Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-16
HONORABLE
PUBLIC RECORD
Connection OF Deceased With
The Business Development
of This City and Territory


only in Las Vegas, but throughout the
whole territory, when it becomes
known that Hon. Frank A. Man
zanares has crossed the bar which di-
vides the narrow sea OF time from
the illimtable ocean of eternity.
Throughout all New Mexico, no man
was better known, more universally
admired, more highly esteemed than
he who has gone. He had busy and
eventful life, often shadowed by afflic.
ton and deep sorrow and his later
years were filled with suffering, but
to the very end he maintained the
cheerfulness of manner and loftiness
of spirit, which characterized his
whole life.
After an illness of three years, the
acute stage of which was reached
last week, Mr. Manzanares died at
5:25 this morning He was born at
Abiquin, N. NJ, January 25, 1S49. He
was educated in st. Louis and in
New York city. In the latter city he
supplemented his collegiate course
with commercial education. He ac-
cepted a responsible position in the
First National Bank of New York
when only nineteen years of age. In
1871 he was married to Miss Antonia
Baca. Later lhe was employed as
bookkeeper with w. H. Chick, Of
Kansas City and when the pioneer
firm kept pace with the railroad in
it's progress west and opened house
at Junction City, the late L. P.
Browne and Mr.. Manzanares were
taken into the company which then
assumed the name of Chick, Browne
e Company. He had an important
part in the expansion of the business
of the firm as it opened establish
ments at Hayes and Sheridan, Kansas
at Kit Carson and La Junta and
Trinidad, Colorado, at Otero aud Las
Vegas and Socorro, N. M, and at Ell
Paso, Texas. In 1894 he succeeded
l.. P. Browne as president of the com
pany. Owing to his failing health
Mr.. Manzanares disposed of his in
terest in the firm in July, 1902, and
retired from active pursuits
In public life, in the life of this city
which he had made his home for
many years, Mr. Manzanares pla yed
large and honorable part. In 1885
he was the candidate of the demo-
cratic party for delegate in congress.
The territory was considered safely
republican. The contest was a his.
toric one. Both sides claimed election
but Tranquilino Luna, the republican
was declared by the New Mexico
board of election to have been success.
full. Mr.. Manzanares made contest
in congress, appearing at the same
time and before the same Judges as
the late President Mckinley. Both
were successful. Mr.. Manzanares
served with ability and conspicuous
zeal for the interests of his constitu
ents for two years IN nothing was mis-
greatness of mind more admirably
shown than by his subsequent refusal
to accept a denomination. The Idol
of his party, with the prospect of a
broader and Ehore famous political
career than any New Mexican had
ever had opening before him, he with
stood all pressure of his friends to al
low his name to be used again, in
order that he might devote all his
time to the care of his invalid wife
From that day to the day of his death
he allowed nothing to interfere will
his affectionate effort to make the
life of his afflicted helpmate more
easy.
Yet he found time to attend to many
duties in the territory. He served on
the capitol building board, on the
bureau of immigration and as presi
dent Of the Miners home, an office tC
which he was elected last year. Ht
was a trustee Of the Maxwell Land
grant. a director OF the First Ma
+io.o7 ronl- q stocLba1der of the Apus