Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-14
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
HELD 1t THE CLUB

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snnkanx MI Kansas CITY, Every naer.
chant and taxpayer In this city. IN
hash aides II thu river. ought To 10
LONG In our Commercial club II he has
TIE welfare IT hIs business and the
value of hi property at heart IL In
fsast ~ important fnE y0u tn take an
active interest In this club ~ II ~
fuv you 10 attend M your own" bnsa'
neas, far n will he the purpose of
this club IN bring q business ~
this city. thereby increasing your
business and also Increasing the
value m your property, Nov. then.
In 1t mot your duty to belong IN this
club and give 1t your hearty sup
port?
In IL not better 10 do this than To
stand ready with your hammer
knocking this club. thereby knocking
your own interests. digging your own
pitfalls, and then wonder what
rnakes business go duh?
Dou.t Stand Together
All summer, and eve mp to date.
have heard merchants In NIL lines
NJ business complaining of dull
times, and Mt outs With themselves
and everybody else. / Now, gentle
men, does this sound well In the face
nj the entire enuntry's prosperity,
mud especially I'm this territory.
where We have had splendid crops?
y In there not something radically
wrong somewhere Gentlemen, the
cause In In the fact that there Is not
unity Vi action. You have not stood
together shoulder 10 shoulder tn
boost your town I'm union there Ia
strength. United We stand. divided
We fall, and I say tn you that We are
f~alIing.~~the situation IN critical
Now muster your forces and down
the "knoeker." and stop him from
sending out false rumors:-~say to
the world that business val never
better. that ron have the best town
IN earth, that You have the besl
street car system and lighting plant
In the country: but don't say, rs has
been rumored about town, that the
Las Vegas Railway and Power com
pany are "up against H." and thai
their cars win not run after tile end
OF this year. Such rufnorg are pre-
posterous and ought to be stopped.
4. What Club Can 10
IT shah he the purpose Of this club
never to permit matters Of a parts
an. political of faetioaai nature 10 be
presented, because its efforts should
be constantly exertei In the interest
nf all the people, A close observance
should be maintained upon affairs
national, slate or municipal. In the
interest Of our people and those ot
the surrounding territory. and mn eff
fort should be constantly put forth In
the interest of fair and just legisla
ton, while vigorously protesting
against that which appears to be un
wise or unjust. Now. If We have q
we'll organized Commercial club
composed Of the merchants and tax
payers of this city. and should sent
n good strong committee before on,
city council In behalf of getting
quick action and some certain legis
lation, don't you think that the couu
Gil would have great respect for GU
club and give us quick action?
most %assuredly think II would hav,
n great Influence on them. Their,
ARE a thousand and one other mat
ters. too numerous to mention, tina
could be accomplished through tn,
Influence of this club. and | chal
Ienge any person to dispute this.
Right now In the time when w,
should he well organized. to take nd
vantage OF all the golden opnortunI
ties that are lying at our door. II will
be our duty 10 see that every acr
of that most beautiful soil Just cas-
ct LIS Ia put under cultivation, and |
we 60 after 1t II a be accomplish
cd. Another important matter tina
We ought to be working ON right nos
Ii the new railroad that In to be bull
through here. We ought To get |,
touch with these railroad officials
and see whether We cannot get then
to make this city one of Its diylsIo,
points. or perhaps get some othe
concessions from them that mleht b,
OF value TO us: but We want IN GO
busy and get acquainted with ,hes,