Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-21
BELIEVES SAN JUAN BASIN
WILL GET NEW RAILROAD
Pennington Enterprise.


Mayor A. f. Hood of Durango, who
spent several days in Pennington this
week, is n booster of the first water
When asked for an interview frr the
Enterprise Nj. Hood said:
Being interviewed is not my long
suit, but if / can give you anything
new | shall certainly be glad to do
So and he proceeded co unload on
the Enterpcis. representative some Of
tha best dope VIC i;.ve had since
the Los Angeles men were here.
Asked if the interest in Durango
in the prospective new road was as
keen as he had seen it here, Mr..
Hood replied:
"Yes, we are all interested in rail-
road news. | am sorry | can not give
you anything definite. We believe that
the report compiled and now under
the watchful care of our trusted
friend, Mr.. Reagan, is on its way to
Los Angeles. We believe the report
is true that it is not made TO appeal
to people to boost a wild cat scheme.
But IL is legitimate enterprise, wor-
thy of the support of financiers look
ing for profit-paying investment.
"Those of us who have aided in this
get data that could be verified. The
truth is more than we can expect the
| average man to believe. You remem-
ber what the queen of Sheba said to
her people on her return from visit
to King Solomon? We want those
who come to verify our report to be
able to say the same thing. If they
could come here now and see the
amount of fruit going to waste in Sau
Juan county, New Mexico, and Mon
tezuma county, Colorado, for the lack
of market, it would be an inspiring
inventive.
Speaking of inspiration, | think |
saw enough inspiration in barrels yes
terday made out of the windfalls of
the orchards within a mile of your
city to build double track to Los
Angeles on an air line. No, thanks,
never indulge"
Asked what he thought of our lit
| tie town, Mr.. Hood said: 81 want
to congratulate you people on the
improvements you have made since
my last visit to your witty. To your
visitors the first thing to attract at
tract attention is your cement walks.
They would be credit to much
larger city. The new buildings-ho-
tells, banks and business blocks are
modern and in architecture are beau
| tiful to the gaze of the most esthetic."
did | go to church," said Mr.,
Hood in response to query. Yes,
sir, | did. | went to the little brick
church nearest the hotel, and really
it was a rare treat. The best SER
mon have heard for thirty years"
Mayor Hood boosted the booster and
knocked the knocker in no uncertain
tones. He said Being only casual
visitor in your city | want to tell you
one thing that | have noticed ant
which / believe is becoming an cpl
demic in the San Juan basin. That
is the friendly feeling | see and heal
on every side for the balance of the
towns in the basin. This is to the
eternal credit of all of us. When VIC
run down these stories of one towr
knocking another we invariably find II
the exhaust from some dependent, un'
fortunate or incompetent person. They
are as dangerous as the man who triec
to burn your town short time ago.
Mr.. Hood brought the interview to
a close in a characteristic manner, "A
number of our Elks are coming dowr
today and they always look on the
bright side of life, so must see that
they all have place to stop for the
night, so good by, and when IN Du'
range, hunt me up-easiest man II
town to fnd-latch string alway'
hanging out"