Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-20

ing Las Vegas. | never saw such a
lot Of scrapping as has been done by
people who seem to be interested in
New Mexico. As soon as one man
is talked of for appointment, and his
friends recommend him in Washing
! ton, another faction seem to spring
up and try to throw mud on him, and
| secure the appointment of a candidate
Of their own. have observed this
for a long time. Why don't You get
| together now and have your postofIlce
located at a point between the two
towns, and cultivate good feeling
among all your citizens. Here is the
place u commence.
There are many questions which
Viii come 10 the front within the next
few years. and success can only Is
achieved Is active cooperation. I am
glad 10 see mat Judge Pope's noniiil-
afion " ] well received He has
d good record, and | believe VII anii
Tile people generally rs we'll as any
one that could have been selected.
IAe geological survey has acl1nowl-
edged that they have moi made any
thorough Investigation of The geologic.
al and economic products IL The VI.
| entity 81 New Mexico. Indeed. one
Of their prominent officers has stated
that ut seems 10 be one of the me-
elected portions Of the United States
Governor Ctsro, ] understand. will
make d special effort, during the next
session 81 congress 10 advance the
interests &c New Mexico, and see that
III The distribution Of public funds II
IL not overlooked. either III irrigation
plants, Oh II the Investigations now
being eandaetsd by The several de
paftmenta l % crops aud resources
Just nov, Washington IS excited
over the ftIncra q war betweqn L san
and Russia. Of course TIE comiict
bei @een these tNo countries Will en-
8ago son iii Ihe aiRer great powers
ana 4 General disturbance Of the
peaceful conditions which nov prevail
may y brought ai59ut The great
naval faata III both nations make 4
p8s ietlarIy desirable for ihe United
states 10 keep 81 friendly rotations
! with them. III order 10 protect our
selves, We shall BE- Obliged to great
Fly increase our naval force. We have
an immense coat line 70 defend, and
ulr people have properly APP
preciated what j war with q conn.
try having a large naval power would
mean, We have many cities that could
hc reached and destroyed without
much trouble.
The papers are now filed with ae-
counts Of the terrible storm which
has recently prevailed all along our
coast The damage Is immense. New
Jersey seems 10 laye suffered more
than any other ttate, The recupera.
tive power OF business men il alwags
demonstrated by such casualties q
prevailed az Patterson Newark aud
elsewhere. At Tie vcfy first oppor.
lunit9 they commence 10 replace ths
plan3 tha hage be destroyed, and
n mls instances build them troaeel
alaa fhe p
H9t liaoourased a1
ap
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" tae cast y metn active II sE
.tIas ttan in sany other direction, TIN
Information uf most OF tue people Ii
confined g stock specuiaucn4 mud
they really fail to realize The import
ance ~ the industry ~ the vest. Pres
idcnt Roosevelt is now busy in look.