Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-26
MANY N0TABLES TO VISIT
STATE BUILDING SOON

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party. the majority OF them Philadel-
phia millionaires and they uuani
mously remarked that they had for
once a better and truer conception of
what New Mexico really was.
Henry j. Beach, OF El Paso a mem-
her of the Chamber of Commerce. Wis
tied the building in the afternoon lie
was particularly anxious to see and
hear the lecture on the Elephant
Butte dam.
w. d. Murray. of silver city visited
the building i'm the afternoon and he
was more than pleased with the
methods we were using. He said that
our lectures and pictures Of his sec
tion of the state could not be inn
proved upon.
j S. MacTavish and son, from Mag
dalena. witnessed the reel of motion
pictures showing the lead and zine
mining in SoCorro county, near Mag
dalcna and Kelly. Mr.. MacTavish
thought that grouping the lectures
was splendid and that rather than Civ
ing an individual lecture on some of
the counties to combine portions Of
the county with others for complete
and interesting talk, for example. So
zorro county is u tdAtu In 'llN W.
turo with the mining industries, am
ether with the Oeean-to-oeean high
way. good roads which pass through
Magdalena. Socorro, Datil and que
mado and another lecture covering the
cattle and sheep industry in this
county Mr. MacTavish was greatly
pleased with the method and he said
that his town and county were begin
ming To feel the results Of The work.
lie also noticed on the bulletin board
leading into the auditorium the re-
port Of the weekly condition of the
transeOntinental highway in New Mex
leo He said that a great many tour
lists coming through the state from
California mention the state building
and make it "a point to notify al
ECstb0unu tourists moi Z" fan 10 WISH
the display at san Diego Mr.. Mac
lavish also said that he felt certain
that the State School of Mines would
benefit immensely from the wonder
fu mineral display at the building and
that catalogues, literature and bulle-
tins were being distributed
The exposition officials issued 9
statement that since the first of Feb
ruary. 21,0O0 camera permits have
been issued and on a fair estimate
each permit means a spool of twelve
pictures Juoeing from the numbe
of pictures that are taken almost eF
cry person who brings a camera take
q picture of the New Mexico building
Last Saturday by actual count in on
hour fourteen people Photographic
not only the exterior of the buildlnl
but took one or more views of tn
placta In other words, at least rs,
600 pictures have been taken of thi
building and have been sent broad
cast throughout tn United States
This does not include the postcard
that we have sold at the building o
thu ones that have been sold on IN
grounds. Truly New Mexico Is be
ing advertised in many ways. Hardl
week passes but what some motto
picture company is at the expositio
taking pictures and in many instance
they have used the New Mexico build
ing for some of their scenes. Thes
pictures will be seen throughout tn
United states, Mr.. Burton Holme
while here took a great many pic
lures i'm and around the buildinl
same true Of when Mr. Lyman How
was here