Washington Letters From 1888 Congress And Tariff Talks
Special correspondent reports varied week in Congress with tariff education and public document concerns. House prepares tariff fight while Central Pacific President Huntington testifies seeking a government settlement without crippling the line.
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Socorro: Mining hub in the New Mexico Southwest
Socorro, an early Spanish settlement in the Rio Grande Valley, grew from 1200 residents in 1880 to about 4000 by incorporation in 1882. The city, a mining and smelting center, hosts a large smelter, diverse manufacturing, water works, schools, churches, an opera house, and expanding rail access to Magdalena and beyond.
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Peculiar US government and market taunts in old chatter
A fragment quotes a speaker deriding the United States government as exacting and unpaid. It contrasts with claims Central Pacific owed nothing. The note then advertises Leesons on Street furniture deals and urges merchants to contact Maz Gendina, Kelly, and The Chieftain for job work.
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