Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-07
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
SHOWS INTEREST
WdShlngtonidns are Securing Full
Information Regarding Work of
Sixteenth CongreSS--O Officials
Applaud New Mex
lCO'S Efforts.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 7.-Spe-
cial) Governor Curry and the en-
thusiastic delegation of New Mexlcans
have spent much of their time during
the past two days in working for the
next National Irrigation congress
which will meet in Albuquerque tnis
fall
AS a result of their efforts prom
ises have been secured from the war
department, the navy department and
the postoffice department for extern
sive exhibits for the big congress.
Colonel w. $. Hopewell, president
of the board of control. who reached
Washington day before yesterday
started the active campaign for the
Irrigation congress Colonel Hope
well has worked indefatga0ly for the
interests of the big congress with the
result that much has been accom-
plished. He has extended invitations
to many of the leading men in WASH
ington at present and large number
OF them will attend the congress and
incidentally make their first trip to
New Mexico.
The exhibit which the postoffice de-
partment contemplates making at AL
buquerque during the congress will
excel anything of the kind ever seen
In the southwest and will be among
the most unique exhibits at the con-
gress.
Forestry Bureau Aids
Colonel Hopewell and the New Mex
leo delegates called at the bureau of
forestry today and Chief Pinchot has
promised that his bureau will join
! with the New Mexicans to make the
congress a success.
This bureau will have an extensive
exhibit and Chief Pinchot will be in
personal charge of 1t together with
several other prominent members of
the bureau.
The war department and the navy
department will send detachments of
men and in addition will have inter-
esting historic exhibits never before
sent to the southwest.
II there was any doubt in the minds
of Washington people that New Mex
leo was sleeping, they have been sud-
denly dispeled. The New Mexicans
have effectually awakened interest in
that section of the southwest and have
given the territory more advertising
| Dt the right KIM lldl II tNtl S'NH4 NN
in its history before.
A large quantity of literature has
| been distributed and every member
of congress and the heads of dozens
| of departments have been interviewed
| A number of other departments VIII
vet be induced to send exhibits 10
New Mexico for the congress. A
strong effort is being made to secure
an extensive exhibit from the reclama-
ton bureau and to get as many mem
bers of that branch of the government
service to visit New Mexico as pos
| sible.
Roosevelt Interested
Even the sacred precincts of the
| White House have been invaded by
| the lively westerners and the presi-
dent is taking a keen interest in the
big congress and the territory that Is
determined TO do things-statehood or
no statehood.
4 prominent Washington official to-
day said:
"New Mexico has at last hit upon
the proper solution Of the statehood
problem-pubicity It's delegates now
I'm Washington have done more TO
bring the territory to the attention Of
the east in the past few days than
anything attempted i'm the past, The
Irrigation congress, with the thou
sands Of people who will attend it,
will finish the good work. New Mex
leo will soon be a state for Il is now
working along the right lines"