Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-08-08
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lihrpers Weekly, ~ August ], has nm
illustrated article On Albuquerque, IN .
which ,hia town ~ presented 81 the putt .
lie ~ very proper light The lllus,ta |
turs occupy IN entire page, aud include .
Nicw ~ Guld avenue from the depot tn .
the Sahta Felipe hotel, scene IN old
town on Corpus htist day, showing tie
cathedral and plaza, n picture 81 the
court huum and tia surroundngs, n
street scene on Railroad avenue, and
view ~ the residence and grounds ~
Mr. Franz ilun,ng The article, which .
occupies three columns, IN ~ falfh state
ment ~ the position and advantages ~
Albuquerque Rs W. have ever seen IN an
eastern paper, and cannot fad to do ~
much good. The article IL written 10y
Mr.. Clarcncc rullrn, formerly surveyor
general ~ this territory, but now ~ New
York, and u gentleman who IN thoroughly
familiar WITH the matters ~ which he
writes. ,llis official experience IN this
territory gnv" him an opportunity to.
learn great iral about the country, nud
~, Information hr wcn,,s into his nrh
81" uu Alhuuucfqur, making u uu, only
historical, cnfrctt, hut very readable
aud attractive After giving ~ uuthu"
- the h,.tury ~ the old tuNn, frum i,s
tr-l settlement Rhuut lSiu, Il" doVut"s
the Remainder ~ his ni,Drlc io IL" Alhu
gu,fguc - ,n dnv, Nhich h" ra,s IL the
mr'rrr,ls AID Onstt"-s c,n,cr ~ the
p uihN.,t We make Few extracts
t,om u, ARTICLE ~ question with the
,Nt,r soon = the Nrht.ou, lurrkH y
Santa l'r rauruHi lu thls point ~ lSSl,'
rnS- ~" Wrl.,t, the part - Al1uquetIuc
known n, 'u,N town Mas mld uut near
tee railway station, und 1t once brcdur
u ,,l.trf e hus'uc.s activity, Nth u con.
,.irr,h.r puruntlun. Unlike must wrst
csu tuais ~ has never hada "houu, hut
Iu ~" place - that rphrmrra, excite
m,u' usua.y thr prelude g. u col
lapse, = hpr maintained y strudH nud
.uhstartHl growth IT." r"N district
lra IN greater prtt 20 the wet ~ the
railway rttiJpu, about mite rAst trum
the cd town, NIth winch Vt ~ connected
by u s'rnd ear lnc. II ~ bult ~
mud. bt.rk, IRON aud stuuc, Huid mud
rru and tasteful residences, surruun0cd
10y grounds beautiful with trees. flowers
ard shtubnrry extend from iis business
uuhrtrfs iuu'hNurd uuNu the vale! 90
westward along IT," hNruu" leading
,u the nd town |, las street railways
gns works, riec'rlr light, winter works
Telephones, 'wu dairy L"Nspnpcrs, good
vuUlr sch, uls aud eleven church"s. \ .
the pr n.Irrl streets me- graded aud PRO
wade with srdoNaks Many important
additions mud improvements hHN" beer
made during ~" post A'at including thu
expenditure - s'HUw hy the city goy
cruucn' IL h.snulrg u complete sr"cr
sSs',m t"r IA" ten.
liy the al ~ irrigation every plat 81
the TEMPERATE lprr may he surcrss'dli,
raised ~ tie l;lp Graudr valley, Corr
and what ylr'd Hhuldantiy, aud un,s
. barley, h"nus and talin are rtapi" crups
Vegetables ~ all kinds grow Ia grea
| s,Ic and are rNc"l.u, ~ quality, All III,
r NeN MrNtcan fruit are Of fine flavor, M,
" than the California productions. A
various estates up and down the ii'e
l the business ~ VINE making ~ conduct
g al on considerable scale, and with tn
q due improvement 10 ITS advantages, tn
valley 10 the RIO Gfauuir viii take higl
I place among H." wine aud brandy pro
Z duciug dlstrlCts ~ the world.
- As the leading town ~ this fertile vale,
d ami the market for wide mining al,
n grazing district, Albuquerque ~ des;lne
!; Ia MAINTAIN u high rank among cite
r Of the southwest. The machine shops 4
q the Atlantic a Pacific railway ARE loca'
cd here. furnishing regular emuloymen
II Ia from 30 To 10 men. The 9j,Wn,Nl
q pounds ~ wool annually r}oduced /
e New Mexico which Is principally shippe
at Albuquerque, il carried 10 distan
eastern mills To be ma lufactured int
cloth. blankeis, carpets, aud IN thls iorr
Al much ~ II finds its way Jack In the pee
!, Pile who produced IT, Ash seat Tor pro-
=. pectiye wooden manufactures AlLuguel
% que has u great advantug" over easter
- cities ~ the matter ~ freight, in cheaI
a meas 81 fuel aud ~ the assurance Of
4. home market for its products in wid
N surrounding territory. The thousands {
?. tons ~ ores from the mines ~ New Me,
=, leo and Arizona which pass week.
a. through Albuquerque To the smelters ,
"a Colorado, Omaha and Kansas City. coul
m be ~ well treated at this place; canniu
n factories would lind at hand an abui
W dan, supply q fruits Tor their purpos
T.. and manufacturing industries OF variot
Il. other klnds, particularly ~ machiner
ar could be introduced tpthe profit ~ maj
~ uincturer and consumer ., 4
NO bnquerque IN noted FOR the energy an
public spirit ~ its citizens, Its board
trade rs represented 10y the Commerci
club, every member Of which makes
-. his business to talk up the town," M
!! lend hand al all times to help It's pro
pcrity. The city IL We
:. provided with schools ot vario,
"a kinds, Here, upon boRutii
=. site, stands the University Of New Mex
:. co, maintained by an appropriation
=. $4,000 a year from the territorial trea