Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-01-01
REPORT TELLS Of
MANY ACTIVITIES
OF THE BOOSTERS
How Employees Of Chamber Of
Commerce Have Spent Their
Time Since December 13 Is
Shown in Detail

Der Of commerce inauBulatcu syS-
ten of Keeping detailed report of
the work Of the organization in order
that the members might have an op-
portunity Of Keeping in touch with
the WORK that Is being done. The Of
nccrs Of Albuqucrquc's public promo
ton body have always insisted that
The citizens generally have little idea
OF the volume OF work that passes
through the office and that once the
business men Of the city learn what
is being done the support for the
chamber viii be more hearty
The first detailed report over 4
period Of time Is now available from
The December record, covering nine
teen days. The same shows that in
the nineteen days $40 letters were
sent out by Ahe club, or as lnrge
number Of letters as are mailed out in
the same length Of time by the Min
ncapolls public organization which
supports a staff of paid employees
numbering from six to eight
MaIse-up of correspondence.
Of these letters, forty-siX were in
reply 10 inquiries regarding business
openings in Albuquerque. In this
connection the chamber is entirely
honest with inqnirers, never advising
them to think of entering any line Of
business that Is well taken care Of
unless they desire to purchase IN al
ready existing business
Ninety five of the inquiries were foi
information regarding the climate,
accommodation for healthscekers
ana sanatoria. OF this number TWEEN
ty-fivc were referred to aceommoda-
I,x 4 al Lot
ter is written to every inquirer invit-
ing further correspondence and fol-
lOw-up system maintained devised to
secure the greatest result from the
advertising campaign No money was
spent during the month for advertis-
Ing space as the collections during
the two previous months fell below
the expenditures orders were placed
however for January advertising in
the Saturday Evening Post and the
Country Gentleman, space in the lat
ter to be used IN calling attention to
the opportunities in New Mexico to
engage in the poultry business
Many Activities Covered.
Eighteen persons requested infor-
nation during the nineteen days with
regard TO farming possibilities near
Albuquerque. The Chamber Of COM
merce office answers these inquiries
with personal letters, inviting further
correspondence and in addition sup
plies To thc real estate men who are
members of the organi2ation. the
nanes of good prospective land leas-
ers or buyers. Three Of the eighteen
Inquiries are bepG followed closely
az they are for land in large tracts,
one man desiring TO enter the cattle
business IN the state on large scale.
The general correspondence repre-
sentcd by 270 outgoing letters, COW
cred a multitude of activities Invita-
tons were extended to moving picture
concerns to make Albuquerque their
headquarters, a dozen big league bah
clubs had called to their attention
the merits of the city as training
quarters with the result that three Of
them have promised to consider Albu-
qucrque in 1917. A line was secured
upon the sugar industry with the re-
suit that the club has discovered that
II would be useless to pursue this nc
tiVty further at present, since the big
concerns do not yet know whore they
are going to secure their beet seed
next spring and are more or less de-
the general correspondence had to do
with the possibilities Of inducing eX-
pert gardeners to como to the Rio
tirande valley especially from Cali
fornia and Colorado Another aetiv-
ity which called for considerable cor
respondence was the county agent
matter, in connection with the secur-
ing OF bulletins for the farmers ON
subjects of interest one of the most
important matters taken up on the
last day of the month was with refer
cnce TO local freight rates in New
Mexico and preparations for the rate
hearing TO be held in Albuquerque on
January 10 The general correspond
ence represents many other activities
which can be traced in the report of
what the managers office took up
during the month
On tattlemens Convention.
one hundred letters were sent out
on the cattlemcn's convention, Most
Of these were to prominent cattlemen
hi various sections of the state. ask
ing tor the names and addresses Of
other cattle growers in order that a
big mailing list OF prospective mem-
hers may be secured. Some of the
correspondence was with officers Of
the association and had to do with the
plans fot the convention. The bal
ance OF the correspondence unac-
counted Tor was IN relation to the
state fair
During the month twenty new ar
rivals reported at the club offices.
which is considered remarkable when
II Is kept In mind THAT a very small
percentage OF the arriving health
seekers ever make their arrival
known OF this number eleven We're
found accommodations the manager
of the club conducting them person.
ally about the city.
Thirty new members were secured
during the nineteen days. the biz
membership campaign which brought
in Ito members, having occurred ne
fore the report system was placed in
effect In addition, comprehensive
plan of membership work was in
augulatcd to become active early this
month. During the life of the report
there were four designations
Big Plans for Convention.
Ten committees were appointed af-
Ter the 18th Of the month ono OF
these was for the purpose of getting
in touch with baseball clubs. threa
Ntit ter thf purpose ol NuikinS out
a new edition of literature which the
I chamber WITH issue soon and the re-
mainder were appointed for the cat
ilelnen's convention, In addition,
there were the regular weekly COM
mntecs uf ten which rendered vuma-
Die assistance % the club, iucludinL
the holding of meetings in the farm
ing districts 10 arouse interest in tho
county agent proposition
Plans Tor the work on the conven-
tion We're worked ou1 during the
month These include sending out