Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1911-02-03
ALBUQUERQUE BOOSTERS
PERFECTLY SATISFIED
Say the Deming Country
Leads New Mexico in
Irrigation Pumping
DELIGHTFUL BANQUET
Most Enthusiastic Bunch that
/ Ever Sat Around a
Banquet Board.

The Commercial Club boosters.
'ho came from Albuquerque TO in
/ <estigate irrigation pumping in the
Nimbres Valley last week were
boroughly representative Of the
>etropolis of New Mexico. and are
ZEN who are making their presence
u in the new state.
They came TO learn Of the science
pumping water for irrigation and
see big wells in active operation.
hey had read many times of the
heory, but they Wanted to see with
heir own eyes the water coming
birth and the desert and the rose
Wing side by side. The special pull
ban came in on time and the bunch
a doubters was taken in Ind by
De bunch of believers and when the
pullman started back TO Albuquer-
ne Ia the evening after the ban
1uet the doubters of the morning
bad become believers of the firmest
Faith.
The Laughren. Swope, Moir and
Burdick cars and a couple of good
Marriages took the party, together
with a few visitors from Illinois, To-
4 wa and South Dakota TO the Me-
Bride. Hicks and Humid wells in the
morning and to J. M. Young's and
A. l.. Taylor's wells in the after
noon, showing gasoline. electricity
and crude oil in use. More note
books were in use and more ques-
tons asked than have been piled by
any party of boosters ever visiting
the valley. They wanted to know
every detail and were accorded ev-
cry facility for getting facts. Each
member Of the party took refresh
ing draught Of 99.99 at every well
and every man will now join us in
saying we have the finest water in
the whole round world.
Following the water and land in
spection, the entire party, with
many others sat down TO one of the
best booster banquets ever held in
the town, Manager Magnuson of
the Harvey served one of his very
best meals in highly satisfactory
manner. the after-dinner features
being of a character that would do
credit to any state in the Union. II
is hardly necessary to eulogize DR..
Swope as toastmaster. He's a reg
ular C. M. ID.
President A. W. Pollard was the
first person called upon who well
coined the guests in a manner that
made them all feel that we were
glad to have them here. President
Schwentker, Of the albuquerque
Commercial Club, responded along
the same line and gave Deming
credit for leading pumping irriga-
ton in New Mexico. also suggesting
that any community could learn
something from Deming in the
boosting game. He predicted a
great future for this community.
He was followed by John Humid, the
man to whom Luna county will al
ways point with pride. Mr.. Humid
said he was n worker rather than a
talker. but his effort proved conclu-
sively that he can do both.
+. Dana Johnson. the versatile
and accomplished editor of the
Journal one Of the big newspapers
of the southwest, was the next
speaker to pass 'around American
beauties to his hosts. the editors in
cluded. He told the GRAPHIC that
he had copied our dope for a
year and while he never doubted It's
sincerity. he now believed as one
having seen.
Major Waddill, whom the toast
master introduced as the silver
toned orator. followed the noted ed
itor and at the close Of his eloquent
and flowerv tribute TO the Mimbres
Valley and his fellow countrymen
there was not dissenting vote
from the toastmaster's declaration
A. d. Graham Of the Duke City
naxt comnlimenfed ne on our suDer