The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-04

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haed that all OF the advantages could
not be taken from a IN a score ~
years oy almost ANY other small town
IN lie neighborhoOd. A dozen enar-
kettle Young mon, With capital could
no Into ans one OF the smaller towns
pround Albuquerque or elsewhere and
IN q score of years make u the Lead
ing city OF the state. Bclen or Wagon
Mound. Rincon or elsewhere, a mat
tiers not. A dozen men with capital,
energy and bIains could build q city.
and what II more. Il Win bo done.
The trouble with oar towns IL that
the people have been set in molds ana
cnee hardened, They have lived along
d certain line and Il n Impossible for
them 70 get out OF u the nseiycs or
Tor others 90 get them out. The re-
cult II going 10 be that the class OK
men OF whom I speak will build
towns elsewhere and the towns that
are nov in the lead within twenty
years viii IN all probability cease to
be 80. New Mexico IL an u~ndeveloped
: domaia. Everything IA before Il. Ita
4, conditions are not nxed. Things are
in a plastic state. IL would be with
the Greatest ease that cities can be
built WHERE now there IS nothing out
desert. n the towns that are now
In the lead mean 20 keep their posi-
ton II will be necessary to throw on
the lethargy that nov holds them in
thralL We have gotten into the habit
81 mariana. POGO tempo. too much
Tomorrow o much pretty soon.'
We arc letting the golden stream 81
migration pass across our state and
not a single trickle stops to fortiliEc
our deserts n mountain valleys.
We merely fusaish highways to bear
homeseekers, not TO rs but past us
and away from rs. M we will re-
ccive none OF the benefits.
We are attempting 10 attract agrl-
cultural settlers hut for the most part
to make agriculture a success. we
must nrst irriEate. and we are vainly
trying 30 attract capital for Irriga-
tion. whereas. II We would oeautify
our %citics. rich mon would settle
among us and use their capital to de-
yclop irrigation projects.
The next few years. In my opinion,
Will be q wonderfully prosperous per
iod In America. Constantly men Will
be retiring with wealth. seeking
places 30 spend their declining years.
Nature has Afforded New Mexico with
a nalubrious climate and beautiful
scenery, the background FOR such a
home az such a man would want. II
In left for men 10 build cities which
viii draw and hold such homeseek-
crs. Il you VIII improve your towns
~ the gale of long time bonds, while
you are doing u your merchants win
double their business. You will att.
tract hborers to New Mexico. in
~creasing the population and iacreas-
ing the number OF people with whom
your merchants VIII do business. That
Is nor all. You can sell your prOp-
erty at o large profit 10 the peop.c
who come to dwell among YOU and
let them pay for the improvements.
They will be glad TO do H. These will
De the men who can furnish your
capital TO develop enterprises. They
will irrigate yOuF lands. they will be
good citizens and VIII Improve your
cities ia every way. Business will be
better. They win build churches.
beautiful schools. public buildings aud
will help TO pay assessments, and la
the end you viii mad the taxes no
higher than now. You viii have
greater wealth with which to sustain
the burden OF taxation. You win have
a town which you will not want 10
leave when You grow old and you win
continue IN il because OF is beauty.
It's society and its pleasant surround
ings.
This possibility is within the reach
Of n Why not every, village IN New
Mexico? Our population h. now M
more than 400 .00o. / believe some
aow before me viii live ~ see II i've
times as great. II may we'll happen
that every village now IN the state
may become q large town. Certainly
All those when are worthy of the OPP
portuniy will become such. Those
that realize whereby they may grow
ard d q prepare Co care for the tour
Isl VIII an become large and pros
perouH. They can never do il an ag-
r%iculturo alone. But they can do q
through making their towns attract
I've 10 the tourist and home seeker.
Agricultural and other developments
viii follow this as naturally az day
follows the night.