Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-30
To EXTEND DRY
GOODS TRADE IN
LATIN AMERICA
Novel Expedition Leaves for
Southern Republics 70 Per
Cent Of New York School
Children Have Defects,

tsFtceA eohHssPoHOsNcn TO Noshino JOURNAL
New York, July Gone of the
most remarkable expeditions which
ever left New York harbor sailed this
week on board schooner with the
laNuwed intention Of capturing LATIN
America. The expedition. however.
instead Of being war-liko is peaceful
and the fourteen members which
organized Il instead Of being armed
with the newest hish-powered rifle,
are armed with nothing more danger
Gus than exhibits Of the dry goods In
duatry Of the United States. The sole
purpose Of their trip X To spread the
gospel Of this trade through Central
and South American countries This
really Is a voyage of discovery of
larger markets for American dry
goods manufacturers and the
schooner will be the first floating
show room to carry American mer-
chandise into the export field. The
idea Of the promoters Is that through
this means the l.atin-American mer-
chants can be brought into direct
contact with the goods which they
need. by sending out this vessel and
using her deck rs floating show
room proceeding from port to port
inviting the merchants to come on
board and buy. all lost time In watt
ing for steamer connections and Of
tariff charges win he eliminated since
no goods Will be landed at any port
and the expense Will be kept at
minimum Before this peaceful fill
clustering expedition returns IL will
have visited forty ports In the West
Indies and the northern tier Of South
America. passed through the Pam
anna canal. and exhibited samples to
the shopkeepcrs Of a territory whose
population totals 20.000,000. As an
Important step in the development
of Iatin-Amefican markets this first
floating exhibit VIII be watched with
much interest not only by merchants
in this city but in all parts of the
country as we'll
Elevator Roy ~ Years.
That good stomach and a good
wife are two essentials TO happiness
IL the opinion Of Johnny Flanagan,
New Yorks veteran elevator hoy, who
has been operating elevators ia ihi-
city for forty-one years. Which of the
two should come first seems to be "a
matter of doubt for while JohnnF
insists that he had rather have q
good wife than good stomach. he
nevertheless maintains that a good
stomach is necessary for the happi-
ness of both the wife and himself I
While Johnny did not operate the
first elevator installed in this city
which was the one in the old Firth I
Avenue hotel. torn down some years +
ago. he has been operating elevators 4
longer than anyone else in the city.
During his forty-one years Of service /
assuming that he made an average (
Of 500 round trips to the ten-hour
day for 500 days year. he has risen
from the earth no less than 6lau.eoV
IN the early DAYS Of elevator service I
the trips Of course, were not MS long
as they are now with buildings tow
erine many hundred feet into the air.
Rut assuming that each trip in his
long career extended $50 feet sky
ward with a similar return to earth.
Flanagan has established record OF
elevator travel of 2,245.000 feet. or
425.000 miles. his journeys away from I
the earth thus totalling almost the
distance to the moon. During his ups
and downs Johnny has carried and
become acquainted with many prom
inent men. including President Grant,
Richard Croker, Senator Plat. Presi-
dent Taft Prince Henry of Prussia.
Admiral Dewey and many others. 1t /
was only recently that he advised the :
admiral that the latter was not tVo
old-to learn the new dances. AS the /
man who has established q worlds s
record for vertical travel is still s
close to the 60-year mark, he be- {
Iievcs that as result Of the advent s
If .000-foot buildings he may yet c
bring his total of ups and downs to a
| coo 0G0 miles before he retires. f
Choice Stands for Crippies.
one form Of graft concerning which S
here has been much controversy in G
New York Of late years is soon to be +
according to plans which a
ire now being perfected. This is the i
raft which has to do with news i
stands. Charges We're made some :
inc ago that these stands were sold Il
" distributed by certain city officials h
O their favorites and followers. Many Il
# the stands in the busiest sections t.
RAW in a large revenue and there is p