Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-26
". 7. M'CRElGaT'S
TALK ON NEW MEXICO

hr. and Mrs. W. p. McCreleht. of
AlbuouorQur. y ~. are house guests
0f Mrs Berthe McCrcight. mother ~
Mr McCfoight, says the sholbyylllo.
tkyl Record.
The gentoman o. a Sholhyvilio rear.
ed boy. and learned the Fart proserva.
1--WE. OF which u is known be is pro.
ticicnt. in the same room now occu.
pied by me Record some thirty odd
years ago.
L He has been resident OF Now Mex.
leo, especially OF Albuquerque and an
The time connected with newspapers.
as publisher. editor and printer. for
che past twenty-five years. and D..
therefore. familiar with the CONNER
cIal and industrial growth Of that
great territory.
Speaking OF the prosperity OF New
Mexico. Mr. McCrcight stated that the
past season for gtockmen has been
uue Of the very best for many years.
and he knows several big sheep men
ana wool growers IN his immediate
section OF New Mexico. who will make
fortunes thig year alone on Choir IN
veaimouts Ne cites Hon. Solomon
Luna. president OF the Bank of Com.
MERGE. Hon Frank A. Huhholl score.
inry-treasuror ST Ia DnndCra Ameri.
cauo. a well known Spanish weekly
newspaper. and Col. William Mcln.
tosh. a Scoichman by BIRTH who went
10 The Esiancia plains twenty odd
years ago, AS three Of the most extern
siyc and successful sheep raisers Of
the southwest, and their Immense
focks aggrogatlng several hundred
thousand sheep are divided into flocks
IT from 1000 90 1000 each. craze
through rich valleys and over thous.
ands OF grass covered hills and noun.
tains.
"But." continued Mfr McCrelght.
while this Is pretty picture OF sue.
cess In stock raising. il must not be In.
terred thai every man meets with sue,
cess IN o'.ner cattle or sheep raising
In the southwest, 4 person may have
the ability % cope succ 9safully IN mer.
camille pursuits. real estate business,
financial affairs ana the publication OF
newspapers, yet he may slgnally fall
In the cattle and sheep raising bust
ness, and ! have known a number Of
Customers during the past twenty-five
years, who followed tho trail 10 the
southwest. as tho trail now leads 20
the Albuquerque Territorial Fair In
vested heavily and became bankrupts.
They fai because Il takes more
than brains and money IN the cattle
and sheep business. and the successful
raisors of New Mexico today are those
who have experience and have gone
through heavy losses from the alter.
mating drouths and winter storms"
Mr.. McCreighi says that Albuquer.
cue Is one OF the most mOdernlzed
towns In the southwest, and the peo-
pie there enjoy the luxurles only to be-
gained through modern and up 70 date
Mr.. McCrolght also states
that member OF the Tevis family OF
William Teyis, now Of
San Francisco and New York, Is inter
ested With Col VI. A. Jastro and the
J. y. Haggin estate, IN one of the Tin.
e1t electric street car systems in the
country az Albuquerque. Of which Col. |
W H. Greer son In law OF Mr.. Jastro.
Is the popular general manager.
AT the principal sidewalks OF Alhu. |
luerque are concrete cement walks.
and tho streets macadamlzod with |
adobe dirt--the best IN the country for |
the purposes intended.
Mr. MeCreight Is connected with !
The Albuquerque Daily Citizen as les !
business manager and city editor