Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-04
w, S, HopeweII Unanimous
Choice Of Big Meeting for
Head of the Next New Mex
leo Fair,
WILL ALSO HEAD WORK OF
PREPARING FOR CONGRESS
RouSing Meeting of Business
Men Shows That AIbuquer-
que Is Going To Push Big
Undertaking Through On a
Winning Basis,


start Oft two enterprises Ike the ma
tional irrigation congress and the New
Mexico territorial fair In single
meeting Either one of these enter
prises might well be expected TO take
up the time of community for 4
Il Is the Albuquerque way 10 do things
with a rush when Il Is found neces-
sary o. do them. and so last night i'm
the little hall over the Zeiger cafe.
which has been tire launching OF so
many successful enterprises, organl-
zation was completed for the sixteenth
National Irrigation congress. to be
held in this city next September, and
also for the twenty-cighth annual New
Mexico fair which Is To closely follow
the congress.
Al the head OF both the board of
control of The irrigation congress and
of the territorial fair as president.
stands w s. Hopewell known from
one end Of the territory to the other.
with more friends 10 fho square inch
than any man In che epfthweet man
whose lndomitabic cngTal and ability
% do things have mult hlm q power
in New Mexico affairs f0i a quarter Of
century
Mr.. Hopewell was nominated fof
president OF The board % control 81
the congress by the unanimous report
of the committee OF twenty He
was nominated for president OF the
fair association by the unanimous re-
port OF the committee OF the sss0cla-
tion appointed 20 nominate officers.
Both reports we're adopted IN last
nights meeting by the vote that was
not only unanimous but ringing with
enthusiastic assent, and when Mr.,
Hopcwell was escorted into the hall
he found n hllcd with representative
Albuquerque business men who gave
him such welcome that the speech
In which he accepted the dual posi-
ions and asked for the unanimous
support of the people. not only Of AL
huduerquc, but of New Mexico, must
have been easy TO make. II sounded
like d was easy. for II was a re-
markably happy speech, one In which
MI Hopcwen told la plain words
what the people Of New Mexico had
to do I'm order 90 reap the benefits OF
the irrigation congress; what he be-
lleVcd theV would do and what he pro-
posed 20 help them Ia doing TO the
best of his ability.
\ ROusiDg Meeting
Last nights meeting was a good
one. II was filled with ;he wholesome
Albuquerque spirit which, when u Is
aroused, invariably does what II seis
out TO do and does u in the right way
down 90 the last little detail. In the
first place the meeting was well at
tended. The hall was nlled with rep
resentative business and professional
men, whose presence at public meet
ing always means results lt was q
meeting which knew what Il wanted
to do and set about doing Il with dis
patch, so that In the course of the
two hours occupied great deal OF
definite business was accomplished
Not only was the meeting success
'ul in choosing a head for the big
l0uble celebration. bur u also named
he board of control for the irrigation
congress. composed Of representative
men from every county In New Mex
co: and few minutes later chose
he guiding committees for the next
New Mexico fair. u also heard some
'peechcs about the irrigation congress
md the development Of the Rio
frandc valley which were not only
helpful. but Inspiring. In word II
WAS typical Albuquerque meeting.
if the old-timc sort Ia which every
me is working to the common end or
he best interests of the community
md these meetings always bring re-
The BOARD Of Control
Tho meeting WAS called 10 order 10y
'hairmau George Arnot. OF the COM
niftce of tHrntN-seVen on the irriga-
ION congress. He stated briefly what
ptarN McCanna. of the Commercial
lub to ACT as secretary. presented
De- report OF the committee of twenty
even ON the board Of control OF the
rrlgatiun congress This report,
which as adopted by unanimous vote.
s as follows.
Your committee. appointed 20 select
md suggest means for officers IN CON
lection with the holding of the six
-euih National Irrigation congress In
Sew Mexico. in 1908. has TO report
hat. after several meetings. the fol-
owing names were determined upon
no aro herewith respectfully sub
liucd.
For vice chairman uf the sixteenth
,aiinnal irrigation congress. Hon. W.
InueWcil. of Albuquerque.
For chairman ~ the board Of con-
rni. Hon. W. 5. Hopewell. Of Albu-
board or Control
Afbuuurruuc-D g. Macpherson. q.
Marion r. l.. Washhurn. solomon
.uua. Ivan Grunsfeld. =. l. Medlcr.
ierthold Spitz. W q. Hope
las CruCcs--Martln Lohman. n Il.
ioit. Oscar snow. W. ~ n Liewcllyn.
z a. bowman. Nicholas Gales.
Taos-T. = Martin. Arthur MANLY.
.ntouio Joseph
Mor-Estaven Biernhaum. ulrich
strong.
Espanola--Fr Bond
Snringer-M y NichleiS
Santa Fe-George Curry. Charles =.