Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-19
A COMMEMORATE HABIT.
IN Route 10 FRISCO, Oct. Is, 1909.

Ait HGuIl IL IlEHi iu6 uihhtl iibi11ii1
control and the habits are good,
whereas Ii the heart Ii bad and t.des
perately wicked" the habitual daily
conduct manifcsts Itself accordingly.
Though they may he few, yet there.
are worst things than writing for the
newspapers. We know Of a certain
seven years afflietion which furnish
es continuous employment FOR the
finger ends. which ii probable worse
than that imposed upon readers ny
nr.osy correspondents. My going 20
me coast. was sather accidental, than
premenditated, II q lawyer may use.
that term. otherwise than rs applied
to deliberate murder.
My son 30, read the story of Jones
he pays the freight and therenpon.
thinking that he was Jones and | the
freight, he proceeded 70 land me and
himself on The Wcdnese ly morn ng's
limited California bound u ws 4
clear case Of forclble entry and
dctalner, 10 here ! am Q prisoner west
bound. Ny keeper Is q harmless
young follow, so ! VIII escape the first
favorable opportunity.
Between the Meadows and the Duke
city | overheard q conversation. not
specially intended for my ear. yet iull
Of interest.
Mr.. A.That town Of Albuquerque
is a eorker. II has a bright future
Mr.. B-Yes, Il Is q good town bui
there are others.
Mr.. A.Not In New Mexico that VIII
approach Albuquerque, Her people
are rustlcrs and always pushing thor
own town.
Mr.. BIAS Vegas is ahead Of Al
buquerque, II Is the finest residences
town between Topeka and the coast
places OF California. It has the best
opera house, and best location along
the line OF the Santa Fe. II is pleasant
In winter and delightful In summer
and always going ahead with steady
growth
Mr.. A.-Yes. that's all true. but for
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keeping cvcrlastingly Al II. for eternal
push and hustle. look out for the Alhu.
aueruue man He Is always and every
where n boomer. and while the Albu
querque crowd will skirmish and fight
among themselves. touch the button
on any point involving the advertise.
ment OF the town and up go their
hats, and they are altogether solid for
Albuquerque.
Mr.. Don't forget that Las Vegas
has more wealth than Albuquerque.
Almost every man own his " home.
but Few are mortgagcd. and there Is
not one Of the old timers In a hun
dred who cannot pny ont any day
II Is a solid town. perhaps not 90
froihy as Albuquerque. but you viii
ind as a slayer, Las Vegas will prove
a EoSI one. The row between the
towns Is had, but The common
of tho people on both sides win
room reconcile that, and when the Las
Vegas people quit nehting each other
10 10 work altogether. You will
see The iowu push 10 the front.
MI. albuquerque has the adj.
vantage Il bring altogether now. while
I,sf yegas hiust hereafter get tosc'h
SO The conversation ran along much
n the ratification az your hnmble ,rr
want The Views expressed are often
heard ana set forth fairly The fEcts
about the towns.
Arriving At Albuquerque. al was
push and Hustle. Many Of the Hearst
party we're AZ the Al,arasio and the
scene ON The platform and about the
corridors reminded III of the lively
times Of old convention DAYS back IN
lIooslcriom Statesmen were " az
denee on every hand. both local and
nonresident aud plans fof future 20
litical battles we're made and only
rcmain % he carried ont Everywhere
are heard words Of commondatio Tor
W Il Hearst ilis easy modest pdt
sonalIty. combined with an evident
force Of character. Ii creating D very