Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-29

From Santa Fe



Santa Zee, N. NJ, Jan. 2S.-ThcS
were discussing Rev. +. Mcqueen
Gray's plan to establish a national
university for women in New Mexico
ITS a beautiful dream said q
politician whose tendency Is TO be e
tremely practical, but it's all a
dream"
well said another politician who
is considered quite practical himself,
ITS a fact, ] guess. that beautiful
dreams sometimes come true. Did
you ever hear about the man who
drew a draft on the sultan of Turkey ?"
No II had ever heard of the man
who drew on the Sultan.
"A chap went into a bank one day
and cOnfldod to the cashier that ne
had to nave $4,000 quick. He had
no security ana no friends who would
endorse for $4,000. He was in an
awful fix. He wanted to know what
to do The cashier was a iovial soul.
He suggested that the worried one
draw a draft on the Sultan OF Tur-
key.
"Tho worried man thought about it
a minute. I'm just do that, he said.
and he did. lie drew a draft for $1O,-
600 on the Sultan Of Turkey and sent
II on It's way. The draft went to
Barron Brothers and Barron Brothers
sent It on TO the Sick man. When
the draft was presented to the Sultan
he sat up ana looked sour.
Who Is II from, he demanded Of
the secretary Of the eXchequcr.
1t is from Barron Brothers, your
serene highncss,' said the secretary.
"Now 1t SO happened hat the sui
tan was negotiating a loan IF about
seventeen million p%iastres with Bar
ron Brothers and ne was a little un-
easy about the oucomc.
Better pay It, gruntod his serene
majesty and so it happened that in
u few days back came the $4,000 to
the worried citizen. Now don't say
all beautiful dreams work out this
way, but you never car tell
Frank n Page. United States com
missioner at Buchanan, Guadalupe
county, blow into Santa Re Tuesday
evening and before he had been in
an hour he had everybody in
sound of his voice In a hurry to To-
cate a homestead around Buchanan,
buy an irrigated orchard near
dc Luna. Mr.. Page hasn't
q loud voice, but it Is penetrating and
persuasive ana he had the goods with
him In the shape Of a grip fun Of APP
pies, great yellow beauties. which he
brought over to show the statesmen, |
The statsman not only looked. but
they ate. MIR Page Is a pioneer. lie
planted a small orchard ut Puerto de
eighteen years ago, when that
yiilagc was about the only settlement
N what IS now Guadalupe county and
When an New Mexico east of the
was one vast cattle range
since he planted that orchard
Mr.. Page, although he has lived much
pf the time in Texas. has been talk
ing New Mexico lie has never stopped
ma he says ne never viii because II
IS his firm conviction that there Is
lo land under the sun of such trc-
ncndous possibilities He has an ir-
orchard at Puerto de Luna
low. where ne is experimenting with
'ancy apples. and "a dry farm near
Buchanan, whore he Is conducting a
demonstration of how to grow kaffir
'orn and the sorghums without irri-
ana is prov ing remarkably sue
.cssfuI with both places.
n discovered New Mexico nearly
wcnty years ago. said Mr.. Page,
but for a long time ! couldn't get
my one TO believe In it. ] was in
same Fix as Columbus when he
vent back after his first trip across
hc pond. Nobody would believe Il
there. hut we have been dis
.overod now, am right, and our east
IN country is filling up with people