Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-25
IS WAKING
TO IMPORTANCE
Of CONGRESS
PHOENIX PREPARING TO
SEND BIG EXHIBIT
El Pa8o Chamber of Com
merce Urged to Send Six
Carloads of Delegates to the
Albuquerque Gathering,


in all agricultural districts in the Ir-
rigatiou congress. is shown in the fol-
lowing from the Arizona Republican.
published at Phoenix:
Representative Of the Mrsa city
chamber III commerce. the Tempe
board Of trade and the Phoenix board
Of trade. met yesterday in the office
OF the Phoenix board. ana perfected a
working organization OF the joint COM
mittee appointed by these bodies 10
prepare a Maricopa county exhibit for
the Interstate exposition az Albuquer-
que. Dr. j q. Norton was elected
chairman. George W Cowgirl secrs-
tary. and Charles Korrick treasurer
subcommittee were appointed as fol-
lows
Finanee-W. f. Gcach. chairman:
Or. r f. Palmer. Charles Korrick. j.
" Hagerlund.
Exhibits-charles F. Jones. chair
man Thee. Dickinson, DR. j. ". Foss.
George W. Cowgirl
Publicity n George w. Cowgirl,
chairman. Charles +. Jones. Charles
Mullen.
To inspire enthusiasm and start the
fashion of preparing to attend the ex-
position in person il was decided to
start a list OF names Of Those who
would arrange their affairs To go and
give their promise 10 do So now and
the following named head of the list:
} r. Cook, Or. j. G.. Norton. Charles
korrick, " T. Coach. Dr.. Palmer.
The committee plans the raising %
$3.50 for the expenses of the exhibit n
and Il is believed that with the CO.
operation of the people i'm furnishing
the exhibits q very good showing "a
be made Tor that money. 1t is re-
auested that every farmer. garden
or other person who hats anything that
can be- utilized as a creditable exhi1lt
VIII cooperate with the subcommit-
lee ON exhibits. They may leave sv-
hlbitS with the secretary of any one Of
the three commercial organizations. at
their convenience. The committee de-
slres the fact emphasized tina it can
do little without help. 1t must have
exhibits and lots Of them or it can do
nothing II win require mainly dry
Exhibits for use at Albuquerque. such
things as onions, squashes. pumpkins.
grains, seeds of an kinds. cotton. ra-
mile corn and "a score Of things there
i- mo- need Tor mentioning here. Green
goods viii be hard to handle. ana il is
noe intended TO TAX along glass jar
exhibits in any quantity FOR the reason
that they are hard to handle and are
likely 10 be ruined. However, every
thing possible. both green and dry. Is
wanted by the three boards. and such
things as can not be shipped can be
preserved and Kept on display here.
That is equally as important for dur
ing the exposition excursions are to
Do run from albuquerque to this val
i.y. ANA IL is just as desirable to have
good displays for the visitors here as
IL IS 10 have them in Albuquerque. The
adler can see the reason for the m
phatlc request Of the citizens generally
TO bring in anything and everything
they have that they can spare, that is
suitable for display here or anywhere
else.
And in request Of the dry displays.
pumpkins, squashes. corn or anything
else. b. is hoped the samples brought
viii not be stingy. Two or three hun
dred big fine pumpkins could be util-
ized and TO get them il viii probably
Dee necessary TO ask for a thousand.
An effort viii be made to secure the
loan OF 500 ostrich egg shells, If 50
many can be- found on the ostrich
farms of the valley. and big cases of
piumage are also desired. In fact.
they must be had IL his industry is
10 be presented as it ought 20 be.
A special exhibit that Mr.. Jones. OF
Mesa. IS going 20 try and make or
have made, viii be a salt river valley
farm. intensively cultivated. This is
not a picture. but the real thing.
though IL viii be a model only ue
proposes to lay out this farm with q
few inches OF soil on top Of a big box
ON caStors This little farm he viii
ditch in model irrigation style lev1t-
ing a field a couple OF feet sQutre q
barley. an onion bed Vi foot SOUR e. .
lettuce patch somewhere else. etc a.
showing as nearly as possible all ~
valley crops in a small area. growing
In valley soil The seed VIII be- plari-
"a in time SO the crops win just Dc
coming up nicely when the exposition
opens
Another thing. The committees
want ideas They don't know it AN.
and know tina they don't know ir all
They want anybody who can make q
suggestion % DO so. Tell il "a ar
Jones. DR.. Norton. Mr.. Cowgirl OF any
of the comuitteemeu and do It now.
IS month from now win De- too late.
Thr committee is ready f1r business
aud wants aI SORTS uf cooperation
from brains tn -rutubagas.
Ralph r. TwitehtlL secretary % the
board of control 90 the congress-. is
expected .n Phoenix next Monday to
confer Nifh tho valley representative
u respect 30 their exhibit.
II PASO BUSINESS MEN
Urged To GFT BUSY