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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1906
Page
4
New Mexico reports record settler activity from January through May as homestead and desert land entries surge across Santa Fe Las Cruces Clayton and Roswell districts. Estimated population rises to about 300 000 with expected continued gains as immigrants settle permanently.
The piece urges decisive action and unity to secure growth in Roswell and Albuquerque. It argues against waiting for ideal conditions, urging citizens to pursue railroads, factories, and services with persistent effort and liberal support to build needed enterprises and infrastructure.
The rate reform law looms as final. The president will add two I C C commissioners to restore Republican control. Lane's fate remains uncertain and politics hinge on party balance.
A Washington report notes a bill requiring public utility firms to pay a percentage of receipts to the district treasury. Street railways would owe 4 percent of gross and 12 percent of net income, with net income defined after operating expenses and royalties. Cities expect about $500,000 from railways and utilities. broader actions possible. Public firms resist, but committee backing may aid passage.
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania railroad reportedly traveled to Europe in disgust after learning subordinates secretly accepted bribes from coal firms. The Interstate Commerce Commission details a wide graft network among officials who received gifts and stock in exchange for favorable treatment, with Cassatt facing implied guilt whether or not he knew. The piece notes the road's long political entanglements in Pennsylvania and hints at a broader public-interest crisis in railroad governance.
Discussion on fireproof construction questions sparked by recent disasters. Experts note that true indestructibility is impossible. a truly safe building requires steel frames with protected hollow tile floors, metal lathing, and noncombustible materials, plus measures to prevent wide spread fires. Even so, a general conflagration could still cause destruction, making absolute fireproofing unattainable.
Washington letter discusses the cost and process of printing currency for the next year. It notes a roughly $400 cost to secure blank paper, estimates totals for various denominations, and highlights the role of a North Adams, Massachusetts mill and government contract controls. It mentions Mr Crane and the government paper supply briefly and touches on the valuation of printed notes.
Aged citizen and father of Herman Blueher dies at 1 a.m. at his son's home in Old Albuquerque after a long illness. Born July 11, 1819 in Sebneid Germany, he lived in Albuquerque fifteen years and leaves two daughters and four sons. Remains to be shipped to Mascotah Illinois. funeral services at Borers' chapel with Rev. Wenning officiating.
James K. Allen will be succeeded by Burton B. Custer from the Southern Ute agency in Southern Colorado. Custer expected to arrive around June 20, when Allen will hand over the school. Allen will move to Haskell, Kansas to become assistant superintendent at the Indian Institute. A telephone message notes Allen and Jorce expect a visit from Commissioner Loupp next Tuesday.
Downey of Albuquerque Gas, Electric Light and Power reports twenty two persons severely burned in a gasoline explosion at the Jackson Richter iron works. The blaze began when a spark fell into gasoline in the forge room, igniting asphaltum and hindering extinguishment.
The Rio Grande gauge at Barelas bridge records a three tenths foot rise by 3 pm, lifting water to 5.3 tenths feet above low water. Forecasts expect similar rises through midnight, while Espanola shows a one foot rise with a narrow valley, risking about a mile of six inches here.
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