Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-05

tie pNesent time. While IN h0'n*
particulars TIE eatissn's sassen snts
we're not scearase. an The Whole 4
sss ! sess torrtbis presentation u
th~ case. and sRs aoahsiess aelisefea
fnr The purpose II lsstinx tas pssoPls
~ Las Vegas. Who have h~e~n nnahle
10 M snxsfhsf. sse themselves -
o<hsrs - them !
the Optic ms reineaAnt 10 takh
up he r-ostctfics matter Through the
columns 10 the paper and thus
publlsh 10 tho general pablic The
status o. affairs ~ hons. Such N
article ~ that In The Citizen n the
natural outcome a e~xpioating oaF
troublss through the press. We do
nod en5oy repriniinw then. and do 10
only IN the hope thai thsy I'LL prove
an additional ineenItsa 70 the move
nsent nov Gu fcot tee<thsr and
settle ihls dlffious ~ for all
We publish In todag [9ber the &c
tlon 90 the eomnitteA~S&neh . few
aays 3 gos together and essayed
the task cf brtnxias about q con-
prumise In the location. and also the
result u their efforts. This Joint CON
mlttse II nDv going before the people
and asking them 10 sanction what
~as done. ~ Subscribing 70 the de.
rIafats0n that thu site selected for .
p~ostoffice n d fair and satisfactory
one. That Il can be really satisfac.
tory 10 every 4 can not for q mo
mcnt be presumed. hut no d should
lack II the matter from mn Individual
standpoint. Esery man should face
the question ffum the standpoint OF
the entire community and IN deciding
whether or moi % sIsn the agreement,
i'll him ASK himself whether the pro
position laid down III mot Just and
fair 10 the whole community. n he
wishes 10 regard IL from m indisid'
ual and selfish standpoint. let him
ask himself the question whether
any immediate detfiment to hts per
sonai interests viii not be more than
made DIP BY the benefits which Will
accrue 10 the whole community, and
himself incidentally, from the soiu'
tion Of this long standing contention.
The agreement referred 10 above
does not In any way affect the imme'
date status III The postoffiee matter.
Il Ia only the first step In q move
ment looking towdrd 4 central post
office nj the earliest possible date
that this can be arranged In the fu'
lure. WV
Let tho agreement be circulated
and SO generally signed that Il will
prove conclusiveiy 10 our delegate In
congress that the people u Las We.
gas are ready for a compromise In
the shape Of a centrally located post
office. Let him then take steps, with
the backing Of the ~postoffice depart
ment if possible. To ret an appropria'
fion for a building. or II that be I'm
possible just now, for the purchase OF
d site. A temporary building could
then be provided Tor,
when the delegate has accomplish
ed this. H. will then be necessary for
him TO secure the passage OF an
amendment permitting the office to
be located outside the boundaries Of
the county seat. or the town Of Las
Vegas. whene the Law now says Il
must stand.
In case the government absolutely
refuses 10 aid In the settlement Of
this strife. by an appropriation for a
building or ground. then let the peo.
pie Of Las Vegas get together them
selves and raise the money. They
will never have contributed To a bet
ter cause. And when. by either meth.
cd, the site for d central location has
been absolutely fixed. and the ground
obtained. then will be the proper
time To- secure the amendment of the
law. 40 that tho building can be 10.
Gated on that site. unless by that
time. for 1t may be or two years,
the two municipalities have BY com
mon consent become one. which
would eliminate the need for any
amendment TO the law. That this re
suit. namely, one municipality, viii
be the outcome OF the solution Of the
postoffice matter. We do not for q mo.
ment doubt. and 10 that end propose
TO exert our efforts,