Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-08-08
LUCID AND
CONCLUSIVE
Judge Morrison Much Pleased
with the Decision in the
Mandamus Case.
HE LIKES PRESCOTT
Delighted With the Appearance Of Pro-
Rressiye New Town Built Upon
Ruins Of the Old.

Judge A. L. Morrison, collector of in
ternal revenue, was seen this morning
in his Office by a New Mexican reporter.
The judge is supposed to be ON thirty
DAYS leave of absence which does not
expire until about the twentieth OF
this month, but he had all the appear
ances of a very busy man and seemed
to be at work again. When reminded
that he was on a vacation, the judge
explained that he had "a little work
that he was looking after. The boys IN
the Office say this little work has been
claiming his attention since his return
and that the secret of the whole story
is that Judge Morrison Is never idle, has
been busy all his life and had rather
work than rest The judge has recently
returned from a two-weeks trip to
Prescott, AriZ., where he visited MS
TWO SONS, Robert E. and Joseph p. Nor"
rison. who are well-known attorneys in
the sister territory. &
Judge Morrison pushed his papers
aside and talked some, and among 9TH
ssr things he said, in speaking of the de-
g,isjon as handed down by Judge McFie,
recently, in the mandamus case brought
against Territorial Treasurer ]. H.
Vaughn, and published yesterday ex-
s.lusiyely in the New Mexican;
Il have seldom read legal decision
with more pleasure than that OF Judge
McFie in the case of the mandamus
proceedings of the Agricultural Col
aega VS.. the Territorial Treasurer. Its
reasoning is cleas,, lucid and conclusive
and will doubtless be solemn warn
zng to future law makers to avoid
crude and hasty legislation. II sinking
funds set aside for specific purposes
can be diverted to any other uses than
those for which they were created
.hete as an end of the sacredness of con-
srarts, and of that mutual confidence
which should always exist between
borrower and lender. There can be no
greater blessing in any law abiding
community than an upright, fearless
Judge, and certainly we can congratu-
late ourselves on the possession of that
blessing"
In speaking Of his recent visit to Ari-
zona, Judge Morrison expressed himself
as greatly pleased with that territory
:and city Of Prescott, especially, and
continued:
saThere has been "a great deal of an
uoyance caused by the labor troubles
In the territory, recently. A number or
mines have been closed down on ac-
count Of this, but it is to be hoped that
the good sense Of both the men and the
operators will suggest solution and
nut an early end to this trouble.
81 was delighted with the appearance
OF the new town which has been built
up ON the ruins Of the old one which
burned Few years ago. The banks OF
the city are exceptional specimens OF
architecture, built Of beautiful light
<colorpd bricks, with granite columns.
and trimmed in marble and onyx. The
business blocks are the most beautiful
examples of buildings Of the kind in the
southwest. But what impressed me
most was the new school building
which is being erected at a cost Of over
3SDAOO and which will be ready for the
coming term Of the public school. The
new library building is credit to the
city. 1t Is built partly by Andrew
Carnegie and partly by the patriotic
people Of Prescott. The home Of the
Commercial club Of that city Is very
commodious building and would be
thing to be proud Of in any city in the
country.
~Prescott is right at the foot of the
hiIfs and some very beautiful .-and
scesdsc ruads are being constructed. The
road running from the city to the new
geological garden, which Frank Muir
phy 10 building as present to the
ueople. Is especially attractive. 1t II
some two or three miles long and mos
picturesque"
Then the judge went on to say wha
he Thought of the New Mexican sinct
tt has come out in the new eight-pag'
edition. Judge Morrison said:
II know something of the difficulties
which Colonel Frost has met and con
<uered in his efforts to give US an ex
cealent paper such as the New Mexican
Cettainly few men could have succeed
ed as well. His daring enterprise y
,1oublinx the reading capacity OF th
! paper without raising tne suDscrlpt.o'
price, elbows in striking manner nj
confidence in our future, and shoul
secure him the enthusiastic support 9
every good citizen in the territory. a
though the New Mexican is stauncf
reliable Republican organ It Is abov
all the unwavering champion OF ever
Legitimate interest in our midst. ana