Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-24

Z Now IS the tme--and there will be NJ
trouble in getting the business men
/ 10 go. Yesterday a representative of
/ the Morning Journal talked to no less
4 than twenty Albuquerque business
men. Each and every one of them
expressed a keen desire to take THE
/ TRIP, Each and every one OF them
+ thought il the business-like thing TO
do, for half a dozen reasons Each
ana every one of them thought this
4 Commercial club should arrange this
excursion without further delay. for
/ Immediately after the holiday season.
and each and every one Of them
/ seemed to realize the importance OF
the movement.
There are three definite things to
be accomplished by such an excursion.
any one Of which would make the
journey worth while.
There is the irrigation congress
| Governor Curry and the irrigation
congress promoters found not only the
people of the Pecos valley. but of
every town along the cutoff not only
willing but eager 10 get part i'm the
work of the congress and TO make an
exhibit here next year. At Mountains
air at Melruse, at Fort Sumner. at
FeNico the promoters were met by
delegations of enthusiastic citizens
with things to tell bout their particu-
lar territory and the goods tn prove
their assertions, photographs prod
ucts. grain. melons forage plants, the
things that make country worth liv~
ing in and worth trading with. q
would be idle to describe each Of these
districts now. that VIII be done later
i'm separate articles which will take
up these new districts one by one ana
show what they have to back them up.
But the fact remains that these same
new districts are there with the goods.
They want 10 show them and they
only need the encouragement and In
centivf OF the right kind of an invita-
ton.
The second reason for a trade cX-
cursion. well worth while. Is the busl-
ness To he secured by Albuquerque
merchants. Towns are building along
the new linet not groups of shacks,
but substantial buildings. business
houses and warehouses and residences
and 70 takes things besides money to
build such towns. Albuquerque has
those things, why should not Albu-
querque supply them to the new
country? And why should Albuquer-
que not supply the food and clothing
for the population there and sure TO
Gomez
Then there Is the object lesson to he
gained from a tour Of the Pecos val
ley, from a look at Roswell with its
broad and well kept streets and wide
sidewalks, with its splendid farming
and stock growing community sur
rounding, with Its miles and miles or
rural highways. smooth as many an
Albuquerque street and the direct
means of bringing thousands Of dol
lars I'm trade to the town each year
there Is the lesson of modern hustle
q Is. faap 10
chain Of towns between Roswell ana
Carlsbad, all 10 be reached by rail-
and over splendid roads. each with It's
hanks and commercial clubs and
II viii be an Inspiration
10 the business men Of Albuquerque
to visit this country and TO see what
can be- done and what has been done
by business men who know how AMI
VINO are willing To work.
Roswell has commercial club that
is not only boosting for Roswell but
for th. entire valley from POrtales 10
Carlsbad. Its secretary young man
with brains and ability and ld"'s l'
ON "a yearly salary 10 c~Nltf
his entire time 90 promotion. lie has
nothing elise 60 do ANA he does MS
work we'll The commercial club does
MOI stop with Roswell. II builds
roads wherever they are needed 10
eNY,rifnrnts with new enterprises
anal rsu farming stunts u inVestl-
gates everything and tries every thing.
being sure of undiug something quite
often that Is worth the effort ttos-
.e.fI is the center nf more good roads
han any other city in New Mexico.
fhat t- Nh, Roswell Is growing faster
.nau auN other town In New Mexico.
rhat is why Chtvcs county showed the
phenomenal increase of 90 per cent
u is-e-4rd valuation during the past
.rar Hu. tho roads du not stop
10 Roswell The center ut Por-
sl,.- aud Art-sia. at Carlsbad and
rexleo. Or r. worth seeing. IL
Aui De- worth ready money 10 Al
l.au..Hur 10 her business men
.4u4e fi and come back to do likewise
..r fr. rururtunitie= open to Roswell
and fha p,co- valley are omen 10 Al
luuu,ruu. and tine ftio Grandc valley.
rH. tinf. Goo go b. now. The way to 20
s hv 3D. commercial. or trade excursion.
t.,.IYfed and managed hN the Com
uer,IaI club % De- uu fo the CONNER
Iai club This af laa-t i- the opinion
if more than tVruft Hf the more aC-
Iv. business men nf Alhuquerque who
trr. as.au YESTERDAY exclusively Of tho
men uho have been over the road.
.ur a man Uhs has been over the ROAD
f1,-- uat a8Ne to he talked tp. lle goes
pr tire proposition anyway
solomon Luna. president OF the
Bank uf Commerce. wa~ asked last
lIzhf tar Dis priniun as tp the bene-