Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-15
FINE
TROPHY FOR.
CONGRESS
D. HAND OFFERS TEAM
OF MULES WORTH $3.50
For Best Collective Exhibit of
Small Graini Second Big Tro-
ply and Many More Are On.
the Way.

Another splendid trophy for eX-
7, nits at the sixteenth national irrigl-
+ ian ngr has been added to the
kjOO trophy offered by the America
Fuel company of Colorado, last week
.rhe second trophy is by a New Mex
.eo man and is one that will appeal
n any farmer. 1t is nothing less than
!, span Of three-year-old males. o.
he finest breed to be found IN Amer.
,ca. and valued on any ma.<et at
1850
The donor Of this handsoma trophy
rs Mr.. j.. ID. Hand, president of thc
placita Ranch company, of Los Ala
mos. n. NJ. and one of the largs est
land owners in the southwest. Nj.
Hand owns a magnificent rancn prop
trty in the Mora country, which he
Is rapidly turning into a model farm.
3Ie has no less than $4,000 acres Of
Hand under ditch, and is preparing 10
10 into irrigated farming on a n &c
fcale. giving especial attention to SUI
bar beets. MI. Hand is a men oer Of
HE board of control of the congress
fnd takes a deep interest in the, work
ff preparation, as his generous off,r
shows,
The trophy is offered to the con-
kress in the following letter to Cot
bel r. e. T%witchell, of the committee
tn trophies:
Los Alamos, n. NJ. Dec. 10.
Colonel r.. Il. T%witchell, Las Vegas,
New Mexico.
My Dear Mr.. Twitchell: / have
feen by the press that you are active
= the promotion of the success of the
FIFTEENTH national irrigation congress,
which meets in Albuquerque next Oc-
tober. l think the holding OF this
congress the greatest advertising
lnovement yet inaugurated by u
In order to show my person.
appreciation of the interests in
Iolved and for the purpose Of DENT
United states our capabilities along
agricultural lines, I have the honor
n making you. as chairman of the
Iommitete on trophies, the following
will give as a trophy to the
a span Of three-year-old
hules, grown in New Mexico. cash
Ialue seven hundred and fifty dol
brs, the same to be given for the
lest collective exhibit of oats, wheat,
barley and rye grown in New MeXiao
'n any unirrigated lands under dry
|arming or scientific methods. | be-
heye that this will arouse "A strong
competition. and will result in great
benefit to the entire territory. end
hules Of the class that / am offeriag
IS a trophy are the sort that farmers
KANT. | will send you photos of the
mules shortly. This to be known as
The j. ID. Hand Trophy" Very
ruly yours, J. II. HAND.
Colonel T%witchell. I'm his letter adj
Using of the offer by Mr.. Hand
above. says hat tho sire of the
mules offered is a celebrated Jack
which Mr.. Hand secured and brought
o New Mexico at a cost of four thou
and dollars. The jack is a magnifi-
'ent animal and was a prize winner
81. Louis, Chicago and other live
shows. He is conceded to be
he finest animal Of his class in the
lOcky mountain country.
other Trophies in Sight.
Colonel Twitchell has been very ac-
i've on the trophy matter since the
'rganization of the board Of control.
nd has several other very handsome
mes in sight. among them being reg
stored Hereford and Durham bulls
nd other prize winning animals. He
as received assurance also from
everal Of the. larger implement.
Jump. harness and wagon manufaC-
urers that they are prepared TO come
onward with handsome trophies.
mere seems no doubt now that the
offered for the irrigation
Congress- here will be fully equal to
ne splendid list offered at Sacra-
nento