Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-08

eas every indication that the ioh Win
- successfully completed Within the
next six months.
Referring 70 $3.50 availabie Tor
river improvement n usrnaliin
county, the money 10 be- expended
under the direction nf The state ea
SINGER. Mr. IAmiecn said that none oi
his money had as vet been spent. ont
that the state engineer had animated
to him that work on river Improve
ment would begn as quickly as the
pareias bridge was repaired which
would permit the removal of pile
driver 60 the west banks vi the river
Mr lamisou said that Mf French had
indicated that be wogie nrsi take up
Improvement work near the west
hanks 81 tho river. north Of the BAR
elias bridge q. \. Maffon questioned
Ar 1rmlson at some length On this
phase az the expenditure 90 money
ior r.eer Improvement in this county
and gHyt i as his opinion that the
action of tho state engineer should
Do eoregned by suGrestlors from
cunts officials Nfr Marron declared
ihat tho Alameda bikes should rcecivo|
prior attention because OF tho fact|
taat Albuquerque 10 situated lu such
position az 10 be- greatly damaged
from overflow waters MI Mnrrons
remarks we're approved hy a. IL
1rooks who said that three-fourths
90 the taxes of the county were paid
hy Albuquerque and that Albuduer-
cue should De- protected from any pos
sihia danger before money is cxpend-
UG u Oh, sections Of the country
Mr Maroon a former president ct the
club. took promncut part ln the
nfn rigs of tho meeting last ayon-
ing aud boss It rrfrd 1u lrNi'ntiuu to
speak at e. mtcune io Dc n,ld in two
weeks on the subject. WHAT the an
buqucr0ue Commercial club Nay Ac-
conn tsh in the Coming Year and 'u
the Future"
The rtory "What the AIbuuuoroue
Commercial Club Has Accomplished
was told last night by r /. Brooks.
Mr Brooks is perhaps more familiar
with The history ct he club than any
other one man and his remarks Lass
evening were espocjclly appropriate
20 the occasion H. told ~ the cen
ception of The idea To organize com
mercial club and build "a commercial
wichita. kansas. Fort Worth. Texas
ana Dallas. Texas. credit Tor birth OF
The Germ which finally resulted Boa tho
founding OF Tire ComwprCnl ,Iub of
Albuquerque uad the subsequent cone
stru,doa OF what ho declared to be
Co This day one of The uu.st club
BUILDINGS u the west
The commercial ylub Idea Vas SOC
cured by Mr Brooks and tuo other
Albuquerque men. ONE of whom BIS
J. T. saint ON trip to Dallas oaul,
convention before 1890 con- their wa,
to The cattle convention. tho NoN
Mexico cattle men were given rseep-
lions in wichita. Fort Worth. Dallas
and other places. with commercial ore
aanizations as the entertainers The
hospitality displayed by che CONNER
ciai examinations which we're Just
then being organized caused fre AI-
nuuusrGus men to become SEQ tftnus-
tstic that when they returned to This
city they immediatsly started tnc BAN
rolling for similar organization.
Continuing bis narrative. Mr. BROOKS
told how preliminary organ .zauou oi
the Albuquerque club Was effected,
and how $4,000 for re- olub huildi0R
Vns raised by committee within "a
very short time. sixty men uf Nluu-
lucrguc CoutuDuting $500 eBch ful
The enterprise. This was In 1891 and
Mr. Brooks remarks as Zoo Che spirit
displayed Ul Alnaqu,ruI, 600 that uWr
were especially interesting and please
ur also, because Dee declared thut Tine
ame spirit thIt existed 100 AIbuuuer-
Iue boo lssl exists 900 the present time.
Briefly Mr. BROOKS passed uu to tao
umcuIu,s encountered boo nusueiug
the building of tho club and uI tnn
Irt1,r difficulties met and dsIIt with
after tb, club baI ,,ru built tur tu-
aI cDuslru tion rri. being ffa 600
with am expenditure ot 900 fof Iar-
gish'ugs The recital nf Che Hnau.aI
Ihalrs eft trr club ended when Nr.
BROOKS told uf the negotiations care
We'd t1 20 successful cons pirtiuu under
the administration uf f. ". solvent
kcr. when inc Pacific NurU come
pauy took oyor p morE8g" ou thc
building for Sat.uou. the loHu h'na
secured under most favorable Cordi-
lions and Dob such manner a to
make the Commercial club '.r aN
ui, community property nd pJr. b.
permanently boz DO, possession uf th'
usuess usu of Albuquerque E,-
.srriug 90 the a.romunshmeuu u' tHD
.ub during ts existence NJ Hrn"Ee
.I.tf,d ESPECIALLY tu o., securing u'
fHr American Lumber company mills.
f1e santa Fr iiH pI"kliuE plant ana
other enterprises OF Importance.
passing hv tnr numerous '.ssor
achievements of o.. past 1a affairs Of