Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-15
He, With Sam Pickard, Roy
Mcdonald and W, P, South
ard Chosen TO FIJI Vacancies
on Directorate,
CLUB MEMBERS TO SEE
THE BLUEWATER VALLEY
George KIIe'8 Invitation Re-
ceiyed Warmly City Clerk
Speaks for Attendance at
Council Meetings,

Council Meetings,
The new officers Of the Commercial
clul are.
President--Clark NJ Carr
First Vice President-Ma Nord-
haus.
Second Vice President--Roy Nc
Donald.
Treasurer -- Jcrre I1aggard (re-
elected.
Secretary-Tom Eean (rc-elected).
This corps was elected by the diree-
tors Immediately after the general
club pceting last night at the club.
There were four new members of
the board who were elected last night.
They are Clark NJ Carr, Sam pickard,
Roy Mcdonald and W. =. Southland.
Mr.. SOuthard was elected to fill the
vacancy due to the resignation of
George A. Kaseman. Mr. Southland
was successful president OF the Las
Vegas chamber of commerce before
coming here and consequently was
seized upon by the club AS a desirable
here.
The election was the last matter to
be taken up at the clubs most inn
portant meeting of the year. The
meeting should have been held last
Thursday night, the regular day, but
was postponed because Of the death
that day Of former Congressman IL.
-. Ferguson.
George Kile, Of Bluewater who
broke into the ranks of Albuquerque
boosters at the cattlemen's conven-
ton at El Paso. doing efficient work
there In helping this city get the next
convention, invited members OF the
club to go to Bluewater with him
June 90. They win go IN a private
Pullman car on Santa Fe train No. ].
Mr. Kile told Of the hopes Of the
farmers OF the Bluewater valley to get
adequate water for irrigation. They
don't want the clubs money They
want its support. he said. The devel-
opment Of this district, however, he
indicated, would he Of great benefit
to Albuquerque.
In the valley there are $4,000 acres
Of rich land. People who are farming
there have been waiting sixteen years
for development, Now 200 acres
are under cultivation by flood water.
There never has been a crop failure
In the valley.
Water Rights Decision Sept. IL.
Mr.. Kile said the state engineer
was to give the final decision upon
the water rights question Septem-
her II, and II it was adverse Albu-
auerque would lose its chance for a
rich farming community near at
hand. b. s. Rodey questioned this,
saying the Elephant Butte bill had
been framed so as to avoid preventing
the building of dams across tributaries
to the Rio Grande above the big pro-
iect. Mr.. Kile said he based his state
ment upon the opinion of the state
engineer and an official of the reela-
nation service.
j. A. Miller. attorney, seconded Mr..
Kile's invitation.
Everything you see will convince
that Il is the place for a hig garden
spot he said, speaking Of the val
ley, "if only the water was there. lie
then spoke Of the opportunity for get
ting water The lake had been pro-
vided by nature. Walls rise sheer on
both sides of the river at the dam site
and behind this for nine miles is
box canyon The only thing that ma
ture left for man TO do, he said, is to
build the dam.
Volunteer for Trip.
Mr.. Kile's invitation was accepted
by the club. Mr.. Carr, County Treas
urer NJ. Mandell, John M. Moore, DR.,
Arthur praeger a. Fleiseher and Mr..
Southland all said they would go. No
one was asked personally and directly
If he would 90. They volunteered.
The promptness with which they ac-
ceptcd gave promise that the trip
would be successful
George Klock referred to the eff
forts being made by local knights of
pvthias TO have the lodge build san
at0rmm here as wonderful, mag
unanimous" Mr. Cushman regarded
the chances for the sanatorium's be-
/ ing located here as bright Many do
mains already have voted TO build
such an institution in New Mexico, he
| Informed the club,
city Clerk Hughes invited the mem
I bers TO attend the three water meet
! ings that the council has yet to hold.
| lie wished TO impress upon the inn
| p0rtance Of going to these meetings
| 10 help decide what they were to get
| in the future. The council WASH
overly anxious to learn what they had
| in the past, he said.
| At the opening Of the meeting re-
ports were read. Secretary Egan
read long report on the financial
condition OF the organization.
Il. w. Wiley publicity expert, read
| a report upon the results Of the pub
licity committees work. lie pretaeed
/ Il with the statement that most OF the
other activities of the club We're III
I home ana hence very apparent. Inc
tamount Of money at the committee
! disposal was small compared with the
results 1t had achieved he said. The
report was lengthy and will be pun
thshed teNtually later. However
members listened with patent Interest
land appiauded at the finish.
The publicity campaign has peer
the means of bringing more people
here. MIR. Cushman commented, anc
he believed the means of keeping W
the retail trade to better degree
than II has been kept up before.
Mr. Cushman read his report, set
ting forth briefly the achievements o.
the club during his tenure OF oftlee
Il follows
MIR. Cushmans Report.
ITO the Directors and Members
the Commercial Club OF Alouquer
| que. New Mexico:
In submitting this, my annual re