Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-17
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Especial Dispatch 20 the Morning journal I
Springer \. NJ, Jan. 16.-The New
Mexico Agricultural Demonstration
train will return to Albuquerque Fri
day, January 18th, arriving at 10
| O'Clock in the morning and will re-
main until the following morning Civ
ing practically another entire day to
the people of the Albuquerque district
The second day is given to Albuquer-
que because the first stop was on
Sunday, made necessary by the oper-
ating schedule, and because a great
many farmers and others interested
did not get to visit the train.
Friday will be made special school
day. Everyone is welcome to visit the
train, but the principal efforts of the
train stair VIII be directed to the chill
dren of the public schools, the nearby
rural schools and the students of the
university. The university authori-
ties have ordered recess of several
hours Friday morning so that all stu
dents may have an opportunity to 60
through the train and in the after
noon it is expected that practically
all OF the children in the city schools
VIII see the exhibits. \ special invita-
tion has been extended to the children
of the nearby rural schools. through
County superintendent \. MontoNa, to
visit the train during the afternoon,
and it is expected that all of the chill
dren of the schools in old Albuquer-
que, Bareas, san Jose. Martinez
Town and possibly Duranes, will he
able to attend in charge of their
teachers. Every pupil in the public and
other schools of Albuquerque ana the
county is invited to see the train dur
in the day. Special lectures for the
young people will be delivered by
Professor Conway and the second stop
in Albuquerque will give all of the
students an opportunity to enter the
letter writing contest.
Today has been one of hard and
constant work for the train staff
The day has been occupied with the
small stations north of Las Vegas and
five stops have been made. including
that at Springer where the train is
tied up for the night At every station
the attendance has included every
farmer within travelling distance and
the deepest interest has been display
ed. The work started at Watrous at
$50 this morning where 225 people,
chiefly farmers and stockgrowers
were waiting. There were several Iec-
lures and the entire staff was Kept
busy answering questions. There were
many dry farmers in the crowd. The
next stop at shoemaker brought out
some sixty people Of whom thirty
we're ldIiltTS, Nlllle ABOUT an tuudl
number were present at Upton.
The big meeting of the day WAS at
Wagon Mound where more than $50
people were waiting for the train.
Wagon Mound is one of the flourishing
dry farming districts of northern New
Mexico. The farmers are chiefly made
up of the immigration of the past
four years. They are prosperous and
progressive and uniformly successful.
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proceeding rapidly. About three
hours was spent in lectures and dem
onstrations and the meeting was one
of the most successful thus far held
Tonight at Springer the train was
open from to 9 o'clock and was
visited by some three hundred peo-
pie who went from the train direct
ly to the opera house. where illustrat-
ed and other lectures were given by
DR. Garrison, Professor Conway, Pro-
fcssor Garcia, Professor Humber,
Professor Simpson and Professor Blk
by. Practically the entire population
of Springer attended the meeting and
there were number OF farmers from
Miami, the irrigation settlement OF the
Farmers Development company, and
other nearby farming sections. The
total attendance for the day was a
little more than fifte N hundred, and
that as much or more practical edu-
catioral work has been done than on
any previous day. The farmers are en-
thusiastic over the train and the op-
portunities offered for consulting ex-
pcrts in various agricultural lines.
Tomorrow the train win visit
French, the home Of "a large irrigation
project. at $50; Maxwell the site of
the project of the Maxwell Irrigation
company at 1l:15 and Ration viii be
reached at $3.50 o'clock. The train
viii stop over night at Ration ana a
night meeting Will be held i'm the
thcater. Wide publicity has been Civ
en- the train among the farmers of
the district ana "a large attendanue is
Thursday the train viii stop
at ColmoT. Nolan and Levy on the
southbound trip. reaching Las Vegas
at D. m. At 5 O'Clock a meeting
will be held In the Normal University
auditorium