Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-15

viii tell you the same thing. one Will
say that II you want to he sure OF
making good Investment YOU should
buy on Central avenue the main mr.
terry OF trade OF the city. and that
while prices on that thcroughfare
look high they VIII never be lower
Central avenue. he WIN tell you, goes
apfl where u is the main east-and
west thotoughfaro OF Albuquerque
on tho wcst Il passes Robinson park
on The way 90 ola AlhuQn srQue and
hnH On Il some OF the finest and mos
paailal residences IN the west, while
20 the east u crosses the Santa ie
railroad tracks, runs through tht
thriving wholcanlc al. ,rIct, past the
sion. 900 high school building. penc.
tratea the highlands an1 goes 10 tn
states lcad'ng Institution az lenrnnv
the University Of New Mexico. With.
IN a few years he VIII ttil YOU, you
VIII see hJsll,sH houses butt up solid
20 the Masonic temple On The west
and Broadway on die 9as,
Anolher might tell YOU Is take youi
ehanCr IN Fourth street ua the unrest
and nfrH' nyeu,ment fmrth street
IS the malta north.and. aaaih thor
ouehfnrc Of the city 70 ia the Gu
mino Reul-tne state rond from Santa
~ and Las Negnf ln ~ paso. TIE
most pIeicntluus husincas house In
NhaouerQue ls M roHrlh aud Cen.
trni the posioffire and The CONNER
lal rlub bnildilfr. both ~ them
laborutc ANA cNnehslNc structures
ire 40 Fourth ana Gold Within ten
years, d viii say Fourth street ffom
rlietas 70 Silver VII he a solid row
Z business huildhgi No misiak,
can he made, he will tell you. Ia huv.
ing IN Fourth street fctWscu riieras
ana silver. aud fnf residence property
the third aud fourth wards can nor be-
surpassed
Stili Another View.
Probably the neNt runl estate man
woulH give u as Ms honest opinion
that First and Second streets are The
very best la the elty for investment
purposes, and that IN another decade
both will Ia built up with modern
businees structures from Iiisraa 10
the viaduct Aud he win alive YOU
most excellent reason for the faith
that " in him. ON The nuflh, the de.
pot OF the new railroad which h. sure
to come IN the near future viii he Ia
Hopewell field ON the south are
the santa he shops. t. which elabor-
ate and expensive additions are heinz
made and which viii bring at once
an increase of 1.500 population 10 the
city in the men that are 10 be employ.
ed, and with the families OF these
men a total increase of not less than
5000. These men and their families
must have homes near the shops. and
this furnishes prospective buyers for
all NHCanf lots near tho shop on both
Sides Of the railroad tracks
The most convincing argument of
an to show that Albuquerque will be
city OF 10000 within the next ten
years is found IN the condition Of the
valley lands surrounding the city.
quarter of a century ago there was
considerable land under cultivation
by the native people, all under the old
irrigation bitches. All lands that
could not be brought under the irri-
cation ditch were considered worth
less. Farmers from the east think
ing that nothing less than 100 acres
would be worth bothering with, could
not see any chance to get hold uf
that much and would leave for other
parts.
Twenty Acres Plenty.
This continued until about five
years ago; when i was shown that
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