Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-28
ALBUQUERQUE NOW
|. A LIVELY RIVAL
FOR TRADE
Southern Colorado Sits Up and
Takes Notice at Prospect of
Losing San Juan Country
Business.


Whether or not Albuquerque real
Ices the immensely valuable prize at
stake Ia the business OF northwestern
New Mexico, the people OF Durango
and the southern Colorado country
are waking mp to the fact that somc-
body Ia going to make "A killing In the
northwest
Does Albuquerque want this prize?
Is she going to take an active step
TO get C.?
Evidently the Colorado pe0g:e think
We are and II Is high tine we were
giving them good cause for apprehen.
sion. The following from the stand
ard Of Silyerton, Colorado. ought TO
be read carefully by every AlbuQuer-
que booster:
Sixty miles viii bring the d. & Il.
q. standard gauge from Creedu to
lSllverton, with less than fifteen miles
OF hard mountain construction, as
more Will carry Il 10 Durango. where
II will connect with the Rep Apple
broad gauge branch 10 Farmingt0n,
n. NJ, and l20 more will connect Il
with the santa re at Gallup, Thus
total OF 225 miles OF railroad build.
Ing, on the whole practically easy
would put all OF the cities and towns
OF the San Luis valley together with
Creede, Silverton, Durango, Farming.
ton and Aztec, N. NJ. on a through
trans continental route from Denver
10 Los Angeles on the coast. IL not
this a prize worth striving for in
every honorable and possible way.
From Creede to Silverton It would
pass through one of the most heavily
mineralize and richest mining sec.
lions OF the western fields with all
it's tributaries OF inexhaustible min
eral resources. From Hermoaa at the
beautiful and fertile Animas valley
passing through Durango to Farming
ton for the entire distance Il would
traverse the center of country with
its numerous and expansive trlhutar-
les basking In natural resources as
rich as they are varied it's fertile val
leys. where Jack Frost is a stranger
and crop failur6s are impossible, teem-
ing annually with Overlooking crops
and millions OF acres still 10 be re-
claimed with an abundance OF water
TO irrigate every foot, lmmense herds
Of i've alock roaming 0Rpx itn hllis
6nd a grazing territory anhIcient Tor
millions more. Underlaid with coal,
oil, iron and natural gas. business
continually increasing, encouraged BY
possibilities far beyond human com
prehension and 10000 energetic, pro
gressiye and patriotic people 40 serve.
who have thus far patiently waited
for the coming Of adequate Transport
tation facilities 90 handle their great
and constantly growing volume OF
business. But to longer tolerate pa
thence would be a crime instead Of a
virtue.
Denver cannot afford 10 surrender
it's commercial relations with this
rapidly developing empire OF wealth.
The ID. q r. G. cannot afford to even
take chance OF iosing the revenues
that will arise from It's growing trade
and traffic. Yet we have for all
these years set patiently and idly by
awaiting their pleasure. Can we af-
ford 10 walt longer2 The answer
hurled back from every mountain and
hillside and from every Rulch ana
valley. is an emphatic No.
New Mexico Is now state, new
and brilliant star added 70 the blue
armament of Old Glory. eniivened
with new hopes. new ambitions and
lofty aspirations, her people are awak-
ened as never before to every Oppor.
tunity for her uplift and advancement
her metropolis, Is rapid
~ developing into a city o7 extensive |
Importance and Is reach. /
Ing out for new trade IN every direc- |
iion IN the hopes OF rivaling Denver. |
Pueblo and other mountain cities. As /
the crow flies, Albuquerque Is only l
100 miles from Durango and less than 1
200 miles Of easy railroad construc- I
iion by way of Pennington will con. |
meet as with that practical and much /
desired outlet to the south. The Il. |
& r. q. Is the pioneer road OF the 4
state and we accordingly favor irs /
retention OF traffic supremacy IN this /
section, and we would also depreoate /
70 see Denver lose the bulk OF trade {
rom this lana Of promise. provided.
II course, that they show by their ae-
ion a desire 20 retain t.
They must not, however. be misled
By the notion that this mOmentuous
question Is being overlooked by either
he ciIiZens of New Mexico or OF
southwestern Colorado. We are fglly
alive to Is every phase and propose
% act and act quickly In the prem
SEES. We have waited long and pa
iontly. we propose to wait no IOngeF
T Denver and the y. a r. u. wish 10
otain their commercial relations ana
'On1rol the traffic Of this southwest.
'rn kingdom, they must get IN the
'usy list, or their loss win bo Al5u-
Iuerque'R gain As for us the great
nd ever increasing market 10 the
0uih assures us, that we have little
o lose aud perhaps much 10 gain by
uch revolution In our commercial
md business affairs.