Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-11-07
1000 FEET Of
PICTURES TAKEN
IN THE COUNTY
This Is Part Of BernaIiIIo'S Ex-
hibit for San Diego, Accord
ing TO Report of A. {,
koehIer.

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That an immense amount of work
which will be of material benefit I,
nernaiillo county already has been
done hy the state board Of manager.
of the san Diego exposition ls shown
In the report of A. H. koehler. Jr.
commissioner OF publicity. sent ves-
terday TO Col. Il. y. Twltchell. hoard
president The report shows that the
board has spent large amount OF
money In getting the proper slides,
motion pictures and data to repre-
sent the county AT san Diego next
year IN a style Commensurate with
It's importance.
According TO the report more than
1000 feet OF film has been used in
Bernalillo county. that nearly 500
photographs have been secured for
the making Of slides.
Many slides already have been
made and are stored away for usa
next year. The reports also show
that the lectures on the county are
being prepared and soon will be ready
to be submitted TO Colonel Twitchell
and Mr. koehler for approval or re-
vision. These lectures are to be given
as an accompaniment To the slides
1000 Feet OF Film Taken.
I'VE have taken more than 1000
feet of motion picture film." says Mr.
Koehler in his report, showing ev-
cry phase OF every activity IN tho
county and displaying Albuquerque
as the state metropolis
and as convention city.
beginning last summer with the
good roads association parade. which
showed the accessibility OF numerous
points of scenic and historic interest
from the city, we have spent nearly
four months in gathering data and
for the Hernallllo county dis.
play. The good roads film also in
cludes scenes which present attrac-
lively the road work being done in
the county. the grading. surfacing and
draining. as well as the completed
This film shows conclusively
the prominence of the county as a
good roads community.
State Fair Pictured.
The state fair was adequately pic
ured and reflects great credit on the
,ity where II was held. The films
aiken AT that event include the pa
'adc. which shows Albuquerque's su-
,remacy as an industrial center; the
,rowds. appropriate for a metropolis;
he crowds at the fair grounds. show
ng the way the people support their
state fair; and all the prize winning
tock and agricultural exhibits. These
asst will be Of great interest 10 live
itoek men OF tha state and 10 all in
crested in stock who see them. Thav
ire unusually good and they make II
'ery plain that New Mexico is 4 stock
ountry despite agricultural advances.
we secured 4 number of good
Genes AT the tie preserving plant.
which, while not strictly county ma
eriql. as they Will go into the gen.
raj numbering exhibit. will stl1l carry
he name 'Albuquerque. These
Genes. of which we also got some
ood still pictures. show every step I
n the preservation of the ties.
we secured a number Of good /
lides showing life at the sanitarla /
ere. as well as some exterior views I
( the sanltarium establishments and 7
ulldings.
State Conventions Filmed.
Albuquerque as convention city
as filmed on the occasions OF the
leetings OF the state bodies of the
emocratic party. the bar association. I
ne Odd Fellows, the knights of Pyth-
IS, the medical association. the press
the Rebekahs. and the
parade.
'"rhe educational features In the
)unty are displayed well by motion
ctures OF the city schools--and We
Ill have some to take--the county
hools. and still pictures of both.
any class room scenes and school
,use and play ground groups are in
uded in this series.
THE city and civic improvements
e well taken care of by motion ana
III pictures Of the fire department, i
veral street scenes. the various i'm
,rtant business buildings and a Sc
es of handsome residences Of diff
rent classes. !
"The lectures on the county of Rer-
lilo are now being prepared and 5
II be ready for submission to the
ard within few days. These are /
cover every subject touched by the |
II pictures and win give facts, fig I
es and details in every instance c
More Work TO DO.
Agricultural development will he 1
ken care Of with still pictures al &
ady on hand and with the hundred 4
at / am forwarding with this re S
rt.
I'm all we have taken over 1000
It OF film, exclusive OF tests. and i
me 600 still pictures for slides We \
We considerable Photographic work s
II to do, to have Albuquerque repre-
tied as / should Hike. This in 4
des the filming OF the Santa Fe n
ops, showing the work Of building X
, new establishment as we'll as the
rious activities now going on. and r
'erai other matters. N
Data for the Bernalillo county and X
)uquerque write-up in the official c,
ok 10 be distributed at San Diego Il
also being gathered and from the
alth of material already at hand 4.
| make an interesting article and "
1 give much publicity to the cli- NJ
tic advantages and resources of X
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