Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-28
VIEWS ON
STATEHOOD
Thomas A. McGiII, City Editor Of
the Denver Times Expresses
Himself as Opposed to
Jointure.
A MECCA FOR TOURISTS
Santa Fe Has Many Attractions on Ac-
count of Its Beauty and Antiquity
...Concerning the Boycott.

New Mexico ought to have state.
hood, single statehood. The govern
ment owes it to this Territory to make
it a state because it is the oldest civil
lied portion of this country and has
long been qualified to be state
This statement was made most en-
phatically yesterday by Thomas A. NC
Gill. city editor of the Denver Times, a
leading paper Of that city.
Mr.. McGill has been in Santa Fe on
ly three days, but he is very much
impressed with the potentialities of the
country and the wrong which the gov
ernment is doing the Territory in de-
nying it single statehood.
81 think if New Mexico were state
it would give the people an incentive
to work and something to work toward,
but being, as they are at present, on
par with Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, handicaps all effort toward the
growth of the Territory in large
measure.
eff New Mexico had single statehood
capital would rush here to invest, for
they tell me that the Territory has
many resources. There would be more
activity along agricultural, mining and
all lines In fact, there would be no
limit to New Mexico's possibilities II
the Territory were granted the pre-
cious boon of statehood.
What do | think of Santa Fe?' he
went on. well, in spite OF the fact
that there has been no rain, l think
Santa Fe is beautifully green. The
verdure one finds here is wonderful in
view of the long continued drouth. |
am very glad that decided to go east
by the southern route and visit his
toric Santa Fe.
81 think everyone in the United
: States who has the time and opportuni-
. ty ought to visit the historic spots in
: this city. And more people would come
| am sure if only they knew more
about the city
thousands of people go annually
: to New York City and one OF the
principal objects of the trip is to VISIT
the American museum of natural his
tory. A display that is one of the lead
ing attractions of the museum is that
: from New Mexico wherein are shown
miniature cliff dwellings and pueblos
and models of the Governors palace
= there and old San Miguels Church.
am sure many people had rather come
; to Santa Fe and New Mexico and see
l. the originals if the place was only
: more widely advertised in the east and
easier to reach. l think Santa Fe is
!, the most romantic town in the United
States. 1t reminds me of old cities In
:, Spain, such an atmosphere OF romance
. y seems to pervade it."
!, In speaking of the boycott recently
! established by the leading mercantile
! firms of Denver against the News and
/ Times, Mr.. McGill said:
"The BOYCOTT is not hurting the pa
: per. In fact, it is helping us as hun
Z dreds of subscriptions from friends Of
. the two papers have been coming IN
= since the boycott was declared. The
= boycott was declared against us by the
II Denver Advertisers Association at the
= instance of the mine owners of Cripple
\ Greek and the Citizens Alliance, be-
% cause we would not say the miners
5 were all anarchists and desperate men
and a. menace to the commonwealth
and so forth. This we would not do.
We are going to see that justice IS
done to both sides and though we DO
not unequivocally uphold the miners,
IN when such outrages as deportation OF
miners, who had never harmed any
one and were perfectly law abiding
men, were committed and when the
ly military in Cripple Creek commanded
IT, the union and other stores not to dare
=. sell food to the wifes and children OF
e. the deported miners because the oD
rn iect was to force them to come to the
ad military for it, and the women ano
at children starved. we would not sup
nd press the outrage. In fact, the boy
Ia colt was declared because we would
og not handle the news as the mine own
lis ers wanted us to and hence they pro
all posed to make the papers suffer Bu
IL we are prepared to fight the matte
ce for year or more if necessary and IL
he this stand we are supported by large
ms number of the big eastern papers Wht
m. have written us letters supporting ou
as stand as we'll as leading people all ov
ri err the country. When | left Denve
of subscriptions to the News and Time:
as were pouring in at the rate Of over
nd hundred day which shows how th'
at people feel toward the stand we have
nd taken"
VIZ. Mr.. McGill and his wife will spent
Nv. several days in Santa Fe and vicinity
he visiting all places of interest. The.
cd will then make tour of the eastern
to part Of the Territory.