Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-11

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a letter from b. ST. ]. Wilson. ass
siStant director of the office of public
roads and rural engineering of thu
United States department ~ agricul-
ure, to President Clark N. Carr. stat
ing that his office would agree tO fur
nish am engineer 20 supervise surveys
and prepare plans for drainage work
I'M the Rio Grande valley provided
drainage district were organized aud
other expenses Of the survey were
paid ny the citizens. was read hy Sec
rotary Tom Esan and was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers
Reid Makes Principal Speech
President Carr opened the speech
making by giving a brief review OF
what the club had done during the
twenty-five years of its existence and
outlining the plans that it has for the
future He showed that the growth
Of Albuquerque had gone in parallel
lines with that of the club and that
the periods of the greatest activity of
the club We're the periods of greatest
prosperity for the city. His address
was listened To with the closest atten-
ton and was a gem of thought and
delivery
The principal address of the even
ing was made by w. G.. Reid, general
solicitor of the Santa Fe railroad. Mr..
Reid is a recent acquisition TO Albu-
querQue. having come here from Ros-
well about year ago to take up the
duties of the office vacated by the
late Judge A. l.. Waldo, but he show
ed grasp Of the local situation, as
well as of conditions all over New
Mexico, that is possessed by few men
who have spent their lives in the
state.
That Albuquerque is, by reason Of
it's geographical location, necessarily
the metropolis of New Mexico, and
that whatever affects the state for
good or bad win necessarily affect Al
'buquerque in the same way, were MIR.
Reds opening statements. lie took
an optimistic view OF general business
conditions, and declared that in his
opinion the federal reserve bank law
made il impossible for such another
panic as took place in 1907 to occur.
The entire state is prosperous he said,
and Curry. Roosevelt and other
eastern New Mexico counties were
cited as proof of this assertion. Live
stock. asserted Mr.. Reid Is now bring
ing a better price than ever efore in
the history Of the state and there is
every reason to believe that prices
will be maintained for many years.
The same thing he declared TO be true
of the sheep industry.
Road to san Juan.
Mr.. Reid devoted particular atten-
ton to the need Of better railroad fa-
cinties as the most important step m
developing the resources of the state
He spoke of the wealth Of the san
Juan valley, locked up in far cor
ner of the state, which only needs
railroad to bring it to the outside
world. and declared that railroad
connecting Albuquerque with the
Farmington country would be the
greatest possible boon to the state.
The speaker attached the greatest
importance to the University Of New
Mexico as a means of developing the
latent resources of the state, and ne
favored the establishment of bu-
reau at that institution which would
have for its special purpose the care
fun detailed investigation Of some OF
the big things that are still left un-
done in New Mexico General add
vertising. he believed, was not so ad-
vantageous as advertising of special
characterize sort that would bring
TO the attention Of the man specially
Interested in iron manufacture the
iron industries of the state, and to 9TH
ers the information in which they
were similarly most interested.
Mr. Reid also spoke of the neces-
sty of Identifying the city as means
of attracting the attention Of visitors
and also of making our own people
happier and more comfortable. 1t
pays in dollars, and it pays in pleasure
and health which dollars cannot buy
he declared
From beginning to end Mr.. Reid
received the closest attention OF the
big crowd present His speech was
frequently punctuated with applause
and at the conclusion of his remarks
he was given a genuine ovation
Boyd Makes ROusing Talk.
Dr. David r. Boyd president of the
University Of New Mexico, was the
next speaker. Or. Boyd was never in
better form, and his hearers we're
kept to the highest pitch Of cnthu-
siasm throughout his address. lie
gave his hearty approval to what Mr.
Reid had said about the service to the
state that the university could rem
der. and declared that the business
man of the present day in order TO
succeed. must he educated He was
greeted with hearty laughter and
cheers when he said that the new
conner to Albuquerque should be made
to buy a cemetery lot, so as TO insure
his staying here. He favored home
markets and home institutions, and
said that it was great wrong for the
New Mexican to buy goods outside the
state when he could get as good or
better here at a lower price.
r.. w. Wiley, secretary of the pub
licity committee of the club was next
introduced. Mr. Wiley made a strong
appeal for an increased membership
for the club and for a strong pull to
pay the institution out Of debt. Fol-
lowing Mr. Wiley A. b. McMillen
spoke for the cattle interests of the
state and told of the great good that
is sure to come to Albuquerque from