Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-09
THE BOARD
OF TRADE
Well Attended Meeting Last Nigh
--.Question of Disposition Of
Fl. Marcy Reservation.
PAJARITO RESERVE
Report Of 0fficers...Project Of New
Stone Bridge on College Street
Considered.

| the monthly meeting of the Santa Fe
Board of Trade, held last evening at
its rooms in the Sena block, was well
attended and of universal interest.
Hon. L. B. Prince presided and w.
N. Townsend was secretary After
the usual routine business, B. NJ Read,
Esq, was elected to membership, and
took his seat. Under the head of re-
ports of officers, the president intro
duced the subject of the Fort Marcy
Reservation, stating that on August z,
1902, the board passed resolutions fav-
oring the cession of the reservation
by the President to the city, for school
purposes. To aid in carrying this reso-
luton into effect, he had gone to
Washington when notified by Delegate
Rodey and Mayor Sparks, and on De-
cember 10, called with the latter on
Commissioner Richards of the general
land office, to urge action on the sub
ject. The next day Delegate Rodey
called with Mayor Sparks and from
then until a few days ago the mayor
had remained in Washington laboring
by the President. He alluded to the
previous visits of Major Muller and
Mayor Sparks to Washington in June,
when President Roosevelt was person
ally interested, in order to overcome
the opposition of Secretary Hitchcock.
Mayor Sparks then made an interest
ing statement of the work in Washing
ton, and explained that although all
opposition had disappeared at the
time of the hearing before the secre-
tary of the interior on December 80,
and the order was then made for the
cession; yet some little time was re-
quired for the preparation of the Pres
ident's proclamation, it's signature and
record in Washington, and for it's
transmission through the regular chan
nels to the officials of the land Office
here, who would present it to the city
authorities; SO that it had not yet
been received, though it might be ex-
pected any day.
The positive information that the
matter was settled favorably was re-
ceived with great pleasure by the
board and many congratulatory re-
marks were made. A resolution had
been prepared, expressive of gratifica-
ton and embodying the views of the
board as to the desirability of immedf-
ate action but at the suggestion of
Mayor Sparks, that it would be well
to wait until the Presidents proclama-
ton was actually received, this was
for the present. On motion
Of Professor Wood seconded by Mr..
Schumann, the president of the board
was requested to call special meet.
ing as soon as the document was re-
ceived
Judge Morrison brought up the SUBJ
ject Of the cutting up of Palace Ave-
nue. by the penitentiary wagons and
wished for some action to prevent this.
Mr.. Sena explained what was being
lone by the city council on the SUBJ
ject, which was satisfactory to the
board, which hoped for good results
from the efforts being made.
Mr.. Sena from the committee on
'oads and bridges reported the action
aiken as to the construction of new
bridge on College Street where it is
much needed.
President Prince introduced the sub
ect of the National Cliff Dwellers'
Park, and the advantage to Santa Fe
# the thousands of tourists which
would be drawn thither by the estab-
and suggested the following
esolution, which on motion of Major
'alen, seconded by Mr.. Staab. was
adopted: Resolved, That
he Santa Fe Board of Trade approves
he project of establishing National
lark to include the Cliff Dwellings in
he vicinity of Espanola, as embodied
n the bill introduced in Congress by
udge Lacey of Iowa, and requests
delegate Rodey to aid in the passage
f that bill; and furthermore that the
oard objects to the formation of an
indian reservation which will include
ny Of the interesting ruins in that