The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-11

most every implement known to ag-
riculture. Go farther on and you will
see other homes, none so stately, but
showing thrift and prosperity. Your
read is between fences guarding crops
and orchards, some in bearing. score
just starting from the ground. Farther
on you will pass through lanes of
trees. cross substantial bridges of
iroa. You will see in every field piles
of baled alfalfa rooted with canvass.
Instead of finding tents. you see towns
|. Instead of meeting an Indian on a
mustang. or a cowboy on a pony. you
meet a carriage or an automobile. 1t
would seem hat a magician with his
wand had travelled the whole road. |
do not say that u friend who has
gone has brought all this about. but
much of it. and his example inspired
all. So long as the Captain stands, so
long will the ~onconing generations
which will swarm and people this val
ley, honor the name of James j. Hag
ernan.
Mr.. Hagerman's public b~enefactions
are well known, but he did other
things much granded and nobler. His
private generosities were as constant
as his public benefits. Many a home
has been helped and frightened by
1 lie NiAiulltoS- Illo SlIto ~ A4Oii'
of learning were generous. | nave
mentioned one of the things he did
for his Alma Mater. Cornell universe
ty was somewhat indebted TO him
for its chime of bells. and wholly in
debted to him for its athletic field.
The college at Colorado Springs had
no warmer or more helpful friend than
he. He did not give away as many Ii
5raries as Mr.. Carnegie, but he did no
4 4ff.lA IN fAnf lipAnfinn hon. oh nnF-
stantly engaged in wearying business
activi les, he was a student all his
life. His scientific knowledge and 9th
er attainment gained him member
ship in the University Club of New
York. the British Iron and Steel In
stitute. London. the Imperial Insti-
tute. London. and other societies do
nestle and foreign. He was a collect
or of rare books, and few new ones,
whether of history, science or fiction
escaped his attention. There was prob
ably not one worthless book in his
carefully selected library, and not one
poor picture among the many which
hung upon the walls of his home.
When he did anything he did 1t well,
and when anything was done for him
he insisted on having it done well.
whether it was building a railroad or
making a gate. He had no patience
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things or great. In passing through
his grounds and fields one might
think. from the good roads, well KEEP;
fences IN attractive buildings. that
he was on some reservation of the
government of the United States. ]
have often heard him say that it was
just as easy to do big things as small
ones.
Although he was born outside this
/ ~o,ptr- anl diad havnnd ifG hnnrj
aries. no one loved this country more
han he and his ready pen was in
constant use in behalf of good gov
|, arnnent in the nation, in the state
In the county. n in the town HI
was a writer of rare force. clearness
and incisiveness 1t is only four weeks
ago that he wrote ais last communf
cation to the public, and | hope tina
letter will yet he seen. II was upoI
the affairs of his Territory. and chief
~ upon the desirability of a new
name when II is admitted as a state
His choice was the name of a MAJ
whom he said was the Gift of God,
Lincoln.
/ Mr.. Hagernan did not have thos,
qualities which bound men closely Il
him. If at times he seemed irritable
even harsh, let me say that II wa
not generally known that for thirt,
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| health. and some OF hose years wer'
/ even agonies. He had no patience witt
nediocrity, incapacity or servility
; and II is no wonder he made II IN
5 pleasant for those who without wal
5 RAM infruded on his busy life. Blu
when he left his Office he locked hi
sternness in his safe, and 1t was no
taken out until business hours. Fl
| was at his best in his home. whel
some friend or guest. particularly
woman who had any brains-he ha
{ no use for one who did not have any
' would be taken 10 some quiet corne
and he would open up his well store
e mind with charming geniality. I dcuh
/ II he had a keen of hunor. Gel
r tainly not unless Il was of a hig
grade. But here were times whe
q ne would combine hu-nor, wit. from
sarcasm and ~invactive in one shoi
sentence hat was deadly. On one o.
q CASTOR when he was in New Yor
financing one Of his enterprises h
met a former business associate VIII
had not been friendly, n who wa
I on the same business with himsel
e A clash now would ~endanger the sus
e cess of both; a compromise vas ne
e esAry Hagernan said to him. Nov
l-iif you viii stop telling lies about n'