The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-16

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The club held e gst-to-gcthcr din
ner TO celebrate its quarter century
anniversary and twenty five Years Of
It's business life, last, November at
which many prominent men mad.
addresses and there was an attend
aucc OF $50 members of Ia" club aud
citizens OF Albuquerque.
We nov have $50 paying members.
Meetings IN the cluO building are
encouraged and farmers. lawyers.
doctors. merchants n contractors
tn" fair association, civic commit
tees aud others are using our rooms
tor their meetings. aud We are glad
10 have them an and want more
THIS organization 81. now "a mem
Der II the chamber ~ commerce ~
the United States N we have on Me
the reports uf IN" uatiunn! chamber
oi commerce relative to the business
! of the country. W. are assisted les
, IN an" measures that We desire to
: bring 20 IN, attention OF the national
, congress or the departments IN
Washington
The securing of the county hgrICul
turist for Bcrnalillo county was
largely due Ia the active work aud
.nutts 81 the secretary aud directors
and fcsuouso To- our rcIurs, D. the
board of county commissioners. We
have IL man lu this position who
cautr IN Ms very highly ;ccOm mcndci
dui he IL very active n energetic.
rho fact that he speaks spanish nu-
.ntl. iS uf great importance In deal
iuu yith uUt native farmers, n w'
h,li,N. th,r, b. no reason why they
should not adopt ana use all the al
Nanccd aud improved methods II AK
rlcuIturo aud stock raising, and ""
a., already beginning 10 see the re-
suits nf his work with tho farmers.
The question OF drainage OF the
valley lands is Of the greatest iiu-
pnrtunce to this community. W"
have had several government cngi-
n,ors here a. we'll a. the state cn-
g.ue.r. also .Nport farmers and irri-
gators 90 investigate ihcs" D"ndl-
tons. Al Of them agrec that a large
part 81 the land adjacent to the city
needs drainage. in fact. some uf n Is
almost within tn. city limits. Among
other benefits. drainage viii, IL h.
said. eliminate he mosquito "hich
h. no small matter. with the mos
quito and the cotton nuisance ahat"d'
Alhuar, q u ought to be nhout the
best place To I've ln that can ho found
anywhere. for W. are as yet, IRE"
from the horrors uf war or stack
hy submarines VIA me i'iu tr'nd'
Not tu 10 into the drainage mat
ter iurthcr. for 10 u "A bis problem
and beyond my powers and your
time, 20 properly put before you ! ne
Iicvc that the ttllagc oi our lands
near the citS VIII MAKE Tor NJ = pop
ulntiun OF 90 00O sooner than Sc
think
The death OF Il. " Wiley the sec
Rotary of the club. IL a great loss 10
the urganiLatiun. as 1t was To MN
nor, tnan any other u man thht
a, ON, the successful results Of the
health adv crtising campaign and We
miss hin ana his energetic efforts
The directors have secured the
services of Mr.. PHI Lrh"ir who mas
been successful IN publicity WORK III
Las Vegas ana VINO Will como mere
IA JUS to assume the duties of sec
rotary While doing the iair Work
MIR. I.noir salary VIII nt nominal
and IN" amount the club VII pay
until October LIT, 1915 for the work
of the seeretary's Office, colle'ilns
and accounting aud the manage
mcnt Of the building, l. Sluo per
month
To the officers ana directors "ho
nave given their time n aided ~
the work OF the organization, "ish
to express the highest appreciation
and my personal thanks. Thee nave
always been ever watchiul of the m
,.re-,- and needs OF the club.
IL WAS deemed wis, To amend the
name and call tins organization the
chamber of OF Albuqucr-
uu, and Bcrnalillo county as II was
fclt thai It's enlarged scope ana oi'
forts should take IN III, county as
we'll al the city,
10 me members at the club, ! de-
sir. 10 express my thanks Tor 'hc
honor done me IN elccting me u W
rector and TO the directors IN 'l'c'-
INK me president n To say that ~
has been a pleasure To serve sou ana
have tried IN a small way To assist
in advancing tee interests and pros
n,ri,y Of the city We all love ana
llve IN,
The officers aud directors wish 70
extend kind thanks to the Morning
Journal and Evening Herald tor
MANY notices and courtesies ana tor
IN, puhlicit, given the activities OF
the club. Both papofs have gwen
! freely 81 their space n hearty ap'
prcciation ls felt for the same,
For the new board at directors anu
officers. ! bespesk on the part at the
members. aud beg Of YOU for Them
hearty and loyal support, Tor what
over policies they may try To carry
out. as the work ~ largely a labor of
love aud the only compensation, the
approval VI the members. The d.