Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-16
albuquerque Commercial Or
ganizaton Endorses Move
ment to Make This City Great.
Textile Center,
COMMITTEE NAMED TO
ASSIST IN RAISING CASH
Movement for Western Inde-
pe0dence Sends Stampede Of
Eastern Buyers Alter Mag
daIena Wool,

After careful consideration the Al
buquerque Commercial club strongly
recommends TO the business men Of
Albuquerque the movement headed by
President Magnus Brown Of the Min
nesota Wool Growers association, to
make Albuquerque the great wooden
manufacturing center OF the west by
the leasing of the Rio Grande woolen
mills here.
AT q meeting held yesterday the
Commercial club passed a resolution
expressing entire faith in the encr-
prise and !hc ability 81 Mr. Brown
and his associates to carry it out
Prompt financial support to the
scheme is urged by the club, which
went further and appointed a colicit-
ing committee to assist Mr. Brown in
raieing the remainder Of The sum Of
$500 which is asked Of the New
Mexico people ana about half Of
which has already been assured.
The committee consists of d. A.
Macpherson, w. s. Hopewell, A. b.
MeGaffey isaac Barth, .. n. Marron
\. L. Walker Simon Stern. Harry
Lee. N J.. stern. j. a. Ilubbs and
David ;. RosenWald
The secretary OF the club has mail
cd the following letter to each mem
her OF the committee
Dear Sir--I wish to cali Your at
tention to the resolution passed by
the directors of the Commercial club
relative to the Proposition Of organ
izing company to operate a wooden
mill in this city. The resolution YOU
will find printed i'm the Saturday s-
sue of the Morning Journal A sub
scription by the people of Albuquer-
Que for small portion Of the cap
ital stock is necessary and you have
been appoinjeS = member of the
committee to solicit this subscriptions,
and are, therefore, requested to meet
at the office OF p. f. McCanna, in
the State National bank building on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. We
are not asking much and if you will
kindly be on hand promptly we hope
to get through with the work quickly
and not require a great deal of your
time Yours truly
r. J. NAYLON, Secretary
The Commercial club directors
looked into the matter carefully be-
fore taking action. They find that the
movement to make Albuquerque the
seat of war in the campaign Tor inde-
pendence by the western wool men
against the castern dealer and manu-
facturer is plrcGdy morally certain of
success. Backed by the united wool
growers of the Rocky Mountain re-
sion who are determined to read
Just market conditions so as to get
a fair price for their wool. the enter
prise has already SO far advanced that
the leasing Of the plant remains prac-
tically the only thing to be done to
put Albuquerque on the map as the
main textile manufacturing center oi
the whole west
No proposition for years has caused
such general enthusiasm among local
business men as this one. Albuquer-
que just at this time is rarely for
tunate In having a big wooden mill
Which can he made at once available
Tor such purpose as the western wool
men contemplate. The Cntei prise
means that new era for the wool
en- industry in the west will be dated
from this city. and one of the great
Ct revolts against trust domination
VIII have headquarters here \ fea-
ture Of the situation that must not be
overlooked is that while the plan will
give this city AN immense industry. II
VII also benefit vastly the WOODEN
growing industry of New Mexico, one
q its greatest assets.
When II is remembered that the
Wool growers associations of five big
western states, Minnesota Wisconsin.
wyoming. Colorado end New Mexico
are already committed 10 the project
some idea cf the ultimate scope maA
De- obtained. a. is Just about the big
Eest thing Albuquerque has handed
out TO her ON platter Tor many long
years and If we pass it up fer lack et
enthusiasm. cash enth usiasm. we don /
deserve 20 get another opportunity Tor
serts Years
The Iub fsf-olutiOu