Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-23
COLE RAYlST0N MEMBER
CATTLE SANITARY BOARD
Governor Announced appointment
Today Crowds All Along Line
Greet Executive and Party
Secretary TWitChell
Does Good Work.

| cial) Curry and the parry
/ of men boosting the big irrigation
congress, received a hearty recep-
ton here at the hands of the people
of ali parties.
A mass meeting was held Sunday
and Carlsbad pledged the party one
of the biggest produce exhibits ever
sent from the Pecos valley and what
ever financial aid the committee
might call for.
The people here are enthusiastic
over the coming of the big congress
! 70 New Mexico They consider 1t the
best chance this section of New Mex
| Ice ever had to exhibit her resources
| In a fitting manner and they state
that they would be on the grounds
with an exhibit covering every line,
rcluding livestock.
Governor Curry and his party are
now en- route to Albuquerque. They
went from this place to Roswell and
after another short stop there, they
resumed their homeward journey
early today.
w. b. Brogan, managering editor
OF The Citizen. H. b. Hening of the
Morning Journal, and Captain Clark
NJ. Carr, left the party at Artesia
owing to business engagements in AL
buquerque. They should reach AL
buquerque this morning.
Receptions Galore.
No executive ever received n more
hearty welcome In so short a time
as was accorded the governor and
the members of his party all down
the line.
II had been reported that the gov
ernor would return to Albuquerque
on the Belen cutoff train Sunday
and hundreds of people are reported
to have met the train again on its
return trip to bid the governor well
4 ~ nd nf
people settling all along the Belen
cutoff and they were anxious to
meet their executive.
They saw the governor as he pass
ed through each town en- route to
this city and they were again await
ing his return.
Today. all along the route, hun
dreds of people met the train and
the governor made a dozen short ad-
dresses from the coach steps. The
people of the Pecos valley want II
understood that they are more than
willing to carry their share of the
entertainment of the big congress
and they are all praying for n good
year In order that their exhibits of
produce may do credit to the valley
which Is their pride.
The newspaper men of the valley
In particular are taking the matter
up and they have all promised the
support of their papers to the move
ment.
Governor Well Pleased.
Governor Curry before leaving
Carlsbad said:
II am well pleased with the spirit
shown by the people of this great
valley upon this occasion. There is
no politics in my visit nor in the
irrigation congress. This congress is
a matter of common interest since II
means the best advertisement we can
have. hope that all sections OF New
Mexico will unite as cordially as has
the Pecos valley. II this is done. the
irrigation congress will advertise the
territory to the four winds and
know OF no bettor boost for state
hood"
Twitchen Made "A Hit.
Col r.. f.. Twitchell, member of
the party from Las Vegas, who has
attended every irrigation congress
for twelve years. has made success
sion OF hits in the Pecos valley The
colonel knows no bounds in his en-
thuslasm over the big congress and
his spirit is catching. Every speech
ne has made thus far. has brought
the people to their feet and aroused
undertaking The colonel knows
more about the big congress than
any other New Mexican and he was
kept busy all day here In answering
questions concerning II.
Colonel IIoneweII Pleased.
81 was never more pleased in my
life than l am at the way the people
OF the Pecos valley have taken hold
OF this thing" said Colonel Hopewell
to Citizen representative today II
like the sort of spirit that has been
displayed. The congress will be the
biggest attraction New Mexico has
ever had and the best advertisement
the Pecos valley ever had. We ex-
pect to take the delegate TO that con-
gress on a ride through the Pecos
valley and plans are now underway
down here TO entertain them when
they come"
Governor Makes Appointments
Governor Curry today announced
that he had appointed Cole Rayls-
ton, a well known cattle man OF So
zorro county, as a member Of the
Cattle Sanitary board, vice ID. A.
Austin, who has resigned because of
private business affairs, which do not
allow him time 10 attend board
meetings
"Mr Raylston," said the governor,
us one OF the best known cattlemen
in the southwest and a man who has
a clean record. He viii undertake
the work OF the board with a prac-
tcal knowledge which every man
should have for such work. feel
sure that the cattle interests win en-
dOrse his appointment"