Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-20
REED IS NAMED
As SECRETARY Of
FA|RC0MM|SS|0N
Carlsbad Man Succeeds Man
ueI u. Vigil in important
PoSitioni Spreading Gospel
of States Opportunities.


Santa Re, May l9.-Guy A. Reed
of Carlsbad has been appointed sec
rotary and treasurer of the New
Mexico exposition commission to sue
coed Manuel L. Vigil, resigned. and
on Monday established his headquart-
ers in the New Mexico building al
San Diego. That he means business
in disseminating the gospel of New
Mexicos opportunities, is apparent
from the following in the San Diego
Union:
THAT the educational work to be
accomplished through the Panama
California exposition. while no more
than its promoters expected, is a
genuine and tangible thing, is at
tested every day. owing to the
rapidly increasing demand for in
formation, one. OF the state buildings
on the grounds has found it necessary
to broaden the scope OF its Work. and
To shift the headquarters from the
capital Of the state to its building on
the Via de Los Estados.
"The New Mexico exposition board
has appointed one of its members,
Guy A. Reed, an attorney Of Carls-
bad, \. NJ. ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the
board. Reed completed the transfer
of headquarters yesterday, and Will
be resident OF san Diego for the
remainder OF the exposition year.
Tells of Ills Plans.
when seen at his desk yesterday
morning, Reed said he will devote
all OF his time for the next eight
10 disseminating information
regarding the Sunshine state, and do
his part towards removing the very
erroneous impression that New Mex
leo is a bowling wilderness, given ov-
en- to Indians. cactus, coyotes and
ella monsters.
zone feature of the work on which
| shall lay especial stress" he said,
lis the agricultural side of my states
claim to notice. the hundreds of thou
sands of acres of tillable land watt
ing the hand Of the farmer or the
man living in crowded tenement
in a big city, and signing for a home
Of his own. 1t is only beginning TO
be known and the work in the build
ing is helping immensely in that d.
rection. How boundless are the OPP
Dortunities in New Mexico for the ex-
of agriculture, from the
fdftn VI u lew ANlfN lti itit nun ~
small means. to the colonization pro-
Iects of capitalists.
Irrigation Projects.
This to some may sound like
enthusiastic talk said
Reed, "but not to one who realizes
The extent to which irrigation has
been developed in my state. Besides
the great many privately owned
projects, with their millions of gal
IONS of water gathered in storage
by means of diversion
dams and pumping wells-not to
the artesan Wells in the
pecos valley---there are the enorm-
lus Carlsbad and Elephant Butte
projects, constructed and controlled
~ the federal government.
"The first named has l5,000-acre
Get Of water stored in one lake and
10, 00O-acre feet in another the sec
md has a capacity of irrigating $780,
100 acres. You will see what fine
nance the homesteader has for
ruit raising, dairying. livestock and,
n the more broken country, sheep
lerding
"Then there Is the mineral wealth
# the state, but that's another story,
is Kipling says, ana its big one.
"Reed will lecture daily, morning
md afternoon on his favorite topic,
n addition to the other lectures, and
number of new colored slides and
notinn nicturp films have been made