Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-10-21
CONGRESSMAN ADAMS SAYS
TERRITORIES SHOULD WAIT
Country is UndevelOped and Population is Small.
Spokesman Admits That Three Of Party
Have Arizona Mining Interests.

ihn apttlAl Wtln bearing tunErpff'
man James A. Tawncy, of Minnesota.
snd a party Of nine other congress.
men, who have been on a tour Of Arl-
zona a. guests Of large mining inter.
ests of southern Arizona, arrived AZ
the local station at 10 o'clock this
morning and remained until 1880 A
committee from the local Joint state.
hood league was AZ the station TO
street, thom.
on the arrival Of tho train the oc.
cupanta made a dash FOR barber shops.
telegraph Offices aud curio stores. u
was only during tho last thirty min.
utos ot the stop that the local commit
tee found ~ services needed. on
their visit 10 Albuquerque last week
the congressman had become quite
well acquainted with the down Town
portion Of the city. and they knew
Just where they could fnd what was
wanted. whether Il vas a shave or =
blanket
Congressman Tawney was found In
a barber shop aud that gentleman con.
unued TO observe the same discreet
silence that be has maintained during
the whole Of the trip. So guarded has
Mr.. rawney been In his speech while
on this trip that even the imaginative
Arizona press has been unable to oh.
tain from him 30 much a. a thread OF
thought upon which TO End an excuse
for an Interview. And this morning
Mr.. Tawney continued 10 remain a.
lent, but he did say. however. tnet
Mr. Adams, Of Wisconsin, would speak
Tor the whole party.
Congressman Adams Says, Wait
Congressman n. &. Adams. OF wis.
consin, was found at the nonham In.
dian Trading Company's store. half
buried under a pile OF Navajo hlan.
kets and Pima Indian baskets. from
which he was making selections for
an Indian room he has at his home
al Madison. Wis. Mr.. Adams made
numerous speeches IN southern Arl-
zOna and he apparently. war In good
training Ter the following Interview
Speaking for the entire party, we
have been delightfully."- and greatly Ia.
structed by this trip. We we're sur
prised hy several things: hrsi by the
Immense mineral wealth Of Arizona.
which Is In process OF rapid develop
ment; by the very general distribu
ton OF that wealth. and by the char
acter OF the Arizona cltles and mining
towns. Instead OF mining camps. we
found what might be called mining
cities, with all the improvements OF
modern cities. with very general
respect for law among the people, and
a very efficient administration OF law.
We have been greatly pleased with the
enterprise aud Intelligence which the
Inhabitants Of Arlzor1 exhibit IN
ihe attention which they have paid TO
the building up Of their public school
system. The public schools OF Ari.
IONA would be- credit 10 any eastern
state. We observed. also. q considera
Bile number OF valleys. some uf them
OF vast extent, some OF hem partially
a number OF them capable
OF being made productive by lrriga.
tlon works. which are now either in
process Of erection or are contemplat.
cd
upon the question OF Joint state
hood with New Mexico. the people OF
Arizona seem 10 DO almost unit. |
They are not only opposed 90 Il. but
they are very enthusiastic and do.
termlned IN their opposition. II seem !
ed 90 be the impression among n
large portion OF the business men |
and men In political lie IN Arizona |
that the territory wsuld make no II. |
fort az the coming session OF con,
gress 10 10 admitted as an independ. |
emit state.
speaking only for myself would 1
say that the area. the natural 70
sources, the kind Of government and
civilization and people that you have
In Arizona and New Mexico will war.
rant each OF these territories IN being
admitted into the Union as independ.
ant states, and firmly believe that
Il is only question Of time when
both will be admitted. Both terri.
tories are rapidly preparing them,
selves for statehood by the develop
mcnt OF their resources, the estnb-
.isnment Of public school systems, and
by constantly Improving the admins 3
.ratlon Of jugtlce. While Il might be ,
nv own opinion that these territOF I
Les should be admitted az this time
rs Independent states, II Ia undOuht /
eddy irhe that u would be difficult al /
present 10 convince congress that this /
should bee done We have ten mem
oers Of congrcss IN this party. but the /
OF the house and the .
United States senate includes 47G .
men, the great majority Of whom have 1
never seen this oou Nry. know very lit /
he about A. and cannot be informed
Ia a short period boy any ten men or
any nifty men,
Perhaps 10 would not be becoming ,
for any member Of this party 10 make 4
suggestions 10 the people OF Arizona
ana New Mexico as 20 what their line
1f action should be with reference TO
but II seems 10 me that II \
were resident OF either territory.
he plan which would seem most rea.
ionnblo aud which should endeavor
10 pursue would be 30 DION the ques.
Ion OF statehood for the time being
md wait for a little broader develop
nent and "a little more time TO In.
,truct the public judgment In order
.nat q winning fight might be made"
''rhe people OF these territories will
very naturally say In reply to this,
hat they have waited a great many
years and that they are entitled 10
statehood now The reply 10 this, Is.
Ia part that within three years vast
,reas Of what Is now called desert
and Will become productive, and that
hey Will then have an increase In
agricultural population, which Is al.
ways tne most permanent and fixed
% itN character. The members OF
his party, OF course, have been more
n Arizona than OF New Mexico, but
~ have received the sane favorable