Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-12

er and boost such an important enter
prise. He declared that should the
street car company withdraw from
Las Vegas. it would be equivalent to
taking away s25O,OoO. However. he
said there wasn't the slightest reason
to doubt the intentions Of the com
pany towards the city, although the
actions of some of our citizens were
doing us much harm outside. Col.
Twitchell's eloquently delivered re-
marks were received with the heart
lest applause.
Manager Wallace Of the street
car company expressed the greatest
satisfaction at the loyal words Of Col.
Twitchell. He said that those who
had been doing the kicking and max
ing the invidious remarks about the
, company were as q rule those who
were spending about five cents a
month, or nothing a month for street
car service. He was satisfied that
/ the great body Of substantial business
men and citizens were with the comp
tpany and were taking the recent
break down philisophically, He said
that the exact facts as published in
The Optic had been given to the peo-
lple concerning the breakdown, as far
a sthe management was able to learn
them. He had just received a letter
from the company which gave the pos
tive information that the new engines
and machinery for the power station
would be loaded on the cars in twenty
days from date. 1t would require
some days for transportation but he
/ believed he was within the limit In
saying that the plant would be ready
In thirty-five days. He thought II
best to give the facts in the matter as
fully as he knew them. The line
could hardly be in operation by Aug
lust 8, but he gave assurance OF the
best possible service for the events Of
1.-THE encampment.
i Mr.. wallace also said that the com.
pany had decided to duplicate the
plant at the power station SO that no
further danger from break down need
be expected. The ears were to be i'm
proved so that all could run to the
canyon without difficulty. The man.
ager admitted that It had been an up
hill pull In Las Vegas, and there had
been knocking and discouraging fea
tnres, but he gave assurance that one
Of the best equipped lines in the west
would be maintained here.
i 1t was moved that vote 0i
thanks be rendered Colonel Twit
chell for his splendid effort
which had resulted In the Gal
linas park. The colonel. modestly
asked that the vote be changed to give
the thanks to the people who had put
ulo the money Mr.. Quinley insisted
on the motion, saying that Mr.
Twitchell had been the moving spiri,
in the enterprise and his efforts shoull
be recognized formally. The vote wal
rendered unanimously.
/ Or. Vim. Porter Mills said that II
had been announced that Fred Walsen
would erect one story brick block
lat the corner Of Railroad and Lincoln
lavenues. He said the architect want
ed TO build a two story block There
and the tenants wanted a two story
block. He suggested that the clut
might properly take up the matter
with Mr.. Walsen, who was soon tc
visit the city and perhaps induce him
to change his mind. After some fur
liher discussion President Jones re-
ferred the matter to the COMMITTEES
on city affairs. taking the occasion as
he did SO to urge upon all committee
men the Importance OF engaging earn