Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-09
BROOKLYN|TES SEE
WONDERS Of THE
WOODY WEST
MEMBERS HERE
ON AN EXTENDED TOUR
Impressed by Vast CONNER
ciaI Awakening Evident All
Along Pacific CoaSt-Awed
by Grand Canyon,

Thirty-eight members Of the IA
nous Brooklyn league. the non-parti-
san commercial club Of Brooklyn, n.
Y. spent one hour In Albuquerque
yesterday en- route home from an ex-
tended tour of the northern part Of
the United States. The party was In a
special train of six cars.
The junkcting tour began August
nth. when they LEFT New York city.
on a tour OF the northwest and south
west. one Of the most complete tours
Of the country ever made. When the
I special train arrives in New York city
next Sunday, the party will have
J travelled over 1875 miles. and through
twenty-one states.
John Il. Creighton. secretary Of the
Brooklyn league; V. V. Beard, repre-
senting the New York Central railway,
and n. -. Messick, representative Of
the Pullman company. were in charge
Of the train. Among the most prom
inent persons on board the special
train were the following:
Edward II. Wilson, assist9nt COR
poration counsel. City of New York;
w. v. b.. Bennett, refol m Supervisor
during the McKane troubles; Colonel
George A. Price, of the Balch-Price
Manufacturing company; Michael
Furst. attorney, and David +. Butcher,
banker.
"The purpose OF our trip is to gain
Ideas which can be used for the bet
torment and Improvement Of Brook
lyn." remarked Secretary Creighton To
a local business man yesterday.
After leaving New York city the
special train made stops at Buffalo,
Cleveland, Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
Fargo, n. D., Yellowstone
Park, Wyn., Spokane. Seattle, Port
land. ore, San Francisco, a Jose,
Santa cruz, Monterey. Los Angeles
Riverside, san Bcrnardino, Redlands
and the Grand Canyon. Leaving the
a stop Of several hour was
made at Laguna, TO visit h pueblo
there.
According to Michael Furst. the
Brooklyn attorney. the northwest
shows u~nmistakable signs OF a great
Commercial awakening, not TO be found
In any other part Of The United States.
He said:
seattle. Tacoma. Portland and the
other large cities are building NJ
wonderfully and the same condition "
TO be found all along the Pacific
coast. san Francisco Is recovering
from the holocaust. and Los
IN. | believe. the most beauti-
ful place In the couatry.
"The Grand Canyon Is the most stu
.pendous thing to be found I'm Amer
our party simply went into
ecstasies over It's wonderful cqloring, |
and ouf stay there was only too brief.
Colonel George A. Price. the Brook
manufacturer Of furs, has de-
veloped a great admiration for the
Yellowstone park In Wyoming, where
party %soiourned five days among
geysers and hig trees.
Before reaching Albuquerque the
party spent an hou az the pueblo OF
inspecting the pueblo and It's
picturesque people. A brief stop was
made at Isleta. the train arriving here
Al 45 o'clock.
During the hour hat the Brooklyn
men and their families were
n Albunuerque they visited the busi-
ness district. Old Town. he curio
and the Aivarado. taking ain
icr there.
Tho special will be Ia Colorado
today. making stops at Cripple
'reek. Denver, Kansas city. St Louis
and Niagara Falls IN the way back 60
which they Will reach
sunday morning.