Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-28

IhomaS Is expected tonight. Gtnerdi
Bell Will remain a few days longer
and then return to Washington. Cap
tain Carr of the military committee,
said this morning that Genera Bell
had vo.ced himself well pleased with
the preparations that had been made
for the reception OF the troops. Vne
Luna park camp Is probably the best
arranged temporary military camp
ever made in the southwest. sanitary
sinks have been placed at Intervals
entirely around Luna park. Water
and electric lights have also been
placed conveniently for the soldiers.
Captain Carr said this morn .ng that
it was regretted that General bell
could not remain longer. but said that
there was some consolation in the fact
that General Thomas had promised to
stay during the congress and fair. The
Fort Logan troops Will remain in
camp until October 10.
Major Hearn.
Major Hearn, in command or the
regulars. is one of the ST army Of
ncers of the Department OF Colora-
! do. In r4ulns cut ~ sue uiiia 49, )
camp this morning in Captain Cars
panded his lungs, took a couple OF
long breaths of the purest ozone on
earth, shaded his eyes with his hand
while looking at the azure blue San
| dias. and expressed himself on Albu-
querque, the camp location and the
weather
Its ideal. isn't it 2" he said. THAT
air is certainly good to breathe. IL
| he Loft N
Saturday night, and cold and blowing.
Nine inches of snow covered the
ground. 1t was just like this only
different. 1 think that We will like
it all right
Major Hearn's headquarters will oe
| located near the corner of Luna and
New York avenues, just off the New
] York avenue street car line.
How to See the Camp.
The grounds can be reached by the
| New York avenue line easier thar
any other way. The car will stop al
Luna avenue. There are cement walks
the entire length of Luna avenue
J The regulars are on the east side and
the other troops are on the west. The
Roswell cadets are camped next tc
| New York avenue. The National
| guard comes next and the Agricul'
tural college cadets are on the ex'
treme south end. The cavalry camps
will be just north OF New York ave.
nue..
The cavalry is coming overland and
/ is expected to reach the city some
time this evening. There Will be two
| troops and a wagon train.
| Luna Boosters Here.
b. Knowles, a delegate from Luna
| county, is attracting attention with
a badge which says: First lrriga'
ton Congress, Deming, November z
| 1893" Other Luna county delegates
/ here today are q. A. Ament Ralph
| Ely, $. Lindaver, IL. Il. Burdick, New
/ ton Bolick, John Corbett, Jack Dia'
mond, J. ID. Jacobson. twenty-five
! more are expected to arrive tOmor'
/ row and Luna county in addition &c
! its big exhibit VIII be well represents
( ed by boosters.
Singers Arrive.
J The five singers who VIII partici'
pate in the coming Irrigation con
gress chorus arrived in the city thil
morning. They represent the Euter
: pean quartet of Los Angeles and are
as follows: Messrs. j l.. Dupuy, f
f. Nay, l.. Cinnamon, #. w. Wallace
and Leroy JepsOn. The vacancy in thu
quartet on occasions when Mr. Dupul
is singing 500 work is taken by Mr.
( Jepsou. Both are tenOrs. These five
men VIII aid in the singing of the "Ir'
| rigdtlon ode" on the opening Of tht
congress at Convention hall tomorrow
morning by the Irrigation Congress!
chorus Mr.. Dupuy was formerly Z
resident Of this city, having married
a Miss jerks of albuquerque som,
time ago.
Mexico city Excursion.
G. +. Berna, general agent for th'
| Mexican Central railway who is II
the city working up interest in tn,
y25 round trip excursion which Is &
be run from Albuquerque to the Cit
of Mexico, says that this the low
est rate ever proposed for this tril
and is probably the lowest rate tn
Mexican Central will ever offer.
The tickets go on sale October
and VIII remain on sale until the lOtl
OF the month. The return limit of tn
tickets is October 2S. Mr.. Berna sal
last night that If he could get seven
ty-fiye or a hunderd people to leay