Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-12
Manager Wallace Gives Status Of Street Car Enterprise Earnest Words
On Galna Park The Militia Encampment, The Y NJ G. A.
Hotels and Hospitals. The Climate Worth More Than
Sum Of Other Resources. Warm Commenda-
ton From Visitors

Progress was the keynote Of the har-
at the Commercial club meet
ing last night. The club meeting was
largely attended, despite the threatens
ing weather. There were stirring
speeches, both by club members
and by outsiders and the work of
the board OF directors was placed be-
fore the members in such a manner
as to leave no doubt as to It's scope
and effectiveness. The optimism Of
the members was apparent through
out. According to every expression.
the outlook for this city was never
brighter and there was never strong
er disposition on the part OF citizens
to get together and work for the up
building of the community.
The importance OF the climate as a
resource was emphasized BY visitors,
who told the home people plainly that
they didn't realize what they had in
that line and only needed to let the
world know to make this the greHe
est health resort IN America
The members gathered early and
spent an hour socially before Presi-
dent Jones called the meeting 10 or
der. Secretary Money spoke Of the
work that had been done by the di-
rectoIs. He said that ever since the
club was organized the directors had
met weekly and had considered fully
every matter that had been present
ed 10 them for the good of the town
and many matters that had not been
presented TO them. They had done
work in the exploiting Of the copper
fields; in the construction of the driy.
ing park; in the direction of secur
ing naval sanitarium; in the adver.
tisement of the Scenic Route: In the
advertisement Of the town and county
by means OF widely circulated edi
tion of the El Paso Miner& Manu-
facturer, containing an illustrated
write UP OF Las Vegas; In the matter
of a Y. M. C. A. building; in the mat
ter Of the re-opening of the Monte
yuma and in many other matters
which he did not recall off hand. HI
said. however, that every detail o.
the work done and the business con
sidered by the directors would bt
found in 1hemiutes, and IL any one
had couple Of hours to spare at any
time, he would be glad to furnish thu
minutes for persual
When Mr.. Money had finished, Col
Twitchell took the floor and In al
eloquent and earnest address urged
upon the members OF the club th'
Importance OF being loyal to the towr
and q speaking good word for thu
town on every occasion. He said !
we didn't say good things Of our
selves, we needn't expect anyone els'
80 say them for us. II business hap
pened to be trifle dull, that was M
reason why the fact should be mad,
much Of to every travelling salesman
who came along, that the mattel
might be paraded with exaggeratIon
before other communities where III,
people kept their troubles to them
selves. He besought everybody L
speak well Of the town and II the,
couldn't do that,a least to keep 81
mt.
He declared that he had heard OF
the streets more than once insinua
lions against the street car company
that the line wouldn't start up again
that the break down was Just o tricl
and SO on. He condemned such tall
in most emphatic terms saying tina
that was just what kept this city from
going ahead. He said great deal o
money had been spent to build ant
equip the street car line and II Wal
the place Of our citizens TO get togeth