Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06
ron THE WHOLE TERRITORY.

The fair 70 be held here this fan g.
20 be- a Territorial Fair. ia fact ~
well as IN name That has been d..
creed by the business men Of Albu.
puerque, who arc 10 put up the
'sinews Of war for the occasion
While the Amusement and sporting
features viii BE- given as much at
iention A. ever. u IL not 70 be- q local
fiesta. for the amusement and benefit
% the people OF this town and picin-
the products and az every
section OF New Mexico-and the
work Or carrying d the plans and
specifications that have been made hy
the architects ~ the affair has been
Int into the hands Of a man who can
bs relied upou TO do II 10 tho letter,
because he 'Is built that way He
has the necessary strength. mental and
physical, and IN az fuil ~ energy as
a live wire. A man able 10 accom-
president ~ tho Territorial University
during the last few years. can he re-
lied upon 10 give az a Territorial Fair
that wtll bring New Mexico before the
world In a now light, and one that
win prove an Inspiration ana q reye-
lstion to those who have supposed
that wa had nothing horc but sand
dunes aud caoti
nnt since the work S. one thar in-
tereetr the people ~ the whole ter
ritory. the people of uhc whole terri.
tory should lend a willing hand to
tho accomplishment ~ tho end IN
view. and this they ran best accom-
plish by bringing for exhibition tina
best products % their respective SER
tions, grains fruits, minerals. every
thing
Agricultural lands that can he made
20 produce good crops without lrriga-
tion are no longer to BE- had upon
every hand along our vast frontier.
and the current III the steadily mot-
ing tide Of immigration IS rapidly
turning toward these southwestern
territories Ne want 10 attract and
hold as much ~ fl rs wo can The
development Of our country depcnd.
upon our ability "a get and keep new
settlers Our millions 81 acres % now
IDLE lands. which in their present con-
diiion are hardly worth taxing can
be made fertile AS the Garden OF Eden
given the men and the energy. anl
the way TO get these 8 O. give tho
prospective settler. the home seeker
an ocular demonstration of what can
he done hy showing him what has
heen done-and the most successful
and convincing Way 10 whlch to DO
r. 20 set before him al tho Ter
riiorlal Fair the actual products o.
tIst sueh lands upon which tho labor
- reclamation has been expended ana
then prove 20 him from history ana
experience that the labor nceessary ia
our arid lands IS not ton per
cent of what our ancestors IN lhe sls'
and middle states had 60 cxpcud
in clearing their farms ~ timber
and Scarcely more thon 90 cosf ihe sot-
TIER m thc prairie statcs 10 break ana
conquer the sod
Back 60 the land Is ths cry oy
cryRhere There are thousands 81
men az his hour. seriously p0ndsriue
ihf problem OF how and where to ger
- piece ~ land. upon which 90 make
b homo Dr. O. large majority NJ eases
'he ampun of labor 90 be expended
.u bringing th, land under c"ailtstoY
is b secondary consideration Ths
object with The average msn r
low and whore o. ger "a portion III
NE carth's surface uat can he made
productive and De- aotlaly BIZ owr
'n the country ~ large there are mU
lions hungry f1r land fn N,W Mex
We have the iana equally hungry
The millions How to bs'nr tnl
and fhe millions together a4 thr
recent problem ana e proper e.l
Ion Involves rfsHfs ul sufficient Im-
'~ortanee and taife 90 mako Sow
Mexico ono w thc greatest ana most
inpul.us states 0f Ns an. ricsn
inion and e. vertaals empire within
telf
a sepdly rrrros ntat.Hu nf tha.
millions VIII come from abroad O. Oh. |
tafial Fair Next September. fo I.
.atsff thems-frfs frnm th- character
q fhe products an exhibition whtfh.-
Mtaice s th. flae. m which fhe
20 make fheir humr- ft noe r.
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