Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-18
SANTA FE COMPANY
ADVERTISING THE
TERRITORY
RAJ. ROAD LITERATURE
HAS MUCH OF INTEREST
1.-THE Earth" Has Irrigation tx
position Number Employees
Magazine Tells Of Old Santa

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The current Santa re railway ~
erature, as usual, only more So ue-
votes much space ana lildiiS iiu9'i'
lions to New MeXlco, Ne" McAiNo ~
d~ustries and New MeNico bonus "a M
tercst. The current mt OF me
Earth for october Is a SPeclal eur
tion boosting the United states Lala
and Irrigation exposition az Cnlcaso'
the International Live stock EXposi-
tion and Billings Dry earning Con
oress. +. II. GrlsWold OF inc Chlcaso
Tribune, who is now IN inns clty' mas
an elaborate Illustrated arllcie III" 'ro
Land Exposition Win JllaitN ~"
chicago. and pointing out the sreat
importance OF TINS exposition ~ tHe
southwest. The articles on me Inv
stock show n Dry fafilils IN
gress are equally interesting anu tlelt
is Il great deal ABOUT lhe proslrSs ~
dry farming IN liie odii'a - Houe"
west. The editorial department mus
much to say OF New Mexico ana NV
Mexico affairs. An l~hteresllns eur
torial. is the following comment VI
Col. r.. r. TWitchelFs new pook
The Military occupation Oh NV
Mexico Is the ute OF d volume ny
Col. r. f. TWltcheil' Iately rom ~
press, Nomlnally' 1t - s'1lN N.Y.
Mexico from 1896 TO lepi' put, IVaiIs,
1t is a history OF tle MeAical W. Wv
the causes when leu up 10 IT, coioHcl
Twitchell, a natiNe OF Missouli, CIV
into manhood Wlthlh a. recoliectloh Vi
this war, and, personally, knew MANY
Of its heroes. 10 nm IL was supJec1
of absorbing ma graphic interest anu
the glimpses he obtained OF IL. by thI
narratives of men VINO participated
in ii, alterWard' When ne became Il
resident of New Mexico, led MN 10
make it a subject OF STUDY ahu re-
search, which in turn inspired nm 10
write the book, which he now gives
to the public.
In the quarter OF Il century Cololloi
TWitchell has llVed IN New Mexico
Gas Vegas), he has collected Il IL
brary of books and authentic docu-
ments, replcte with the territory ms
tory and traditions. SupptementlnS
this information, he sought out thc
Oldest Mexican inhabitantSrof the ter
rltory, putting their recollcetions IN
manuscript. originally, the diversion
of an intellectual and observing MIND
the subject grew upon him until duty
callcd him to give the public the ben
eft of his research and observations,
and so we have '"rhe Military Occu-
patton Of New Mexico
Necessarily. the book is a history
of the Mexican var which the bril-
liant author. in his research. finds was
foreshadowed bv President Jackson in
a message to congress in February,
1897. The conflict came nine years
later hut in this message President
jackson calls the attention of con-
gress to outrages upon American cltl-
zens committed by MeXlcahs' ana 70
other acts Wlllcn ne ueTlareS Mouln
JustllS' III w VS'S VI an
Trat, thie ,cidont tho outhor Of
this Interesting hook chronologicallv,
traces subsequent causes leading up
TO the formal declaration of war by
the congress Of the United states, May
l8. 1886. The author obtains MS m
formation OF overt acts ana pocpulaI
sehtilnenl ron the arcillvos ol bo,n