Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-16
SEES GREAT
IMPROVEMENT
In Santa Fe, Says Luman F. Par.
ker, Mayor Of vinita, Indian
Territory, Former Resi-.
dent Of Capital.
SINGLE STATEHOOD
For New Mexico, But Jointure for Okla.
homa and Indian Territory Because
Conditions Differ Greatly.

OunuitlOnS UlHeT treaty.
Luman F. Parker, Jr., mayor of Vim
ia, Indian Territory, formerly conect
ed with the u. s. Court of Privat
Land Claims as stenographer and
who also during his six years of resi-
dence in this city was an attache O
the editorial department of this paper
is spending few days in the city. HI
came to attend the final sessions O
the U. S. Court of Private Lane
Claims with which, when stenogra
pher, he received his first actual ex
perience in business life and in law
and to meet the many warm friends
and acquaintances he has here.
After leaving this city Mr. Parker
went to st. Louis, his home, and there
took a course in law at the Washing
ton University, graduating therefrom
in 1897. After graduating, he was ap
jointed assistant u S. attorney for the
Indian Territory with office at Vinita
at which place he has made his home
ever since. In 1901 he received the
appointment of master in chancery of
the U. S. District Court in his district
which position he still holds, in addi-
tion he has a lucrative law practice.
He is happily married and, it is said, is
attaining this worlds riches in quite
satisfactory degree. Two months
ago when additional judges were ap-
pointed for the Indian Territory, he
was a candidate for one of the posi-
tions and was very strongly recon-
mended and indorsed for the place by
the bar and citizens of his territory,
as well as by many attorneys of this
Territory, who were induced to do So
knowing him to be worthy and capable
The appointment he sought was given
to Judge Lewis Sulzbacher of the SUI
preme Court of Porto Rico, and for
many years a resident of New Mexico
The President made the appointment
Immediately upon the passage of the
law creating the new office. Mr.. Park.
er waited one day after the approval
of the bill before filing his application
and Endorsements and by the time
these papers reached the attorney
general, the President had acted. Re-
ferring to this, Mr.. Parker said this
morning: Hereafter when | want
anything politically, l will allow no
grass to grow under my feet. have
learned a lesson which may be valu-
able as | am only 80 years of age and
| hope to be more or less in politics."
When asked as to conditions in his
new home, Mr.. Parker said:
"The Indian Territory is very pros
porous. It is rich in coal and miner
ais and we also raise an abundance of
corn, cotton and wheat. We have
good market for our coal in our sister
territory to the west Our population
is steadily and rapidly increasing and
splendid class of people is coming
in. OF late this immigration has been
mostly from the northern and eastern
states.
Il personally am for union with Ok
lahOma for many reasons. Among
others because the territorial extent
Of both territories is but small as
compared, for instance, with New Mex
leo and Arizona. The sentiment upon
this question is divided in the Okla
homa and Indian Territories, but l be-
lieve the majority Of the people favor
union. We are entitled to statehood
from every standpoint, especially when
it comes to population and wealth.
Il am greatly gratified to see that
many improvements have taken place
in the old capital since | left it. +
have warm spot for it, having spent
some of the most pleasant years OF my
boyhood here. and here had the op-
portunity to learn something of poll
tics, for must say that the New Mex
leo politicians excel in many ways
and are up early and retire late. The
improvements which l have found in
Santa Fe are of substantial and sat
isfactory character and your climate
is still as good, salubrious, pleasant and
health giving as it was in the '9Os. OF
course l find it little dry, but then
you know there are several ways to
ameliorate this feeling. certainly
wish the old town the best of success,
and will send all the health seekers
and tourists here possibly can. We
are more for business in the Indian
Territory than we are for health.
During my present visit through the
Territory have noticed in every Sec
tion signs Of advancement and pro-
gress and New Mexico is certainly
growing.
"Were / a citizen Of New Mexico
would certainly be for single statehood
within present territorial limits, for
the Territory, as from my knowledge
Of New Mexico and Arizona, and you
know that in former years travelled
extensively through both territories,
~the area is too great, population too
spread out and the character Of the
dlRersnt sectiona = a such I difeient