The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-11
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simply calls Tor o holding up Of the
hands iu an attitude OF dread. pnd
% prolonged con" and An. a dole.
ful shaking ct the head. Usually |
these simple mechanical progresses
viii attract IN audience. There ARE I
always "a certain number OF people
ready To- listen 20 aud lupo AT the
prophet ct disaster uut IN this
year 1914 the ordinary methods Of
the calamity bowler viii not work
The facts against him are too Obj
viuusly present Calamity bowling
this year IL q difhcult sob and e
dreary one. and Il b. constantly
growing increasingly ~.
IN Georgia. where there has bccn
a dangerous drouth. the calamity
bowler might have obtained "A fair
start and he probably could have !
made good until the rains set M
But IN the Yest al the country, and
especially IN the western part Of the
country. the prophet of Disaster. the
manufacturer Of hard lines propn-
ganda for political purposes and the
out-of-omcc crouch. face facts that
make their preachmcnts foolish Tho
Herald printed Tuesday the govern
ment crop forecast rs OF June ! upon
crops ia New Mexico. As against a
fouT-year average of 300. Oo0 bushcls
81 winter wheat. we nre promised an
even million bushels for his year;
aud 200. OO0 bushels Of spring wheat
as against n f0ut-ycar average of
470. zoe bushels These. Of course,
are small figures rs wheat Figures
~ ia this great year Of u 900, 600. 000
bushei crop in the nation yet they
serve ~ an example of an other .rop
conditions IN this state. That rec
puIt, Tor Instance. shows a % per
cent alfalfa condition as against an
s-ysar average Of 90 per cent; a 90
per cent pasturage condition as
against Il lo-ycar average of 50 per
cent an 81 per cent apple produC-
ton az against Il lO-year average ot
az per cent "a % per cent peach
crop condition az against e l0-yoar
average OF "a per cent The crop
report does not go into livestsca,
but every man nov knows that Inc
Sew Mexico sheep. when the Rcuub-
LEANS pictured 60 W. IN 1919 as
slaughtered by the mcrCilcss knife Of
thc targn revision. has not only sur
yived but has grown 30 husky THAT
he IS now enjoying himself chasing
his sympathetic standpat friend sud
owner up "A tree. Wool has told n
pHrts Of the state as high as &c
cents. u record price OF recent ycits.
IL is selling AZ from "a cems To- -
cents an over the state, h best av-
crage price for Years. The lamb
crop has been the largest In recent
yenIs ana "a splendid range Is ready
To- carry it 20 tho selling period in
perfect condition.
These are mcts which So calamity
bowler can conceal. No amount 81
blatant mouthiuE con deceive the
pconle about "a condition whi'h dl-
rectiy affects them an. This state
is entering upon d year end Of great
prosperity, OF genuine coed times
based upon conditions which We an
can see and feel, n viii be a mighty
hprd matter 60 convince the New
Mexico sheep owner this year that
he be- broke. OF even hard up. u will
DO "a difgcult matter 90 show the mcr-
ohnni who trades with him and hi,
hcrders that he isn't getting th'
money IL viii be "a hard job and q
thankless one 10 attempt 20 show th'
apple grower in the Pecos valley tina
hsi fruit is 30 good and the chcoh
handed him In exchange Tor 10 d
bogus. u wHl be- q convincing plead
eF who can show The Rio Grande a.
falfa grower mat there Is so de-
mand Tor his nay when the coils roi
Ia from the feed lots.
Ana n the ~preachng Of disaster Q
difhcuit here in cur rparaely settled
state where Development IN Just be
Ginning how infinitely more diin
cult and dreary Is Il going 10 Prov
Ia the more fully developed. the grea
producing states east o. us. In Kan
saa and Oklahoma ~ Missouri aa'
Illinois crop conditions. upon @ vaft
B larger srale. are tine same ne b
our own state. n is "a year Of grea
production: "a year in which intricat
taHn argument 10 net hy conctei
prosperity az our own door in "a
form ~ products which are vert
hard money ana n money viii b
there to take those products. 10 mov