Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-12-01
DENVER RIVAL
Of SANTA FE
Colorado Wants to
Rob New Mexico
of Its Prize
AFTERsCHOOL ARCHAEOLOGY
Centennial State Will Make
Vigorous Effort to Secure
Coveted Museum.

Denver, Dec. 1.-Denver does Snot
propose to let New Mexico have the
School of American Archaeology,
which the American Institute of Arch
aeology has decided to establish at
Santa Fe, il it's conditions are COM
piled with. II money and influence
and hard work can accomplish it, the
school will 60 to Denver and not to
Santa Fe, even at this eleventh hour
Colorado proposes to raise an endow-
ment of one million dollars for the
school if it is located at Denver or
Colorado Springs.
Pledging the hearty support of hun
dreds OF wealthy citizens, and enum-
Grating strong reasons why this city
should receive consideration, the eX-
ecutive board Of the Colorado Socie-
ty of the, Archaeological Institute of
America has forwarded resolutions to
tho parent organization at Washington
with view of having Denver selected
as the site for the proposed School
of American Archaeology. The COM
mittee on the location of the school
had set date for meeting in Boston
in December, but the meeting will be
postponed in order to give the mem
bers of the Colorado society an OPP
portunity present proposals for Den
yer.
The board is composed of Lucius
M. Cuthbert, chairman; A. J. Flynn,
Edgar l.. Hewett, u S. Hollister, Mrs.
Lucy E. Peabody, G. NJ Schenck, Will
liam II. Smiley, Joel F. Vaile and Miss
Anna Wolcott
Adopt Resolutions.
" At Iagneettng last Monday evening
the following resolutions we're unani-
mously adopted
Whereas, The question of the per-
manent location of the School of Am
erican Archaeology is now under con-
sideration and is of vital Importance
in connection with the great work to
be carried on by the parent organiz-
alton, and that mistake made now
may seriously cripple the work so
auspiciously begun; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the executive
board of the Colorado Society of the
Archaeological Institute Of America,
beg leave to recommend as a place
particularly well suited for the school
the city of Denver, which, on account
OF proximity to the most important
ruins and its magnificent system of
railroads, making the distance to this
whole great Western archaeological
great number of higher institutions Of
learning close at hand, and Offering
social advantages to students; the
various scientific societies ready at all
times to render assistance, the librar-
les, museums and other helpful ac-
cessories in this rapidly growing met
ropolitan city, and, perhaps most i'm
portant of all, the State Archaeology
ical society having it's headquarters
and large majority of it's members
here-these and many unnamed ad
vantages combine, in our opinion, to
make this the most desirable place in
\ this Rocky mountain region for the es-
tablishment OF the school.
Citizens Support Pledged.
Furthermore, We pledge the heart
lest support of hundreds Of our af.
fluent public-spirited citizens mem
bers of great political, industrial and
commercial organizations-Who il Civ
EN- an opportunity, are willing to con
tribute largely to the establishment
and maintenance of the proposed in
stitution
Furthermore, if legislative action
be necessary to insure the location o1
the school in this city we will use oul
VI influence to bring about such needed
legislation, and we simply desire sui
ficient time in which to make oul
promises good.
Furthermore, in our opinion, while
the city Of Denver has manifested
lively MlST0SC Ill lie lOCdtloH VI IiiN
school from the first, and has con
tributed much toward carrying on re
search work IN the cliff dwelling reg
ion, she has not yet been given an op
portunity to make proposals, and W.
st3 believe it would be manifestly unjus
" to consider any other point for th'
location OF the school until such al
opportunity is given"
Cities Compete for School.
There Is a lively competition goin,
son between six or eight cities for th
school. Santa Fe, New Mexico, has Of
fered the use of the old governor
palace in that city for the use Of tn
school, and will also donate 81 900 pc
year for incidental expenses until tn
institution is on self-supporting bas
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