Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-18


for that matter. except the comes.
sions On the Isthmus. The New
Mexico building and its exhibits are
The talk OF san Diego; they are the
most-discussed feature of the expo
sition Lectures at 10 a. m. illus
irated with slides and motion pictures,
start the crowds moving early: Others
at 1880 y. m, usually prolonged
throughout the afternoon because OF
the demands. keep the building filled
until 8 p. M. and then the opening at
night gives a record eQualled only BY
q continuous notion picture house. In
fact, the New Mexico building is Just
that.
Variety Of Entertainment.
Il Is the bewilderlng variety of en-
tertalnment the building has To Offer
that is responsible for its crowds. The
new talk tracing the development Il
New Mexico Is splendidly ilIuminat-
ing: il has flashes as vivid as lightn-
ing. The visitor is enthralled BY the
long vista of years opening before him
when he is told that traces of irri-
cation bitches are found dug by some
race of incredible antiquity to water
their crops; race that faded like
snow upon the deserts dusty face"
when the supplies of water failed. GO
ing no man knows whittier: disap-
pearing into eternal silence and leav-
Ing only those scars upon the earth.
lie is enthralled by the glimpses in
to the ancient copper mining Of the
country, given in detail in the lecture
on the Santa Rita mines Of the Chino
He notes with Cabeza lie
Naca that Indians, In 1897. wore orn-
of hammered copper; with
Pike he goes New Mexico way in 1904
and learns Of the immense deposits
OF metal; and then he watches the gi-
ant steam shoyels of the Chino COM
pany rip 1000 tons Of ore daily from
the earth.
These things are 50 vivid that the
hearcr enters into the reality. What
he hears and sees is made part OF his
intellectually: so that he will repeat
these things. to his friends. as though
he had seen them. Thus, the fame Of
New Mexicd will penetrate every cor
ner OF the United States, reaching
persons who never were within B.
poo miles Of the San Diego EXPOSE
ion This result is attained only be
cause the New Mexico commission
has gone about the business OF ad- !
'ertislng the state in the broadest /
possible manner.
Dt,. EUn..,ta
Sundays crowds, especially. make I
/ continual rattle Of feet upon the /
lloors Of the rooms. There are so 1
many that only r fraction Is register
ID; even at that. however. the recep- I
ion room where the blanks for 1
James are kept, is filled continually. /
MI former registrations are open for i
Inspection. and visitors scan them TO !
ee whether any friends have preced I
d them here. In this way, tile Newt
iexieo building becomes a clearing
louse Of information concerning tour
sts---a comparatively little thing, per-
APPS but adding TO its popularity and
road appeal
lt is not only the reception room
nat is crowded. The pueblo and mis-
lon models in the Hall of Governors
lwavs are asked for; but by far the
lggest attraction Is the auditorium.
here the motion picture films are
nown Persons stand five and six
eep at the busy hours of the day
nd they remain until the last film
as been shown and the last word
poken before they reluctantly pass
vt. The forestry room also is very
opular, John D. Maxfield. deputy
ipervisor Of the United States fores-
y service. is in charge.
Files of san Diego, Los Angeles. /,
lbuquerque and Santa Fe papers are
ept readily accessible to visitors.
his is another Of the little things the
ew Mexico commission has not ov-
Hooked: and its thoughtfnlness Is
thoroughly as is proved {
the many who read the files.
Judging from the crowds already |
ceiyed at the building there's only T
Ne cloud In the sky. That is that a
ie commission didn't make the build
x twice as big. II the people keep a
'ming, as they certainly will the h
hiding viii be taxed to the utmost u