Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.
rite to the senators urging state.

holiday trade.
The driver OF the government camel
train brought to A. iona in 1855, died
a few days ago at Phoenix. His name
was III Jolly.
The highest ambition OF every terri
| tory is to become a full hedged mem.
Der OF the sisterhood of states. II Is
part of the craving for independence
and political entity which is implanted
/ in every American breast.
The great west now produces 30 per
cent Of the gold, silver and copper out.
| put OF the United States. rs per cent OF
the iron and cereals. 60 per cent of the
swine. so per cent of the milch cows
and 60 per cent OF all other cattle In
the land.
| Pres idcnt Roosevelt. Il Is reported,
will come west in the spring and visit
! New Mexico and Arizona. with view
as to their fitness for existence. The
| president ought to know enough about
these territories TO be friendly toward
them. lie has weakened very n Oh
In four years. and It Is now claimed
| that he Is controlled by New Eng
land influences.
II is reported that Prof Hewctt. OF
the Las Vegas normal university. is
| opposed to statehood for the territory.
and has gone 10 Washington to oppose
the omnibus bill. The people of New
Mexico pay Mr.. Hewett a comfortable
salary. and II he goes to Washington
to SANDER the people who support him,
he should be promptly removed.
The verses on statehood in yester-
days Citizen are from the pen of one
of the gifted young poets of the west.
| Mr.. G.. Cathcart Bronson, OF Chicago.
| Mr. Bronson is a native of California.
! aud has won an enyiable place in IN
erican literature. His poem, 1.-THE
! Souls Immortality" is destined to find
place in every well selected library.
Mr. Bronson is now at Phoenix, Ari.
IONA, where mis- invalid young wife
viii spend the winter. Mr.. Bronson's
! brother Is the author Of the popular
play, California" which will be pro-
| duccd in this city this winter.
! Last week was a record breaker for
| frightful railway accidents,
In this day and age advertising Is
| the foundation of all successful bust
ness.
The subjugation OF the Indian has
cost ss45.000 900 and his education,
s240, 000 900.
There are twenty-one counties in
| New Mexico, any one OF which is larg-
er than the state of Rhode Island.
At Las Vegas President Roosevelt
publicly pledged himself TO help New
Mexico and Arizona get statehood.
New Mexico viii help FL paso cele-
brate its midwinter carnival next
month. A large crowd will attend ffoE:
this city
Cattle are reported az starving and
freezing by the thousand on the high
ranges in Colorado II is stated that II
is not possible 70 get them out
! Nearly ninety thousand Beers are
preparing to trek" to America, and
! will settle in Colorado. New Mexico
and Texas, according to the Denver
Times.
During last year s669, OS3. 900 was in
vested in OIL stock companies. About
5000 dry wells represented a loss OF
nearly $4,000, 900. The unfinished wells
represented a still larger loss.
The New Mexico-Texas boundary
line will be resurveyed II a bill intro
duced in congress to that effect be-
comes law. The demand for the new
survey comes from stockmen 90 both
sides OF the line.
Venezuela has had 104 wars in sew
enty years. The number would un'
doubtedly have been larger II II had
not been for rain and darkness and
other circumstances that were beyond
human control.
The United States civil service com
mission reports that for the year end
ing June 80. 1902. there were 1888
persons appointed from its registers
There was 4.692 more than was ever
before appointed in a single year.
There are about 900 Smiths In
the United States. Add to these the
Smyths, Smythes. Schm'dts. Smids and
the rest, and this number is increased
to at least 1000 900. or one out OF ev'
| cry Ol tue Noldi poPhiotichs
Chairman Mcleod OF the Western
Passenger association. in table re
garding Immigration for the year end
ing June 30. 1902, shows where total
of over 100000 immigrants went. and
It appears that OF this number the
state OF New York got 203,S24 and
Pennsylvania 1873. 900
The United States has 200. 900 miles
of railway upon which there are 54s
employees for each 100 miles. The cost
OF operating these roads with steam
power is $500 100000 year; but to
carry on the same amount OF work
with men and horses would cost the
country 81. 30s 100000
The postmaster general win recon
mend an extension of the international
postal card system. AS the limit OF
weight In the United States mails IL
fixed by law at four pounds, he viii
recommend that this be the limit In
all new international treaties. Ger