The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-16

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ins 81 known and e.
= iabiished industries Is just as inn
portan, IN building up a communiti
aa initiation 81 now industrica or dis
covery Of undiscovered
Albuquerque. IN n laudabie enor
70 build up this city, has spent thou.
sands OF dollars in promoting vision
AIRY schemes OF various kinds ranging
from the ~impoundins Of water that
dId not exist TO the building ol
smelters TO reduce undiscovered ores
We have spent other thousands IN
promoting developneut plans not
quite 80 visionary but almost as GER
tain not 10 produce results. There Is
no disposition to c~rltiei1e those who
have led In these efforts. They have
been led generally BY men who have
been willing 10 80 the Angels limit ia
behalf Of the advancement OF this
community.
Perhaps the only reason for ignof
ing the sheep Industry. ter Instance
and in 50 FAR as community activity
is concerned We nave ignored it-ls
that the industry was here when Al
%buquerque was founded; has been
here ever since and has been produe-
Ing the same reliable. annual revenue
Cor US and our merchants n cur
N.wa. go .~rhata.t. - N.ua
ers. as II we had paid some attention
10 4.
What has been done in building mp.
the sheep industry In Now Mexico and
In making this city a wool and sheep
trading centers has been done entire
~ ~ Individual effort. There has
never been, 50 far as we know. any
concerted effort 10 foster the indus
try, 10 II and to bring II
into closes relations with this city.
Now that extensive feeding Is about
70 begin in our tributary valley we
see for the first time. apparently.
what might have been brought about
years before. by united community
backing for one OF the IN
which there has been no experiment
and no chance at any time.
The same thing Is true OF the cattle
industry. This city has never engaged
In any community enterprise 10 en-
courage cattle growers 20 come here;
10 do their business and make their
homes In this city; 70 make Albu-
qucrque a cattle center and n leading
southwestern market. Even our
banks, which usually take the lead in
Industrial promotion and which sell
dom overlook a real opportunity. seem
90 have made little direct enor TO
establish connections with cattle
growers over the state until compare
lively recent years. We have been
content, u seems. to permit El Paso
10 grab the cattle business OF south
ern New Mexico, to let small trading
censers spring up all around Us. and
such trading as Is now coming 10 this
~ - A0rta hAt " AhAAfiNNdl tA-|
terprise and chance business connec-
tons.
In spite Of the past Indifference Of
Albuquerque as 20 whether the great
cattle industry OF New Mexico came
our way OF not, the city's geograph-
icai location has begun 20 tell and
tua 49,. nom a.fnr 1. r.,ala.rant. l..-t
ness In cattle which has come without.
an Invitation. There are half "a dozen.
active commission firms IN hts city.
nov which deal in cattle. whereas
there were none who specialized
therein up 10 q year ago.
A. - Mcaiilen. speaking a. the.
Commercial clubs anniversary bsn-
quet last week, pointed out. we be-
lieve for the first time. this city's
great opportunity 20 become q cattle
center a market for he whole outh.
west Il was shown that the ofhoc
end Of the cattle business for nearly
tWo-thirds Of New Mexico can be
transacted IN and from this city. Il
was stated that cattlcmen OF northern
Arizona can make their homes here
and reach their ranches after "a night
IN a sleeping car. Mr. McMillen em-
phasized the importance Of making a
great event Of the coming convention
Of the Panhandlo-southwestern cat
ilemon's association IL might be
made the beginning Of this city's ca
reer a. a cattle trading center, he
said. and with proper EFFORT ON our
part u was quite certain TO make Al
buqucrque the meeting place Of the
erent organization AZ least every third
year
while going after the things we
haven't got ana going aher them
with az our might; as we have been
doing for many years, u would bee a
mighty good plan and "a IL not TOO
late Tor albuquerque 10 begin spending