Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-04
SOME POINTERS
FROM WASHINGTON
Things Have haneedAbOut
the Late Fair Since The
Writer Penned This.
CORRESPONDENTS GREAT IDEAS
To G Citizen.

To Evening Citizen.
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 29.-It is
interesting and pleasing to read the
reports in The Citizen of the grand
and unprecedented success of the
twenty.fifth territorial fair, by one,
who was present, and was awarded
some of the first prizes at the first
territorial fair, and who also attend
ed every fair thereafter while a resi-
dent of the territory. While each
fair has generally surpassed the pre-
ceding one the fact that nine thous-
and persons passed through the gates
in one day at the last fair ought to
give entire satisfaction to everyone
that so generously contributed to the
success of this constantly growing
territorial enterprise, and be an in
centive to make the next surpass any
of the past. One of the most import
ant industrial exhibits presented was
the largest piece of coal probably
ever mined in the world. and then,
too. from a local mine. 1t has receiv-
ed national attention.
(Note.-Yes, the largest crowd in
history Of these territorial fairs, at
tended the last fair. but the manage
ment u a big deficit. 1t was
a success in attendance, but not in
finances, or attractions.)
A news item u that the
Southern Pacific railroad has ordered
fifty thousand tons of steel rails in
Germany for its roads in the United
States and Mexico. Other companies
require from fifty to one hundred
thousand ton more for the south
west. Gould has contracted to take
all the steel rails that the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company can turn u
for the next three or foul years to
build his new road to the Pacific
coast. With unlimited coal. iron, fiux
and labor supplies at the door what a
great opportunity to start a steel rail
works at Albuquerque. Why let hun
dreds of train loads of iron ore pass
through the town going to Pueblo to
be made into steel rails? Why not
start a boom for the city by announc-
ing to the world that with all neces-
sary material at the very door, an Al
buquerque steel works ought to turn
out steel rails at S14 per ton, as cheap
as in the south. Capital by hundreds
of thousands, if not millions, would be
ready to invest. There can be no
question but what Albuquerque has a
far superior chance today to 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 to bring many other
manufactures of prime necessity. The
Albuquerque foundry has proven a
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 a success
at Albuquerque? A wooden mill in
Kentucky had a very hard time to
pay expenses. Senator Joe Blackburn
ordered a SIC suit at the mill. At the
first 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 indie
pendent factory in Kentucky. There
after the only trouble the factory had
was to supply orders as received.
Why should not Albuquerque and
New Mexico do the same by the Al
puquerque wooden mills? Roswell has
a creamery. Ration is taking a move
III the Sdlu6 uu6CJlOu, YET III Il anu
where 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-
querque sends many, many thousands
of dollars away for butter, cheese,
three million eggs, fruit, corn, hay,
etc. Would it not be a good If
a committee from the Commercial
Club, or appointed by the county COM
missioners should induce every one
~cultivating from an acre up to plant in
the best class of fruit, best paying
vegetables, nutmeg melons, alfalfa,
etc? Even to the Atlantic coast, at
markets or stores. nutmeg melons
can hardly be sold unless marked
Rocky Ford" or Colorado" Yet
New Mexico could get to the Atlantic
three weeks ahead of Colorado. get
the cream and high first prices; and
sell in different towns by train loads.
Onions, if well cared for. should pay
from $500 to $500 per acre. No insect
touches It; no animal eats il, except
man." Yet millions of pounds of on
ions and potatoes are annually receiv-
ed from foreign countries; while the
Rio Grande, Pecos and other valleys
produce the edible onion.
In regard TO rural free delivery
routes, three petitions have been re-
ceived from New Mexico; about the
least in the United States; two from
Roswell, one from Carlsbad, three
have been allowed. A fourth petition
has Just been received and flied from
Santa Fe, and a special agent will be
sent as soon as he can be spared from
other work. II would seem that AL
buquerque ought to get in two OF
three petitions at once, so that the
special can investigate all at the same
time; or he may not be able to make
another visit there in six months or a
year.
The president returns to the capital
on Saturday and thereafter more re-
movals, changes and appointments
will be made. There will be some
thing doing Immediately upon the
meeting Of congress, and many new
appointments will then be made. Del
egate Andrews will be consulted up
on all for New Mexico.