Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-11
NEW MEXICO DAY
BR|NGSGOODLUCK
TO EXPOSITION
Fair Weather Begins With
Celebration and Continues
Work of Waldo TwitcheII Is
Highly Efficient,
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ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCES TO MORNING JOURNAL
San Diego, May 10--NeVer before
has the state of New Mexico been
brought to the attention OF the
world in such an intelligent and in
telligihle manner, as in the patient
and careful work which has marked
every step Of the way. ever since the
very inception of the plan to place the
states wonderful resources and posi-
biities in the limeiight at the San
Diego exposition Merited benediction
was pronounced upon this work In
The services OF dedication, held re-
Gently.
Now that the climax has passed, the
state building resumes its wonted
way, and, as for the more than four
months past. II will continue to let
its light so shine that all who visit
the exposition may see the good
work. and realize how goodly a land
and fair is represented in the title,
"The Sunshine State" How that
name is justly applied to New Mex
leo, was abundantly proved when, on
the dawn of the day Of dedication
the weather in San Diego, which
had been dragging its anchor for
weeks suddenly took a brace and has
been ideal ever since.
Where Credit Belongs.
An account of the gala day which
saw the New Mexico building formal
~ Turned over to the Panama Cali
fornia exposition, would not be COM
plete without an Acknowledgement of
the credit due to one man-and he n
Young man-for the masterful way In
which the schedules for the occasion |
were thought out and carried into eff /
feet The young man In question Is |
Waldo G. Twitchell, son of the presi- |
dent of the New Mexico board OF ex-
position managers, Col. r t. Twitch-
ell.
Col. A. r. Koehler Jr., who is in |
charge of the building, in discussing |
the matter recently, freely be- !
slowed upon his young chief assist /
ant, full credit for arranging the pro-
grams and much that went before.
Mr. Twitchell was modest and in
clined 10 pass on the credit to others
Ibis father, for setting him an exam
pie of thoroughness, and his alma
mater, the University of Michigan. al
Ann Arhor, for clinchng the work.
Waldo TwitchelI Interviewed.
81 am a mining engineer said Mr..
Twitchell, In the course of an inter-
view on the part he had played in
bringing the New Mexico building into
such prominence, "and q mining en-
gineer is, above all other things, sys-
tematic. / early had it instilled into
me BY my father that what is worth
doing at all, is worth doing well.
Then, during my college training at
Ann Arher while taking the course
in engineering, this habit was still
..,tl. = al. .lraf ant
pratical experience in mining camps
in my state, which is the best school
ing in the world, simply made ii a
sim my maise-pp. ar
Last fall Colonel Koehler and | /,
in Santa Re, some tentative
plans for the New Mexico exhibit at
san Diego, which had been chosen in
stead of San Francisco, and when we |
submitted the plans to my father, the !
president of the board of managers 1t /
was found that they coincided fully
with his ideas, and also the other
of the board.
lowing to the war abroad and the
retrenchment of capital {
in mining projects all over
this country the mining industry In
New Mexico became very quiet, and ]
found that conditions enabled me to !
come out to California and assist Col {
Dnel Koehler in developing the exhibit [
from our state, which was a pet hob {
BY with Colonel Twtchell, Its founder. I
That is how man trained in one {
field of endeavor switched for a time !
from his chosen work and got into a
mother and entirely different field, ]
10 boost for his state.
Handles Operating Department. /
When the young assistant arrived Z
on the scene in San Diego, Colonel q
Koehler turned over to him the oper- (
lting department of the building,
while he retained the publicity end
md a general oversight OF all.
The date for the dedication of the r
having been chosen, all mat !
Iers pertaining to the program for the 1
Three days which it was found neces- Z
sary to USE, were given into the hands !,
lf young Twitchell, who at once called !
INTO consultation with him, Captain J
military aide TO Prcsi- I
lent G. A. Davidson, Of the exposi-
ion: members of the New Mexico So
ciety of San Diego, and the officials
II the exposition.
ClocSworls Precision.
The result was a system of sched- J
llles which worked out with such |
precision as had not been
noted in the dedication of other build
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