How did Lordsburg get its name, anyhow?…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

f is the Republican’s advice. Should you by chance find someone in your stable or corral don’t wait to ask questions just blaze away. He’s the man you’re looking for. How did Lordsburg get its name, anyhow? The Liberal will kindly inform an anxious ig- norant public. — Optic. The Enterprise volunteers the information sought. The name Lordsburg was not applied to the town on account of the religious tendencies of the founders of the place, as many have er- roneously imagined. The town was named by the Southern Pacific railroad people in honor of Dr. C. H. Lord, of the now extinct firm of Lord & Williams, of Tucson, Arizona, who at that time were considered the most solid busi- ness men of the ancient city. They did a bank- ing business among other things, and their house was a government depository. The failure of the firm in the early eighties was a nine days wonder, as it was considered as financially sound as Jay Gould or the Astors.