Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-17

mud Of her pueblo dwellings and the
name has not been used lately.
Il pay my respect to the enterprise
Of lsmael Sparks to whom is due the
credit of the requirement of the city
Of that vast property. Fort Marcy.
(ApplauseD
Il call attention here to the work of
the Woman's Board of Trade which
has built home for themselves and
a public library. Here again imagi-
nation came to realization. CAP
plause.)
"Waqner Can Do It,"
eve hear the cry Wagner cant do
this and we hear again the cry we
have hotels enough heren But | want
to tell you that Mr.. Wagner can do it
and I want to tell Won also that when
this new hotel is built the Claire
hotel and the Palace hotel will still
stand and do business.
There was a time when it was said
one hank was enough. but a second
was put up and now third has been
added and | believe they are all doing
business. nau9hter.) 1t was the
same on hotels. When we had but
one people said more would be super
fuous, but We have three or four to-
day and l hope We will soon see the
fifth go up." (Applause)
Mr., Renehan concluded by declaring
that there is great necessity for the
citizens of Santa Fe to put up some
money for the hotel project to snow
good faith and create a nucleus fund
Then capitalists in the east can be in
terested.
: Colonel Moss was then introduced
by Mr.. Wagner. He said:
If you want to build up a city give
something to the stranger Why even
that dog over there set the example
He gave NE pleasant look when we
met. prolonged laughter) Yes, my
friends, give something to the strang
! e4 30 the travelling man, to the tour
| lst, TO the prospective settler.
I What to Give.
/ Here are some of the things | ask
| to give: First, hotel where your
tourist and his family do not have to
climb up, up, by sheer leg muscle
work, up, up. Laughter)
You have much to be thankful for
here, Why man alive, you have more
territory around here to build a city
on than has New York You can build
out every way. And let me tell you
frankly, that you need lots of things
here yet. Do not be satisfied until
you get a well equipped fire depart
ment. No wonder your fire insurance
rates are high. Can you blame the
companies? 1t is true that Chicago
too had only volunteer fire depart
I ment but that was 60 years age
| Iaughter.) Then another thing.
had to walk all around town today tc
! find a nice place to get a drink.
asked a policeman and he took me
three blocks. But it was all no use
You see, | wanted a glass of apoli
naris. A druggist told me that he had
ice cream drinks but | wanted ap
= o.inalis.'
! Colonel Moss concluded by empha
sizing the Importance of raising q
nucleus fund for a big hotel.
Mr.. Wagner then made a brie1
speech and said that when on Janu
airy ], 1909, he had come to the con
clusion that a big tourist hotel hat
! to be built here he had thought just
as he thinks now. He emphasized the
Importance of putting up suitable
home for New York men of means
men who are anxious to get away
from New York's wretched summer
climate and come out here anC
breathe ozone.
Mr.. Wagner emphasized the worl
accomplished in Denver and Colorado
Springs and other cities by New Yorl
{ capitalists and asked if it is not true
that hotels had been the magnet tina
drew tourists and incidentally theil
dollars. His address was frequently
interrupted by applause.
Mr.. Wagner declared that in les.
than twelve months after the new no
tel is built property holders will fine
a 20 per cent increase in propert,
value and said that the amount O
money spent here on hotel labor alone
will be 100000.
Other Speakers.
Game Warden Gable then arose an(
said: Il have been in the hotel busi
ness myself and | believe I know NOR,
about the need of great touris
hotel than any one here. / know wha
the tourist demands and if he does no
get it he asks when is the next trail
for Lamy."
Samuel G. Cartwright delivered
brief speech calling attention to tn,
advantages of erecting a tourist hote
OF large proportions and said he wa
strong for the project. He marshal