The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-21
STATEHOOD
CELEBRATION

About twelve hundred people wea,
out to Amusement Park last night Ir
response To the call of Mayor Georg,
g. Veal - ratify the passage of TN
statehood bill by Congress and its
signing by President Taft IL was a
popular. patriotic move ment and
good natued. get-together crowd and
the meeting no doubt did a world al
good in bringing together the Narrin.
elemeats of the city. Tie gTand-stand
coald have been filled more than twice
with the crowd in attendance Emp; y
heer kegs and planks made seats 70:
two or thre hundred. Almost as ma
ny more stood through the ceremo-
mics. Possibly a hundred were taera
in autos and carriages. Specially ar
ranged electric lights made the place
bright. Speakers stand on twl
wagons was decorated in the Stars
and Stripes and bunting elsewhere IN
conspicuous places gave the place the
necessary patriotic cploring.
Mayor Veal made uhe opening an
nounceneId of the purpose of the
meeting. saying that or the platform
were .tae best speakers in the United
Spangled Banner" and every man, wo-
man and child rose to his feet with
uncovered head. Rev n. VanN aiken
bureh invoked the blessing of God up-
on the meeting. after which a quar-
tette composed of Messrs. Frager.
Williams, Armstrong and LanninS.
led in the singing of America" Z
was an enthusiastic audience and
every number net with hearty an
plause.
Mayor Veal then introduced the
speakers, giving a short appropriate
introduction for each Capt. w. c.
Reid, as president of the city council
and ex-Attoraev General of New Mex
leo, was the first speaker. He said
that as Attorney General the oppos-
ing factions at Santa Fe had made IL
hot for aim, but ne believed the in
surgents in the city council were Gnak-
ing il hotter for him now. He urged
the Importance of home rule end de
clared the election Of the right kind oi
legislators was more important than
VINO the new state of New Mexic
sends to Waslingtn as senators ani
conEressmen. He made get-toseth
er talk and said that the benefits of
statehood will come in a manner Gf
which the people have hardly dream
ed The thing for Roswell To do, IL
to make tais the leading town of che
territory so that outsiders, in hearing
of the new state, upon asking What
is the lea-Iing town of Now Mexico.
will be answered, Roswell He said
that Ro=lyen can attain this distinr-
tion by advertising itself, bv draw
ing all tie conventions here that can
be secured. by getting all the write
rps here and elsewhere il possibly can
and all such methods. His idea was
to let Roswell in particular be bene-
fitted by the immense advertisement
the granting of statehood will give
New Mexico.
The band PLAYED Red, White ard
Blue" whereupon Rev. p. T. Ramsey
smoke. He cautioned the people not
to spoil a good territory by making &
poor state. Bring in a good state, he
said, by adopting a constitution the
world will honor. Tie future and III
ture generations are TO be considered
in making the constitution, ne said
and the importance of this work is
row the greatest thing before The peo-
pie of the new state.
Dixie" by tae band drew the strong
applause of the crowd, after whic.'
James F. Hinkle was introduced as
the COW boy speaker. He said that II
seemed nard, as a cow boy, to be mix
ed up on the same platform with a lot
of lawyers and preachers. but he
guessed ne could stand it If they
could. IL was his third celebration
of the granting of statehood. he said.
but he believed that Il was coming
this time. sure. II didn't hurt to cele-
hrate, anyhow. Mr.. Hinkle made a
good, get-tosether talk and said the
chickering's of the late unpleasantness
should be wiped out and all should
join In helping Mayor Veal give the
city a good administration Ii was
ais first opportunity to make this
statement since April 5. he said. AMI
he was glad 20. make It. Mr.. Hinkle
made some good points relative to the
new state being Democratic and liven-
ed up the crowd considerably with