Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-26

to New Mexico through the construc-
ton of government projects and
through private enterprise has result
ed in the settlement of a very large
portion of our non-irrigated area ano
the three influences combined have
almost doubled our population within
the short period of the past six years.
For a very large measure of these
benefits we nave to thank the direct
and the far greater indirect influence
of the National Irrigation congresa
since to this great organization must
be given a large share of the credit
for forming the public sentiment anu
shaping the national thought until
they took form in the reclamation act
and in the attraction of the attention
Of the world TO the vast undeveloped
resources of semiarid America.
| Equally also. must credit be given to
! the influence of this organization in
arousing the rapidly rising wave Of
public sentiment for the more careful
guarding of our national resources,
| of forest and mine and flood.
| 1t is therefore, fitting that New
Mexico should have given her best
| thought and her hardest labor to prep
aration for the success of the six
| teenth session of this congress with
which the territory has been hUuU,ed.
| 1t is fitting that New Mexicans above
all others, should take the very keen
est interest in the proceedings of this
congress and join with the oTganiZa-
! ton in the further carrying out of its
! work
Thus far New Mexico has done her
| full duty in the matter of preparation
| for her guests. The people of Albu-
uuerque have come forward with the
| fine public spirit which has made this
the chief city of the territory and
| have given freely and without grudg-
| ing. of their money and time and eff
| fcrt In this they have been heartily
| backed and supported by all of New
| Mexico Funds for the makingsof the
exposition and exhibits for it have
been given on a broad and generous
scale and everywhere from Ration to
Las Cruces, and from Carlsbad to
Pennington, has been shown the
greatest enthusiasm for the success of
| this epoch making event in our in
| dustrial development
| The preparation has been very thor
ough The officers of the local organi
cation have worked hard and long, =,
| have private citizens, who have given
/ without stint of time money and ef-
fort. Probably never before has an
exposition of the magnitude of this
/ one been outlined and builded so sue
| cessfulIy in so short a time. Certain
| " no former congress has been given
| suchN wide and effective publicity; a
publicity of untold value not only to
] the congress. but to New Mexico and
| the whole southwest The success OF
congress is assured and the success
! of the exposition is equally certai..-
The present prospect is that the at
| tendance OF delegates at the congru...
will surpass the record at Sacras
mento. q year ago. The prospect is
| that Albuquerque will be called upon
/ to entertain a very large number of
visitors who viii come from every see
| ton of the nation of the civilized
world The work of prepare
! ton for the entertainment and
comfort Of this army has been care
| fully made. The work of preparat.s
has been completed.
It now remains for us to do our
! duty as hosts and In this Albuquerque
needs the aid of every citizen of New
| Mexico. The entertainment should not
be left TO citizens of Albuquerque
alone but every resident of the relTr
tory who comes here should consider
himself equally responsible with the
| people of Albuquerque for the entei
| tainment of our guests. The last week
will be one of busy detail work We
may all do something to help it alo;-s.
| Every business house in Albuquerque
should wear its brightest decorations;
every house in Albuquerque shouu
show some evidence of welcome to
| the guests Let US put our shoulders
to the wheel now and make the cary
| ing through Of the congress and the
exposition as thorough and workman
Ike and successful as TIE preparations
have been.-Albuquerq Journal