Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-01

nero ~ MNl - NlaNMuNAN VI me WNaAs
Thcy say that polygamy will die out
with the old fellows who are now
paotlcing g. They believe, also, that
other Objectionable Mormon practices,
such na clannishness In politics, will
pass away
Railroads AZ civilxera.
The service performed by tho rail.
roads o. clvlllzing the great west ls
literally lncaiculablo. 70 began be-
fore the last Central Pacific spike
was driven lu 1867 and has continued
to thls day in Wyoming great coal
fields were developed hy che railroads.
cad the benefit % the western cOun
try was immense 10 Idaho tho ore
gon Short line built spurs into newly
irrigated lands and carried thousands
20 settlers 10 homos of their own ln
a fruitful country Western NChrHE-
ka long ago changed from stark
prairie 90 "a land of farms and thriv-
Ing towns Here On Utah the rail.
roads built two towns which promise
to become great. besides numerous
smaller towns. The new railroad run.
ming from salt Lake 90 Los Angeles
has opened I'D another rich region
of mines a2d' farms. In which towns
are sprlnging up. Il is an inspiring
thlng 10 take a limited train, electric
lighted and otherwise luxurlously ap.
pointed. aad ride across the country
which yesterday was q desert aud 90.
morrow will be- o garden. To-day Il
Is hctwixt and between. s. gold mlno
right, with long stretches OF sage
brush e-d cactus
Train Robber and Road Agent
The poetic train rohber seems 20
have followed the road agent into
oblivion. Al any rate. the halcyOn
days. the days OF safe Hallles and biz
loot. are gone. Train rohblng now o.
sordid, poor business, with small
profits and much trouble with low.
broWcd men aud sawed.on guns. The
Union Pacific scheme OF CQuipplag a
special train with ruhhcr. chaEers aud
complete arsenal has done more 70
dampen the spirit OF the robber than
anything that has ever bOea devised
Formerly Il was nothing but Joy 90
rob a train and skip for Jackson's
Hole. Il WIS a pleasure 10 the prop
erly constituted r0bber TO hear the
curses OF the train people. To lean
back upon the hillside. screened by
tho chaparral, Il was the acme Of OK.
iatence 60 count the glltterlng spoil
whllO the misguided pack OF deputy
sherins swept by In full cry on the
wrong trail.
But modern invention has spoiled
this hre old profession. The robbor
now 10 pursued BY a special train.
Within an hour or two after he has
relieved a train OF its spoil he Is
dogdglng bullets In the brush. He Is
headed on by telephone, and dare
not seek tho old water holes where.
| like a stag at eve, he was woat 60
drink his hll. He Is kept too busy
10 look after the details Of his Job.
lie drops the loot Ia a desperate ei.
fort TO distance his pursuors II he
doubles back he o. captured, n he
/ tries 20 hide. tho ckappnrral Is prick.
Cd with bullets until Il grows too hot
Co hold him 10 he strikes across
his tongue hanging out, he Is finally
osertakon. n he shows fight he "
shot full ~ holes. aad n he surrend-
ers be ls shot anyhow, and perhaps
strung up afterward In any event.
q win be seen. the business Is not
what is used 90 be- The glamOr
seems 10 have departed So the men
whose tastes would naturally lead
them into the once picturesque field
OF train robbery are now plodding
along as mining sharks ana sure-thing
operators "a the copper and gold
camps Thus another feature OF the
quaint old west has yielded 10 the
commonplace at tho present.
Eastern Mans Usual Error.
The catern man imagincA that fine,
new ideas originate "a the east and
drift westward II IS not always so.
The west counting Chicago as part
OF tits ahead OF the east In the com
bined comfort and cheapnoas OF lly-
ing The apartment houses OF Den
yer. Chicago. and san Francisco have
kept ahead OF eastern houses IN new
/ wrinkles. Rents are cheaper. and the
accommodations better Food is
cheaper in the west, OF course. II ls
Of greater variety, too. The fastldi,
Gus eater can fnd a better variety
VI food of better quality and at
/ cheaper price In San Francisco than
IN any city east OF A. He.o So Salt
Lake City the tourist o. surprised TO
/ End everything up TO the minute
Tho same enterprise exists ln Port
land. and Seattle, and Deaycr Each
Of these cities has Us clubs, luxurious
Ily furnished. puryeyins 20 the gre
/ garious needs OF man.
Thoroughly up 20 Date City.
10 one wishes to see the most up
10 date place IN the United States,
bet him 10 20 Los Angeles, and not
10 New York The City of the angels
o. becoming the marvel of the west,
and' bids fair TO rival Chicago Ga az.
/ tracing tho attention OF the world
its enterprise and confidence know
NO bounds. Il grows with byethlesa
/ rapidiiy. rs clubs are famous for
their luxury aud good taste, The
I New York hotels are bigger bat they
are not better than those OF Los An.
geles The greater variety Of foods
produced la California gives Los An
/ gelos hotels an advantage. in fact,
over those of New York
The &c. Louis plan OF inclOsing an
exclusive residence street With Crna.
mented gates uad adjoining the
thoroughfaro With parking and trees
have hoon adopted la Los Angeles.
with remarkably happy results The
IAN and date palm, eucalyptus. pepper
aud other trees oft notable beauty
unite tO form charming visiaE lea the
residence districts uf Los Angeles.
Enormous sums are expended in
street improvements and laying out Df
new suburbs The intemrban trolley