Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-21
CORDIAL WELCOME
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Boosters We're Given Consider
alton at Every Stop and
Have only Praise
for the Towns
Visited.

With a final burst OF speed, the
Second Annual Albuquerque Trade
Excursion train rounded the loop of
the Santa Fe Central and Santa Fe
at Kennedy ana bowlcd into the city
last night on schedule time, after
most strenuous five days trip.
Owing to the fact that Train Man
ager Nose Stern got his wires cross
ed at Estancia yesterday afternoon,
when the excursion was two hours
behind schedule time it was an
nounced that the boosters would not
get in until 10 o'clock, and conse-
quently only a small crowd was at the
Depot to meet them. But undaunt-
ed by their chilly reception at home,
they formed in line and marched
down Central avenue, with shoulders
thrown back and heads erect. to
quickstep time by the Learnard &
Lindemann boy band.
The music announced that the
boosters were home and while the
line of march led to the CONNER
cial club, where reception had
been prepared. only a few of them
reached the club They either de-
serted to run home to their families
or were yanked out of line by chill
urcn, wives or sweethearts The
band however, reached the club, and
there dispursed. There were many
warm receptions in homes but the
affair at the club was not largely at
tended by the boosters themselves.
All, however are Of one mind
about the pleasure and benefits of the
trip. The Albuquerque Way will be
sung in every hamlet, town and city
visited for many moons to come, and
every booster is warm in praise of
the cordial manner in which they
were continually received. The ben
eft Albuquerque will receive as a re-
suit of the trip cannot be reckoned
in dollars and cents. 1t was "A get
acquainted" excursion, and in this it
was a success. 1t also showed the
warm feeling the people of the
southern part of the territory have
for the business interests of the me-
tropols. A most friendly relation
was established between the business
interests of El Paso and Albuquer-
que.
There was no hitch in any of the
plans and nothing happened to mar
the pleasure of the excursion. Ev-
cry booster left Albuquerque in
joyous spirit and they left every
place visited infested with the same
spirit.
At Los Lunas a carriage was in
waiting at the depot and conveyed
Governor Curry. J. A Weinman and
some other of the heavyweights to
the town, which is about a half mile
away. The band played the first
piece of band music that had been
heard in Los Lunas in many years
and Walter Connell of the firm of
Huning &c Connell passed around the
cigars.
A warm reception awaited the
boosters at Belen. The big stores
were visited and there was a banquet
at the Belen Commercial club.
Magdalena gave the biggest blow
out of any of the smaller towns. The
school children and the teachers, and
every man, woman and child in the
place turned out to meet the visit
ors at a reception held at the town
hall. 1t was there that the boosters
acquired the famous brown bear,
"Alice." The excursionists were in
where miners and cattlemen from 200
miles around buy their annual sup
plies.
The Gem City people proved royal
entertainers on the evening of the
first day out. The women took an
active part in the festivities. The
second day was a succession of warm
greetings. and the fourth day and the
fifth We're the same. At each place
the same hospitality was met with.
The entertainment at El Paso was so
elaborate and royal that the boost
ers cannot find words to express their
feelings of gratitude. on the home
ward march there followed another
succession OF receptions and enter
tainments. Owing TO a delay Of an
hour and a half at Silver City, made
by the management Of the train un-
known TO the boosters, the excursion
arrived at Mountainair yesterday
morning two hours behind the sched-
ule. Then the Ozone City people
would not permit a half hour stop,
so the boosters remained for an hour
and drank coffee ana ate home made