Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-15
BUSINESS MEN To
ENTER PAVING
FIELD WITH
DEMAND
Commercial Club Decides TO
Attend Meeting in a Body
and Urge Strongly Immed-
late Paving Downtown.
SAN FRANCISCO BOOSTERS
ARE COMING HERE

At the meeting OF the Commercial
club last night action was taken which
will ia all probability cause the early
paving OF the city. The Commercial
club was responsible for getting some
work done on the Fourth street road
ana also get the counsy survey start
cd. purely through lts own efforts and
through bringing pressure 10 bear up-
on the roanty commissioners pressure
will now be brought "a bear upon the
city council TO pave.
The directors aud president Of the
club we're instructed 10 attend the
meeting OF the council Friday night.
and make known In no uncertain
terms The desire OF the business men
represensed In the club for immediate
paving. All members OF the club arc
asked 10 attend and lend their moral
backing 20 the addresses which VIII
be made BY the directors.
Tho Collum national highway bill
was endorsod, as WIS also the Phnn-
ma.pacinc exposition, and the plan Tor
the union meeting OF railroad men
here next May, now ne,ng aaitatcd
by A. &. Culver and Highland Lodge
of the brotherhood Of Fseemcn. was
taken under consideration, and com.
miitoe appointed 10 determine the
possibility OF raising needed funds.
An invitation wns issued 10 the
Commercial club OF San Francisco "a
visit Albuquerque on one OF the trips
like the one Just concluded In Arr
zona. which has been productive o
much good.
The meeting opened with the pre-.
seRtetion by President Simon Stern
and Secretary +. J. Naylon OF the Cot
ium road bin for the consideration
ana endorsement OF the club. Thil
bil was read. II set forth nj length
the great rood 10 be cone by nationa
highways as compared Ia the amount
expended upon them. the sums speni
for roads In foreign possessions. som
pared 10 the small amount expended
IN the United states. the clauses ol
the constitution under which tbs gov
eminent had the power to build roads
and other prounds for buildings the
roads. including the number OF uncn
ployed mon who would be giyon work
the socml .alld ec,ppwLa. DepelLa. n
he derived from roads and the com
Jul HtAN0fN NQNNIAA ANHN W RUtIuNNH
Neries OF good roads throughout ths
country, The bin contemplates th'
construction OF seven national high.
ways, all centerinE NJ washington ane
two going TO California. One OF the
latter. the Grand National highway
would pass through Albuquerque. Tn.
Commercial club decided that n com
niltee be appointed 70 draft and Pre-
sent TO the senate committee on pest
offices and post roads. m whose hand
the bill now IL, 4 set of resolution
endorsing heavily the bill. and espe
claily that portion OF Il named IN re-
gard 90 the Grant highway. The chat
appointed A. u. McMlllen, r.. II. Crisi
and A. l.. Martin ON this committee.
A communication from Frank "
Clancy was read. ASKING the club 4
endorse the efforts 81 the Ainerica
Embassy association 10 have suilnhl
residences abroad bought or orecte
~ our foreign representatives. Tn
president and secretary we're inssucl
cd 20 inform the association Of IN
endorsement of the movement.
San Francisco Boosters Gaming.
The question Of the Panama pnciI
exposition endorsement was then tai
en- up. After resolution propose
for adoption had been read. pfesiden
stern called upon james n. DuffS
santa Ne general agent az san Fran
cisco, ana booster for the exposition
20 address the club. Mr.. Dufiy set 0u
She advantages which surh an expos
lion would have for the entire woa
NJ mn advertisement and an faclo
10 bring mnney into the section. a
well a. TO attract foreign settler
aud investors. and spoke OF the tri
just completed IN Arizona. when tn
Flying Squadron" Of the san Fmr
cisco Commercial club advertised IN
exposition through many hmnhre
square miles, ana secured the adol
ton OF resolutions by Arizona com
nlerclal bodies looking toward n