Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-20
Live, Practical Talks on Com
munity Building Features
Of Enjoyable Get-Together
Stunt Last Night.
VALUABLE IDEAS ON
PUSHING BUSINESS
Smaller Industries of City
Have Monthly Payroll of
$4,000 Among Interesting
Facts Elected.

From seven 20 twelve o'clock last
night Ia the Myers cafe ON Central
avenue notable throng 81 the rep
reAentntivc business men Of Albu
querquc discussed ways and means Of
building "a bigger, busier AMI better
Albuquerque. az the banquet Of ,ho
Albuquerque Retailers nssociutiot,--
one of the liycst aggrcgations ~
practical boosters In the southwest.
Better business conditions aud ways
OF securing them were discussed from
every angle, following tempting
dinner To which entire Justice was
done by the assembled merchants.
The Dimond mandolin and guitar
troupe furnished excellent music, OF
which the diners showed their APP
probation. and Immediately follow
ing the dinner there was short
business session presided over by
President Charles .. Cushmnn Of the
association. Mr.. Cushman also dis
charged with ability the duties OF
toastmaster. Tho success Of the arr
rnngomonts for the affair was chief
" due TO the efficient work of secre-
tafy r. J. Bryant Of the association.
AZ tho business session u. $. Lith-
gov. chairman OF the committee re-
Gently appointed 90 decide on a deco
ration scheme for the local business
houses during the educational con-
vcntion next week. reported the
adoption of big orange pcnnant
with a black inscription reading.
"Welcome-N. VI. T.. A." This pcn-
nant will be conspicuously displayed
by the business houses. II was the
freely expressed determination last
night that no effort shall be- spared
on the part ~ the merchants To see
mat the visiting teachers next wocl
nave absolutely no fault 20 find with
Albuquerque hospitality.
The first speaker of the evening In
troduced by President Cushman as
the champion booster was Fenton J.
Spnulding. editor Of the SANTA Pc
Trnil' magazine who made % rafting
good boost talk which was much en-
Juyed. The gist OF his remarks was
that boosting is q Systematic discrlm-
nation. He went on 90 say we could
not bee too careful OF the stranger who
arrives in our midst; that Il Is up
10 every resident OF Albuquerque toll
giVc the stranger the glad hand re-
rardlcss OF their first Impressions Of
the said stranger and 90 aid him In
every way IN getting established here
This" said Mr. spoulding, Is one Of
the secrets of Albuquerque prccmi-
nencc among the cities of New Mex
leo. This is tho reason why strangers
In New Mexico inevitably grayitatc To-
Albuquerque.
The next speaker was John J. cole,
who opened with an original para
phrase of America" entitled New
Mcvico." Mr.. Cole. who Is one of tho
most popular after dinner men In the
city. while talking boosting led up %
another catchy bit Of verse which told
how Dan O'Rourkc. by reason OF
sheer nerve, grit ana Intelligence rose
from rOustnbOut in the ohio oil
fields to become AN oil magnate.
u. S. Lithgow talked about Home
Industries Mr. Lithgow rather
surprised the nssemhlage by statinFl
that the pay roll of the minor indus
trial plants Of this city would agRrc-
gnto noe less than S5O,0oo month.
lie called attention 90 the Sunshine
Creamery the foundrles. the planning
mills, the candy factories. trunk fac
tory the kapplo furniture factory,
the printlng establishments and 9TH
crs ana urged local merchants TO pa
tronizc these plants at all possible
times. BE called attention to the
fact that although the printing csc
Establishments In this town are now
paying out wages az the rate Of about
$4,000 q month. that amount might
bc Increased at least $4,000 q month
Il less printing work were sent out
of tho city
Expects mig Attendance.
letter was read from Alvnn n.
White, state superintendent of schools
In which that official predicted that
all records for attendance would be
broken at the coming convention of
the State Educational association
here ana that the organization was
looking forward 60 a most enjoyable
ana profitable meeting
Tho following committee was np-