Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11
GROUND BROKEN
BY SANTA f FOR
WORK At GALLUP
Beginning of Extensive Inn
pfoyementS Is Made 0cca-
sion of Big Celebrations Ey-
eybody in Town Turns Out,

tssseisL eoRstssosnEses TO MORNING. ioussAu
Gallup. y. NJ, Dec l0.-rhe ground
turning ceremony and celebration to
commemorate the opening of opera
tions here by the Santa Fe railroad
company for extensive new terminal
improvements, was held yesterday.
The interest which was shown in this
event exceeded the expectations of ALL
Practically everybody in the city turn
ed out and took an active part in the
ceremony
The crown Point band of Navajo
Indian beys were here TO furnish addi-
tional music for the day, and was one
Of the big attractions of the occasion.
Mayor Ketner declared a half holiday
in the city and practically all of the
business houses We're closed. The
school children were not dismissed
from school, but an who attended
were lined up shortly after the session
hour after noon and marched in the
parade. The children of the public
school and the children of the Sacred
Heart school We're in the line. There
were over GOO children present Au-
tomobiles and floats led the parade.
After thr parade took place the
people gathered al the front OF the c..
y. Cotton company ware house, and
listened TO q number Of short adj
dresses from prominent men who We're
seated on the elevated platform en-
trance to the store. Trainmaster A..
- NAr.,1.l ,.avt,.o,fal tt. ..lr,yI
company delivering a short address,
in which he expressed the desire Of
the railroad company to cooperate
with the citizens of Gallup to make
this a better and larger city. Attor-
ney O. Z. diversion delivered a talk on
what the work started by the Santa
Fe means to the town Hon. j. l..
.Hubbell, of Canada Ariz., spoke at
length, comparing the past and pres
ent, i'm which he related much inter-
esting circumstances that have trans
pired during his years of residence i'm
the west This talk was greatly APP
preciated by all lie was followed by
Attorney Alfred Ruiz, who also spoke
concerning the early days of the COM
munity. and ended with the POSSIBLE
tiles of the future Gallup. $. Nj
Brown, an old resident of Gallup,
summed up the events of the past,
present and future of the town.
After the speaking exercises the as
sembly went to the grounds where the
Santa Fe are now doing the improve
ment work where Mayor Ketner of
ficially defeating the new industrial
era which opened in Gallup.
In the evening a free dance was
given at the opera house, the dance
being opened by a flag drill by a
number of BOYS and girls of the pub
lie schools, which was a very pretty
feature Of the days program
The people of Gallup are very much
euthused over the fact that the work
of actually rebuilding the terminal by
the railroad company is no longer a
matter of conjecture, They feel that
great period Of prosperity is at hand.
1t was announced on good author
ity today that the Santa Zee had eX-
pressed their appreciation to the peo-
pie of Gallup for the efforts they had
made in securing the site for the
round house and shops. and that II
was their intention to refund all OF
the $4,000 which the people Of Gal
ilup had subscribed for the purchase
of the land 1t was their wish to Sc
cure title to the land, and they be-
| lieved that the best way to get it at a
reasonable rate was to have it pur-
chased by the people of the town.