Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-20
Governor Curry and Party AC-
corded Enthusiastic ReCep-
ton Along Route of Eastern
Railroad of New Mexico.
ROAD OPENS VAST TRADE
TERRITORY FOR THIS CITY
Thriving Towns and ProSpe-
porous Farming Districts
Placed in Close Touch With
Albuquerque Merchants,
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal

Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal
Texico, ~ NJ, Dec 19.-Governor
Curry and the irrigation congress
boosting committee arrived here this
evening at $3.50 after an interesting
all-day trip across the Santa Fe cut
off Stops were made at Belen,
MOuntainair, Vaughn and Willard,
where lunch was served. The parry
will leave Roswell tomorrow morning
In automobiles for visits 90 Hager-
man. Artesia and Carlsbad. In all IF
these towns irrigation congress meet
ngs have been arranged by CONNER
ciaI organizations, and the interesCs
OF the congress will be presented oy
the Governor. Chairman HopeWell
and Secretary Twitchell and other
ibers Of the party, among wnom
are United States Marshal 9. NJ. For
aker, Captain Clark NJ. Carr, Dr.. -
T.. Lukens. William f. Brogan, Of the
Evening Citizen, and H. b. Hening.
OF the Morning Journal. The party
will return to Roswell from Carlsbad
Saturday morning and a big meeting
has been arranged by the RosWel
Commercial club for Saturday Night
The party will leave for Albuquerque
Sunday morning
The "trip over the cut-off was an
interesting one The new li0c
unbroken perfect grade, as smooth
and well ballasted as the New pr'f
Central The new train is going 10
prove a popular service. II was Vel
natronized today. and it is easy 10 see
the benefits which viii accrue 20 NJ
buaueroue from the new line. Pfos-
porous new towns and hundreds OF
farmers who have taken up home
steads along the cutoff are put ia
close touch with Albuquerque ana u
Is a safe statement that the 'u--o II
has added third TO Albuque Que
trade territory.
The second irrigation congress CT-
cursion started auspiciously al y 'H
this morning. The officers OF ~
Relen Commercial CLUB met the uail
10 give the information that the ciup
has passed a resolution 20 support the
congress with financial and All otheR
aid I'm its power.
Similar assurance was given at
Mountainair and willard. Brief stops
will he made at these towns on tnr
return trip, where short addresses VIII
be made Today's train was h
charge of Conductor +. J. Eiurelm'
with Engineer JEFF Roberts, phone r
railroad man. of the Pecos valley. ana
an old friend Of Governor curry.
From the interest already manifest ny
pecos valley people the meetings N
Roswell. Hagerman. Artesia ana
carlsbad are to he productive OF rrN
definite and encouraging result- l"i
the irrigation congress. Al Ne 'r'
a crowd OF five hundred people met
the train. and Governor Curry M de
a brief speech. touching upon statt
hood and the irrigation congress. Ioe
people called loudly for new coun'N
and the governor responded orieliy 80
the appeal The Melrose people scat
tered neatly printed circulars throut p
the train. declaring for the irrigation
congress and statehood, ana DINER
cards wishing the governor merry
Christmas.
At Melrose Colonel HopeweH re
ceived the first exhibit for the irfi-
cation congress. "A bunch of cotton
grown near by.
A big crowd greeted the train -
Texico. where the governor mace an
other brief speech.