Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-12
URGES NEED Of
UNION FOR
LAS VEGAS
FELIX MARTINEZ SAYS
"GET TOGETHER" AT ONCE
Meadow City to Make Strong
Effort for Terminus of the
Proposed TaoS-MOra Trolley
Line.

Especial correspondence Morning Journal
Las Vegas. y. NJ. Aug. 11-Hon.
Felix Martinez, of FL Paso, a former
resident of Las Vegas. addressed a big
and enthusiastic meeting at the com
mercial club last night, his address be-
ing in large measure devoted 10 the
importance Of the people of Las Vegas
making sure that the proposed trolley
line from Taos and Mora come to this
city. Mr.. Martinez hit out straight
from the shoulder in the part of his
address dealing with the necessity of
union among all the people Of Las
Vegas. He did not believe that Las
Vegas would ever achieve any consid-
cradle measure of success until the
towns were united and the people got
to pulling together.
Before the gentleman had finished
speaking he had offered to subscribe
$1,000 to the proposed trolley line. Or,
Cunningham, of the san Miguel Ma
tional bank. promptly covered the
amount; jefferson Reynolds, president
of the First National, thought the
banks could he depended on for $10,-
600 each. Harry Kelly, Charles Ilfeld,
A. A. Jones and others spoke strongly
in favor of cooperating earnestly with
the Light and Power company in the
building Of the line, and all promised
liberal subscriptions to the stock.
1t may be taken for granted that
Las Vegas can be depended upon to
do everything in her power not only
to ensure the building of the trolley
line to this city, but hat also an eff
fort will. he made to ensure the begin
ming Of the work at once.
A good deal was said by various
speakers at the meeting last night
about the importance Of getting to-
gether and forming once more to
bring about this desideratum
Mr.. Martinez. In his speech last
night, offered to get a letter from
President Roosevelt or from Mr..
Bryan or from any other big mar in
the United States that might be de-
sired, recommending the union Of the
two towns. He said that outsiders
couldn't understand at all why these
towns remained separated and hat he
was always in hot water by trying to
stand ~ for Las Vegas
1t is true enough hat every out
slider and every newcomer fails 10 un-
derstand the weight Of any argument
against union. II takes three or four
years of residence TO convince the av-
erage citizen hat there is a real
problem. The fact that there are two
business centers. too far distant to
grow into one easily. and both of these
centers are struggling for supremacy
or perhaps for existence. creates "A diff
flculty that is extremely hard to
overcome. Many Of the old residents
have tried hard and failed. Perhaps
some new. powerful Moses is needed
To lead the people to the land of
PROMISE ~Many able men have come
here, given their advice 20 the people
n passed on. The advice has al
ways been get together" but the
practical working out OF the details
has never been begun. Even those
people who have the most important
business interests at stake. Interests
that would be imperiled by any shift
ing of the business centers. sim real
lie that the present conditions are
anomalous and almost u~nbcarablc.
that the progress OF the city is being
hindered. There are few real obiec-
tors TO union Of some sort. The more
general sentiment Is that q plan Of
union acceptable To- all cannot be de-
Vised. Nevertheless. this problem
should be worked out. Las Vegas is
standing almost still and will continue
10 stand still until her people get 10
working together. n Is extremely
doubtful If the trolley road can ever
be built here until the towns unite.
Two of the most powerful stockhold-
ers Of the trolley company have given
Il out cold that they viii never put
another cent into Las Vegas until the
Greater Las Vegas idea is a fact.