Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-07
SECTION TWO.

a few words IN 1urtnef
Of same. l had the pleasure of meet
ing at this resort recently DR.. Shor-
tel and Messrs. Frank Strong, Arthur
Everitt, Al. Frost, j. /. Clark, o.. A.
Matson, r.. Il. Putney, Mrs. Amado
ChaVes and Others. These friends OF
the Pecus valley will corroborate my
statement, that at Windsor, one finds
the most picturesque, healthsome,
wholesome and gamiest part OF the
national Pecos forest reserve. Should
this proposition fan through, this
tract of one hundred and sixty-one
acres will fall, into private hands n
become a private reserve, which j con-
slider would be a calamity to hat
section and TO this city. For six years
| visited the Adirondack mountains OF
New York state nj was driven out
Of same by Posted" Keep out,
mo Fishing signs. j have m
ed and fished in Colorado. Canda, Cali
%ifornia, Maine, Nova Scotia n else
where and Nas headed this summer
for the Big Horn mountains OF Wy
oming, when through the advice of
Mr.. Charles II, Leavell of III Paso, /
ventured into the Pecos forest reserve.
! was unable 20 get any Information
or advertising matter concerning this
Pecos valley and the resorts in II, or
indeed concerning any other resorts
hat YOU may have In New Mexico.
on the other hand my desk vas lit
tered up with alluring circulars COW
ering Colorado, California, Wyoming,
Canada and many other places High
| er Up No effort Is evidently made to
develop your splendid state, or draw
visitors here, outside of a casual stop
off. My friends laughed at me for
going to New Mexico, and said
would encounter heat, rattlesnakes
.. 49,. 49, ~ uNaxngN uanAO
thousands OF people TO all tho well
known resorts OF Colorado. This
| summer travel none is good money
| and / should think IL would be n good
/ business proposition TO go after II. L
saw last summer in Europe, not only
whole communities, but prosperous
nations, whose golden river OF cease
less flow was the tourist money.
Your city, as well as Santa Re, and
the Santa Pc railroad, would be vast
" benefited by developing the nat
urai of the upper Pecos,
some thirty miles long. We OF the
lowlands and hat means three-fourths
of the United states, hunger for n
mountains. Familiarity with these
God-given forest-clad hills. has pren
indifference in many OF you. In Gal-
weston, a few enterprlsing men have
the same difficulty in making IA Cit
liens see what an asset Is their Won
derful thirty mile long beach. IN All
my travels. have found no more
beautiful spot than this upper val
ley of the Pecos river; no place or bet
ter air. better fishing, better noun
tain rides, purer water, finer forests.
with a crispy sunshine that IL al
WAYS welcome and never not. the
Mace has absolutely no drawbacks ex-
capt the lack OF entertalnnent Ia
| %cilities. No snakes. nj flies. no bugs.
! no posted signs. no fees. during me
month / spent there, h only possipio
drawback was the frequent
storms, which necessitated the carry
inc OF rubber hats and coats on long
trims bv horseback. Thomas
az the forest service, has his station
one mile from Windsors. He Is an
enthusiastic and efficient etfAer ana
is doing wonders TO preserve ana d.
velop the forests and game In mat
section. / had q letter OF INTRODUCE
4 ton 10 him from Mr.. Graves, chier
nf the forest service and being some
what OF a volunteer forest crank, L
viewed MIR. Stewards guardianship
critically. especially as compared
with the forestry work | examined III
! Germany and Australia last sum
mer. The I'll Paso club mas O. forty
acre tract near Windsors, OUTSIDE OF
this. there fs very little OF the forest
| hIIAhtGtA ONift4H fffk
tract is let fall into private hands, It
will be impossible 20 get another
tract like IL IN the valley. The val
lev Ranch company" ave a choice
piece of property some twenty miles
down the river, but same Is not in
timber. only low hills cedar covered
Windsors and this are the only two
, resorts in the valley. The govern
I ment Is doing a great work In pre-
| q erving to future generations, this
| "a 'eatest asset of the national do
\ milin. Once destroy the forests on tho
| Grlnite mountains and II is goodbye
| TO health, climate and the mother
| brea st that sends life and fertility
| dawn the Pecos and Rio Grande to
| our five million population in Texas.
/ IL seems strange 20 me that the bus-
| mess men of Santa Fe and Albuquer-
/ oue have never tried 10 devalop the
wonderful resources, as q resort, or
| this Pecos valley. 1t Is an uncut
| diamond and one worthy to adron the
banner of your state. To purchase
/ the Windsor resort will only take n
/ small sum of money. some ten thou
sand dollars. that is small for the
| business men OF the two cities. j
consider the proposition n gilt-edge
one, and one that Will yield hand
some returns IL IL no mining specu-
Iation. The gold lies on the surface.
i should be glad 10 be one OF Ten men
J 10 take up the whole proposition, but
\ believe the more stockholders, the
more patrons and advertising the re-
sort will enjoy, and should recommend
thirty or fifty shareholders, shares
az one hundred dollars, same pay
! able II desired monthly. Messrs.
1 Arthur Everitt. Frank Strong and J.
, Herndon have all the maps, pho
ia graphs and papers covering the
mr. opposition. I consider the ranch
wa rth ten thousand dollars fully
eoI, ipped as II Is. Under the short
ontL on, Same can he purchased in
thirt y DAYS at 5000. TT You develop
this resort. others viii likely follow
in I'm a Pecos valley. You will then
IN position TO ask of the railroads
exrursn on rates I'm keeping with the
comneA ton of Colorado. When the
.eut-oft now building from Coleman
10 Text. q is finished, we will he In q
TO come 10 Albuquerque and
Santa r.. IN quick time and at ms low
rate a. a are now offered to Colo
RADIO.
r.a 81 sr,A'a was by Newton, Kan.
"a u, ,ss. thence by local rates
rrefsased an excursion tick
~ go 40 tor thirty-three dollars
M, rerg rate added twenty-siN
son ,rius each ticket cost fifty
- doiia, la / could have purchased