Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-06-10

our citizens will 60 to some other town
to celebrate and we will be loosers
thereby.
PREPARATIONS are being made now
for the territorial fair and It is the in
tention of the Fair Association TO
make il the largest exhibition ever
given in the territory. Will Luna
county be there with an exhibit?
ATTORNEY General Knox and the inte, =
state commerce commission now have
the anthracite coal trust on the run.
This does not look much as though
President Roosevelt lacked the courage
of his convictions.
SHOWERS are reported from various
parts of the country making the ranges
good and helping the crops, thus God
smiles upon the people of New Mexico
and bids them have pity for their less
fortunate brothers in other parts of the
country.
New England is burning up with
drouth and the Mississippi valley is
being washed away with excessive
rain, probably this will be reversed in a
year or two and the one that is now dry
will be deluged while the other is parch-
co with hot winds, during all this time
the farmer of the arid regions will be
steadily reaping big rewards from his
irrigated lands which are sure as fate.
THE special issue Of the FL Paso
Herald is just out and gives page to
Progressive Deming," 1t has articles
on the past history Of our town and the
possibilities for investments, the rail
roads, sanitarium, manufacturing opor
tunities, climate soil and agricultural
advantages of this region. In all it
should be valuable advertisement for
our town, and advertising pays either
a community or an individual.
LAST week, in the article regarding
the Phelps Dodge Co. buying or build
ing a railroad, we made a mistake in
the name which should have read Major
Wambaugh instead of Major Waddill,
but the fact remains that the Phelps
Dodge people are going to have road
from here to the mining camps of Santa
Rita and Hanover and will doubtless
have big reduction works in Deming
for the treatment Of ores taken from
these mines as well as those brought
from Arizona and Mexico.
DURING the past week the papers Of
the territory have been filled with ar
ticles denouncing the the speech which
Rev. Norman Skinner Of Las Vegas is
said to have made at the meeting of
Presbyterian ministers in Los Angeles.
These articles have varied in style and
in strength of language used but all go
to prove that the press of the territory
regardless of political all atoms is ever
ready to uphold the character Of our
people, eli her natl We or otherwise
and that they will resent any insinua-
ton against our school system, come
from whom il may.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt is reported to
have said: II would like to be presi-
dent of the United States for another
term, but this much will say, pro.
pose to be president this term.
would rather be president for three
years and a half than half president fol
seven years and half" and the To.
peka Journal thinks those who have
watched the presidents course since he
took the oath Of president will fine
little difficulty in believing that he sale
the words quoted. If he did not, it il
what he would be expected to say if h,
undertook to express himself on tn,
subject.
PERHAPS enough has been said in re
gard to the speech Rev. Norman Skin
ner is reported to have made at Lo:
Angeles, and doubtless much has beef
said that should not have been, but W,
cannot help making some comment OF
such a prejudiced and untrue statemen
in regard to our people, made by
man of his standing and who owes hi
very life to our climate and the care h,
received from the citizens of Las Vega
ip years past when he came to tina
place an invalid unable to live else
where. In the first place his statemen
in regard to the schools showed disre
gard for truth which is surprising, as
tonishing! in a man who graces the sa
cred desk. What his reasons for de
flaming the native people could be i
hard to explain from any point of view