Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-11

trade was eminently fitting and proper
In view of his Invaluable services to
the board during the past year.
A movement Is on foot in the legis-
lature to divide Bernalillo county,
making Corrales the county seat OF
the new county. The name of the
new county will be Santa Ana or Quay.
The new executive committee of the
board of trade is a representative
body of men who may be depended
upon to wisely safeguard the interests
of las Vegas at all times and who
will wisely and carefully consider any
matter in which the interests of the
city are involved.
A determined effort is being made
in llinoi to secure q repeal of the
act limiting damages in cases of
death to $4,000. It is of course an
absurd provision. when damages OF
much more han $4,000 are recover
able for the loss OF less than a life
as a limb. and its obvious abSurdity
will no doubt bring about the re-
peal now demanded.
New Jersey. sometimes called h
robbers rcost." is reaping large reve
nues from the chartering of trusts.
During the q 1902 the taxes derived
by ~ state from the combines aggre-
gated nearly $1,000. 900. The number
of corporations chartered vas 2,249,
with a capitalization CT $1.5G3. AGO.
Forty-two of the companies chartered
have an authorized capital of $40 ,000,-
900 or over Twenty-Five are capital
lied at $4,000, 600 and upward.
Plans are in the making for a ce-
LIBERATION text May of the Goth an
niversary Of the original city of New
York n the Tooth anniversary of
the city hall. There will he a de-
coration OF the exterior and interior
of the beautiful building; aud in the |
aldermen's chamber there will gath
er he mayor. the board. tne
chief city officials, and the promi-
nent descendants of the old fami-
lies identified with the city at the
time of incorporation, n there will
be addresses.
The city of Chicago appears to be
determined upon a general embarka-
tion in municipal ownership. BY PEE !
tition of the city council the Illinois
legislature has been asked TO author |
ize cities to buy II operate street
railways; and the same council has
" uuduiiiOUSiS IutinOi idilZCQ llc
legislature for permission to acquire
and conduct gas and electric lighting
plants. The coming city election
will largely turn on the public own
ership question
If New Mexico and Arizona once
get into the Union yoked together it
is a safe guess that they will never
be separated. Much of the opposition
a.. thN n3p.saHsr f 49, ~, - 1
is h outgrowth of jealousy of the
growing, political power of the
west, which is felt in the east. Ii is
of some Importance from the stand
point of ~sectionalism whether New
Mexico and Arizona have -four Sena-
tors and two congressman or only
half that number. Then. 90. there
are the national conventions to be
thought of.
The reclamation of arid lands by
the government will begin in Colorado.
A force of $50 men will be employed
in the preliminary work and offices
will be opened in Denver. One of
the first undertakings will be the open |
ing of the Gunnison tunnel, a work |
that il is calculated will take three
ear and which will redeem over
100.0o0 acres of land. There are SILL |
000,000 now available for this kind OF
work under the reclamation act. The
people of New Mexico should make
some effort to secure part of this fund
for work in New Mexico.
When Addicks was abandoned by
Hanna and his man Byrne was turned
down by he ena judiciary commit
tee, 1t seems that he took the hint,
and concluded that his service as u.
S. senator was not demanded by Del
aware or anybody else. Up to the
present time he is reported TO have
expended $3.50, 900 in the contest. 1t
looks as though seats in the u. s.
senate are following the general up
ward trend of prices. Even Clark of
Montana, must look upon S250.000 as
quits a sum, especially in view of
the fact that it didn't get anything.
The board of elections of the city
Of New York arc about to hold a
competitive test OF voting machines.
The manufacturers are now busy in
preparing the best machines they
can TO present for trial before the
middle On the Month The board
have issued specifications. requiring
that each machine snail provide II
columns for nominations, with am
pie space for voting 20 candidates in
each column. in addition t the As
names OF presidential electors. and
also for voting on eight questions
submitted to eieators: and they must
also enable an elector TO vote the
entire party ticket, or for any can
didate of his choice in either column
or for a name of his individual Sc
lection; and must accurately regis
ter each vote separately as cast for
a nominee, and at all times exhibit
plainly the total number of electors
who have voted. These requirements
ask of a machine more Intelligence
that the voter himself commonly pos
oe1eoo.