Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-13
State BOOK IS
BEING DELIVERED
BY A. {. K0EHLER
Commissioner of Publicity Is
Mailing Out Copies Of Pub
Iicationi Is a Remarkable
Work,

The New Mexico state book for Use
at the san Diego exposition began tC
come from the press Yesterday, and
Commissioner OF Publicity A. f.
| koehler. Jr started the work of dis.
! trihuting copies of the book as well
as Of the 1000 pamphlets devoted t.
| the different counties of the state
The bulk Of the books and pamphlets
viii be shipped to San Diego. but a
/ limited number Is being distributed
to people in New Mexico at the pres
, cnt time
The motion picture booth has been
set up in the states building at San
Diego, AMI pictures have been shown
there for several days by w. Moore
or Albuquerque. the operator en-
ployed by the board Large and en-
thusiastlc crowds have seen and adj
mired the pictures
The work of the board of commits
sioners for the past year is a most in
terestiEg story, and one of the most
interesting features Of 1t is the publ
cation of the state look. An expen-
diture Of nearly $4,000 was involved
in the publication of this book and
the pamphlets. It has over 800 pages.
exclusive of the index, etc. The arti-
Giles have been prepared by authori-
ties along the different lines, many of
the community articles have been
prepared by leading writers of the
respective settlements. others are by
men known all over the state and
indeed outside of It, for their writ
ings
Some of the Features.
There is a general state story by
Paul A, f. Walter which covers the,
various activities OF New Mexico i'm
thorough manner, evidencing amply
the knowledge of New Mexico gained
by him as writer and newspaper
man of many years experience and as
supervise" of the last census. There
are also several shorter articles by
Mr. Walter of subjects connected with
archaeology and history, on both of
which matters he is well qualified to
write.
There is a special article by a. c.
Ringland, district forester, on the ma
uonal forests of the state, good
roads article by Francis H. Lester and
one by d. II. Lane, and whole host
of Illustrations of state officials, state
points of interest, and the like. be-
side plenteous illustrations for every
article in the book. The article on
the State Federation OF Women's
clubs is by Mrs. r. f. Asplund, that
on mining is by Fayette A. Jones, in
fact. each article is by the person
best fitted to write il in the state
In addition to the general articles
are literally hundred county arti-
cles resumes Of industries to be found
in the different counties. etc.
The cover is Il handsome one in five
color5, showing the state building
much as IT appears today at San Die !
60 The book has brought many CON
to Mr.. Koehler and to
the board. Copies of il are to be !
placed in the offices of the newspa-
pers and Libraries and there is no
question but what it will form a very !
reference work in these
places. There has never been a state /
book to which more attention was |
given in the making, probably there |
has never been state book of such /
scope and certainly there has never !
been one of such size. As an aid to |
reference work is an index Of special /
value. This index contains references /
and cross-refcrenccs in great number
II occupies five pages Of small type |
There are county induces, showing all !
That may he found under the county /
headings, and general iudices that I
show whore may be found all the ref
srences to water supplies, irrigation, /
timber, hot springs, mining,
atc., all through the list OF important |
-opics in the state, in each county or
n the book,
A specially valuable feature is the
OF section of the index
'or tourists, showing where may be
'ound the articles and information
n which that class is most Interested.
By means of this, a prospective Wis
tor TO New Mexico may find all the
Information about the state which he
needs for properly planning his trip,
great number of pamphlets have
leen printed for each county from
he plates used for the county arti-
lies in the book and these will be
distributed free at the building A
'areful record is to be kept by the I
publicity commissioner of the printed
matter furnished each person and
he subjects in which that person is
Interested. These records will form
he basis for a publicity campaign
hat is expected to add many thous
lnds to the population of the state.
Two freight cars are necessary to
transport the books and pamphlets to
San Diego.
Much credit has been reflected on
Mr. KOehler and the exposition board
IN account of the work and warm
commentator for It's completeness
md general excellence has been eX-
pressed.
1t is interesting Ia note that this
volume is the first complete ency clo-
pedia of states resources and in
iustries ever published in the United
states Il remained for Mr. koehier
10 produce such a volume and Will do
much te demand recognition of New
NeAieo.s pfogressivenesa The entire
book is product of Sew MeAico
q WAS printed from cover lp cover lA-
'lullnH The handsome. flNe-relnr gupfl /,
20 "a Sew MeNica priptlng plani
this pp hnr with ihe mllgs ~ /,
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