Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-30
Meeting Of the Commercial
Club on Thursday Night VIII
Determine Question of Great
est Importance.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
OF DIRECTORSLAST NIGHT
Col. R. {. TWitcheII of the
Santa Fe in ForcefuI Speech
Points Out to albuquerque
It's Neglected Opportunities,

Does Albuquerque want the mex
national irrigation congress?
Does Albuquerque propose to &c
after the next national irrigation con
gress at the great meeting to be held
in Sacramento in September?
is his city willing to undertake the
very considerable burden incurred by
the taking on of such a congress, in re-
turn for the enormous benefits to be
derived from having IL here, both d.
rect and indirect?
These are questions which are to be
put straight up TO the people of this
community at a public meeting to be
held in the Comemrcial club Thurs
day evening, August /, at 3 O'Clock,
when the advantages OF securing the
irrigation congress and the burdens
accompanying such an undertaking
will be put squarely before the meet
ing by men who know.
The call for the public meeting on
Thursday night was issued last night
by President G.. l.. Brooks, OF the
Commercial club, under instructions
from the directors, following a meet
ing of the board, at which Colonel X,
f.. Twitchell, of the Santa Fe railway,
and one of the executive committee of
the national irrigation congress, pre-
scented to the directors the tremen-
u0lS importance VI Il luil anu Nbili-
plete representation from this city at
the Sacramento congress. and in the
curse of a brilliant speech outlined
To the dozen business men present the
vast opportunities for the development
of the Rio Grande valley n Albu-
querque which this city has been for
years and is o overlooking.
The burden of Colonel Twitchell's
speech was not the irrigation con-
gress. although it bore directly on
that very important meeting. II was
rather on development; development
of the land, the tremendous opportun-
tiles for almost unlimited develop
ment at hand in the valley immedi-
ately adjacent to Albuquerque, and
the almost criminal neglect entailed in
allowing those opportunities to remain
longer unemployed.
II was, as President Brooks said to
Colonel Twitchell when thanking him
for his address, a speech that walked
things up and walked people up. It
set the directors of the club to think
ing along entirely new lines. and 1t
was the inspiration of the call for the
meeting which will decide whether or
not New Mexico shall make n big,
concerted effort to land the next ir-
rigation congress here.
In addition to the stimulus of his
speech, Colonel T%witchell gave What
amounted to practical assurance of
the assistance of all of the other
towns In New Mexico, and of the
whole territory In the effort to secure
the convention for Albuquerque, out
lining at the same time a comprehen-
sive plan for securing complete repre-
sentation n advertising for New
Mexico at the Sacramento congress,
which will be carried out whatever
program may be determined on as to
the stand Of the New Mexico delegates
toward the next convention.
Present at the meeting with Presi-
dent Brooks were Mayor Frank Nc
Kee. O. y. Marion. J. II. O'Rielly,
Wallace Hesselden, a. f. Walker, Sol
ONION Luna, f.. l.. Medler, Payson
Ripley, of the Santa Fe, and several
newspaper men, Considerable discus
sion followed Colonel Twitchell's ad-
dress and as a result IL was deter
mined to call a general meeting Of
the people Of Albuquerque. at which
il will be determined whether or not
New Mexico shall go after the next
congress. This meeting is for next
Thursday night, and every man i'm the
county who is Interested in this very
important matter is urged to be pres
ent The invitation is by no means a
local one. and invitations will be sent
TO representative men OF other cities
to be present. Colonel Twitchell has
already accepted an invitation to at
tend. and will be among those who
will address the meeting. Mr.. T.. u.
Ross. of the Bluewater irrigation
project. who had been expected to at
tend. wired that he was detained by
Important business. but he is expected
to be present at the meeting Thurs
daV night.