The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-03
\ PRACTICAL
a The meeting Of the CONNIE

II ihe meeting OF the CONNER.
"A cial club Tuesday night some.
= thing Of an outline OF at least
"a part of the work the club
hopes 20 accomplish during 1918 was
given. d Is quite a large problem.
but IL Is 20 thoroughly practical that
81 merits the active and even the en-
thusiastic support OF every person in
tcrestcd in the city = welfare.
Il is proposed TO bring a portion OF
the Belgian refugees who come 10
America To this valley. THIS Is a dlf-
ficult undertaking All OF the western
states are competing for the Belgians.
They will be flooded with printed mat
ter, besieged by immigration agents.
and dragsed here and there in the
Wild effort OF energetic representa-
tives OF various communities TO get
the business" But the plan of the
club committee to get into personal.
direct touch with individual Bolgians.
who consider "a move TO this country
is "A good one. u has a great many
difficulties; but IL has the overwhelm-
ing advantage that when the indNid-
ual finally Is reached. this campaign
Is reasonably certain 10 land him. A.
we understand 1t the club does not
propose 10 undertake any extensive
colonization. hut 10 seek 10 bring here
"a number OF families men who have
been farmers before the war broke up
their homes and destroyed their lands.
who will be able 60 finance themselves
and will not become a burden on the
community. This sounds much like
an ideal colonist. II is; but his kind
OF %colonist exists among the BelEiaus
in considerable numbers and II a
dozen of his iii can be reached and
landed IN this valley the club VIII
have been well repaid Tor It's effort.
Another feature Of the program. il
the encouragement OF stock feeding ia
tkis Immediate valley. The Albuquor-
que district is far behind almost every
other irrigated section of New Mexico
In the matter Of livestock. The dry
farmers have outstripped as long
since and in the irrigated districts
more or less feeding has been done
for se, eral years past. This year
feeding is being undertaken on a large
scale in a number Of irrigated districts
notably under the Carlsbad project.
The marketing Of alfalfa on the open
market brings very little return. That
return is almost nothing compared 90
the profit TO be had when feed Is put
wherc Il belongs, inside a COW. or a
steer. and the animal or its product
sold. In every other community In
the state means for financing the
farmer who wants to feed stock have
been found. There is no reason why
the same means should not be worked
on out here. We have The market,
transportation. the largest creamery in
the state; in fact every condition me-
cessary to successful feeding 90 beef
and dairy stock r. found In our dis
trlct. n the Commercial club can
bring feeding onto a practical going
basis during 1915 it will hare accom-
plishce much Cor his community.
The third feature az tho progrhm
broaght up Tuesday night h. the adj
vertising campaign; he results thus
far. and IL future financing and d.
rection Il seems 90 as that In view
~ the definite and very satisfactory
results obtained. q will 1c q simple
matter 20 double Albuquerque's ad
vertlsinE fund for the coming year
This city subscribed $4,000 for an adj
vertising campaign, featuring health
This none Is about onc-half gone
II h. estimated hy the president OF
the club and tho advertising COM
mittee that double this sum already
has beer brought here and spent
here. directly az a result OF The ad-
vertising, when an advertising cam
paign will produce results like this
no business man iu going "a permit
II 10 lag for lack Of support,
n the Commercial club carries for
ward the advertising campaign on o
larger basis. and proceeds with the
Two other items referred 10, IL VIII
have its hands fairly fun Yet
there are plenty Of wilkins workers
IN A%ibuqaerqle; men who are eager
20 give their lime and enort TO the
c0mmnniy's welfare, and We re-
s~pectfuuy suggest 20 the club that In
addition 20 this program Il add an
acliss Investigation into the praeti-