Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-01
Las Vegas and Santa Fe Will
Send Delegates to Washington
to Procure Benefits of Brown
low Good Roads" Bill for the
Territories.
|. B. PRINCE AND
R. E. TW|TCHELL co
Commercial Club Of Meadow City and
Board Of Trade Of Capital Acting in
Unison...vote of Thanks to Superin-
tendent H. 0. Bursum.

A special meeting of the Santa Fe
Board of Trade was held on Saturday
/ afternoon at o'clock in the council
chamber. The meeting was called to
order by Ex-Governor l.. B. Prince,
president of the board, who explained
the call for the meeting as being the
purpose to discuss the Scenic Route
and the "BroWnloW Good Roads" bill,
with a committee from the CONNER
cial Club of Las Vegas composed OF
Jefferson Reynolds and R. E. Twitchell
with the idea of having inserted the
word territories" in the "Brownlow
Good Roads" bill, now pending before
Congress. AS the bill reads it would
cut the territories out of a participa-
ton in an appropriation of $250,000
Mr.. Twtchell explained the Brown
low Good Roads" bill and said that
their object in seeking meeting with
the Board of Trade of this city was to
ask for it's cooperation with the Las
Vegas Commercial Club in securing
part of the $250,000 appropriation for
New Mexico, for the purpose of build
ing good roads in the Territory. He
also thought the fact that the Scenic
Route Road ran through the govern
ment forest reserve should aid mater
tally in securing the appropriation. Mr..
Twitchell had a dozen pictures of the
Las Vegas end of the road, which were
shown to the members of the board,
and he asked that he might have like
number of pictures of the Santa Fe
end of the road thus far completed,
which he desires to use while in Wash
ington, as he leaves on Tuesday for the
national capital.
Mr.. Reynolds desired that the citi-
zens of Santa Fe get the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad people interested in
the Scenic Route" and asked to have
the railroad company advertise it
thoroughly so as to attract tourists.
He claims that the scenery along this
route is grander than anything he had
ever seen in Yellowstone Park, which
attracts thousands of tourists every
year. He also said that the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway has al
ready taken an interest in the matter
and will send its representative, Attor-
ney R. E. Twitchell to Washington on
Tuesday next.
1t was moved by Solicitor General
E. L. Bartlett and seconded by Jose
D. Sena that the Board of Trade con-
cur in the resolutions adopted by the
Las Vegas Commercial Club, that pho
hC ha hot
dent L. B. Prince be sent to Washing
ton to use his influence in having the
word territories inserted in the
"Brownlow Good Roads bill This
resolution was unanimously adopted
The committee from Las Vegas had
failed to bring copy of the resolution
adopted by the Las Vegas Commercial
Club with it. Mr.. TwitcheH however,
explained the resolution before the,
motion of Solicitor General F. Ii.
Bartlett was acted upon.
1t was moved and seconded that the
Board of Trade ask Superintendent H.
0. Bursum of the territorial peniten-
tiary for an itemized account of the
actual cost of building the Scenic
Route" Road, the figures to be used by
Mr.. Twitchell while in Washington.
So ordered.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Superintendent Bursum for his sue
cessful efforts and efficient and ener-
getic labors in behalf of the Scenic
Route" Road.
1t was moved and seconded that E.
:. Abbott, Jose d. Sena and c.. W.
Oudrow be appointed committee to
collect funds for the purpose Of send
ng Ex-Governor Prince to Washing
on
Mr. Prince explained to the board
hat having just returned from the
.ast it would be almost impossible for
lin to leave Santa Fe at this time, ow-
ng to personal business matters that
lad accumulated during his absence.
rhe board insisted upon his being the
light man for the mission and hoped
le would be able to go.
The board adjourned without taking
my further action.