Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-13

Last week tbs Santa ~ railroad
moved se,%enty-aight cars OF homie
seekers ana land huuters out of Kan-
sas city to the west and southwest.
Il is the greatest movement Of the
Kind even Carried hv 4 western rail-
road In a similar ueriad'
This is. the surprising statement
made by c. l.. Seagraves, immigration
commissioners Of the Santa re system
who was In Albuquerque Yesterday for
4 day, returning to Chicago from a
brief western business trip
The migration of land hunters to
the west and southwest this season
has never been |equalled before IN the
history Of the country said Mr. Sem
graves, Il have seen many Of the
great land PUSHES for which the wost-
efn United States is famous. hut there
has never been anything like this
present movements The desire for
land seems 70 be spreading like an
epidemic and the flood IS growing all
the time. our business this season Is
already double tina of last year. which
was also a rccord-breaktr. II begins
to appear that the migration has lust
H
begun
This Immigration Is being scatter
ed an over the territory along our
lines in Oklahoma, in Texas. in Kan
sas. ia Colorado and the tcrritorlrs,
ana Now Mexico IS getting her share.
There is q heavy movement OF settlers
to the Peeos valley and every two
weeks three cars Of land buyers arrive
Lea Im tf.rl. 4H.Ltl. La.. $500. 4
from one to two cars arrive at French
to look over the lands being sold
there.
"tt Is a notable fact. however, that
Few or the people we SEND out are
coming to the Central Rio Grande vail
ley, aud the condition is n that the
people of Albuquerque could we'll ar
ford TO 20 into. Advertising is ali
wen enough. A%lbuauerqne N well
advertised. But it requires more than
advertising to get immigration. Al
vertising must be followed up. IT is
necessary 10 have a man on thu
ground where the land hunters are to
be found, q man who can direct them
to this or any other section where
land buyers are desired. The bust
ness men of Albuquerque. particularly /
real estate men, could well afford /
10 finance a movement which would
'esult IN having q man to look after
The interests of this section ana the
lime to do it is now. This is the high
Tide of southwestern immigration.
ind it behooves your people here to
AXE advantage Of lt
ITO those Of ms who are I'm close
with fha Inn ltrra ft.t, ,.,,t.w4..4
he need of representatives. TO look
lftcr the interests OF each section are
more apparent than 10 the average
We are able TO see the strong
competition for homescekcrs pat up
by Washington ana oregon ana the
northwest. by the Texas land
%.ompanies. by Colorado and Kansas.
md an of the other sections where
desirable lands are to be had. II Is
Kind of competition that must be-
N one hopes to get results
'rhe future of NcW Mexico has
seemed brighter to as than
light now. For years and years tho :
Fe spent thousands of dollars
nd distributed tons of literature In
TO direct immigration toward ,
territory II would not come A I,
rejudice had been firmly established ,
% the minds of the people. am UNI :
lst prejudice. but u Was sim there =
his prejudice has 40 last been over
ome The truth about New Mexico \
becoming known II only requires
le truth "a overcome the prejudice
We have received more inquiries
bout New Mexico during the past
Ntlvo months than during the pre-