Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-04


doubt iH hIs mind ss to what kind OF
support ne h going TO receive
MI HopeWeli then took charge 81
the meeting and called on Colonel
Twitebefi for a speech. Colonel
TR1gchei Ras also al his best lie
seconded what Colonel H0peNeil had
said IN regard 10 harmonious action.
and backed h up with some facts con-
corning what other sections Of the ter
ritory we're ready 70 do for the sue
cess 81 the congress. He quoted men
y stand for action. to show that
help was al hand. and then he passed
70 the actual benefits 10 be derived
from me congress
No eifg. Colonel Twitcheli said.
mad ever realized the benefits 90 b.
I derived from the irrigation congress
until after 81 had been held. The time
10 realize those benefits was before
the congress anne and 10 make eyery
effort o. derive the g~reafest benefit
therefrom He made the statement
thar the coming irrigation congreEs
would add ~ per cent 70 the actual
value ~ every dollars worth Of prop
efty lu New Mexico. and the facts he
quoted amply backed up the state
meHt Mesilla valley people. he said.
aere now ready 20 come here not ouiX
attn money. bat with q splendid ex-
hluit. Their interest. h. said. was
Intensified from the fact tina through
the International character u the
Elephant Butte project involving
seven millions Of dollars. IL was ex-
pected 10 get direct government ap-
preparation Tor the immediate compile
ton II the project The people 81 Las
Vegas and northern New Mexico were
equally ready 90 ON forward. and he
believed the whole territory 800
ready 10 help IN every gay His own
services be offered to the movement
without condition. and at the 70 me
time ne Indicated that IN santa Fe
railroad stood ready 70 lend he aid d.
reetly ana generously.
Colonel TwitcheIl dealt broadly with
the subject. hut he held himself all
10 the practical features Of H.
and the speech throughout was calcu- ,
lated 10 arouse enthusiasm 90 a wood
eu Indian. II reached the meeting d. {
rect. and did It's full share In starting
work Of preparation Off on the
right foot
The Convention Hall.
The ball in which % hold the irrl- I
cation congress came in for attention. /
with the subject Of the pro-
sOsed arm0fy and Albuquerque as O
convention city Major y. Ruppe
poke a word In behalf Of cO-opera-
ION IN the building u the armory. I
Colonel Twitchell followed with an uf-
yent plea that Albuquerque build q
convention hall which would be ade-
luate for q city Of nfty thousand peO-
q population which he believed
would have In five years
fe pointed out The usefulness ~ great
convention halls to half o dozen OF
ne great cities Of the country. and
that In building the armory
here should be no stint Dr. ". q
Hope spoke a word Tor the armOry
fe believed that an adequate convcn-
on hall meant not only conventions
but big hotels and people Ia
I've IN them. and hat a big eonven-
lon hall would produce more imme-
late and definite results than any
ther agency.
President Brooks. 0f the CONNER
iai club. pointed ont the imminence
4 another great convention here iu
National Wool Growers ~assOcia-
for 1909. the officers Of which arc
skiing now " they may come 10 Al
@u%qaerque; and the greater conven-
of he Knights Of Pythias. an or
or which missed Albuquerque by lust
an votes IN 1906. and which is
lodged here FOR 1910. The meeting.
- ~ hNNNN NNNNAAAhHA ANrfH M0NNNN I
ave been well worth while Tor the
movement given to the ar
a. an adequate convention han.
pr after last nights meeting there Be-
u doubt that this building viii De-
ullt on adequate lines.
General discussion Of matters Of In .
rest 20 the valley followed. and .
1ese discussions also brought def ,
lie results, }
The Sugar Beet Industry.
General John Borradaile introduced .
ne sugar beet Industry IN a speech 4.
dv1cating "a movement which would ,
du ate the farmers Of the valley 10 ,
something besides alfalfa lie T,
We must have something to shoW ,
BE- irrigation congress from the Rio .
"a lde valley " Albuquerque ls To- de-
full benefit from the congress .
laf We must have more than the .,
~ ucts Of The Mesllla and the Pecos .
alleys and san Juan county. 10 This ,
edlate valley is 90 benefit. and he :
sked q committee Of nine to AXE up ,
matter OF educating the people IN
b. sugar beet Industry. ifs motion ,
carried and the committee VIII A.,
? appointed az once by President .
.o. well F,
Al the suggestion Of Colonel Twitch- ,
the chairman was authorized 10 APP
ONT a second committee on freight
ittt from this valley Co Arkansas val
y points. where the sugar factories /
r. Four thousand acres in bccets. j
% mel TWltchell said. would bring q 4
factory here. and once start the :
aud 90 would make this conn 4
unity the most prosperous in New {
e1lcn a
Frank A. Hubbell followed with an
ldress pu the sure returns from edu- N
ing the people In scientific farm II
Z He said 10 the people ln This n
llaA could see Tor themselves the re- /.
lt uf scientific irrigation. az urac- !.
81 in The Arkansas valley. our acre Il
.e would be doubled iu three years q
one quarter of The land in uuf Im- b.
rdiaic valley we're IN cultivation. ho ~
tWn million sheep could be- led
B. market right at home Instead OH
udiug them out tu other states FOR
.t-ide Feeders Zoo make "a profit of. 90
lu uur t1 two dollars per head. 20
lIrh should -iul right at home q
THE addresses uefe 400 direct and I'D
-crfui 30 VIII Boz 81 results in the FL
mediate future NIL
motion of r. y Wuker-ou the
ceiling gave au unanimous vote % 81
Go the retiring officers of the Oh
q fair D.,
President nuuewcII announced the boo
~ meeting of tlr board of control th
tie irrigation cougTe-z Tor Satur- 10
3. December and The nicotine d..