Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-11
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why is q that the largest and most
Important city IN New Mexico IL lag.
cling behind other cities much smaller
IN size in the agsrosalveneas ana ef.
fectlyeness Of her campaign for busl-
ness und for sroWths
The defect in our boosting was
brought oat strongly during the past
week. Il Is a defect which merits the
immediate and serious consideration
Of every business man and citizen
WIN wants to see Albuquerque set
the pace for All o. New Mexico during
the first years OF statehood ana dur
ing the great era Of development
which has begun coincident with TIE
disappearance Of the territorial form
Of government
A the reception for the members
Of the state Retailers association and
their wives az the Commercial club a
few days ago. there we're more visit
ing retail r. and their wives present
than there were iocnl retailers or
business men and their wives: the
guests sar outnumbered the hosts. Al
buauerque citizens were chiefiy con-
spicuous BY their absence.
A short time ago d smoker was held
az the Commercial cub rooms in
honor o. fifteen capitalists from st,
Louis, wealthy men who have already
been interested IN New Mexico's re-
sources ana who have invested their
money heavily, near Albuquerque In
a reclamation and irrigation project /
which Is Of the utmost Importance TO
the whole central valley. I
This was supposed 10 be a reception
held BY the club; there were three
Albuquerque men present 10 enter
tain the fiftcon visitsua. ....-..4..- i
Does this spell anything to sou.
Mr.. Albuquerque booster
This could not end would not have /
happened IN Roswell; not IN Deming
nor Carlsbad. nor Clovis. nor Portaies.
nor IN any live town in New Mexico
one-haif or onc-third the sizo OF Al
buquorque whore there - any kind
os commercial organization.
The Herald should not need to tell
the business men OF this city that
here Is a situation which must be
fcrnedied and remeiied at once 1t We
are going to go ahead ana build up
a biz city here.
Now the fault IL not In the public
spirit Of Albuquerque. the public
spirit IL here; the boosting spirit Is
here. and TO say that our business
men are indifferent TO the future OF
she city ana are not real boosters
would be unjust and untrue.
u e the cid story OF eyerybody's
business being nobody's business.
Every Albuquerque man thinks that
his neighbor will turn out ana hls
presence will not be needed; each
man leaves It to the next man and
ar result II r. generally half done
Or ieft undone.
what Albuquerque boosters need Ia
organization united action; team {
work. an organization that win as
sure that every man Is right on the
job when he u needed and THAI he
wiil not wait for his neishbor to take
the initiative, or leave the task for
his neighbor 10 carry through. n -
united pulling together which h keep
lng Defining IN the headlines and maxi
ins her grow faster than any othor
town ia the state; Il is team work
which is making the Carlsbad deyel-
opmenl campaign an exumplo 20 the Z
southwest IL is pulling together. with Z
every man held % the rope and doing
his part which Is making New Mex.
leo grow and prosper and develop ana d
get ahead what we want is thor 4
oagh. sytematic wen organized boost.
lag machine which viii do the work
ln workmanNke manner als the
time with every ooswh1el turning.
Tho only way 10 make the Conn
morciui club effective and 10 keep Il
% che lead OF town building organizn-
lions Ia New Mexieo. ~ for every h
man 20 turn out The Commercial q
hub is not some separate entity; Il a
y the men who belong 20 Il. II can :
lot do iis work n that work Is left q
10 handful OF men. The officers o.
BE club should be able 20 marshal
my number Of members az any time 4,
Ia i moments notice for any purpose y
'oeFer' whether Il be 10 entertain ~
merchants convention or 20 well NJ
ofno president az the train; Il e
hould be- q comp,,oi. efficient ma "
hine, ready every day 20 90 the
'ork which presents itself
The only way Tor us 90 mako Rood y
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