Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-29


planning upon that score, but we are
Union today have much less popula-
ton and wealth than the territory of
New Mexico.
We welcome you In the name OF all
those good citizens, and to use the
old Spanish saying; This is your
house''-"Esta es usted casa"
We welcome you to our homes. Not
only our men, but the ladies of New
Mexico will do everything they can to
make the visiting ladies welcome and
make this an enjoyable occasion.
We desire before you leave that
you visit other sections of New Mex
leo. We want you to visit our beau
tiful Pecos valley, where you will see
some of the great irrigation projects
in the course of operation. We want
you to visit the beautiful Mesilla val
ley where Is being erected what IS
known as thu Elephant Putta dam.
believe 1t will be one OF the largest
reservoirs in the world when COM
pleted. We want you to visit other
parts of our territory to see what we
are doing by irrigation. We want
you, not the least of all, to visit the
capital of New Mexico, the Oldest
city in the United States, where the
banner of civilization was first raj ed
in this country.
We want you to visit the homes of
our people to see what we are. and
we are perfectly satisfied that when
you return to your homes you Will
co n a.
men: "You have been depriving
those people of the rights to which
they are entitled" and those senators
and representatives will not dare to
go back to Congress and vote against
giving us the rights that we think
we are entitled to, when you tell what
we have both as to citizenship and as
to soil and as to water.
l would not detaln you longer.
Especially do we want 10 welcome our
farm delegates and visitors. Our re-
lations with the South American re-
publics are being cemented more and
more every day. Especially are our
relations with our sister republic most
pleasant, and / think / voice the sem
timent of every man, woman and
child in New Mexico that if we dis
criminiate in any way in receiving
and entertaining our visitors IT will
be in favor of our foreign visitors and
delegates. (Applause).
Ladies and gentlemen, with all due
credit TO Albuquerque and to its dis
tinguished mayor, we want to say
that this is not only an Albuquerque
affair, but il IS New Mexico af-
fair. All Of New Mexico stands here
and wants TO do everything possible
to make your visit amongst US a
pleasant one. thank you. CAP
plause).
The principal address of the morn
ing was aoy delivered by President
Frank c. Goudy, who in his response
To the welcoming p,eches of May 1I
Lester and Governor Curry outlin
the work of the cong e-s. f.l.ci-
tated the citizens of New Mexico upon
the thOrOughness of the prepa alton.
they had made for the entertainment
of the congress and forecastcd the
immediate admission of the teIritOri {
of New Mexico and Arizona to tht
Union Of American states.
When Mr.. Goudy had closed his ad-
Al'~s anu III a III IAAhHI lleAA u F7.'A'
he announced the reading of a mes
sage from the president of the United
States by the s.crctary II the con-
gress. The message, which follows
was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause which broke into decided up.
roar when the postscript expressing
the hope that he might be permitte
this winter TO s'gn enabling acts fol
the adm ission Of New Mexico and Arr
zona as states was reached. The
message follows:
White House, Washington.
To the Irrigation congress, which
Is to assemble at Albuquerque In
September for the 10th time, l SEM
greetings and congratulations upoT
the well deserved and widespread
public interest in the meeting OF thii
congress. and in the cause which (
represents. Irrigation, as one OF thu
lines OF conservation and develop.
ment OF the natural resources of tht
nation, is more and more appreciat.