Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-08
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TAKES UP MELON
PROPOSITION
CELERY AND CANTAL0UPE
WILL MAKE us FAMOUS
Santa Fe Official Offers Ready
Market for All Farmers Can
Raise and Matter viii Be
Followed Up.

1t rests with albuquerque and the
Bernalillo county farmers 10 make Al
buquerque and Bernalillo county the
most famous cantaloupe II celery
producing section in the world. At the
fun meeting of the board of directors
of the Commercial club held yesterday
afternoon, President Brooks laid be-
fore them the proposition of Superin-
tendent Leeds, of the Santa Fe Re
frigerator Dispatch company, who IS
anxious to see his section get in the
cantaloupe business and get IN
strong. MI. Leeds has arranged to
make a proposition to the farmers OF
this section to market all the celery
and cantaloupes they can grow. Ae-
cording to the transportation mar the
Albuquerque c"antaloupes are ten
weeks ahead of the Rocky Ford crop
and superior in flavor. They can be
marketed Immediately following the
Phoenix and Mesilla valley melons,
n thus allow the Santa Fe to ship
melons east continuously all through
the season. Mr.. Leeds is also enthu-
siastic over the Albuquerque celery,
and assures a market for all that To-
cal farmers al be induced to raise.
The celery raised here is undoubtedly
the best in the world" declares the
Santa Fe man. The sale of both
NAfB0 - BRaAAAN1As ~
Leeds. and the opportunity for enter
prising farmers is one that should by
no means be overlooked. There is
good money i'm the business, and no
need to worry about the market.
Mr.. Brooks report vas listened to
with the greatest interest by the club
directors. and the Officers were au-
tharized to TAKE up the proposition
without delay, and to call on the III
aaf.ga ana ..a-.hawa go "a HaEfaF-
ancc desired. Freight rates viii 20
looked into and negotiations finished
with several big commission hous
TO Give Biologists q Ride.
The secretary of the club was in
structed to act with President Tight.
of the university to arrange for the
transportation to the Sandia noun
tains OF the delegates to the meeting
OF the Geological Society Of America,
to be held in this city the week be
ginning December 81. Automobiles
will likely be called into requisitii n
and the visitors shown some OF the
geological wonders Of the mountain
range Arrangements are also IN
progress for a reception TO the visit
ors to be given on the night Of De-
cember 81 by the club. The follow
ing new members were elected last
night: Harry 5. Houpt c. II. Com
stock. Edwin c. Aubin, n a. Buckley
and \. G.. McCr0den.
The question Of promotion of
the sugar beet Industry In the
Rio Grande valley tributary a.
Albuquerque was taken az and
plans laid out for an active earn
paign 10 establish the beet growing
industry in the valley, TO the end hat
sufficient acreage may be- .uUtarlsrI
for q sugar factory The club has
been al work on this proposition for
some time. but added impetus mas
been given 10 its efforts through the
agitation resulting from the discus
sion incident to the Irrigation con-
gress work The club has taken up
the matter 81 freight rates in connec-
ton with the committee appointed
from the board Of control Of the irri-
CATION congress. this freight rate be-
ing aimed 10 furnish an outlet for the
product until a sufficient acreage has
been obtained 20 warrant an effort Tor
a factory here IL Is proposed O.
cure a freight rate which viii allow
81 nrertable shipments or sugar
beefs from this valley TO the Arkansas
valley factories. and IN this way q
prove O. the valley farmers b profit
able nature Of the fndue
The attention Of the club has Daen
called 10 the newest suiaf sma4fi
which i noN being ~ewtersy
plotted vi she east, and which, X y
sald. applies an entirely new primer
Me - me utilization ~ the a ray
in developing heat Tor power Ane
object i 10 obtain some practical =