Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-03-15
CORTE ENTHUSES
OVER VALLEY Of
RIO GRANDE
FAVORABLE SITE FOR
COLONIES OF ITALIANS
Consul General for Western
States in City Last Night a
Veteran of the Service--W
Return in a Month,

Count F. Corte. consul general for
the Italian government for practically
all the states west of the Missouri, ar
rived in the city Wednesday on the
California limited and remained until
late last night. when he left for Ari-
zona on important business
Count Corte is an Italian of more
than ordinary distinction. He stands
high in government circles and has
spent thlrty-seven years in the CON
sular service, during which time he
has occupied posts in every quarter OF
the globe-in Japan, China, Australia.
South Africa and elsewhere. many po
sitions held by the official being OF
extreme Importance. Before coming
10 his present post, he was stationed
at Melbourne. Australia. Count Corte.
although in the city but a short time.
had an opportunity to meet a large
number of the Italian residents, who
called upon him at the AlVarado and
at the office in the Armijo building Of
DR.. Nacamuli local consul The COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs Grande,
Gradi and Badaracco. appointed to
take charge of the arrangements for
the counts visit here, received notice
of his coming only Il few minutes be-
fore the limited arrived and conse-
quently his reception was somewhat
of an informal and impromptu affair.
mo one regrets more deeply than
myself that | cannot remain longer
said the consul to a representative Of
the Morning Journal last night. 81
hoped to meet the MAYOR and other
city officials and members of the Com
mercial club, but IT is Impossible at
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through the columns of your newspa-
per my regrets that it is so. | shall.
however. return again in a months
time and remain longer and see moro
of your beautiful city. 1t is much
more of city than ! had any idea.
and my surprise Is more than | can
tell ybn.
Not only Is Albuquerque a splendid
little city. but the country along tho
Rio GraRde appears to me very at
tractiVe. There are now in the west
two royal commissioners from Rome
Messrs. Brunialti and Tabet who are
making arrangements for the celoni-
zation of suitable lands in the west
by Italians of the very best and most
thrifty class from the country around
Venice. The immigrants who are to be
brought here are intelligent, indus
trious Italians, who will make splen-
did citizens. At present the commits
sioners, with MIR. Sebastian, of the
Rock Island system, are looking at
lands on that railway. shal! make
every effort to have them get down
here to Albuquerque in the course OF
a few weeks and look at the valley
lands along the Rio Grande. To my.
mind, all the conditions. the soil, and
the climate, make this valley an ideal
place for the Italian colonization. and
believe the commissioners will be OF
the same opinion. They are accom-.
panied by three expert Italian agrl-
culturalists, and their selection Of
lands Is to be made with the utmost
care. | am sure they can find no bet
ter place than New Mexico"
According to the consular official
there are more Italians in Colorado
than in any other of the states under
his jurisdiction, there being between
forty and fifty thousand. the greater
part of whom are miners. II find
much to do among the miners, said the
count. Mining accidents are so fire.
quent and so often leave wives and
large families of children without
support and without anyone to look
after their interests 4
SbullA wi Nt was dNNbIIl lldillttl lltl "
from Trinidad by Mr., TOrabnO ono
of the wealthy Italians of that city,
who is well known here
According to the local consul there
are about 200 Italians in this city.
great number of whom had an Oppor-
tunity to meet the count Wednesday
and all of whom were most cordially
and eourteously received THAT is all
the recommendation needed for your
climate laughed the visitor last
night in the office of DR.. Nacamuli, az
a strapping young Italian came for-
ward to meet the official
That the valley adjoining the city
has a first class chance to receive the
Venetian cOlonists appears certain
from the tenor of Count Corte's, re-
marks.