Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-01-14
ALBUQUERQUE FOR -
JOINT STATEHOOD

A fow days ago The citizen donated
Tor the cause OF ioint statehood, SOC
petition blanks. with the following
printing upon them
Petition.
To the senate and House 30 Repre-
sentatives OF the United states
Your petitioners, citizens OF the
territory of New Mexico, aad residents
-------. respectfully petition you
to pass the bill now pending before
the senate, for the admission Of THIS
two territories. Arizona and New
Mexico. Into the union as one state
Our reasons for asking statehood al
yJur hands have often been submitted
TO your honorable bodies for ycIr con.
sideration and it Is not necessary 70
repeat them now. The passage OF the
pFoson, bill viii enable every voter In
both territoriri 10 express hiH will at
the polls. A thorough discussion OF
tho union of the two territories can
and will be had. We feel assured that
the passage of the bill will result In
the submission and adoption OF such a
constitution as will bring into the
union a state capable OF sustaining a
proper form Of republican state gov
ernmont. such as entities the people
of the twu territories to the American
privilege uf governing themselves. and
20 representation IN your honorable
bodies. An local questions we may
be called upon TO deal with. the peo.
pie Of Arizona and New Mexico can
and will settle for themselves. We call
attention. however. To the inequality
IN the amounts of the indebtedness OF
the two territories and that In view OF
their past nstOry. this Indebtedness
should be equalized by It's assumption
by the United States or In lieu thur0
OF sufficient additional land grant be
made for the express purpose Ot liqui.
dating it Many arguments oOIld be
made in favor of this AS a measure Of
justice. reaching back To the time
when Arizona was a part OF New Mex.
leo. bat 81 would make this memorial
too long for the purposes for which
Il 10 submitted TO you. We respectfully
urge the passage OF the bill
Yesterday afternoon. committee
was hastily formed. and among the
business men aud citizens generally. In
q very short time. long list OF sigma.
lures we're obtained.
Out OF that petition. telegram.
reading as follows. was framed and
wired to Washington:
Albuquerque, y. NJ. Jan. n. 1905
To the Honorable Senate Ct the
United states. Washington. u. G.
The undersigned citizens and bust.
ness men OF Albuquerque. New Mox.
leo, being In favor OF joint statehood.
earnestly request the passage of the
Joint statehood hill nov before con.
gress:
w. T.. Metcalf. real estate and lnsur.
anoe. Hughes a MoCreight Daily
Citizen. q. A. Matson. books ana sta.
tionery. Grunsield Bros. wholesale
dry goods. Levy Bros. brokers. "a. -
Wo.ller a Co.. general merchandise;
David Weller merchant, Melini a
fakln. wholesale liquor. Bachechi a.
Giomi. wholesale liquor w. w. Nc.
Clellan, HBrsch Bottling Works. The
lin Bros, NJ. Mandcll. merchant ST.
mon Stern, clothier. Graham Bros,
!. w. Edwards, G, W. Kunz, W. s.
Strickler. y. n. Sturges. Ortiz a. co.
Thomas w. McMilhn. city marshal
George y Learnard, music dealer. j,
a. McCorrlson, contractors NJ ",
Wyler. NJ D.. ID. J. Rankin a Co.. In.
surance, NJ. Il. Ross timber contract
or, Felix Baca. attorney at law. }. u.
Elder, superintendent Colorado Telo.
phone and Telegraph company. E n.
Wilson. ~. D.. ID. r. Wilson, y. D.:
Navajo Electric company W. Morris.
ieNeier; Horny Westorield VIM.
swltzer George X, Neher, San Jose
Market. u. G.. Brooks. Edward a. Ger.
tig. contractor. George A. Campneld.
l.. Motzenbacker, William COullodon.
contractor; The Jana Grocery com
pany, Frank Ackerman, lawyer u. n.
Triton, =. r. McCanna, insurance: g.
=. Carter. publisher Sunshine; @. l..
Brooks. live stock: John N Moore
Realty company, real estate, Blauch.
ard Neat and supply company meats !;
American oyster Carrier company,
oysters; B v Chavos, attorney at
law. p. @. Cornish. NJ. d.; d. "a. CaTns
physician. Julius u. Kraft, dentist I.
Albert Faber, merchant. E l.. Mod
Ter, attorney; Albuquerque Morning
journa., Water supply company, Il.
Massey a Co, merchants, Meyers
Abel company. Wholesale LIQUOR;
George $ Klook, W. @. shadrack. W.
A MoCloskoy, A. L. Morgan, oontrac.
tor and builder; Albuquerque Hard.
ware company, Roderick stoyer, G. H.,
southwestern Electric and Construc.
lion Co, w w Strong. contractor
Frank Ralph, contractor; Ilfeld Bros,
wool merchants; j. c. Ferger. vice
president Rio Grande Wooden Mills;
bullafd a McVelght groceries; stand
ard Plumbing and Heating company
Star hay and Grain company Charles
May, merchant; Heacock a I.oughary
attorneys; y. J, A'gor. dentist: Il. N
field a Co, merchants, w. W. MoBon
aid, Insurance; l.. NJ Foe. confeciion.
rr; W Y. Walton. druggist; l.. KEN.
penich, merchant. otto @. Bobher. op
iiciani L. y. Stern, merchant: q. l.
Althelmer real estate, A. J. Maloy
grocer; Welller 4 BENJAMIN. mer.
chants; Charles d. Welnman. real
estate and loana A n tftet,n, .tto.