The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-19

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Strong language is the bluff OF the
weak.
A majority of the states OF the I'm
ion have adopted the direct primary
plan.
A tantrum Is only a little whirl-
wind OF misdirected energy.-The
Earth.
buried The bank guarantee bill with
out even the formally of a vote.
The plain truth about the Pecos
Valley is enough. Exaggeration e
harm instead of good in all adver.is-
ing.
The East no doubt Judges New Mex
ico's fitness for statehood by the laws
passed in our legislature in times not
so long age.
Cattle raisers all over the Territory
are reported to be protesting against
the proposed adjustment Of the Ter
rttorial mounted police.
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real estate more money has been
made here during the past year than
in any other line OF business.
The successful business man adver-
tfses his business in successful news
papers. Most program and circular ad-
vertistng is a waste OF money.
Hewitt's proposed salary bill raises
more county salaries than it reduces,
but on b whole it is a good measure
in that it abolishes the pernicious fee
system.
Have you noticed the fact that of
all the automobiles In Roswell not a
saloon man owns one? Usually the
liquor dealer drives the finest outfit
in town.
Truth of the matter is there are no
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all the circumstances, conditions and
associations of life and is mainly a
product of his environment.
The Ell Paso Hernld wonders why
more actresses have not thought of
the idea of darning socks. Many of
them are better suited for this work
han they are to entertain the public
on the stage.
Yesterdays FL Paso Herald con-
tanned an excellent writeup of the
country about Artesfa. The Herald
has two men in Roswell today prepar-
ing for a similar write-up of this end
of the valley.
Speaker Cannon was foxy enough to
get on the right side of that interstate
liquor shipment bill. by turning the
chair over to another member and tax
ing the floor a few minutes for adver-
Using purposes.
That California state senator need
not boast of a new discovery in the
a that the country is on the verge
of war. 1t has been that way ever
since Teddy took he bit in his teeth
n started to run the whole works.
1t Is a good work the Ell Paso Her
aid Is doing in writing up the Pecos
valley; but It's reporter should be
warned against such e-xaggerations as
appear in some of b articles. 1t is
better to tell the truth. It Is amply
sufficient in this case.
1t would he quite a joke on Senator
Beveridge If the other members of
the committee or Territories should
report b statehood bill back to b
senate during his absence from Wash
ington, but we do not look for this, Is
undoubtedly the whole Republican
party in the senate is in the plot to
kill statehood.
Territorial Engineer Sullivan has
approved the application of George
w. Prichard and j. w. Reynolds, by
which these gentlemen are allowed
to appropriate water from the Santa
Fe river for the irrigation OF about
$4,000 acres of LAM in southern Santa
Fee county. The project contemplates
q reservoir with a capacity of 10000
acre feet, and will cost in the neigh
borhood Of $150,000.
While The Record believes that
Spanish should be taught In all the
schools of New Mexico. we also hold
that all schools OF the Territory
should be conducted in the English
language. New Mexico Is an Aneri-
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