The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-02-08

.Oond issue in speeches at the Com.
mercial Club Smoker last night, there
was individual interchange of views
and suggestions on the subject that
will undoubtedly help in carrying
the election by an overwhelming ma
jority in favor of progress and ad-
vancemeat.
The social gatherings of the Com
mercial Club serve to unite the busi-
ness men of the city more closely
as community and to correct indi-
vidual notions and wipe out petty
personal animosities that almost inva-
riably grow out of misunderstanding
and lack of association.
In calling the meeting to order for
hearing three five-minute speeches,
President Kellahin made reference
to the work of the Bond Issue League
and introduced Secretary J. A. Ora
ham as the first speaker. Mr.. Graham
stated that the condition of the Com
mercial club was better than ever
before in its history, having more
members and more united spirit of
push than ever before. Among the
working is a 150Ibarrel flour mill and
an alfalfa meal factory. He wished
that everybody could know just what
the club is doing in the way of pro-
noting the progress and development
of Roswell There was tendency
1,o frv-
narily to allow the secretary and ex-
ecutive officers to look after all the
details of reaching out for new en-
terprises, but happily in an emergen-
cy the whole membership always raj
lied and put their shoulders to the
wheel, as they are now doing in the
matter of the bond issue for water
works and other public improve
ments. Mr.. Graham said it had 4bee1
suggested to him by prominent bus
immediate steps to attract the trade
of the Belen cutoff towns. This trade
belong to Roswell rather than to AL
buquerque, and Roswell should either
send a trade excursion over the line
and get acquainted with the business
men of that section, or invite the
business men of that section to visit
Roswell and be entertained by the
club while seeing the marvellous re-
sources of the Pecos Valley and the
advantage of closer trade relations.
J. T. Mcclure, who recently moved
here from Nebraska, said that he had
cast his lot with Roswell after pros
pecting throughout the West, being
satisfied that nature has blessed this
spot more than any other he had
visited. He believed we could have
here the best, the cleanest and most
attractive city to be found anywhere.
In order to do this we need this bond
issue. Roswell ought to be, and will
be, the metropolis, of New Mexico, and
this bond issue will hasten the con-
summation. Talk will not do much,
however. 1t requires votes to carry
the proposition-a matter it is now
of going after them. He had never
lived in a town where there was not
q
Afraid of His Taxes, He hoped there
were none such in Roswell. but if SO
they should be showed under so deep
they would never dare to croak
again.
President kelIahin said that while
he was pleased to introduce a man
whose voice had been heard in the
halls of congress, it gave him still
greater pleasure that the man bore
the good old Scottish name of Suth
erland, and not only that, but his
given name was a reminiscence OF
Scottish heroism, Roderick Dhu Sutn
erland. former congressman from Ne
brasfa-
Mr.. Sutherland said he now under
stood why he had been attracted by
the voice of the chairman, 1t was the
irresistible Scottish burr that his an
cestors spoke He was himself al
American born. however, though
strictly raised a Scotch Presbyterian
As for the name Roderick Dhu. whe
ther he was a hero or brigand de
pended upon the point of view. H,
robbed the rich and gave to the poor
60 that the one regarded him as
htehwaymans and the other as phi
lanthropdst- American enyironmeni
the speaker said had early made hin
skeptical on many points of the Scoi
tIsh religion as well as heroism. H
"a even doubted the temptation an