Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-19
WILL
MAKE EASY WORK
OF CONGRESS
TWlTCHELL SAYS CITY
HAS AMPLE FACILITIES
An Annoy Convention Hall
Would Be Ideal for Occasion.
How Congress viii Put the
WORKING Machinery in Order,

Colonel Ralph +. Twitchell, Of Las
Vegas. through whose efforts Albu-
guerque landed the sixtecath National
Irrigation congress. arrived IN Aibu-
querque yesterday and spent the day
f here on bus ness. C8leHet TgiteheiI is
Just az enthusiastic about the Irriga-
ton congress now as ne was the day
he made the speech whizh carried
the convention. and he doesn't hesi-
tate to say SO. He says it viii Ice the
biggest thing for Albuquerque AMI for
the TERRITORY OF New Mexieo hat could
happen. barring ~,ateoesi ant lie be-
lieves the whole territory Is going n
get together on one big movement 10
get every BIT OF advertising and de-
Veiopment and benefit out uf the con-
gress that is 70 be had.
Il % not ave to cell YOU Of the
congress Al Sacramento or rur fght
to get II" said Colonel Twitchelt
That has been told ny several OF toe
New Mexico men who helped get II
and let me say that the New Mexico
delegates did hard and effective aud
brilliant work for this congress. tVeTA
one II them. There sre some of inc
inside workings that hats net been
told. some of the opposition we had
30 meet that has not been described
but that Il all over now and can well
be forgotten.
There Is Just one taing now that
is worth considering of talking about.
That IS the making II this coming
congress the biggest ari most effect
I've Of them an in order that Nfw
Mexico may reap the full benefit u
bringing the congress to Albuuuef-
cue. As to handling the delegates. al
MW.A A-FEar#m fhaaa aHHHN Aa FHNNnH
sixteen hundred pf them. Albuquerque
will not have the slightest trouhie.
All that will be necessary viii ne for
the private houses o. Abuquerque
with spare rooms To- open them 10 the
visitors. then with a VIII organized
information bureau aud n listing If
the rooms available here will hc no
trouble at an in caring for all VINO
come. A. To- feeding the multitude,
with the AivHTado hotel and tte seV-
eral first class restaurants AMI eating
houses. there viii b. not the slight
est trouble. Albuquerque has better
hotel facilities right today thtn Sue
rameHto hat aud In spite OF the cnor-
mo ~ attendance there. IN entcrtain-
alrnt was smaoth "a easy.
As to Ga ilities for caring for the
.Faslness 81 he congress-. mis- city will
have no trouble. II yoIr ArmarN-
Canventi3a hall plan is put through.
and q shn I'd be pn; through at once
the ~conVe0liOn haH VIII DE- Wali SET
tied. WITH your EtkS' building and
.y1ur Coumuirial club an iwWntli1icly
adjacent 90 the proposed convention
hall. you viii have better committee
room facilities han Sacramento
dreamed If having.
II believe that the Albuquerque
congress can be and viii be- made the
greatest from a working standpoint
IN the history of tins great urgauiza-
ffRn WfHe AwhaaFfa from nFhgF states !
: knuvs viii BE- large aud The p 'uAinE
81 them will be a Crubitm. although L
believe 30 can he solved without great
expense. There remain from the Sac-
ramputa conGresS som $4,000 in tro-
PIXIES. silver vases. loving cups. medals
and tablets. which are souu tu h. sept
from Sacramento on a tour of the
east. These trophies, which make a
magnificent display. viii first be shown
the Chicago Press club. Thence
they viii go to Detroit omaha. cleve-
Buffalo. New York. Boston Phtl- I
adelphia and back through he south, !
arriving in Albuuuerquc iU August D.
neN year In this way The CongrtSs
viii deceive the luH-t valuable aslveF-
ti~fHg ara 5n tie c.1umtfv where IL Will
be OF greatest benefit 10 us.
"Ncw Mexico. 1 know. Is ready 10
take hold Of this congress with both
hands. not Albuquerque alone. but
every section and particularly every
irrigated section The congress VIII
money. but il will moi be as heavy
expense as many people seem 10
anticipate. and there VIII be ahso-
iutely Uo trouble In realizing All funds
for Ii D. not the Intention
20 go into any future congress an the
scale which Sacramento lid. II Is
realized that while the Sacramento
was a great success yet 90
carry q on on such a magnificent
scale would presently leave the con-
grpss possible only fDr great cities,
which would mean the end ~ It's use
fulress n- a praCural working organi-
z8tion
The sub-commlttee 81 the cxecu-
live committee. including President
OF Colorado u Secretary
8f Arizona viii probably BE-
In Albuquerque during the territorial
fair when the board ~ control the
working force Of the congress. VIII o.
organized This usually includes prom
men from the state or territory
and a majority of members from the
,lty where the congress Is To hc held. b.
With This BOARD organized and al :
the details 10 the congress Wlll
work themselves into shape smo~
and quickly. and Albuquerque and The
territory win quickly begin 40 realize .
he results.
~lt seems 20 me that Albuquerque
anuot do a wiser thing D q proceed
NH |AN y hNN NAAN .HA+AN ~ AHLHA W. H"NH
,rmery nn the basis of making q Cnn-
han of it When need arises
This b. cur Intention in Las Vegas
where wH have Ca similar a|ppropria-
som from the territory. and I am
fhg adiutant generals anicr WIFI
D. quick tu Cooperate with d put~t
.utafprlse e this uafur whlch means
10 much to this CITY. Albuque rQuc al
eads has a reputation as a cnmFeu-
CITY 4 yeaf asa you held = con-
uIiuu 90 WOOL here. There
we're more than four hundred dele
.ate-. see sea didn't know the con-
.eufian was In town SD far as your
.utel facilities were concerned. The
ArmorY- Convention hau
would give you absolutely
|aaauate tarlittes Tor any convention i
nd a success With the Irrigation COM 4
ntss means other big conventions fnr !
city that NHl D. worth thousands
dollars directly and untold indie n
benefit to this CiC @ the ter
tory" b
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