Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-28
Refreshing to Find Things
Better Than We Had Been
Led 10 Expect" Is Keynote
of Sentiment Created,
WARM COMMENTATOR
GIVEN FOR PROJECT
Hospitality of Citizens Only
ExceIIed by Surprise at.
Wonderful Opportunities
Comparatively Unknown,

w 0n0eTIuI opportunities
Comparatively Unknown,
AlbuQuerque's booster trip TO Blue
water yesterday was an entire sue
cess from every standpoint. The
boosters were delighted with the hos
pitallty the Bluewater valley folks
showed them, the Bluewaterites were
nightly pleased to see the earnest
way in which Albuquerque accepted
their claims ana George l.. Kile who
originated the idea of the trade eX-
curmon to the valley, was tlckled TO
a dark sunburned pink. The Albu-
uuerque contingent returned convinc-
cd that the valleys claims had not
been exaggerated In the talks made TO
the Commercial club by kile and
others and determined II appeared, to
back the people of the community in
every way possible in their efforts 10
secure q dam adequate to their needs
The grit and perseverance of the
settlers an staying with the land and
working away while beset by difficult
ties is only understood after trip
over the ground, the fertility of the
soil In the valley, the marvellous prog
ress made by the crops this year, with
only mcagcr supply of water at
best, all these dug in deep and left
their marks m the minds of the boost
ing deiegatlon from Alhuduerque
Expedition Runs smoothly.
From It's start Saturday night to It's
return on No s yesterday evening,
the expedition ran smoothly. There
was the usual good natured noise in
the special car that carried the party
and some Of the boosters lost a little
sleep as consequence. but they de-
clared today that 1t was worth more
than one nights slecp to see what
they had seen ana to be entertained
as they were entertained.
There were also some protests,
mostly in sleepy voices, when the
Chief of Party Mike Mandell, chair
man of the committee on the exeur-
sion, roared this morning command TO
turn out. However the command was
oheycd. Breakfast was served at the
kile ranch near Toltec, whittier the
boosters walked from the siding where
the car was placed. Then rigs were
provided for the crowd, and, accom-
panied by citizens of the valley in
through the valley TO Bluewater town |
was commenced. In part this trip led
through the fields to show the boost /
ers the character of the soil, the |
dltching arrangements and other 1
of importance TO the valley
Party Visits Damslte
From Bluewater town and station |
the party was taken into the noun I
. a ttt. "a Ia
damsite. A ride of nine or ten miles 4
appetites which had been
duled by a breakfast of fried chicken |
and appropriate "flxin's," but did not /
prevent the visitors from making an /
interested inspection Of the damsite,
the old spillway and tunnel and other (
matters intimately connected with the /
proposition Several Of the
boosters, especially members of the
committee named to report TO the
club, went into these in considerable
detail
Some of the delegation went wad-
ing after the fish to be seen in the
San Jose and Bluewater streams and
i couple of them went swimming IN
) good old-fashioned "swimmin'-
hole" like that they had utilized many
years ago, back on the farm.
Interest In Project Great.
II was a merry crowd, but one In
ferested i'm every phase of the situa-
lion az concerning tie development Of
the valley Little knots of men form
ed, talked intensely and broke up.
only TO form again with others par
icipating in each group. They all
talked dam ana -dAmste and what
he water would do for the valley,
md score or SO of the old residents
n the valley gave them the facts.
II was a story not untouched with
lathos that was told. one that show
ID in every paragraph, simply spoken
Is they were, the determination of
he valley settlers to get ahead ana
heir pluck against difficulties of al
most overwhelming nature. The val
ey citizens spoke briefly of their 2S,-
700 acres of irrisable land of their
'rops, of their efforts to establish the
alley as a sound agricultural enter
,rise. but the little they said carried
he ring of sincerity
Citizens Planning for Future.
But it was not story of effort in
he face of odds that was told or even
Indicated with greatest interest 1T
was the tale of what had been done
or developing the valley and the !
llans for the future, And the Albu- (
looked and saw the OPP ,
,ortunlties; listened and heard the ,
,lans. and saw that both were good !
ma when they looked and listened, :,
,ffcred support
These little talks went on even af-
er the melodlous voice of Mr., Man ,
Iell had announced dinner and the !
.isitors were seated around the edl-
lies sitting the cries of a longer ,
han-usual mornings appetite with !,
'aked pork, fried chicken, gooseberry !,
lies, toothsome cakes and all the
ther dainties that farm wives know
o well how 60 prepare, II Is safe to /,
ay thSt II vote had been taken
bout that time the Bluewater valley :
aides who did the cooking would =
ave been more popular than the
amste, the dam and all its appur-
enances, The visitors We're hungry !
nd the viands were excellent. the
left little 90 be desired
r anything else for that matter. .
vi. Mandell Pledges support.
After dinner had been disposed or !
y most OF the visitors and the Others |
fere finishing the last few bites,
hartman Mandell started the
with the announce
lent that although he was not an 2
rator, he had been asked 60 make a
ew remarks, and. besides. after b
leol like this. even If fellow can
OF speak. he feels like making a few b
emarks." Whether this meant that