The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-09-12

tn" old dean OF the Santa T., Npw
Mexican. Only once ha, h, been
~ the valley, aud that years ago,
before mhtm,tics chained his feet
but tell ]powcrlcss bcIore his active
brain. II was before the steel
highway had crcpt north through
the hills from Carlsbad, and h.
came all ct the way around from
III Paso, and to Roswell bv stag,
The country was then m the rough,
but ms trained eye saw thu prra,
diamond OF the future and he told
OF 1t IN splendid letters 10 his own
and other papers, Of all the valley,
oi Lincoln, OF the Mr,calrrp and
the present Alamogotd do country
The years have fallen heavily upon
the old chief, have bent and twist
ed his always Slight frame. but
through all OF the Intervening wears
h. has been the steady, consistent
and the powerful TREND OF Roswell
aud the Pccos Valley. There has
not been a great hcnciactiOn or q
great enterprise pu, through that
his kindly hand was not in il some.
where lie is one OF the greatest
,%cneiICtors Ol the royii school ipr
rpys, the New Mexico Military In
,tltutc, and ms W son, a I'm
'traight fellow, is one Ut It's grad.
ltt"s, thu best proof Ut his ldiih ~
t. In every way that he could he
ias helped, aud this acknowledge.
ncnt is madr IN passing as a glad
recognition hv one who loves RoS.
we'll and the sunny val" Of the
Pccos.
Others have done their modest
part. The gallant remnant oi those
day. IN active service still are VIII
Reed OF the Carlsbad Argus, grown
a man OF affairs and family. Wi.
liam Henry Mullane OF the Carls.
bad Current, still AS tull OF fight
as before his name wa powdered.
and myself, not corp ilcnt aud
buxom as in those DAYS but good
tor at least fifty years yet.
The next dozen years will see the
Pccos country have u population
OF 100000 people, and more than
4 hundred newspapers, but the
work will he comparatively easy
tor those yet TO come, Tor the way
has been blazcd tor them, the work
Ut the pioneer faithfully and prop.
crlv done.
The great change that has taken
place in the Pccos Valley IN the
last decade has been shared IN 10y
all other parts OF the territory IN
lesser degree, hut there are many
old landmarks still remaining.
Col. " VI. Burke Is still At the
helm OF the Albuquerque Journal,
bent and wrinkled and old, but as
keen a mind as ever. Just a little
ways off is Col. Berger, living off
the lat OF the wonderful Belcn
country, aud up at Ration there is
another. Except Tor Col. Bin
Walton at Silver City, and Captain
George Shakespeare at Dcmlng,
that is about all. The rest are
likely Youngsters who have CONF
west TO grow up with the country
and are putting up a brand OF dopr
that makes the country grow up
with them, incidentally forcing W,
old fellows to move N spawned
legs uncomfortable fast To keep
from being lett Tar behind. New
Mexico has been unSp"akablv tor.
,unatr in this new blood, and 1t -
undoubtedly responsible tor tn"
general freedom OF our press from
the indictment laid nationally hy
William Marian Rredy IN his pa.
per IN the last Western Publisher
which openly charges that the bulk
oi the American press is venal.
By the wav, that Is the most not.
lhlc article OF its kind IN recent
years, and through twcnty-slX years
oi hddling and fighting, ! know
that too much OF II is true, that is
! n the east. II is not tru, in New
Mexico. In all OF my knowledge
OF the territory before ard after
coming to the pecos Valley, | have
known OF less than halt a dozen
| cases IN which the editor has sue.
sumbcd TO the Jingle OF the guinea
and fallen from his high estate.
But two Of these cases were recent
and both we're beguilcd by "A re-
form politician whose first step was
alleged bribery here referred to,
and who inevitably and properly
quickly Tell into an oblivion that
is without ray. Time and tim,
again | have seen these loyal sol
dicIs oil the right and truth ap.
preached 10y the devil in varlou,
forms, some OF them mighty allur
ing when the -four hin was low anC
the printers behind in their pay
and Just as often have ! ecu hi,
satanic majesty hike Tor the hills
with a split stick on his tail. Thu,
is not a good country in which L
,amprr with the press, as man,
corruptionist have found to thci
cost, and as in few other division.
OF the and, the press is unltormI'
honest, courageous, lncorruptible
uns.lhsh. While II remains tina