Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-27
TWO DOZEN LIVE
BOOSTERS START
FOR bLUEWATER
George [, KiIe's Plan for a
Trade Excursion Into Region
Near Albuquerque Carried
Out With WhOop.
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Dalies, n. NJ, June e. -Four ana
twenty boosters, all packed into a
Pullman, started from Albuquerque
this morning at 1920 o'clock Tor the
Rlnewater valley on the first trade eX-
cursion the Albuquerque Commercial
club has staged since that memoir
able trip that included the whole Pc
cos valley. IL was a merry crowd, ev-
erv man live one and all OF them
ardent to take every opportunity they
saw for the advancement OF Albuquer-
que ms commercial center.
The party WAS carried In the car
eDufferin." which will also be their
sleeping quarters az Bluewater, Toll
tee. Grants or wherever else they may
stop along the railroad There was a
good deal OF boosting spirit evident
and many plans were made by Com
mercial club officers who accOmpa-
MED the boosters for carrying on the
excursion on q strictly efficiency ba-
sis. IL was reason that without pro-
per report the excursion would not
bring the club members as a body all
the Information TO which they were
entitled and a committee OF hve Is to-
be named on the trip 10 draft such a
report. This committee Will include n
writer. farmer. a stockman ana
two others taken from the Albuquer-
que field Of business men generally.
The trip IN undertaken In an effort
TO bring the business men OF Albu-
oueruue into closer relations with the
farmers and stock raisers OF the
BIuewater country, 60 the end that
more business may come 10 the city
and a greater appreciation of the
Bluewater peoples trade may reach
the Albuquerque business men, II was
initiated by George L. Kile, an Al
buduerquean, who has ranch In the
valley. though Mr. lSile had able AS
sistance from several Albuquerdueans
who had knowledge OF the valleys
possibilities. Mr.. Kile is already AT
Bluewater, where he went several
DAYS ago 10 see. that nnnanRements
for the excursion were made with all
possible finish,
There IL also a subordinate but
none the less important motive back |
OF the trip, and that IL TO Impress
the Albuquerque public, through it's
delegation Of boosters. with the vast
resources OF the valley as a farming
and stockfeedIng section and with
the possibilities Of the surrounding
country, tributary 10 the valley and so
indirectly TO Albuquerque, AS region
Of cattle and sheep growing
To Interest observation-disclosures.
The Bluewater folks hold that AL |
buunerque, II sufficiently impressed, |
may back up their appeals for de- |
velopment by the reclamation service |
Of the irrigation project on which |
rests the future agricultural success
Of the region. They reason that with
Albuquerque making noise like a |
service project, New Mexicos CON
gresham and senators will become
interester 20 a greater degree than II
the Buewaterites alone urged the
OF dam and bitches ana
viii offer correspondingy greater
backing.
l. Albuquerque Territory.
The region II tributary to Albu- I
aueraue commercially and geograph-
loally. not TO speak of being forced /
10 do It's trading here by reason of
certain differences In the railroad |
rates between Gallup and Albuquer-
iue, its two nearest tObbing conters.
II has $4,000 acres of irrigable land
under tho proposed dam site, three
stations within It's borders
and soil that appears wonderfully
rich. Its people have demonstrated
their persistence through many years
Of difficulties, suffering the loss OF
The dams that provided their water
supply on two occasions, and general
~ fighting against many obstacles.
Now new settlers are coming into
The valley aud the water supply II,
for this year at least, improving.
There are good crops In the section
ind the visitors today are expected TO
be considerably Impressed with the
progress made by this llttle-known
region so close 10 the doors of Albu-
luerque.
This morning the visitors VIII be
lriven through the valley in automo-
)iles and out to the dam site, nine
niles distant, where a barbecue viii
be served. The Albuquerqueans Will
'eturn on train No. tonight, their
lpeoial car being attached TO that
rain at Toltee.
The boosters making the trip in
Jude p. w. Fee, NJ Mandell. A, u.
)gle, A. Flelscher, W. z. Southerd
md W. NJ. Berry. OF the Albuquerque
ias, Electric Light a. Power Co. 7,
Z. Mitchell of the Hotel Combs Mt
)arncll OF the John Baron Burg
company; Sam stevens, Of the Hotel
iturgesi s. Kahn. John Lee Clarke,
\. Nohs. w II, Walton, the official
photographer. and representatives, OF
he following; State National bank.
'harles llfeld company Albuquerque
dornlng Journal, First National bank
taabe & Mauger, Grunsfeld Brothers,
iosenwald Brothers.
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