Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-21
Especial Correspondence Morning Journal.I

Especial Correspondence Morning Journal.I
Roswell. n. NJ. Dec. 20-The
second Irrigation congress promo
tion trip had been opened even more
auspiciously than the first and there
Is no longer any question as to where
the people of the wonderful Pecos
valley will stand on the matter o.
support In the work of building the
congress. AT a meeting held tonight
In the court house, attended by thu
representative citizens of Roswell and
the nearby valley. the congress re-
ccived another of those great for
shovcs which are bound to make II
win. Farmers were there, large ana
small cattle men, fruit growers, mer-
chants, bankers, business men, every
one of them ready and willing to help
the congress; ready to pledge its sup
port. moral and financial and readJ
to send on great exhibits TO show the
people of the world what this splendid
district can produce and Is producing.
1t was a meeting In which the enthus-
iasm shown and results accomplished
were all that could have been asked.
Speeches we're made by Governor
Curry, Chairman w. 5. Hopewell and
Secretary X. +. Twitchell and re-
sponses came from half a dozen of the
strong men of this valley who are ac-
customed to do things, and whose
governor coupled statehood and the
Irrigation congress in his speech
which was received with the greatest
enthusiasm. He announced again his
Intention TO push the statehood hght
for all II Is worth and then keep on
pushing II until success is assured he
referred to the bearing of the con-
rress al Albuquerque on statehood in
the event that We are not admitted al
this session. and urged the Pecos val
lev people to give the congress theli
full support. ! Chairman HopeWell
spoke briefly. outlining the great
benefits TO New Mexico sure to accrue
from the congress, Secretary IWr,
cheII made one Of the best speeches OF
his life to the Roswell people. lie
was in good voice and he handled the
broad subject of the congress in mas
terlys style. No more successtul meet
ing could have been asked. lsle hos-
well people pledged their support III
every way and the men behin0
mo pledges make them good as gold
The Pecos valley has never beeh
more prosperous than now. People
are mourning i'm by hundreds, crops al
good. business conditions healNy ana
normal and the whole strength oi tht
valley is behind the irrigation on
gress movement.
Governor Curry and party ar yea
in Roswell at > o'clock this morHng
after trip through the upper Nd.ltE
from Teyico that was reNelatloh
This morning visit was maze 10 llc
New Mexico military school Mhere
Governor Curry addressed the l4b ca
diets at their splendid dress parade arg
drill In 1895 he introduced IN tnc
legislature and had passed the plll
making the first Appropriation TOT lhe
school a matter to which he referred
briefly this morning. He then eNtenD
ed a formal invitation To the cadet
corps to visit the irrigation congress
and camp there during the congress.
This s1vitation was accepted by Col
onei J. w. Wilson, the able director
oI the school and the cadets, the oest
drilled corDs I'm the west. are coming
with the band. This afternoon the
party was driven In automoblles
through the surrounding valley ahu
saw another revelation that VIII re-
ouire volumes to describe. Tomorrow
morning the party will be driven III
an automobile 10 HAgerman and Ar
tesla. where meetings VIII be helu.
thence 10 Carlsbad, where the hhs'
meetings will occur. The Pecos val
lev Is for the irrigation congress ana
its backing means great things'
Evervwhere the delegation has beeh
greeted with the glad hand. hearty
assurances of support. Exhibits OF
cation. corn. melons. fruit and every
thing Is comint from TeXico. Portales'
FIida. Roswell and their several dls-
trictsl and the showing this valley WIN
make will astonish the nation.