Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-20
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pany was seeking q location for is tie
preserving plant II agreed 10 locate
the works. at Albuquerque provided
the people Of the place would agree
70 d. certain things This the town
agreed 10. and the business men OF
the place very promptly subscribed
and paid In the money that Il was
thought would be necessary TO pay for
what the town WAS 70 10. but when
tbe conditions had been complied With
Il vas found that the committee had
collected some three thousand dollars
more than would be necessary. and
thu. sum Of money remained at the
disposal Of. or IN the hands Of, the
Commercial club.
And. the Legislature OF the territory
OF New Mexico had passed an act
making an appropriation OF seven
thousand five hundred dollars for the
purpose Of building an armory az Al
buqucrque for the use Of the company
~ National guards al this place. pro-
vided the people would furnish a site
for the samc-but It wa found that
such d site as would render the build
ing valuable and %credltable to the
Town would cost about twenty-five.
hundred dollars. and to raise that.
much money was a bigger thing thar
the young fellows composing the COM
pany could hope 20 accomplish, eonse-
g~ncnily the. were stuck" aud the.
town was In danger Of losing the
building. Al this point It was sug-
gested that the surplus on hand from
the Elephant subscription was ample
70 pay for such a site, and II was con
cedod on an hands that this sun
might be properly aud probably use
for such purpose. but when appli
catlon was made to the Commercial
club 20 use the surplus remaining h.
Us hands FOR the benefit OF the town
IN the manner suggested. the appll-
cants were very promptly and posi-
lively ia ned down. with the informa-
fion that the money was 10 be return
ed to the subscribers. Then. Major
ltuppe, OF the guard. seoured a list of
the subscribers to the tie plant fund,
and calling upon them personally. Sc
cured from all Of them except a bare
half dozen Of small contributors. writ
ten orders 10 the holders OF the money
to use the ~uncxpended balance for the
purchase Of the armory site. The few
who could not be seen. or have refus
cd their consent. can make no manner
% difference with The result. because
positive orders have been received for
the use Of even more money in Ms
manner indicated than VIII be neces-
alry. but when Major Ruppe. with the
signatures 81 all these subscribers IN
his hand. made u request TO have the
lott purchased ~ that the work might
o. and the territorial appropria
ZION be thus secured Tor the benefit Of
the toWn. he was informed in terms
more positive than polite that the
club would see about a.
Ana. at the late meeting or the Nal
iional irrigation Congress In sacra-
the energetic efforts OF Il Cit
ben 81 "a neighboriug town secured
the next meeting ~ the congress Tor
Albuquerque. and after The club had
stirred up by She newspapers a
hair dozen times or more its directors
mot o Few evenings since. o. re-
20 DO something 20 make prcpa-
Tor The meeting of the congress
~and yet the one thing la connection
with the meeting which = OF more
Importance than anything else. or
everything else together. d treated
silent eontempt-ue refer 90 the
iroviding 81 IA place IN which the
.orgfess can meet. for everybody
shows that there ir not g room IN the
own capable of accommodating one
ialf a. many delegates as viii De in
attendance. and everybody knows too
hst the object in pushing this arr
uory proposition at che present time
+ 10 give D town gusi such "a hall
s We must have fo enable us to ac-
ommodate such "a number 90 dele
1Ios a. wiz attend shat meeting All
at n|ans have been made vita an f,
90 single to Thar cnd-t1 fhe con- A,
ruciioh ~ such au armory building d
Fl fhe Jaw calls Tor. and nHich viii a
e at fhc same time % arraugrf aud "a
located thai it can be had and used \
y the public Tor D. Accommodation III
iusf such great meetings or e@onFruf /,
A. thc one wc must take care oil.
lxt summer and 10 H 10 90 De- ready q,
.r iht irrigation congress 60 Ought O.. e
commenced without anehs y
delay T.
There could BE- nothing more ur- d
.easani 20 me Morning Journal than Al
b. obliged o. criucizs me CONNER r
ai cluh That Institution Nas. in the q
az % ~ activity. the most useful nj
"a effective ageucy In ~ BUILDING iaI