Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-04

Inc electric street car system Is
completely equipped with the most
modern cars ana appliances ana com
paros layurabiy with any Ia the oUun-
tfy, excepting none. There are now
ABOUT ave miles OBJ track In operation
and oxtenslons will be made at once.
Two telephone systems, tAe Auto
MATHS and the Bell, furnish good ser.
vice, having Ia uHo about eleven hun.
died instruments.
There are Two daily papers, the Al.
huquarquo Journal, issued every morn
ing. and the Albuquerque Daily CHI.
zen, issued every evening except Sun
days, six weekly papers aud several
m0ntaly publications.
The banks Of the city, four In mum.
Der. are among the most solid insti-
tutiona In the country aud the amount
OF business transacted BY them ID as
tunlshinE, their last statements show
iug deposits aggrogating over $4,000
OOO.
81. Joscph's sanltarium. one OF the
largest In the west, and costing about
100000. 10 located here IL Is In
charge Of the Sisters OF Charity. It's
corps OF trained purses cannot be ca.
ceiod. Us accommodations are hrst
class In every sense. The Santa Re
Pacific has also a fine hospital here
for the use and benefit OF its en-.
plOyes.
New Mexico r. one Of the largest
wooiproducing states. The annual
cDp IL about 30GOO.0O0 pounds. OF
tins. about 5000 900 pounds are ship
ped from or handled Ia Albuquerque.
The truck gardens send their pro
duce from Albuquerque 10 all parts
Of the southwest Celery OF the finest
quality, luscious melons, cabhages,
sweet potatoes, eaullflOwers. onions,
etc, are grown IN great quantities aid
are eagerly sought for all over this
their quality The markets are as
section 81 the country ON account OF
their quality The markets are a.
/ good as are 10 be found anywhere.
The best OF Kansas City and native
meats. hsh, oysters. game, fruit and
/ vegetables OF home production from
I California. Arizona ana Mexico are al
/ ways 90 be- had. The profusion and
/ varieties of good things TO cat are
/ Che constant wonder Of strangers.
Largo bodies OF bltuminous. Ignite
and anthracite coal are located almost
/ at our doors. and when the new Albu-
querQuo Eastern railroad shall be
completed large coal heids now deye.
Looping VIII be- opened within twenty
miles OF the city.
Alhuquorque's railroad facilities are
excellent. the Santa 20 railroad ex-
tending from Chicago 10 the coast,
swing Il access % all points north.
south and west. The Albuquerque
Eastern ls now building. and whom
completed will open up large country
10 the east connecting the city with
the Rock Island and the Denver a
Rio Grando systems.
a trade territory Of 100000 square
miles. or a district larger than the six
New England states and New York
combined. Is tributary TO Albuquerque
! which gives the place wholesale
trade much larger THAI that OF any
eastern city Ave times lts Size This
| trade territory IL fast increasing In
wealth and population. and there ls
every reason TO believe that the vol
ume OF business will be doubled ia
the next five years
The machine shops Of the Santa Fc
Paclhc are located here. furnishing
employment to more than 1909 men.
The American Lumber company has
erected here saw.mln admitted 90
be- the most up 10 date enterprise OF
the kind In the country II manufac.
lures about 10000 feet OF lumber
daily; Il operates In connection with
the mill an extensive planning mill, an
Immense box factory. and n now
building a sash and door factory as
large as any la the west. The ma.
chlnery used Is all OF the latest invcn-
tiOn and cannot be surpassed The
plt lt covers 100 acres. employs about
!, 900 men and ships lis products to all
parts OF the United States aud tho
Republic OF Mexico.
Tho albuquerque Foundry and Ma.
chine works. the largest In the south.
west. produces every Kind OF iron and
brass castings, supplying the railroads
and the trade generally Ia New Mex
leo ana Arizona, II employs a large
force.
The Wool Securing mill Is another
large industry. Il handles about a.
100000 pounds annually.
The Rio Grando Wooden Mills com
pany manufactures cassimerea, dress
goods, blankets, capes, leather goods,
etc, OF the fnest quality, besides hay-
ing a large woolscOuring mill attach
ell. It's machinery Is Of the latest pat.
tern and It's plant Is complete Ia every
detail. From the sleeps back "a
yours" IL its motto. ana Il states the
fact. Annual output, $4,000.
The Southwest Brewery and Ice
company produces annually 10000
barrels OF beer, which by many ID
considered superior TO some of the
famous eastern beers Il also oper
atcs large ice plant.
The Crystal les company also pro
duoos a great quantity OF Ice, about
thirty tons daily the year around.
The Rio Grande Flour Mills grind
. immense quantities OF the wheat
raised In the valley. and supply thous
anda OF people with a superior grade
OF flour,
There are many other manufactures
] hero-three planning mills, four brick
yards, ave carriage and wagon max
! ors, three candy manufacturers. three
, bottiing works, four cigar factories
one overall manufacturer, two steam
, laundries. etc. In the Wholesale trad,
; the city. has the following. sever
Wholesale wool and hide dealers, twe
Wholesale grocera, two wholesale gen
} eral merchandise dealers. three whole
sale hardware dealers, Ave implmen
dealers, four Wholesale liquor dealers
B three Wholesale commission mer
) chants, three lumber yards and hy'
, wagon dealers.
Retail grocers and merchants CARR