The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-01-22

he denounced. There were no sucl
persons present, of course. The mel
brought together by the spirit of thi
occasion understand the necessity ant
power of cooperation. We are no
il this for ourselves only, but to pre-
pare for the reception of others com
ing. When the people of Roswell co
4 operate something happens. The ques
tion of licensed gambling was brot
to a practical conclusion when Ros
the move spread throughout the ter
| ritory. High license on saloons is an
other problem in which Roswell has
| taken the lead. There was never any
practical high license legislation in
the territory until Roswell took the
lead. This is one community of New
Mexico in which merely partisan con-
siderations and peanut politics are
not allowed to interfere with the CO.
operation of the people for the bet
| terment of the community.
Col. J. w. Wilson, superintendent
of the New Mexico Military Institute
neatly side-stepped the subject which
had been given him as a joke and
appealed to the spirit of the meeting
t for the burial of the past and forget
fulness. AS a booster he would begin
with present realities and strike out
on the line of future possibilities to
build up what we have already in
Roswell. The Military school being
a subject very near to his heart, he
craved pardon if it seemed unbecom-
ing in him to boost that institution.
Through this school now $4,000 of
outside money is brought to Roswell
every year and finds it's way into all
the channels of local business. This
amount Col. Wilson said, could be
doubled by proper united efforts to
secure enlargement of the buildings,
etc. AS many applicants for cadet
ships in the school are turned away
every year as are accepted. All the
school needs to bring 800 students
to Roswell, is sufficient accommoda
tions to care for them.
"Undeveloped Resources" was the
he declared that five hours. instead
of five minutes, would be necessary
to do the subject justice. The posi-
bilities of development are so great
that it would be futile to attempt to
point them out briefly. He did not
greatly exceed his time, but the Rec
ord will reserve a report of his talk
for more extensive treatment.
C. w. DeFreest discussed Leap
Year Possibilities, and livened the
hearers with some electrical shocks
of wit and humor. There were some
things in his talk so good they will
have to go over until tomorrow.
J. w. Thomas, of the Roswell Hard
of the Comercial Club. He referred to
the present excellent condition of the
Club, with 160 members and thorough
ly imbued with practical knowledge
and unity in boosting for the up
of the best town in the South
west. He complime1ted Secretary
Graham very highly upon his efficient
and untiring work. AS a former trav
cling man Mr.. Thomas had come in
contact with comm ercial clubs in va
rious sections OF the country, and he
said that he had never known more
enthusiastic and more useful club
than that in Roswell. The more you
attend the meetings the more good
you can do, and the more good you
can get out of it. The membership
ought to be increased, and the motto
Investigate Everything" would be a
good one to adopt. The Commercial
Club is the foundation of anything
we may do for the country. If you
can't say anything good for the Com
mercial Club, don't say anything.
Introducing ]. F. Hinkle, the toast
master said that he had gone into
the Office of mayor four years ago
with three bills up his sleeve, one for
sidewalks, one for tiling irrigation
bitches and one to prohibit gambling.
Two years later he had learned pol
itics in the Third ward of Roswell
but in the meantime gambling had
been prohibited, sidewalks had been
built on every street of the city, and
the work of cementing the irrigation
bitches, due to his efforts, would be
finished in a few days.
Mr. Hinkle did not discuss his sub
iect. "City Government probably
fearing a charge of incendiarism, in
view of recent complications-or per
haps it was owing to his charitable
view of things generally, for he en-
dorsed the effort of DIR. John w.