Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-10-07
SOME POINTERS
FROM WASHINGTON
Things Have ChaneedAbOut
the Late Fair Since the
Writer Penned This
CORRESPONDENTS GREAT IDEAS
10 Evoning Citlaen.

10 EffNAhk AlAlANNs
Washington. ID. C., Sept. e9.-it d
interesting aud pleasing 10 read the
reports in The Cltlson Of the grand
and unprecedented success Of the
twontyflfth territorial. fair, by one,
who WIS present, and was awarded
some OF the first prizes nj the first
territorial fair. and who also attend
ed every fair Thereafter while q resi-
dent Of the territory, While each
fair has generally surpassed the pre-
coding one the fact that nine thous'
and persona passed through the gates
In one day at the last fair ought 10
give cntiro satisfaction TO everyone
that 80 generously contributed 10 the
success Of this constantly growing
territorial enterprise. aud be an Ia
ccntlve 20 make the next surpasa any
of the past, One OF the most import
ant Industrial exhibits presented was
the largest piece OF coal probably
ever mined In the word. and then,
too. from a local mine. Il has recelv-
ed national attention.
(Notc. Yes, the largest crowd In
history OF these territorial fairs. at.
tended the last fair. hut the manage
ment announces a big deficit. Il was
SUCCESS In attendance, but not In
finances, or attractlons)
A news item announces that the
Southern Pacific railroad has ordered
fifty thousand tons Of steel rails In
Germany for It's roads In the United
States and Mexico. Other companies
require from fifty 20 one hundred
thousand tons more for the south.
west. Gould has contracted TO take
all the steel rails that the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company can turn out
for the next three or four years 10
build his new road to the Pacific
coast With unlimited coal. Iron. huX
and labor supplies at the door what a
great opportunity 20 start steel rail
works at Albuquerque. Why let hun
dreds OF train ioads OF iron ore pass
through the town going 20 Pueblo TO
be made into steel railH3 Why not
start a boom for the city by announc'
Ing 20 the world that with all neces.
aary material AZ the very door. an Al
buqucrque steel works ought 10 turn
ont steel rails az sii per ton. as cheap
az In the south. Capital by hundreds
Of thousands. n not millions, would be
ready to invest. There can be no
question but what Albuquerque has a
far superior chance today 20 what
Pueblo had when the start was made
there TO make steel rails. A steel rail
mill would not only establish the city
on a firm, everlasting basis, but would
materially aid 10 bring many other
manufactures OF prime necessity. The
Albuquerque foundry has proven u
success. the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company has Jumped from about half
a million to about forty million. Why
should not a steel mill be q success
at Albuquerque2 A wOOlen mill In
Kentucky had a very hard time 10
nay expenses. Senator Joe Blackburn
ordered a $40 suit az the MILL At the
sirst day Of the session of the United
States senate he appeared In that suit
and In a speech said that he was in
dependent OF the trust as he had on a
$40 suit OF clothes made at an inde'
pendent factory In Kentucky. There
after the only trouble the factory had
was - supply orders as received.
Why should not Albuquerque and
New Mexico do the same hy the Al
buquerque WOoicn mllls3 Roswell mas
a creamery. Ration Is taking a move
In the same dlroction yet In a land
whore chickens, cows and animals
generally, almost find their own feed
the year round. where three to five
crops OF alfalfa a year are cut. Albu-
querQuo sends many many thousands
of dollars away for butter. cheese,
three million eggs, fruit, corn, hay,
etc. Would u not be a good move Il
a committee from the Commercial
Club. or appointed by the county com.
mlssloners should induce every one
cultivating from an acre up 10 plant Ia
the best class of fruit, best paying
vesotables. nutmeg melons, alfalfa,
etc.9 Even 10 the Atlantic coast. at
markets or stores. nutmeg melons
can hardly be sold unless marked
Rocky Ford on Colorado Yet
New Mexico could get 10 the Atlantic
three weeks ahead OF Colorado, get
the cream and high first prices, and
sell IN different towns by train loads,
Onions II well cared for should pay
from $500 to $500 per acre. No insect
touches a. no animal eats n, except
man." Yet millions OF pounds Of on
ions ami potatoes are annually recelv.
cd from foreign countries; while the
Rlo 0rande. Pecos and other valleys
produce the edible onion.
In regard TO rural free delivery
routes. three petitions have been re-.
celved from New Mexico; about the
least In the unlted States; two from
Roswell. one from Carlsbad. three
have been allowed. A fourth petition
has Just been received and filed from
santa Fe, and a special agent will be
sent a. soon as he can be spared from
other work. IL would seem that Al
buquorque ought 70 set In two OF
three petitions al once, 80 that the
lpeclal can investigate all at the same
lime; or he may not be able 20 make
ahnothor visit there In six months or a
nar.
The president returns TO the capital
8n Saturday and thereafter more re-
1ovals, changes and appointments
will be made There will be some
Mining doing immediately upon tho
4 meeting OF congress, and many new
4 appointments will shen be made. Del
Yegate Andrews will be consulted up.
on al for New Mexico
II any person runs across a stray
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