Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-30
IN THE RIGHT DmECrIo"

fHt ~ AAHfFi ~ h'HFNF NfN tHs
dentaily 10 an the intermediat
towns, Is a long step IN the right q
rection. The first effective step /
The way Of getting business is 10 X
acquainted. OF purse to begin viii
you must have The things to sell. an
be able 10 sell them on terms as IA
vorable ns can be offered By you
neighbors-but these "all-importan
requisites Albuquerque already pos
sesses, and what the business men o
let the people Of the country "a which
they look for trade know that suei
advantages are 10 be found here. and
second. 10 get acquainted with IN,
people. 90 that they viii feel That Al
bnquerque Is our town" and not q
strange place. The first can be ae-
complished through the newspapers.
The Morning Journal goes 10 every
rosk and corner Of New Mexico. and
talks 10 the whole people Of the ter
ritory sosen days In every week Of
the year, and can lay your business
before the people just as well as you
could II ycu should 40 yourself; but
as to the second point, No agent can
attend TO that for you; o. get ac-
allainted with a man you must NEE.
him. In your proper person. And
that can best be accomplished by
Just such excursions as the one in
question. We should have them fire.
quently. for good social reasons. as
well as for business reasons. In the
social sense, they promote a spirit OF
friendiiness and good VIII between
the people Of the different neighbour
hoods 81 the territory. and IN a bust
ness sense they pay. and pay better
than almost any other investment YOU
can make.
II Is not denied that the prime oh
ject Of The excursion we are speak
ing OF Is TO draw trade 10 Albuqucr-
que which. in part or In whole. ls
now going to points outside the ter
ritory. and that Is strictly a busi-
ness proposition. but Il Is not. By any
manne OF means. a proposition local
TO Albuquerque. on the other hand.
1t Is a proposition IN which the whole
people OF the territory have "a proper
ilonate Interest. and while IL may
succeed in drawing to points within
the territory. some of the trade Of
our people which II nov going 10
points without the territory. " Is not q
movement inhibited by the command
ment against -eovet0usness. because
in uch a movement We are not COW
eiing anything that Is our n~ighbor's.
but merely e~ndeavoring TO secure
that which Is our own. The trade Of
New Mexico belongs to New Mexico.
and II Is not merely our right. but
also IA duty as loyal citizens or the
territory OF Kew Mexico 20 do AN
that We properly can 60 guard and
husband that trade. and the whole
of h. In order that lts fruits may be
utilized by us or our successors. In
building up those grand institutions
which the future viii expect ami de-
mand OF the coming state Of New
Mexico.
Even though "a movement such an
the one under consideration should
ma other immediate eject than
the turning 90 Albuquerque of al.
or sundry streams. Of COM
merce which should cause the build. :
.ng up al this point OF a great city. =
he ultimate rcruit would be- none the
valuable 90 the whole territory !
ma an sections % the territory. be-
'auHe every dollars worth Of prap-
'riy that ls created anywhere within
he limits ~ the state must coutri- :
10 the revenues NJ the state. and
- that much serve Co tighten the
.ggregate burden OF the whole people 3
hereby %beuehttinR aIl OF us Every ,
movement or enort OF ANY sort chat o.
erves tn keep among our own people @
he fruits of any line Of commerce CO.. v
thar might Otherwise 20 else $
here contributes D., tha much to %
By enrichment ana building an Of Do
ur own commonwealth Instead Of r'
lme other. 90
u b. 40 u~ndisputed fact now rec
hy thc world al large. thai
i%buquerque has grown io be- the .
llef commercial center on the direct
BE- from kansas city t1 Los Anre.es
b. surrounded by "a coutribu-
~ country great enough ln extent !.
rich enough in natural res5urces
fore the building at Dis point oil
city equally as large and Important
either of those named. provided
~ thar the trade which naturally o.
longs O. % can De- SD governed ami &C.
recied ls 30 aus 30 to center here. J.
q this being The case what crIzer no
New Mexico would assume to poe
limit g. the effort ar inc monef Cd.
iich The people 20 tho territory o. ira
&c could afford % eNpsnd IN the Do,
hieEemeni d such o results re- s..