Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-13

sovereign county is not based upon
the visionary aspirations of real estate
boomers. We ask it as matter Of
simple justice to hundreds of heavy
taxpayers who now suffer great lncon-
venence because of the size Of the
county as we'll as burden of taxa
ton that amounts almost to confisca-
tion.
within the proposed new county
are several good towns, the principal
and central one Of which is Artesla,
which will be the logical seat of gov
ernment. Artesia Is less than four
years old and had assessable valua-
tion March /, 1906, of 1927, ,460. 1t is
an incorporated town with splendid
municipal government, Fifty thou
sand dollars in bonds have been voted
by the people for municipal water
works system. The bonds sold at a
premium and contract is let for the
works. Artesia has the most complete
telephone system in the Southwest
with long distance connections. A
$4,000 brick school building, steam
heated. Five church buildings.
"Artesia was the first town in New
Mexico to pass a law prohibiting gam
bling.
"The town has entered into contract
for the building of AL electric light
plant.
"rhe largest artesian wells in the
world are at Artesia and the proposed
new county has brightest prospects
for the future.
"Artesia has more irrigated land In
actual cultivation than any other
town in New Mexico. Artesia has two
banks, two lumber yards, two news
papers, five secret orders, a thriving
Commercial Club, public library, four
hotels, and such other business insti-
tutions as go to make thoroughly pro.
gressive city.
"The citizens of Artesia guarantee
to furnish court room and Offices free
for one year so that no burden will be
placed upon the people for court house
purposes.
"Artesia pays heavy tax for court
purposes, yet there has never been
conviction for felony against any citi-
7pn of tho community
Heretofore the Pecos Valley has
been regarded as being hopelessly
Democratic, but careful study of the
returns from the various precincts
composing the Territory of the pro.
posed County"of Artesa will convince
you that Republican success within
that section is not only a possibility
but, in view of existing conditions al.
most a certainty, if the new county
is created. The early settlement of
that vicinity was from the states
strongly Democratic, but, as in all new
counties, the first settlers are now be.
ing displaced by permanent settlers.
These new men come from the strong
Republican states of the Middle West
and the large majority of them vote
the Republican ticket.
when | established the Pecos Val.
ley News at Artesia there we're few
known Republicans in that vicinity.
In fact, | was told that there was but
one Republican in the town. ac-
cepted conditions as found them and |
worked for the success of the party |
candidates. Many Republicans who
had taken no part in politics because
OF the supposed weakness Of the party, |
encouraged by the presence Of the pa
per, became active workers with the
result that one precinct was carried |
for Judge Freeman, candidate for dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention |
and the vote in Artesia was very close
Many Republicans, the writer among
the number, could not vote because !
we had not been in the Territory long
enough, and yet the Republican vote |
was three times as great as in the pre-
ceding election.
The many loyal Republicans in and !
around Artesia join ME In an earnest |
appeal to this Legislature to give us
county rights. 1t is an appeal of Re
publicans to a Republican Legislature |
to bestow upon us that to which we
feel we are Justly entitled. We are
able to take care of our
selves in financial way and feel con-
fident that within two years we can
give you Republican County within
the Pecos Valley"