Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-18
PO|NTSOUTNEEOFOR
CONVENTION HALL
Correspondent Approves Of he
Movement to Provide AIbu-
QuerQue With a Suitable
Building for Public Purposes,
Editor Morning journal.

Editor Morning Journal:
I have road with pleasure your ar
iicle in today's issue. Convention Hall
Greatest Need Of This CITY, and
heartily endorse the movement TO give
Albuquerque an up-to-date auditorium
with perfect acoustic properties.
Toward the militia company as an
Organization J. have the kindliest feel
ings. but at present our growing Guy
needs 50 many things and our people
are called upon TO contribute on so
many Occasions that | do not for a
moment believe that those who gcuef-
ally make up the donations. required
by local enterprises Wiz take kindiy
10 tho proposition To Onate ~ I'm ~
sand five hundred dollars to purchase
a site for an rmor to be used hN p
Of abbut thirtv-five militia
men. The failure OF our people To zone
sent tc such a contribution for s-tt p
purpose is not founded on any oppo-
sltion To- the local militia, but upon d
c~orVietion that the use of an armori
for = small company of militia 10
stack arms and drill In" is not OF SUI
ncieut importance to justify the out-
lay necessary tu purchase the site. Ful
~ our people are assured that we VIZ
have an auditorium. not a ramshackle
shed. nor a thirty BY sixty room, but
"a convention hall of stately dtmcn-
siDns. which can be used for pIhl'
assemblies and gatherings. then %
money nccdful TO pay for the site Mll'
be wiiliugl" contributed hy A~lbuqc''-
quc's en|terprising citizens.
In these days Of cheap and rapid
TRANSPORTATION conventions are numor-
icaily much larger han a few years
ego While Il IS true that increased at-
tendance is OF greater benefit TO tho
city having the convention. yet beg
cause of the larger membership IL has
recently become quite a common thing
Tor the leaders Of any assembly, before
accepting an invitation to meet In a
city. 90 ask. Have YOU an audito-
rum Have YOU q hall which VIII
accommodate our convention An
swor these questions In the negative
and YOUR invitation IS no longer con
eidered
There is another advantage. IN
auditorium would give Albuquerque
an advertisement such as We cuuld 'nt
receive hy cxpcndirr three times inc
aurount ~ money in any other WAY,
Think of tho advertisement when me
Tahcrpaclc has been and SIN Is O. SAT-
Lake city
There Is no reason why the arnory
should not be SO constructed as Y"
br IN ideal convention haI ANA audi
tnrium. Albuquerque needs SUCH q
hail. needs 90 now and needs % every
month in The wear. We had the lars-
est han in the city Tor the Hagermon
meeting. and yet five hundred people
hsd 10 DE turned away because lncl
could not find standing room u "
Next wear We are 90 rave me ra-
finnai irrigation congress. ana are also
fo have tho convention OF the Natloll-
nd Association Of G~eologists ioth
hotiiee are numerically large ahl
both .ra composed Of men OF national
regulations. Albuquerque has u"
haU which Wiu accommodate elmer
convention. and set when these cone
ventians meet. many n our home
rrorie as well as The numerous VISIT
ors. wouId like 90 hear the Addresses
rof us bear Do mind that wc neeh
n r-nnvontion hall and that nos u ,
time to gel o.. that the rmorN cen
Do buell. for and used a. a e~nnNehil'-
value al an armory-
Albuquerque. SEPT ie.