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Newspaper
The Socorro Chieftain
Location
Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1903
Page
2
The Roswell Record’s 11 page Christus special exemplifies community initiative and how a newspaper can support public enterprise. The piece cites ENIUS as a blend of inspiration and perspiration, and laments anonymous letters targeting Governor Otero as cowardly and ineffective, likely strengthening esteem for the governor in Washington.
A Cincinnati tobacco expert urges forming a New Mexico tobacco association and planting 250 acres as an experimental crop. If only fairly successful, projected profits would reach at least 25 000 dollars. Weather notes mention a chilly end of 1902 with light snowfall and temperatures around 20 degrees.
Axp forms to connect Pecos Valley at Texico with Atlantic & Pacific at Rio Puerco. Santa Fe cut off will yield the shortest Chicago to Los Angeles line. Construction within a year to spur New Mexico’s material resources while city contemplates lands for glove industry incentives.
Reports circulate in western Socorro County proposing annexation of that area to Grant County. It seems unlikely the plan will succeed, but locals discuss potential county realignment and governance implications.
The piece argues Socotro county’s size burdens taxpayers and urges city action against hoboes seen in the city, warning crime risks. It notes Interior’s Axorintx commission reviewing the Gila river forest reserve to shrink its area, citing mining districts Cooney and Mogollon’s timber access hardships under reserve rules.
The United States settles the Venezuelan imbroglio while enforcing the Monroe doctrine and establishing a precedent that European powers must consult Washington before taking extreme action with any American state. The victory boosts national pride but underscores responsibility that accompanies power.
Consul General A D Barlow reports US capital in Mexico totals 500 million dollars across 1117 entities. The United States provides 58 percent of Mexico's imports and buys 80 percent of its exports, with much of Mexico's railway stock held by US interests and Mexicans regularly seeking loans here. Mexico's high global credit is noted amid strong financial ties.
The critic argues the gold standard plan would boost US money power, enabling immediate expansion. It notes four-fifths of US capital invested in Mexico shifted there since the current Mexican president took office, with half in the last five years and annual increases. It contends Diaz is a valuable asset to US interests.
The Globe-Democrat extols the U S occupation of Cuba, citing three years without eastern or Havana yellow fever, claiming the disease was eradicated from the island. It says American sanitation and leadership have freed Cuba from pestilence and Spanish rule, fostering a new era of health and prosperity.
Announcement states that on January 1 1903 the long running general merchandise and milling business will be incorporated under New Mexico law as The Becker Company. John Becker becomes president Paul B Dalles vice president and Charles Reinken secretary and treasurer. The message thanks customers and pledges continued service with improved facilities and fair dealing.
A Washington dispatch cites bankers visiting Santa Fe and other counties alleging New Mexico and its counties avoid paying bonds for roads bridges schools and railways. They urge amending the statehood bill to require debts be paid before admission. The piece includes a Massachusetts anecdote about a senator joking there are thieves in the senate but none in the house.
John Adams Thayer of the Delineator recalls a friend asserting America must be ready to seize Venezuela if needed to deter European encroachment. Flo asserts the Philippines and Puerto Rico are already seized and Jamaica could follow if necessary.
A fragmented anecdote opens with a mis-spelled tale of a planter's wife and Betsy a fourteen year old house girl unable to master letters, as dialect humor mixes with a courtroom line about a vagrant named Pete Smith. A medicinal endorsement follows, then a brief legal quip about a vagrant’s status before a line about Green Bay closes the excerpt.
A fragmented list outlines federal and territorial appointments in Santa Fe New Mexico. Names and titles include officials such as a U.S. District Attorney, U.S. Marshal, Surveyor General, Forest Supervisor, and local county officers across Socorro Lincoln Chaves and Eddy counties. The document names many individuals in roles tied to administration, public instruction and adjutant general, with headquarters noted in Socorro.
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