The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-23
RELATIONS
URGENT NEED Of
NEW MEXICO
Hove Points Out the Condi-
tions, Something of the
Remedy and What Applying
II Means to State.

Carlsbad. n. ~, Nov. .:.-Closcr
trade relations may be the first step
In the full development of the re-
sources Of New Mexico. a news item
Be- going ;he rounds of The press OF the
state that Artcsia has shipped i3s
vars OF apples this season. Al but
one car was sold In Texas Just one
ear went to Albuquerque, being part
OF the Eddy county exhibit at the
state fair. This car sold at . fancy
price.
Another item is going the rounds
that Dvcr IN the mining section OF Ari'
IONA Il man bought two scrawny APP
pies for a nickel though he knew that
within 300 miles az the crow flies.
big rosy Pecus valley apples were
hunting a market. The purchaser OF
tho two apples Tor q nickel is curious
why this is 81 In these days Of Easy
communication.
The explanation is simple. over
there they have not discovered what
has happened In the Pecos valley. that
up tn q decade or two 3 produced
only long-horn steers and ~iackrabbits
The people just across the mountains
even have just discovered what ha
come about la recent years In tbs
PecOs valley and the plains on the
east sidc of New Mexico.
The president of the state fair. Il
T.. putncy. when he made his famou'
dash through the outer fringe al
counties in New Mexico In ,he suIn
mcr. really discovered a new world
The wheat In curry county. AS an in.
stance. took Mr Putney completed,
los surprise and he bought right ther
ana there twenty-five cars OF whca'
Tor his mill at Bcrnaliilo. The cnuu
IS exhibits ne succeeded In bringing t'
IN, state fair were actually the FRS
time anything tangible was done e
show what New Mexico has in re
suurcos aud variety of product.
The people ot the Pecos valley have
found out something, too. that thcr'
Is something beyond the mountains
They nave kept up their connection
with the home folks to the east ant
south and naturally traded with them
It has always been the question Of
market for the products To the cas-
aud south. Il never dtwned on then
that beyond tho hills were men tina
needed the agricultural products .
the Pccos valley.
since the immigration bureau wa
laid on the shell ia 1912. New MeXiC,
has had no public agency at work fol
the state as q whole. The leaders II
state development knew AT The tim
that IL was a mistake. But the publi'
aS a whole did not care. But senti
mcnt rs changing and this acut ta'
situation has beer q means to con
vino, many that the state must hav
more people 10 develop more wealth
10 hcar the tax burden. The CONNER
oial bodies are beginning To agitat'
the creation uf a state commcrcia
body
Closer trade relations is 0ue of tn
frs, steps Now Mexico stays poor be
ccausc she buys her fresh and curc'
cause she buys her butter ana othc'
dairy products, poultry products an,
/ other things 90 eat elsewhere The.
may be- produced at home AT q saviui
tu the consumer ana at the sam
time encourage agricultural devlpp
mcnt.
The speech Capt ". O. Reid, IN
I solicitor for Sew Mexico uf the SAINT.
PC railway. made al tho annudi meet
ing of the Commercial club of Albu
uuoruuc should be read by ever
country builder IN the state. II is
statement of facts of the true Coudi
ton Of New Mexico today hat Wi
set the most indifferent Co ,hinkiul
captain Reid has made q study Il
conditions aud he knows his subiecI
Il rs patent that New Mexico mus
get together. .ho communities trad
with one another, and max the y,
sources apparent When New MoNio
/ proves what 30 can do, then II ca
invite the Vur|i.