Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-01-28
BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR SOCORRO
Business Boom PrOphecled
For the Gem City South
Of the Metropolis.
TOPICS or GENERAL IEIEREST

special Correspondence.
socorro. n. A., Jan. ge.--vhe pros
poct Tor a bright active business boom
In sooorro county was never more
nattering than now Tho many vslua.
bic resources which are destined 10
make Us : busy and prosperous com.
munify, which have 20 lOna been idle
owing TO an uaforiuaafe cmhlnallon
of circumstances, have begun D move
More especially was this brought
about BY the discovery 0f the iar1e
sinc aold IN the county. said b be the
richcpt Ia he world. Following this
W. have a prospect OF better railroad
conditions. for naturally tho Increase
10 volume OF business sin hrlna tnls
about. and most uasurediy ralueiion
works and sinelter eniernrees viii
follow.
socorro. the gem city of lhe valley
nestled a. the foot OF the mONntalns
which contain these yaluabla folds OF
mineral, with the finest water IN the
wvst, ample for All purposes, domestic
and manufacturing. must by gucb
splendid conditions feel the imBeius
that will naturally follow.
Not alone are these mineral re
sources an important actor. but W.
have only 10 turn our facea 10 the coal
nolds almost at our door on tha sOutn.
and we have within a radiua os twen
ty-nve miles two great resources o..
scntlai to each other, "a well as TO the
community. IN building uD smeller and
manufacturing enterprises. and you
may not be surprised at any timo 70
learn that our business community,
which has been content 10 move along
az a fnail-like gait iof two0ty years
or more, has Qulckeuod lnto ! pace
that viii attract attention from our
more swift neighbor.
q. r. Brown. ono Ok The former owr.
ers and the man who cnslnas,d The
sale of tha Graphic mine. nov one ol
the great zinc mines OF the distrlcI. "A
developing other property In the camp
which will be Que OF the producers
II Is 10 the energy Of such men that
bring the credit OF building up bnsl
ness communities. We wish We had
more Mr.. Browna.
The local brewery and Ice plant u
adding new machinery and olherwis,
Improving their plan, preparatory "a
the big season expected mere.
The enterptlslns citizens Of San An
tonic have rebuilt the wagon road
from the Rio Grando bridge 70 town
which was destroyed by the hoods re
Gently, and the hauling OF coal from
the mine st Carthage 20 the railway
station. has again commenced. whicl
puts new life into our sister .owr
again. ~.
Former Night Operator Klsa. az IN,
local railwHy office. but recently aeeni
al Ia Joya, died Al that place on ths
23d OF consumption. The BODY wa,
prepared by unlertaker Byor.s her,
for shipment 70 hia former home. ans
left here Sh the gath, accompanied b,
mis- wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Knox wor,
well liked along the road as we'll a,
here. and every courtesy possible wal
extended 20 the bareayed widow b,
the operators along the line ana cltl
Gems here.
The school OF mines is having
prosperous year and Is destined I,
grow rapidly Ia importance ana vii
soon become . power IA the bulldlnl
up Of the mining Industry ln this Vi
cinity. the value OF which can only b,
estimated by recent Developments II
Tho zinc and coal mines Of the county
Il is rumored that there Is NOR,
than one aftt. District Attorney Sc
della'a place when his term expires
but II the parties interested Won't tell
who CAM
The new county Officers installe,
the nFst OF thf month are hnudlini
the ufIices of the county IN a courte
ons and huainssaiike manner. Moth
ing IL more calculated 10 promote
good feeling than 70 nnd ahio an.
courteous officials. and at he time hal
socorro county officials e1eelled In,
present inenmbenta In this respect.