Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-16

the convention, he Was sure. In Offering
the resolution. The resolution which
follows WAS passed By ! standing vote
Resolved. that we have. with the
deepest regret, learned Of the sudden
death OF Col. Marcus Brunswick. OF
Las Vegas. one Of our Oldest and most
valued citizens. He was progressive.
honest, charitable and upright. He al
ways did his whole duty TO society
and 10 the public. He was a trne
friend and loyal 10 New Mexico. eyer
ready % aid all good enterprises. We
lament his loss and sympathize with
friends and relatives In their great
bereavement.
Mr.. Llewellyn spoke effectively Of
the worth Of Col. Brunswick.
Col II. r.. T~witcheII. his voice chok-
ed with emotion, referred 10 the friend
ship between the deceased and him
self and characterized The relation be.
tween Judge Waldo and Col. Bruins
wick aa that Of Damon and Pythias-
lie was unable TO continue. but q short
time afterwards explained that his
emotion was due partly 10 the news
received d few moments before, that
the wife Of Solicitor General BARTLETT
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had died suddenly in Las Vegas The
chairman asked Hon. II D Prince 20
prepare suitable resolutions, which
were submitted as follows:
Resolved: That we tender 70 our
colleague, Gen. ". u. Bartlett,our most
profound sympathy on the sudden
death OF his wife. the new 81 which
shocked the convention this morning;
and ut the same time express cur ~.
probation Of the important services
rendered III times past BY Mrs. Bart
lett 10 the city ot santa 10 and tie
territory on New Mexico"
During The morning session Interest,
Ing papers were read BY Prof, Vernon
of the A. Il NJ, college, who spoke on
what might be accomplished by pnmp.
inE, BY the SECRETARY who read ~.
torney Geo, Knaebel's paper on the
work that had been done BY the irri.
Gntion commission.
DIR. Nathan Boyd gave q most graphic
description q whit had been done
III oppose the prospects Of his com.
pany at Elephant Butte during the last
six years.
Hon. II d. Prince traced the growth
&c the irrigation Idea In a most clio
qnent manner The COMMITTEES on
permanent organization and ways and
means reported the officers Of the con
vention for permanent officers. and
named an executive committee of FIVE,
with Col. II. u, Twitehell as chairman,
ID carry out the idea.
The following resolutions were
passed, after which the convention ad.
journea:
Report OF Committee on Resolutions.
4 VIC. the representatives Of the l.eo-
Die Of New Mexico. In convention as
sembled al Albuquerque, New Mexico,
OH this i3th day OF October, 1908. nm
der a call duly made by the governor
Of the territory at the suggestion Of
the irrigation commission Of the terri
tory. do hereby adopt the following
resolutions;
Resolved. That the thanks Of this
convention and II the people or New
Mexico are due and are hereby tender,
cd 10 the Honorable James Wilson.
secretary Of agriculture Of the United
States, Honorable II. A. Hitchcock
secretary ii the interior, Charles y.
Walcoit. director Of the geological
survey, and r. H. Newell, chief en-.
gineer Or the reclamation service, for
their kindness III sending representa-
tiyes 10 deliver ~discourses 70 this con.
vention upon the work Of their depart.
mcnts. and through II to the people o.
New Mexico. and be Il further resolv.
ed that. the thanks Of this convention
and OF the people OF New Mexico be
and they hereby are rendered to Pro.
fessor s Forticr and 70 Mr.W.M. Reed,
district engineer. New Mexico recla.
nation service, for the very able pa.
pers read BY them before this IN.
yention, and for the many suggestions
made by them for the benefit Of the
irrigation and agricultural interests Of
the territory
Resolved; That u thanks are
hereby extended to the reclamation
service for the work already begun In
this territory, and we respectfully re-
quest that such work may actively con.
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