The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-26

| ious business of the evening. Toast
master Kellahin referred to the aD-
sence of c. c. Tannehill, who had act
! ed as Toastmaster at the previous
| banquet, and expressed his regret that
| Mr.. Tannehill could not be present
saying, however, that it was rumored
he was absent from the city on very
serious business perhaps even of a
! matrimonial nature.
/ Mr.. Kellahin desired to lay before
the boosters for their serious conSid
Grafton, the condition of the rapidly
, growing country to the east of Ros-
well, known as the Plains. 1t was as
, tonishing how much was being done
| there in the way of settlement and de-
velopment. At the town of Scott,
since the United States Commission
er had been established there there
had been from one to three filings ev-
| cry day, and no doubt these would
, increase in number as time goes On.
i Thus right at our very door, was
| growing into existence community
! whose trade should come to Roswell.
, To get this trade 1t was necessary
that we devise some means for this
people to come to Roswell, and this
required a good road. We have COM
petitors for this trade, ArteSia and
Portales both want it, but Roswell can
get it by going after it.
He was much pleased said the toast
master, with the large number Of
boosters present. Every year the mum
ber had increased, and this year was
the banner year so far. Looking back
over the past year he could see much
that the Commercial Club had done
for Roswell. 1t was largely due TO
the Club that the railroad was being
built, and he had no doubt but that it
would be completed within the speci-
fed time. Then there was the FEEDER
al building, and many other things
which had been secured for Roswell.
The water works and sewer system
was almost completed, and he congrat
ulated the boosters upon all of these
| material and important achievements.
But there was another year before
the Club. another year sfor boosting
and work, and he believed that much
would be done. He desired to impress
upon the boosters the Importance of
becoming members of the Comm e.
cial Club, an organization which has
done so much for Roswell, that being
the main purpose of it's existence and
, to which its efforts were devoted. He
believed the Club mad shown by the
past that it is an organization worthy
| of the support of every citizen of RoS
| we'll.
1t had been expected, said President
Kellahin, that the Mayor of the City
would be present with a message for
| the boosters, a habit in which he
much resembled President Roosevelt,
but in asmuch as the Mayor was not
present, ne would call upon Judge w.
w. Gatewood, who being a lawyer,
was always ready to talk.
Judge Gatewood made the most
elaborate address of the evening, and
it was full of the boosting spirit from
1 = -
dentally Judge Gatewood started a
boom for Judge Richardson for the
first governor of New Mexico when
| it becomes state. The Judge was in
| a jovial humor and his talk was full
| of anecdotes and stories illustrating
| the various good points of the Pecos
Valley, and especially Roswell, which
| the Judge boosted all the way
| through. Dwelling on the opportuni-
| ties before the people of Roswell
Judge Gatewood said he was so en-
| thused over the outlook that he had
invested heavily in Roswell realty
/ and would continue to do so to the
extent of his ability. He was backing
up his judgment with his money. His
| talk was enjoyed by all and won fire.
Quent applause.
the next speaker, making his talk on
the subject of Looking Backward -
He viewed Roswell from the stand
point of fifty years hence, when Ros-
well had a population of almost three
millions and was the center of a gi-
gantic system of railway lines radiat-
ing in all directions.
Prof. T. G. Rodgers was called upon
Iby the ToaStmaster to speak concern
ling the High School and it's need His
talk was mainly devoted to boosting
for new and thoroughly equipped
high school building, for which he
asserted there was great need and