Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-23

| stances The board has expended large
sums of money in exploiting the re-
sources of counties from which not
one cent by way OF official appropri-
alton has is yet been made. In other
words, under the plan of state and
county exhibit, which covers at least
so per cent Of the entire exhibit, a
system OF modern stereOpticOn meth
DDS, accompanied by lectures cover
ing every material resource of every
community and county about three
thousand cOl0red slides was adopted
and prepared, 90 which is also added
all that up to date photography has
to offer by way of demonstration and
educational advantage. The motion
picture--of Industrial and CONNER
cial character-is today one of the
greatest factors Of education. This
feature OF our exhibit, covering a
great many of the entertaining as
we'll as Industrial assets, is as good as
the work of the best film companies
! throughout the country, not using
studios for photographing purposes.
For presentation of these portrayals
both stereoptic and Photographic,
the board has supplied itself with ma
terial which aided by competent lee
turers will prove of the greatest adj
vantage 60 the state as they will bring
sharply TO the eye the features Of New
Mexico which eXemplify the old say
ing that seeing is believing"
In the early days OF the work OF
the board it was soon deemed advisa-
BILE 70 procure II possible the COM
pilation and publication Of book
which from every standpoint Of re-
source should cover the entire state.
no that end the board contracted
with Mr. A. e. Koehler, Jr., for the
"OfficiaI state Book copies of which
are to be distributed at San Diego TO
the bona fide inquirer as to our in
ducements for the homeseeker and
home builder This book has been
comclete and a copy is Ia the hands
of your eXcellency There Will be
distributed AT san Diego $1,000 copies
together with about 400, 900 copies of
each county section as found in part
two of the book. In the judgment of
the board this book. official and ac-
curate. of itself, iustifies every dollar
Of the expenditure so far made by
the state or any Of the counties. To
aid I'm It's publication the board con-
tributed TO Mr.. Koehler Is per cent
of the subscriptions from the coun-
ties. Not one dollar of the state APP
preparation has been used for this
book, the ether funus found necessary
TO secure rs printing having been So
liclted by Mr.. Koehler from commune
tiles, individuals and corporations
really intel ested and advised as to the
necessity of constant and continuing
publicity in order to obtain results of
satisfactory character.
Elaborate Mineral Display.
Recognizing that New Mexico is
destined In fact 10 become one of the
great mineral producing states of the
Union AMI stands in need Of expert
examination as TO its deposits and
their development by capital, the
board determined TO make the most
elaborate display Of its mineral re-
sources possible, keeping within the
appropriation from the state and
from the Counties In which our great
est mineral deposits are to be found.
The exhibit which the board has
installed ia the best ever gathered
from this state and much credit Is
due to the self-sacrificing efforts of
Mr. Commissioner Clark and our Min
ing Commissioner DIR. Fayette A.
Jones, for the magnificent display
which Is now Installed in the main ex-
hibit hall of The New Mexico build
ing. 1t occupies the major portion
of a room fifty feet in length by
twenty eight in width, and compet-
ing as we are with the great states OF
California, Nevada. Utah and Mon
tana in our mineral exhibit, It is with
pardonahle pride that as New Mexi-
cans we are able to state to your ex-
cellency that ours is by far the most
scientific, the most elaborate and the
most cye-satisfying collection of min
erals 40 the exposition The scien-
tific and artistic grouping of these
collections was made by Or. Jones.
The Forestry Exhibit.
The water supply of this region be-
Ing largely dependent upon the tntelli-
gent protection OF our forest areas.
thereby affording a sufficient supply
for irrigation and for storage, the
board made arrangements with the
general government whereby by pay
ing the cost OF transportation of the
exhibit and its installation, an exhibit
Of forestt" has been made in the New
Mexico building which would have
been impossible with the limited
means at the disposal of the board.
The exhibit occupies one entire room,
| 50X22 ana is strictly of New Mexico
forests and the lumber industry al