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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

Commissioner General Sergeant. In presenting lN
report of the bureau OF immigration gives the
ARRIVALS Of aliens In the United states during the year
the enormous number of i02G.f9s No wonder he sayt
that the magnitude ana gravity Of the problems pre-
by the growth OF the allen population Of 'hs
country loom largely that an other problems OF pub
Hc economy shrink into imperative nsgnihcanco.
We further declares that the contract labor aV has
proven the part the duties OF HIS bureau most din
cu' Of enforcement The chief obstacle he attributes
the erroneous Impression tha, Is measure wruns
from against s will by ,ae power Of organized
abor Because of such impression he declared the hu
nnds s vors TO enforce the law either reluctantly
submitted 10 resisted actively passyey, and sel
Viewed ia some sort n branch agency organic
ed labor sensitive to- that Oolys interest responsive "a
s wishes aud thus essentially different from other paris
Of the executive government of The United States
The conclusion which The commissioner does not
draw. plain enough o 0f tho American pCo-
Pile Foreign hordes Austria Hungary. Russia and
rurkoyln an OF which The sunply seems eXhaustess
and from which the bulk OF hs enormous immigration
now comes and will continue 90 come In growing NUM-
bers-aro aooding ha land faster than they can be-
simulated. They are crowdng tho American lahorer @,
The wall hy their cheaper labor aud cheaper living and
making the population Of country In many parts M
DENSE ana congested In the parts OF the old
world With the natural increase OF population by
birth and with this immense inflow OF undertakes. ou
people Will hnd the battle OF e yearly growing more
aruous and their previous prosperous and happy oond
ton rapidly decaying. immigration should at ID
surrounded by such restriction TO make IL virtually
pfohihHVe
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
ANOTHER ACCIDENTAL.
SHOOTING Ar LEOPOLD
FRANK TOWNSEND IS THE VIC.
TIM, RECEIVING BULLET IN
LEFT SIDE.


An accidental shooting affair oc-
CURED az che mining camp Of Leo.
pold about midnight Wednesday, the
victim being Frank Townsend, the
night boss Of the Burru Mountain
Copper company. Townsend and
Thomas Rihelin. constable for pre-
cinct No. 90 aud Waterman In the
employ of the company. were eating
their midnight lunch, and became cn,
gagged in q playful encounter. ia the
course Of which Rehiin drew and
ilourIshod bis gun. Just as he was on
thu point OF returning the same 10
It's scabhard the weapon IN some
manner was discharged The bullet
and passed across the breast short
distance below the surface of tho
skin, but penetrating enc pleura, and
out on the len sldo and underneath
the armpit, and finally entering the
feshy part of the left arm Or West
lake. ghe company physician. was al
once summoned aud went 10 l.eupolh
and dressed tho wound on Thursday
Mr. Townsend Was brought 10 Silver
City and placed ln tho Sisters Hos
pital His wound while serious b.
not dangerous and he So rapidly re-
covering. Mr. Hibolln, who feels
deeply gricygd over his part In the
affair. lst in constant attendance a.
the bedside hlf friend. Barring un-
expected complications. Mr. rownsend
VIII b. ablp iO return to work in Il
very short time
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

pound of surplus beef.
Acrogfam rnossaEps from a commit
tee OF experts suggest the following
modification IN loot bah pl1yins
rules.
Robt Fiixsimmons. II IL a mistake
20 put a. age limit on players, a man
ls never old as Ions as he's got the
punch.
jas. Edward Britt. Tho losing
team should be allowed a return game
within 30 days on q G0f0 basis.
Jos. Cans. No time 90 discuss Il I;
am wondering what IN DO when the
rent comes round.
Terry Mc0oyern: because a team
ls beaten n no sign u can't come
back
Thos sharkoy what tlis the mat.
ter With packing house rulea2
Oscar Matthew Battling Nelson. I
believe 10 the winner taking all
Young Cufhou | think the college
yell should be- aaudpapercd
=. J Curhcit. Hitting In clnchcs
should be barred
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

a he lol owing from tie
$40 Way tae iecos 'aii,J

he iol oWing from t.e Register shows how
$50 way ine fecos ,allty iapidy increasing an
.it. aaa population.
sOnD one train came 4sJm the north Wednesday
.W ID had three extra coac Tue train arrived az
midnight Two of tho extra cJichcs those OF tue
5oatsw catern Land compaa Nao had sixty people In
their party The third cara ue onRod 10 the Arttaia
immigration company, no~ organization which had
twenty Eve or thirty. TIE southwestern company per
mitiod part of their 20 stop ko8we and the rest
won't through Hagerman A. u. burdtt o. The Seven
Rivers Real Estate company. had ten ncn from south
Missouri Tie says that fourteen more viii be n 90 meet
him on the train tonight lH a there wcse abou hun
drod pgospeciors aud land buyers on last nights train
Here is an example Alhuquorquo might well hasten
TO Initiate There in the Peoos valley regularly or
ranzod Immigration companies busy engaged ia bring
ms people into that section, aud locating them town
or country property az the Immigrant may prefer.
OF course t costs money TO rci into communication
with desirable immigrants. posi- them we'd and truly IN
the advantages and oppcrtuntea Of the 9aoy aud its
towns, and finally to land them the spot where they
may and conditions 20 be- represented. Yet pays
those engaged In the business else would they NOT con-
uuue a.
Arc there any Albuquerque ndiyiduaia or compan-
les doyong time and money along this line OF inducing
immigration and settlement n not. why no, There
are money making enterprises which men OF limited
means could develop here their benefit and the
upbuildlng OF the community. There lands near th'
city where oo.onios or Individual farmers could be To-
csted-lnnds rich as those OF the Pecos valley and
which because Of cheap % electrical car
be irrigated by pumping cheapy the lands 81
the pecos valley from their bitches wells Yet NJ
EFFORT to establish these things which would benefit h'
promoter and build up the community.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
DistillatiOn Of Waste Wood

Wood distlllation a subject recently taken up by
the national forest service. The purpose IN to utilize
che waste wood at loggng camps and lumber mills The
Is the tops slabs and other waste Of saw
mlliBthe richer IN resenous products the heter-and
the down timber and stumps In nt over pine forests
Even the roots Of stumps may be used
The process consists Ia driving out ffum the wood
an the liquid matters and In collecting aud condenaing
Thorn afterwards. Intense heat Is employed and the
original form OF the wood Il changed chemically into
various liquids aud pure carbon. The wood is closely
placed ia steel retor with the doors lightly sealed
and Ares are started the furnace beneath In few
dlstaton begins The liquids driven from The
wood changed to yapors. ana pass of through pipe
AZ the top % the retOrt which leads 10 condenser or
worm immersed In water where they condensed IN
the order of their gravity. Again restored 10 liquid
form they then pass through the OF the coil and
ran into collecting tanks The gas the lghtest of the
products rises TO the top OF the coil ana Is pped on
capacity 81 100 cords Of wood every thirty ~
hours is small plant. e Is said, be- prohtaby
handled From such a plant the yield should be ap-
proSlmatey from rs 10 100 gallons OF Oh per corr
from 10 TO 5 gallons of wood turpenne There are
produced about 20 huHhols of charcoal and pyro
ugneous acid In quantities about equal % the OIL The
OF products ia direct ratio TO the resnOus con
sttuonts la the raw material The value Of the pro-
lucts h variable but profitable This subject which
should be OF interest to New Mexico because Of The
nature OF her forests
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

power Of the lnsiuess element "a poi. cAf- ~
ploro1 The rev Dr. Chas a. Williams ao~s .i-ete
a biz % In the Epscopallan c.iurch n a iAaStaa
artic De pleads Tor place for religion la p1uts
And o. ID goes. EVery man wants latscr opening iut
one t4iucular interest which nearest has own ueari
Religion a bishops business, and naturally ne wants
oihe. peoples business TO make more Of his cWh
Too nomination OF industry and commerce over pon-
tics h nothing ana perhaps not 10 farming as q
seems Politics 10 seclnoa.y 20 commerciahsm iA trln
importance 10 the public u has beea 50 and ever
win De- so There Is nothing paramount 60 industry
Religion Itself linked to H., hand In hand The COM
90 Christianity Is 20 De "dliEen iu hnancas' ieF
vent Ia spirit serving che Lord" The diligence OF the
one the eryency OF The other both alike serving
the Lord but the Apostle puts the business first u ~
there a certain kind Of diligence In business
which h evil and th0re Is zeal which ia not ac-
cordinR TO knowledgo pei It remains that political doc
tnes and religious doctrines WE'LL that do not pro-
mote the Industrial spirit and industrial interests are
visionary and false aud ought TO die
The mere money getting instinct Is the lowest IN
human nature but thh not be COMPOUNDED with the
Industrial spirit which projects enterprise and sets tho
heart 81 mankind thrilling with hope, purpose, enoft u
through labor that the human race Is working out s
evolution. moral well physical Let general Idle
ness prevail single year. and the wheels OF civil
izatlon would slip back century Il Is industry that
has given man purpose and efficiency and comfort
elevated and chssened his deals. Il the great
civiznE ths great morazng the great spritualizing
force OF the world IN an ageu.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
Our MINING Industry

j. r. sheridan the we'll knokn newspaper man who
now 80 abis als the position Of mine inspector for New
Mexico largely quoted by Secretary Hitchcock, in ha
report the president for the department OF the Interior
which was made public isst saturday
Mr. sheridan's report contains many matters Of In
terest concerning New Mexico coal mines. The Citizen
gathers following among the interesting and
important The force engaged In coal mining IN this
territory during the year treated consisted Of 20f3 men
and so boys counting both underground and outside EN-
ployea There were but Eve fatal accidents. Two
mines were abandoned and six put into operation The
product shipped from the mines 10000 tons. an
Increase 81 1926 tons over the previous year The
value Is estimated t2,272,6i6. Fuel oils at present
have taken the place OF New Mexico coal the extent
of 100000 tons annually The production Of coke
reached 1916 tons or than twice the amount OF
the previous years production This worth at fho
ovens t22O.2ti The number Of In operation was
2O9 but 800 In process Of construction, w
the probable addition Of 200 more.
Mr. Sheridan makes several important recommended
tons looking 70 the elimination OF accidents from care
icssness He would hold the miner well the mino
responsible for negligence would have the toe
phone substituted for the speaking tube; en-
client preventive Of coaldust explosions the appoint
ment of commission Of experts for the production Of
n nameless explosive restriction 10 be- placed upon
shooting on the solid" which blasting coal with
ou, preparatory cutting undermining He reiterae'
the desrabiy Of geological survey Of the territory
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

senator Boverdgo VII again lead The light IN the
senate for the bin to admit Oklahoma and indian Terri
tory state and New Mexico ana Arizona az an
other. lie anS President Roosevelt agreed in favor
OF these measures the erection OF the four territories
into two states having been recommended IN the pros-
dents message
hope ct separate statehood for Arizona has prompted
OF the people Of that territory oppose the pro-
posed union with New Mexico Il IL probable however.
says the Denver Republican that this opposition will do
cline In the the expressed preference of the pTes-
dent aud other leading members OF the republican party
In favor Of joint statehood
Communities so sparsely Inhabited New Mexico
and Arizona would Dee sure cnaesce In the OF
few years their population increased through the set
Element OF people possessing local preiudcos Of any
kind. The sympathlos of an such new settlers woulu
be awakened la behalf Of the united commonwealth, and
ultimately vast majority of the inhabitants would be-
that mind Opposition TO union account OF the uo-
yeopment OF local pocuharos would therefore. lose its
force aud Ia ~ stead would pride In the larger and
greater state the broader opportunities and The promise
q q more glorious future
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
VIVIAN LUCERO SHOT
DOWN AT CHAPtRITO
CRUZ ARAcoN SHOOTS VICTIM
rHRoUo RIGHT LEG WITHOUT
WARNiNo--iNJuRY SERIOUS.


A dastardiy assault with murderOus
intent. was committed upon the per.
son Of Vivian Lucero a. Chaperit0 on
Monday. BY Cruz Anderson. aud the
former may lose his right leg as a
resul, Of the attack. says the Las
Vegas Optic
Lucefo was sitting In front OF hla
house at Chapcrito when Aragon rode
up. The former euddelly pulled a
alxShooter when close 20 the unfor.
tunate man and fred, the bullet
striking his victims right leg just be
low the knee. breaking the bone.
Deputy sheriff Rafael q. Lucero
happened 20 be near ChaperltO a. the
time the trouble occurred and arrest
ed Aragon uefore he could make his
escape and brought him so this city
Last nlght. placing him In the county
jail
Young Lucero Is in o precautions
condition aud 10 being brought 90
this city for medical attention. lie
will undoubtedly lose the limb, ~ a
hone broken by a gunshot wound very
rarely knits
The trouble between tho two men
originated about a year ago. AragOn,
who Is q bad character. stole a horse
from Vivian Lucero but the matter
never reached the courts
AragOn returned the horse and the
matter was compromised bnt the
latter has had hard feelings against
Lucoro and has several times at
tempted To do him injury and awOre
10 get even. Lucer6 Is said 10 be q
uniet induafrloua voung man OF
good hahits.
Aragon will be held In Jail until
his victim RECEIVERS sufficiently TO ties
tlfy AGAINST him. when the matter
VIII come up IN the local courts
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
PRODUCTION OF BORAX
IN THE YEAR 1904

The production. imports. uses. and
technology 81 borax are Interestingly
described by Charles g. Yale IN a re-
port on the borax Industry Ia ia0i
written for the United States Geo.
logical Survey
All the output n horax in the
uulted States comes from California.
and The larger part Of that from the
extensive colomanlto deposits in Sau
Bernardino county The total prod.
net Tor The year 1904 amounted tn
fa,GlI tons. crude. valued az sGgS.SiO
or This amount. $4,000 tons. valued at
Sios 600. CAME from san BeFnardino
county. Cali the remainder coming
from Ventura and inyO counties. IN
1903 the returns gave an aggregate
production Of crude amounting %
3i.f30 short tons. valued al s6Gi fO0
The production in 1909 was i7f0f
short tons Of refined borax. valued at
f2,AAG6lt. ct which 6S2 short tons.
valued az $4,000. were stated 10 be-
boraic acid. and $500 short tons Of
crndO horaX, valued at f9i 900 n t0tai
~ 2000i short tons. valued az sei3s.-
Ga
The amount OF horax Imported into
the United States In 1904 was 1888.
Hj2 pounds, valued at sl0.bGa noraips.
both the calcium and sodium. were
Imported To- the amount of Sg4l7
pounds. worth f6.63e Tho quantity
of honlc acid Imported D. given as
1ls.sij pounds. valued az s27G5S
An Interesting feature of Mr Ya'cs
report is a description Of tho nlumeu-
hnrg sulphurdiOxide proecss which
o. used by The American ROraV CONE
pany go nagsett. Cal other pro-.
crssos Tor che manufacture Of hnraio
acid from colemanlte have been dcs
scribcd 100 previous survey reports
These include the Moore process. hy-
duchloric acid process. uiphurlc acid
process and bigutt process.
Mr. Nale's paper IL published as am
extract from the Surveys annual vol
ume, Mineral Resources of tho
United Statoa"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
PLENTY OF WORK AT
THE BELEN CUTOFF
SO Says Superintendent Whit
ney in Communication TO
The Evening Citizen.
NE RtrUrfS OTHER REPORTS

IN lis news columns Tho Evening
Ciiizcn published few DAYS ago
stony tO the eject that larre numbers
of men who we're taken into custody
BY the Albuquerque police complained
that Denver employment agencies
sent them 20 this territory for work
ON the Bolcn cutoff. upon receipt OF
81 each bat thar upon their arrival
the men discovered they had been
Wctimizcd, for according 10 their co.
ports here was no work for iheW
The blowing communication to the
editor OF Tho Evening Cuizcn from
superintendent G. w whitney. of
the laniry sharp COntractiug CON.
pany. engaged 10 the work at the H.
len cut.on. Is solf.cxplanatory:
Noting the articles IN your pisprr
.of December 5 and o, regarding Don
yer employment agencies chipping
men 10 Bolon, would say that the pcu-
pie and officers OF Albuquerque arr
being imposed upon by men whU nave
been shipped to 3elen 90 60 20 work
on the cutofi but upon arriving here
found that the places Of gupeTintend
ent. general foreman and time keepers
were flled. and a. they dld not Csc
for hard work, they would rather lay
In jail or prey upon the too credulou-
public.
There has been n shortage OF men
All the time az camps from twenty
miles out OF Belen 90 Epris and
beyond. and there Is 40 excuse Tor
men claiming they cannot yet Work
construction train leaves Belcn for
the IND Of the track. twenty miles
out, every morning. and II you care
20 Investigate, You will find that nine
" men out OF 100 who claim that they
cannot get work. did not even 10 to
the FIRST camp. but got on the train
az Albuquerque or came 10 Belen and
made no attempt 10 get employment
II YOU believe all the stories told
you by these men, you viii establish
roput0tlga that will stick TO you
through the winter, and you will have
a horde 10 take care of that will Ger
tainly TAX your Jail capacity.
Furthermore, We would prefer that
you take the trouble 10 Investigate
this matter Thoroughly be,Dfe pub.
fishing articles OF this character. AZ
II certainly will work m injury 10 tho
general public as well az an inius.
'lcc 10 the contractors who are doing
! the work
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
ALBUQUERQUE TO BE con.
NECTED Win OUTSIDE WORLD
~ AoNo DISTANCE TELEPAoNE
LINES ABOUT THE FIRST or
THE YEAR-woRkMEN HAVE
REACHED SANTA re.

Tho construction gang ~ che Col.
orad0 Telephone company, who ara
husilv engaged Ia building from las
Nctas to this city. have reached
Santa BE- With the pole llne aud u d.
expected that the wire stfinEcrs VIII
have completed thoir worh into that
.Hy by me middle of this week.
This viii give Santa Fe conucn-
TONS with Denver. aud thuush that
c.tY with lhf rest of the United states
% rs expected that the Nnrtmcn Hli.
roach Albuquerque about me- hffi OF
rhe year with tAe poles hu' ihe wire
WI NOS he completed lulp .hls cifN
Wn' sumo time later
Tho Colorado Telephone company
which h9s "a local uillc@ hero bias hnd
Bone distance connection WITH lac
N08s for tho past $50 FDan, pos o.
Nd. only Of laio ihaI fnry s'nriei
building from thri 0lF INTO Albu-
QuCrnur,
When the line o. completed ana
hr IONS disianse phuutf rr Install
90 n the place Of the locg telephones
now in use mere. o. VII Del possible
f0r residents OF Albuquerque to talk
from ihelr residences or places OF
business 90 amy part of .ae United
States.
Msuarcr ELDER. 10 81 local COL
ofado Telephone cumUla5 office
STATE fhat his company ooniemplaies
making % large number of Improve
WrnU af soon as lhc .onF distance
Tine from Lar Vegas Is completed into
ths clty. and Ibat With Improved
conditions. ara long distance TOT,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

W G. lowering. Of Massachusetts has introduced in
the house bin abolishins The Import duty on hides
Here o. where New Mexico needs Two senators and
congressman inslend of vOiCless delegate Here iH
an unausweraho argument for statehood aud that at
once Last nscsl year New Mexico shipped 10000
hides Win Tree importation Canada and Mexlco could
hood th country bringing down urgey the value of this
byproducl OF the catuc sheep and goat industry Of The
Territory NOT only The hides shipped but Ia the price
Of the living animal, which carries It's hide with Il 90
market How valuable TO New Mexico is the trade In
hides and pelts may be gathered from fact published
by rhe Citizen last summer, when j. Miuium, the New
Mexico agent for Philadelphia house. shipped from Al
buuucrQuu load ~ goat skins aud sheep pelts.
the value of which reached the neghborho0d of 10000
hut being territory this valuable be lost to
our people, saved 10 as by the people ct other
tons Tor have neither word power the settle
ment ~ the question
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
we're recorded yesl erdny by Probate
Clerk summers
d. A. PGucrheld aud wife 10 3 NJ.
P0rterncld lot o. block z, Lewis l.
simonds addition Consideration,
III 100
Lloyd IIunsakor a. ai. 10 W. N. Pen
nington. lots 3 aud block II. High
land addition south. Consideration ~.
John NJ moore and wife 10 Thomas
NJ. HarWOnd. piece OF land ON east
side Of North Fourth street extern
sion. Considerai $3.50
Surety Investment company iu Mcl-
drum X. Wyldcr lots Z, \, ., 10, H.
block 8. perea addition Considera-
llnn. 81 90
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
TENNESSEE AND
VIRGINIA pOULTRV.

Bristol Tenn Dee l3. Fhe Am
uual exhibition al the rednossee and
Nirslnln Poultry Association nn. noI
here today % is unusually mtoroe
Ing and linin llrEHr number NJ
fine exhibits than ever before A
large list oi priges VIII boz award H.
The attendance ON me upenlus ny
was highly satisfactory
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

Contrast n you please the attitude of the president
OF the United states Steel corporation wh that ot his
father says the Kansas CITY Times. The old gentleman
that f the reports are true his relations with his
ended Aud then he gives his opinion ct the
Who when iortuae came. would desert the wife who
had done the Homework aud sewing and had reared the
children when her husband earning $40 month
There % mo- confusion Of moral values here The
elder Corey Eho 49, still TAX collector of Penn
sylvanie town brought up In The school of economy
ana thrift thai developed the stcrnoF virtues c under
stnnde he worth of loyalty ami affection aud the signh
capce of the family lo may never have h8d 81 900 in
his iic hut he n0 blinded by The glitter of hls sons
millions.
ny the sIa. OF hls father doesn't the head Of the
'tecl isi WIN lli his wealth. appear tfe aud chcapf
Aren't ihe old maus sound sense and appreciation OF
llght and wlous worth Infinitely more than hts sons
money in short, has there been more striking con-
Tasi recently between the material and ho ideal imam
,hul implied Do Wired Coreys clmmeu. on me dlforce
scandal which bat dseiacoi his SONG
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16
GENERAL ANo EDITOR
JOINS CHEAT MAJORITY

Oshkosh. Wis. Dec ia General
Thomas s Allen a distInrnshtd vot-
cram 0l me- civil Wat and % pioneer
newspaper man oi this c.ty l.ed on
rnr-dny u'shi ai his homo hNr agci
so years
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-16

Socorro Chioualu. rho ArN Mexico SCHOOL COZ
Miu.s located go socouo IS suconl 10 no other oducp
ional institution Ia mo territory n point uf efficient
practical service 10 young mon Zoe attendance. The
school has advanced technical students than
over before IN fact the institution was never before
n as prosperous condition in on RESPECTS now and
those responsible for this pleasing state o affairs don't
care who knows e.