Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-14
SELLERS SAYINGS
Interesting Items About San Iusa
and lis Albuquerque Coon.
WHAT A RAILROAD WOULD 10

Col u. X. %. Sellers. formerly o7
farmington. now OF this city. writes
the following interesting letter to tho
Pennington Iimes.Hustler:
Albuquerque, " NJ. oct. 80. 1909
II we could step ABOARD the cars hero
saturday evening and be In Farming
ton the next morning. ! can assure the
readers OF the Times Hustler that Ar
len would have an additional boarder
for Sunday dinner, and possibly a don
en- more for all | know.
There is Just one advantage TO be
attained to maze San Juan county the
most pro sperou5 and desirable region
In the whole southwest, and thar In
steam railroad transportation.
We are not won't to boast nor to feel
over confident, tut the truth is, condE
tons, financially. are not haif so bad
as one would be led TO believe from
the wall street, New York, stock re-
ports. and as a matter of fact. there
are millions ct capital now awaiting
opportunity OF substantial Investment.
and IL Is owing to Just such fiurriea
that are now agitating wall street that
drives capital 20 more wholesome In
vestments and will be the means. be-
fore long. Of captailzing some reliable
company 10 build the long looked for
north and south road through San
! Juan county. New Mexico.
The Pennington fruit exhibit at the
recent territorial fair was Indirectly
/ worth thousands OF dollars to that
/ county, and was admired by many
vlsitors from abroad, especially the
/ Hearst congressional party and given
prominent mention In all three OF his
/ great daily newspapers, which are reg
/ ularly read by more than a million
/ people.
/ At present there are no San Juan
! apples obtainable mere and as a con-
! sequence Grand Junction, Colo, fruit
| axes the precedence over all fruit Of
| fored for sale and readily brings from
/ 1925 to 200 Tor forty pound box, de-
/ livered. To sum II all up. San Juan's
| future depends entirely upon a rail-
road
! Albuquerque is enjoying an unusual
degree Of prosperity; the people are
]
lngs are in course OF construction,
many more under contemplation and
with the installing of the new electric
traction system It gives every promise
e. equal Los Angeles in prominence
and desirability as residence or bus
mess place.
The Pennington colony are all
So emlngly prosperous: Geo. II. Browne
occupies the position as manager for
the larse exclusive wholesale grocery
house of l.. B. Putney w. II. Cham
berlin fills the position as city sales
man for the same concern and Is do
ing good business. Frank johnson
IL head clerk in T.. G.. Pratt Il Co.'S
retail grocery. Mrs. ID. NJ. McNassar
occupies a position as saleslady In
hempenich's dry goods store. Chas.
f. Starr is behind the cases In The
Citizen Job rooms, and your humble
servant on a project that remains to
be developed.
The Tlmes-Hustler is a regular well
come visitor to them all and much ap-
preciated. am sure the manage
ment would feel highly complimented
to hear the many inquiries made ev-
cry week at the Commercial cluU for n
copy OF the paper and the favorable
comment on Its general makeup. In
fact Il Is the universal idea here, that
Pennington must be a city OF ter
times its actual size and Just about
second in Importance to Albuquerque.
enclose premiums received at the
fair. Yours respectfully,
ID. X Il. SELLERS.