Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-24
Electric Light Company
Shows Faith in Future
GrOwth of Albuquerque

he made and that they are not re-
Htrlcicd tO any particular section or
locality. n then these capitalists.
Who are certainly boz touch with every
section 81 tho country choose Alhu-
querque for Investment IA this parti'
ular period, we are certainly TO De
CONGRATULATED on our relative pros-
pcrity when compared with other Sec
lions of the United states
The most important evidence OF
capitallstic confidence In the contln-
uod growth ana prosperity Of Albu-
uucrquv is the evident sincerity OF tho
men oehind the movement Tor an
additional railroad into this city Even
taking the most pcssimistic Vlow of
the railroad situation aud aupposlng
/ that tho actual building of the rail-
road is never contaminated. Il shows
plainly that this section of the coun-
Try h. head and shoulders above the
others. To our certain knowledge
capital Is not huilding many railroads
/ now. IN fact IN some localities train
service IA being discontinued. There
fore % seems that u those who have
"a vide and unobstructcd view % con-
ditions as they obtain today, have suf-
lcient confidence 60 Invest twelve mil
, lion dollars in an additional railroad
into Albuquerque, or even 10 consider
the investment % this amount that
the outlook for Albuquerque and the
surrounding territory n certainly
more encouraging than 81 il In any
other section and we are relatively
prosperous This railroad certainly
never could have been built with cap
ital raised In Albuquerque. We have
succeeded in interesting others In our
cause. we have sold them an interest
In the natural advantages OF this sec
tion OF the country their Interests
are ours ana they Will be bound to as
sist the continued prosperity Tor
the community in General However
| % should be borne in mind that no
| project Is ever complete, that every
| addition 20 every project IN ,no nc
hottest way connected with Albuquar-
que brings with u an added Increment
20 It's welfare ana not only SHOULD "
be willing TO oher inducements ,"
| new capital but we should corporate
with capital already Invested 80 as 10
Increase the value Of the investments
for every one will certainly share IN
their increased prosperity
"Othcrs besides those interested la
the new railroad have looked wish
favor on Albuquerque. Those men in
tercsted In the local electric light
company have had confidence In the
continued growth and prosperity Of
the city, A great deaf OF work has
been done M the power plant near
tho American Lumber company mills
ana much more work b. contemplated
for the ensuing ycar. Tho company
has torn out the old wooden hooring
ia the power plant and replaced Il
with q cement floor, carried on siruc-
toral steel fruno work. The wooden
iloor would have probably answered
its purpose Tor many years 90 come
hut there was always tho danger from
fire and consequent interruption Of
service, with its attendant inconvon-
fence 20 the many industries aad in
dividuals that Il serves. True D. b.,
that one may say We are prot sCting
our own revenue but one must also
consider that the total loss 90 the
community Ia general would Oe much
greater than the companys loss, for
u the community did not realize a
pront from the use OF the service they
would soon discontinue its use In
addition 10 tho new switchboards.
boilers and steam piping for higher
nroasures have been put IN place with
the idea OF rendering bettor service
| demanded by growing community.
The distribution system OF the electric
company has been extended, so that
the added conyenionces Afforded by
the modern applications of electric.
ity are now available from the Mcnaul
! school on the north to a point six
miles south along the santa Ne rail-
road. Along this southern line we
find farmers irrIsatlng their fields
with water pumped hy electric motors,
onsilage cutters electrically drivea,
dalries electrically equipped and
ether applications undyeamed Of even
ten years ago In the city the elec-
trio distribution has been extended
over ave miles during the past year
and under an OF the paved streets
larger gas mains hnvc been installed
10 provide for future growth.
ct Is probable that all these things
might have been accomplished by
local capital but when we succeed la
interesting others 20 invest their
money here, we have our own 10 de
vert to other channels, IN fact we
have succeeded ln persuading others
to have confidence In the ultimate
success ana prosperity Of Albuquerque
and have taken them into partner
ship and they are bound 20 enjoy with
ua our prosperity and we % share,
with them, Ia theirs
So long az Albuquerque succeeds Ia
inducing new capital TO become
partner with her n cxpioiiina the nat
ural ADVANTAGES which she enlO, and
40 long as she can persuade her pres
ont partners 60 increase their inter-
Get In the partnership, she should
have no fear OF the future. Moreover,
tho more distant the source of the
money Invested hy her non resident
partners, the better II q for her, FOR
l L. noruifa Abe nauffuI IN the immgs