Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-24
TIME FOR COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO SEND TRADE EXCURSION TO
NEW COUNTRY is RIGHT NOW
Some Expressions From the Citizens and Business Men
Who Have Seen the New Territory and Who Realize What
Be Accomplished By Prompt and Vigorous Action BY the
Proper Authorities s1kssx5E

Right at the door of Albuquerque
2 Is virgin trade territory. just now
developing SO rapidly that is Is abso-
lutely Impossible 10 realize the light
ning-li5e rapidity Of that develop
ment without going to see 10. Il Is a
territory which, within year is GO
ing to grow into "A prosperous farm
ing country and i'm lYe years into one
I of the greatest and most prosperous
farming districts IN the world It.
will be the equal and very probably
the superior of western Kansas IL
Will support a population literally of
hundreds OF thousands Of people ana
the population IL coming.
win Albuquerque go out and get
this territory? Is the Commercial
club going 10 get busy and send
trade excursion into the new terri
tory?
or are we going To sit down quiet
ly and suck our thumbs and wait
while Kansas city and Texas points
come in and get the business
This IS the question which Is be
ing asked very seriously these DAYS
10y the Nbusiness men of the town
who have been through the new eoun-
try since the cutoff opened
For the territory referred 10 lies
along the Santa-Fe cut-on' between
Belen. New Mexico. and TeNico, Kew
Mexico. on the Texas border, and
south through the wonderful Pecos
valley Through that stretch of roun-
try is a market for al the lumber
that can be shipped out or Alhu-
querque There rs a market in that
stretch Of country for groceries and
dry goods and clothing and hardware
big enough 10 justify a doubling OF
the wholesale Interests of Alhuquer-
que as they stand today There are
enough people, VINO II they are inter-
estcd In Albuquerque and her re-
tail houses, will supply enough trade
In those retail houses tu add a third
to the volumn of their business with
In two years.
The country along the Santa Fe cut
of is going to take care of "a very
large population. 10 give figures
now would be 20 Jay ones self open 90 !
charges Of gross eXaggeration, hui
if there is any question as TO what
Is To- be found IN that territory ask
some of the dozen men who have just
returned from the trip over the new
line.
Governor Curry and Chairman
Hopewell and Secretary Twtchell of
the Irrigation congress VIII be back
in town today from a trip over the
new district. Ask them what they
think about H. They viii tell YOU
that IL Is going to be one OF the
greatest farming districts ia the
United States that the land Is there |
and the soil is there and the rainfall |
is there and the people are coming by |
hundreds and thousands. Ask Clark |
NJ Carr who has seen H. what he
thinks of the possibilities of trade |
excursion from Albuquerque through /
this new country: ask Frank Sturges
and w. l.. Trimble. and any one OF
half a dozen other OF the enterprisinG /
Albuquerque men who have found |
time TO go out and look over the
ground
Between Belen and TeMco on the
cutoff, there are no. less than nine
prosperous villages. destined within %
year 10 become prosperous towns.
Willard Is already . town Mountain
air viii soon be one. Melruse ls d
town, SO Is Fort sumner 'SunN~idt'.
and Clovis and TcNicu. ana there are
half a dozcnI other toWuSit'S Which
presently viii be supporting "A popu-
lation ot more than thousand etch.
Take look at the handsome station
buildings the Santa f. has built along
the cut-Off. the finest piece or new
road-bed in the history of American
look at the forces whicn
are working toward improvement. ann
thou determine whether or NOT Oh BE-
worth while Tor AlhuuucIuur hu-'-
ness interests to get out aud set th'
business waiting there
For this ncW territory hcI"n-- %
AIbuuurrquc. IL is right al Alhuuuer-
quc's door. and an Albugu.rque ha-
90 De- 90 get 30 is Geo GO put ana iHh l'r
h. Kansas city h. alread' asking i''
it and asking hard Business ht'F-
e.ts in Kansas city lfs already ~b'NN !