Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-04-06
SIDE 7R|PSDUR|NG
IRRIGATION MEET
To City of Mexico
and Back for
EXCURSION TO SANTA FE
Thousands of Delegates and
Visitors to Territory to Be
Well Entertained.

From Albuquerque to the City OF
Mexico and back for twenty-five dol.
lars IS one of a number of side trips
planned for the benefit of the dele
gates and visitors to the Duke City
during the Sixteenth National lrriga.
tiOn Congress and Interstate lndustri-
al Exposition September Goth to Oc.
tober Bird. Excursions will also be
made to Santa Fe, to the Pecos valley,
to the site of the Elephant Butte irri-
cation project in New Mexico and to
the Roosevelt dam in Arizona.
The foregoing was announced yes,
terday by Colonel Ralph f. Twitchell
of Las Vegas, chairman of the board
of control, while in the city en- route
to Albuquerque. He stopped off here
between trains to attend to some mat
ters pertaining to the big national
convention which is already advertis-
ing New Mexico far and wide through
the publicity accorded it by the press
Of the country
Mr. Twitchell conceived the idea of
the low rate trip to Mexico as an
incentive to bring others to the con-
vention not strictly accredited dele
gates. Practically all of tne railroads
in the country will make special
reduced fare to and from Albuquer-
que owing to the National Irrigation
Congress and Interstate Industrial
Exposition which will prove an at
traction to the travelling public gen.
orally by giving people an opportuni-
ty of seeing this part of the continent
at comparatively little expense. A
special train will be run from Albu.
querque to this city on one day dur
ing the convention but cheap rates
will be effective during the entire
week
No End Of Side Trips.
Albuquerque will have to be up
and doing to take care of the crowds, y
Mr.. Twitchell said. The indications
are that the sessions of the irrigation
congress there will positively be the
largest in the history Of the organiza-
tIon. 1t is going to be big task to
handle all Of the people and these
side trips have been arranged to
help relieve the congestion. At the
same time the visiting delegates,
many of whom will come from far off
states and even foreign countries,
will have chance not only Of seeing
Albuquerque but all of .le principal
cities of New Mexico not to mention
taking side trips into Arizona and
Mexico.
New Mexico has already received
an incalculable amount of advertising
through the newspapers, magazines
and other periodicals of the country
owing to the approaching National
Irrigation Congress. The benefits
that will accrue from this publicity
that does not cost the people of the
territory q cent are already becoming
apparent. It will prove for one thing
a most potent factor in the statehood
fight and that means an increased pop
ulation. more industries and added
wealth. Hundreds upon hundreds of
people who are under the delusion
will be drawn here by the low rail.
road rates. They will see their mis-
take and doubtless many of them will
pitch in and help in the development
of the territory if they do not actu-
ally become permanent settlers
Mr.. Twitchell said that Salt Lake
City Is making a strong fight for the
next meeting of the National Irriga-
ton Congress and the Utah delegation
is coming on a special train accompa.
MED by Held's crack brass band of
100 pieces. Seattle, Washington and
st. Joseph, Missouri, have also begun
campaigning for the 1909 gathering
and will have large delegations on
hand to push their claims. The Alas
ka-Yukon-Seattle exposition will take
place at Seattle next year and st.
Joseph has magnificent 100000 con-
vention hall it wants to dedicate. Mr..
Twitchell has been invited to deliver
an address at the latter city on Tues.
day evening of next week on the sub
ject Of the work of the National IT.
rigation Congress.
Porto Rico will be represented at
the meeting in Albuquerque not only
with delegates but number OF ex-
hibits. It's legislature recently ap-
propriated $4,000 for the expenses OF
the delegates from the island and an
effort is now being made to raise
$4,000 more. Practically one-half of
the land in Porto Rico is semi-arid
and to be made productive will have
to be irrigated. That Is one of the
reasons why the people of the island