Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-03

ARE TO ASSIST
In Preparing History Of New
Mexico Which Is Soon TO
Be Published by
PACIFIC STATES PUBLISHING co.

Those people % Nov Moxlcu Who
FOR any iungth 90 time have been
Identified with the progress and nraa-
pority of tho territory are eHhimtlnE
considerable Interest in the Wurk 90
writing n history of New Mozico. an
undertaking which was inauHuratcd
by the pncint States Publishing COM
pany. undof tho management 81
George D Andersen, in tho spring az
1906.
The plan ~ tho work o0nlomplaias
an exhaustive hlaturcal narrative ~
a comprehensive character which VII
cover tho history ul she territory
IRON the days Of che earliest
spanish explorations Co the close
Oi the year 1905. uf ihe if.giu-
ming ~ 1907 n monumental work %
tail kind N manifesny COO greet AZ
uudoftakinE Tor any one individual, "a
The work 81 90 BE- completed within a
reasonable time after na Inception
and convinced of thia fac. those hny-
ms tho matter ln charge have nrFang
ed for the cooperation Of number
of well known citizens in che rfo-
paratlon of the manuscripts Tor tho
work, which Will 81 rraucd within q
year or 30 in two handsome royal
octave volumes.
So great 81 thv variety of topics a.
be- covered. ~ limited and unreliable
are the historical works hithosto pub
l.ahod. aud 90 fortae ~ tho Geld o.
forcd 90 thu historian of New McNlco,
that In order to obyiaic errura ln fact
no portion ~ thn manuscript Tor this
gigantic work viii be- handed 40 tar
printers until o. has been carefully
revised boy Cumpoicm local authorities.
Some chapters VIII bon looked over hy
several persons in various parts Of
Tho territory
Among those who have consented %
assist in the revision of various pUr-
tlDnH oi che manuscript are Hon.
Frank springer of las Vegas, Chief
Justice Wm. j Mills. Won. William o.
Chllders. DR. q. w. Harrison. Hon
WIN. d. Leo. Prof Hiram iadloy, sup
orimondcnt of public instruction, Row.
Father "A. Juuychccau ~ Park View.
Rev Father George J iulllard az Gal
lap, Rev. Father Albert DAGGER 0f
penh Blanca. Hon. a. VI Parker. uf
Las Cruces. Hon. 81 81 Ashcnfultcr
and Judge James Corhln OF Silver
city. Col. Richard Hudson. of Dem
INK, Col H. W. Eaton. of Rucorro. W.
5. shepherd OF Alamogor'o. and many
others The idea of tho authors and
publishers b. 90 allow the various pOr-
lions Cf Che manuscripts 10 pass
through the hands of compotoni Ru-
thoritiea in every county and oauh
large town in the territory
u certainly should be- n source Of
qualification ca che Intelligent aud
public spirited ciugens of New Mca
leo t1 know chat comprehensive
history of the territory o. at last bo-
| Ing compiled under such favorable aus.
picoH. after the failure of more than
one EFFORT la the same direction IA past
years The actOra in the great drama
Of tho early southwest aro rapidly
passing away. and lt viii be d question
Of but a few years before thia source
Of historical Information Will be-
thing Of the past ln tho vast amount
uf data already secured, there iH 90
be found much 90 intense dmmaiic In
terOat 90 the present aud future TCn-
eraiiOua that mas never been pre-.
served.
There have been published from
time GO time aume three OF four pure
Isl Biographical works relating to Now
Mexico. and the inquiries made dur
inH tho pas, year Ey those having Ia
CHARGE the work rgfanrcd 10 Indicate
q n runr popular nentimcn} OF hostility
% any publication containing the ,nnE
ard unlfurmly fulaDmc biographical
sketches which uro now 90 familiar to
the people. Happily Tor Now Mexico
this feature has hcen eliminated from
tho work now hoinn done. and every
indication points 90 tho successful
completion % history which win ho
a distinct credit TO those responsible
Tor Go compilation and source OF
gratidcation 20 tho Intelligent poolo
Of the territory. who are freely lend
Ing their cooperation 90 thlH oud