The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-16
Uplift Movement in San Juan
Metropolis Moving Fast;
100 Citizens and Fifteen
Teams Complete Splendid
Public Improvement; Ladies
Supply Feed.
(By orvan Itlckc,ts.)

probably over u hundred helpers
armed with picks. shoyels, hoes n
rakes went after tho work will a vim
that astonishod oven the workers
themselves When the sun sank over
the western Hill a substantial walk,
eight feet wide and built NJ In some
places considerably over u foot high,
part OF which was lined with boul-
ders. a new bridge and a big an OF
three feet IN a low place between the
ditch and the new walk built by the
railroad company, III al. a distance of
three blocks. VAS LETT 20 show for tho
efforts OF the townsfolk OF Farming
ton.
IL an happened IN this wise: Some
time ago. after a few criticisms Of
tered by local people, u movement
was started, called the "Uplift.' This
movement was organized ahd meet
inRs have been held every tive weeks
in the school building. 4 permanent
secretary VAS elected, but the chair
man for the evening was elected at
the meeting proceeding his time 20
serve. lie chooses his committee and
ne and the committee are held re-
sponsible for the success of the even
ing's entertainment. -Four meetings
up 10 date have been held and each
has increased In attendance until Il Is
evident that more commodiouc quar-
tiers are necessary. ~ the second
meeting the subject for discussion was
How Can Pennington be made tho
city Beautiful OF the Western Slope7"
~ this meeting several ladies were
unN "a 80 urrt2E - u.ra On tho aNan-
ing's subject. which they did 10 tho
best Of their ability. They said that
II our people would they could build
this walk to the depot. q lone-needcd
improvement: could orcct q welcome
arch az the end of the street. could
make the town plaza a beauty spot
and q %vcfitable park; and further taat
the school grounds could be improved
ia an extent hardly dreamed Of be-
forc.
The urshOt of these papers was that
the ladies advancing these IDEAS were
appointed n committee To see What
could be done towards putting their
Ideas into execution. The first step
was the dinner held two weeks ago.
The ladies' raised $40 In cold cash to
apply towards tho realization OF their
ambitions. Tho enthusiasm shown az
the dinner gave the ldealists heart.
and this day. Thursday the 18th OF
February. A. d. 1914. was set aside
as a day when an interested In maxi
ing Pennington the city beautiful were
asked 20 get out and make q start.
The ladies agreed 60 serve a dinner TO
the workers.
NHu.T.s sNN. ...rsHna - a..
hled down the road with several men
with shovels. Al a bis hill OF dirt
near the scene % action the wagon
was loaded and drove on to the walk.
which had been staked and surveyed
yesterday. Then another wagon came
rumbling over the hard road and then
another and another until nfteen were
counted. Then came a host Of other
workmen. Load after load % dirt
was hauled 90 the road. The host OF
the workers steadily increased until
al moor time there was a bevy % la
borers at the loading places and all
along the walk. one small hoy about
six years % age, accompanied BY a
hugo rake. was seen on the job all
day.
Then came the rush TO the city hall
for dinner The ladies had announced
that they would serve an old-fashion-
cd picnic dinner, n picnic dinner Il
certainly was. The tables fairly
creaked under their load 81 good
things. as did also several small bows
who unohserved. gave full rein to
their voracious appetites. The ladies'
were there. right on the job. and no
mistake. No. they didn't eat. They
were kept too busy feeding the multi
tude. Bankers vat cheek-by-iow with
common printers: n clerks duE their
employers ribs without even the
slightest twinge 81 conscience: pro-
fesslonal men ate with small urohins
who responded to the call ofsthe day;
small school chaps feaEted while their
teachers passed them the cake and
the pie, the chicken and the other
vinnds that delight the small boy with
the large appetite and conspicuous
freckle; staid old business men whom
one would think might suecumh TO
EnnstToke were they TO attempt 10
work out OF doors for a day. were
there with their feet under the table
eating az they have never eaten be-
fore: In fact, Pennington and an her
children. her fathers and mothers, ana
sw%eethearts were a. that dinner. II
vas the most cosmopolitan gathering
witnessed here Tor years. Old clothes.
working tools and good nature were
in evidence. Needless 10 add that tho
feassers toasted TO the limit Of human
capacity.
In the afternoon some Of the teams
we're taken on the dirt hauling job
n put 10 hauling clndors TO crown
the walk. and boulders 20 line IT, A
bridge vas put In over n large ditch
n scrapera and fresnos were put to
work making a deep hlls from the
ditch 10 the sidewalk built s. the rail-
road.
An was not accomplished on this
piece OF work that Il desired by the
ladies. A. soon az the frost comes
out Of the ground a row OF trees win