sunmount is located near a tower
ing mountain. The water supply is alb
soutely uncontaminated and at the
doors of the tents game abounds. The
people there either live entirely in
their tents or use them only as dormi-
tories and take their meals at the no.
tel. The idea, however is to get the
patients into the open air, to have
them as close to nature as possible.
&C. H. Dow, a Duluth capitalist and
broker. has sold his interest in the
northwest and located permanently in
New Mexico. where he went in search
of renewed health, and Hon. W. $.
Hopewell. vice president of the Santa
Fe Central Railroad Company, has
done much to develop that part of the
country and to interest investors in
the Capital Light and Power Com
pany.'
With reference to the prospective
admission of New Mexico to state
hood Mr.. Gibson is enthusiastic.
I'VE have 275,OOO people in the Ter
ritory,' he said. Perhaps that is not
great many, but one territory was
admitted when it had population OF
only $4,000 and another when its people
numbered $4,000. Our delegate to Con-
gress, Hon. B. s. Rodey, has labored
diligently for two or three years for
the admission of New Mexico, and
the matter is to be taken up early
during the present extra session OF
Congress. Some time ago Congress
sional investigation committee, OF
which Senator Beveridge was chair
man. came to our Territory. and you
know, only about a month ago. Sena-
tor W. r. Hearst. at his own expense.
/ took 80 or 40 Congressman and Sem
ators, to New Mexico on special
train. They went to the more import
ant cites and interviewed the most In
telligent people. The visitors were
met upon their arrival in the cities by
reception committees. and l am sure
the personal inspection and investiga-
tions made by our legislators have re-
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