Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-17
TELLSOFD DAYS WHEN
NEW MEXICO
WAS WILD
HARRY KUCHENDURFER
FINDS MANY CHANGES.
Man Who Has Made His Stake
in South America Visits Old
Stamping Ground and Old
Friends,

II understand that you close al
here and go to sleep sunday" sale
Harry Kuckendurfer, OF Bogota, Co
lombia. South America. yesterday aft.
ernoon, as he took a look up and dowf
the wet vista Of Central avenue. n
was not like tina in the olden days
n somehow don't reel at home
here, although this town ought 10 be
home to me"
The speaker was a resident Of Albu-
qucrque twenty years ago, when he
WAS q conductor on the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad. He left here during
the exciting period Of the historical
Atlantic and Pacific strike and since
that time he has lived In almost every
country IN south America, being now
engaged In business IN the capital OF
the always excited republic of Colom-
bla.
south America" said Mr.. Kuchen-
durfer. offers some very wonderful
opportunities for the man who knows
how to take advantage OF them. |
never advise people to go there any
more. however. once / advised two
OF my friends to 20 To South America.
They both died from the fever within
a year, ana I've quit giving advice. My
own health, however, has been won
htiiuis iHF fpuHilN seems 10 nave
agreed With me. / have gone from an
average weight Of $50 pounds up to
200 and over. and have remained at
mat weight for years. Several OF the
South American countries are now
coming forward very rapidly and VIII
continue TO do 80. The are
practically undcyeioped and several OF.
them cannot be called discovered
countries as yet. AZ not more than
HALF 80 III .a.Afl.a.s -. 49,. 4
aughly explored. American capital
however, Is coming in in bunshes and
as y always the case, results are fol-
lowing. ! am going back to Colombia
IN a short time, expecting 10 sail from
New York about the 18th of Decem-
Der. This is Just a visit to old scenes
and old friends.
There has been "A very wonderful
change In Albuquerque in the four !
teen years since my last visit here.
When | first came here what is now
Central venue was a COW path ana
you had Ia hunt TO lind II. came |
santa Fc from Colorado on the |
hrst train through, thence to Albu- |
anerque, There are few OF the old
left. / find Conductor |
Frost stu ON the line. He used to be
IN "a grocery store years ago and we
thought II the coolest combination on
- 80 - NhN lHAflH ana FIltis |
Frost always says that Winter froze
MIN out. Albuquerque has grown from |
a whlstling post Into. a lifc-size city |
ana h prosperity I see here Is pleas /
lng' but II Isn't the Albuquerque n
used 10 Know. We were counting up
iheo other day the number OF gun nights
had seen on Railroad 81 aud
along the front street OF the little
out west. | guess they would
tNeraEe about one "A week. Those
we're the haleyon days when everybody
lad money and everybody thought II
would never run put and spent Il nc
'ordingly. | suppose conditions are
better now In every way, but the pie
uresque tone Is gone and New Mexico
las come down Ia the prosperous.
'olid' everyday life OF the rest OF the
country. The old spirit was a little
90 high for a steady diet aud a life
me OF II wouldn't do. hut ! guess
here are lots OF men who would like |
20 see a few more DAYS like those IN
MS country in the years between The
~ the railroad came and 80.