Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17
HOW W|NSL0W HAS
BECOME A GOOD
COMMUNITY
Edifying Description Of Pass
inc of Gambling From Ar
iona Town and Some of Its
Effects.

lNNALANNNH A.
ple Of winslow. Ariz. VIII be more
~ less interested in the following ac-
rount Of The effects Of the passing OF
gambling from that once sporty town
which appeared IN the sunday edition
Of me New York Herald;
WineloW. Ariz. saturday The
frontier OF the territory OF Arizona
both IN range and mining towns, has
undergone q vast change since spring.
The Inhibition Of gambling has
changed the complexion Of life in big
and little communities from Tucson
to williams n from Holbrook TO
tHe California line. With the pass
ine OF gambling and the Arizona gam
bier much Of the picturesque mas
gone out Of the life Of the frontier
The regrets. however. are few.
The former big bars and saloons
are dismal. seedy looking places with
their rdulette tables turned into |unch
counters and Il may be said that the
red light has been completely snuned
throughout the territory, The "tin
horn" sport has s~ulienly gone 60 work
and made his wife and family happy
by occasionally distributing his wages
for the households needs. Also the
shopkeeper's slate has dwindled
The change was eloquently describ-
ed by a Territorial legislator in a dis
cnsslan with a well known Arizona
character. whose name. Speedy"
Thurston. describes him. Thurstpn
was bewailing the lot Of Arizona TO
the writer when the legislator inter-
ruptcd and drawled:
" m 49, .am. fullAVv th4AaG
lover down 10 the store last night, and
he admits he don't sell so many neck
Ties aud SILK vests AZ he ulster. but he
does sell a whaling sight more OF pork
and beans What's more, he gets paid
for them"
80 you viii hear an along the line
after leaving New Mexico. The trades
men and wives are rejoicing. while the
"undesirables" utter bitter complaints
aud discuss the shortest passage TO
Nevada or across the border 10 New
Mexico. Not many gamblers are cross
ing 10 New Mexico, FOR on January
the a~nti-gambling law viii go into eff
feet in that territory which II stili
sufficiently wide oSn to satisfy the
most adventurous
Minus silk Vests.
The absence OF silk vests aud neck
ties has become very marked in Ari-
zona. where formerly the prosperous
gambler was pretty generally recug-
nized no one Of the leading citizens.
He staggered and wore " gun. dis
cussed the ethics Of the frontier with
the authority OF an unanswernble
philosopher ran the little political
machines as well a. the saloons, and
was really one Of the very biggest
toads In the puddle he had selected
as the most fruitful dip for his greed
and skill. Now he has become an
Select for ingenious pity. His for
mer Victims. a little puffed by their
new prosperity, publicly %sympathizc
With him and gloomlly assent when
he declares the west Is going to rot
and decay.
Arizonians generally seem rather
slow IN realizing thnt the money tl~,
formerly poured over the gambling
tables and into the greedy sacks OF
these silk Waistcoated parasites IS
lcgitimatcly their own. Since the old
cowboy DAYS. when millions of head
of cattle ranged on the Arizona plains.
these simple minded folk have been
WV WIN INV NNHAAfANA OF NNNiIlH
o. merc only happy when slngeing
their wings.
The benefits OF the new life ala
NOT appeal TO them at first cattle
man minor. small rancher. loafing
Mexltan and indian earned only that
they might gamble IL away. The few
savings banks scarcely knew the small
deposition Railroad men were always
O. month or tive behind with their
payments az the general store. Their
wives and children had 10 be satisfied
with raiicoes and rough cotton fab
rics Today va every little communi-
ty che sheen Of a slk dress now and
thcn glistcns on the brick sidewalks. !
simple entertainments. such as dances
aud balls, where small nncrles can be
dhplatcd are coming rapidly into
vogue Though 10 is stlI frontier. 30
is becoming tanned 10y an the small
arts and devices that simple folk can
plan for their entertainment
Wa "Ilcd hot" Town.
Here lu Win-low which is q divis-
iouai headquarters for the santa Re
ana "a trading place for ranchors and
the few cattle and sheep raisers that
The new vegetation on the desert U.s.
drawing. 1000 WIl find oul, "a red hot
town ihal na- That be- the Way an
Indian trader rut TO- and you had oul,
81" irt" iutu from the Mouui rcser-
Walton Through siNtN-uNr miles OF
dessert to learn bow true the phrase
was Arrit.He Hf 70 O'Clock. after "a
d~ronchIug tt .hr nae daily cloud
burst hai 30 H3f been Tor the head
iiRhts DOB Che ra~unlhnuse and thc
fmudg3 lswts .r th. station no rss
SON u"uii hafs been apparent Tor not
c~oniiuuinE 300 lHur i%aurnc, across the
drcnchcd plain The t1wn has a pop
ulHtion OF -'Ho buf there were no
lights Boz the p~lusfa 20 bungalow
and The main street had -omewhat the
appearance Hf a wsu about 4 GENE
fcr There wac no bum Of voices nr
banging ~ a cracked plano from the
shattered saloons THE streets were
uf.e-'r deserted though the ain had
cra-ed aud tho stars bad COME Out Iu
q D 81 shining hssa't And thIs
vas toan that ID feu months bcfore
mrobbed aI uiRhf with life where
gun Fight aere frequent and sutlavs
came down from the hiils 20 visit