The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-19

railroad hither. But he said that Ros-
well could get it's share of good things
in this manner, and that it was up
to the town and Club to do things,
and to do them this year.
Postmaster Robert Ke1lahin was
called upon to toast, 'An Optimistic
| View of the Situation He said that
ty of Roswell every day in the year
could not help but be optimistic of
| the towns future. He said that this
business life pulses stronger in Ros-
| well than in any other town of the
| Territory. He said that this business
day by day, but that in the comparison
of years it stood out in wonderful
bas-relief. The banks, he said, showed
it in the growth of their deposits. He
said that bank officers show it in
their growing independence relative
to securing deposits and in establish
ing short banking hours. He said
that the postofice receipts showed
it. He said there were knockers in
| town, but that they did not belong
to the Club-that they had been fired
out years ago for non-payment of
the knocking habit was to get the
afflicted man into the Club and int
crest him in its work.
w. NJ. Atkinson was asked to tell
why the Bridge Was Put There" :"
and while the subject was intended
as humorous thrust at the speaker
he answered soberly that it was put
there because the people wanted it.
He said, furthermore, that if things
come out right, two more bridges will
be built across the Pecos this year
one at Hagerman and the other at
Lake Arthur. He said that the people
would be called upon to sign petitions
for these bridges, and that if they
were properly signed, they would be
built IN other words, if the people
want the bridges, as expressed by
the signatures, they will be allowed.
He said that the bridges and roads
were the best things the county COM
missioners could spend the peoples
money for, and that, next to the
schools, they were the greatest public
blessing. He told just what road work
has been done and what bridges built,
and declared that it was his regret
to say that there were miles of coun-
try road il better condition than
Main street, Roswell.
Spraying as a Fine Art" was the
subject of ]. A. Graham, and he told
of a new kind of spraying that had
lately been told aim by Carlsbad man
who has just returned from a visit
in the North.
Will Prayer was supposed to have
told about sulphur wells, their causes
and effects, but left the room as he
was about to be introduced. Clarence
UIIery was called upon without no.
tice to respond to the toast, and he
did so with pleasing effect, describ-
ing wells of all kinds and showing
that the charge that the artesian
wells are gradually failing is not
true and that every well that mas
shown a loss of pressure, has been
proven to have some defect in its
making.
Mayor ]. w. Stockard, who has
won the title of 1.-The Peacemaller,
for his splendid work of bringing to-
gether warning factions in the city
council and city affairs, was on the
program to respond to a toast on ais
new title, but his physician would not
permit him out at night late enough
to attend. Will Robinson responded in
his stead, giving a splendid extemper-
aneous talk showing the splendid work
of Roswell's mayor, both in his official
acts and in establishing the Roswell
Torrance auto line.
C. c. Ta1nehill, responding to "Oil
and Its Smothness," made the hit
of the evening. He spoke of many differ
ent kinds of oil and described their
different uses. Every reference was a
local hit and some of them were pret-
ty strong. His address was witty from
start to finish and had to be heard tol
be understood.
Maynard Gulsul. of Albuquerque,
was called upon to give the strangers
idea of booster He told of the boost
er's club in Albuquerque and of its
doings. He spoke of Roswell's fine in
stitutions and citizenship and paid the
town glowing tribute bysayfng
that all its people belong to Roswell
boosters club, whether they knew ii
or not. He made an interesting talk
and was literally applauded-
c. E. Mason was asked to tell OF
Some of the Writings l Have Writ
ten But Never Published" but he de
clined to do this, saying that he would
be no safer in telling them then than
publishing them. He added that he
had received numerous writings from
others, some from men there present
that he had not published for the
same reason. He spoke of the value of
boosting Roswell at all times and
maid Judge Richardson q high compl-