Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-15
BUSINESS MEN Of
CLOVIS DINE AND
SCHEME FOR CITY
Get Together Banquet in East
ern New Mexico One Of the
Most Successful Ever Given
in Sunshine State,
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to the chamber of commerce BAN
quet in the Elks' auditorium here, the
banquet being served by the ladies Of
the Methodist church. After the BAN
quet had been done proper justice,
President Claude Miller Of the cham
| Der of commerce, acting as toastmas-
ter. introduced the first speaker of
the evening, G.. W. Harrison, of Far
we'll, Tex.
Mr. Harrison, himself a banker was
assigned the subject of the bankers
convention, which meets here June 9
and Z. He stated that this was not
| In reality a bankers convention. but
get-together convention, where the
men who have money to loan could
meet the men who want TO borrow
money; that the gathering would be
important to every citizen of Curry
county and surrounding country. be-
cause 1t would bring men of wealth
here, show them our resources and
help TO establish our credit.
For City Beautiful.
Civic Improvement" was the sub
ject assigned TO DR.. A. L. Dillon. inc
doctor advocated campaign or
cleaning up the city, laying out parks,
planting flowers and gardens ON va
cant lots, paving Main street and
new high school building.
Judge j. D. Hamlin. Of Farwell'
spoke on the subject. I'VE Are Up On
Top of the World" This good
country to live in said Mr. Hamlin.
ut is the land of opportunity. We
have a climate ana water that are the
envy of all people not so fortunately
situated. We have mild, oopen win
ters. enabling us to live comfortably
in a shack or un-sealed house, II need
be- We have a soil Of great fertility
We have healthy country free from
malaria and mosquitoes The judge
also compllmented the people of Clo-
Wis on the progress they are making
in identifying the city.
The Stock Industry.
Alex Shipley spoke of Curry Coun-
ty as a Stock Farming Country MI
Shipley, formerly stockman, but
row a banker and stockman. is
great believer in the stock industry
coupled with farming. lie said there
had been fifty or sixty carloads of
hogs shipped out of this county IN
the past year which, at q conservative
estimate, brought $4,000. one bust
ness concern operating here and at
Melrose, had shipped out 100000
bushels of grain, while others buyers
had shipped 100000 bushels. -Four
years ago there were not over b,ooo
head of cattle in Curry county While
now there are $4,000. He told of one
man who started in nine years ago
with two COWS. He now had, as the
offspring of these cows, forty-one
head. and has sold 5000 worth in the
meantime Raise grain and feed u 10
stock is Mr.. Shipley's motto.
Cash Ramey spoke on our
Growth" Mr. Ramey is a great be-
lever in Curry county as a wheat
growing country and advocated the
planting of more wheat, and pro-
ceeded to prove by government sta
tistics covering a period of thirty
five years that we generally have
rain enough here In August and Sep
TENDER to start the wheat off nicely,
and after that there is seldom any
doubt about having enough moisture
to bring the wheat through to har-
vest ia good shape. Raising wheat
will, of course. make the country
prosperous and as the country pros
pers. so will Clovis
Richardson on Future.
Judge G. A. Richardson, Of Ros-
we'll spoke on the subject Our Flu
ture." Taking his tip no doubt from
what Mr.. Shipley had previously said
about the showing made by the far
mer with two cows, the judge SAID
nee knew man down in the Pecos
valley who had that record beat.
This man started in with two head
of work steers and in five years he
had accumulated 200 head of cattle.
Il do not think you know what you
have in Curry county said the
Judge. IL do not think you realize
the future Of Clovis 7 took trip
not long since covering radius Of
a few miles from Clovis. In that
portion OF Curry county there is a
domain in which there is q wonder
full wealth and fertility. That land
alone. developed. will make Clovis a
city of $4,000 people. Then when
you stretch out forty miles or more
to the north what may you expect
when you place farmers ON that
land? And another thing that will
help you. will help us all, il IN be-
ing for New Mexico. 1t is estimated
that last year the people Of New
Mexico spent 100000 in transport
tation to California and on the Cal
ifornia Fairgrounds.
"In New Mexico there are plenty
of places and beauty spots Just as
attractive as any in California. and
yet our people do not know IL; we
do not attempt 10 capitalize them.
do not intend to support any man
for public office in New Mexico who
is not for New Mexico, and there VIII
be no more senators iroin Texas
representing New Mexico with my
consent, and there will be no more
boys appointed 90 Annapolis or West
Point by q Texas-New @extco Sena-
tor. when we have boys in New Nes-
leo that are just as capable ana
worthy to fill these positions. II we
will he at home in Clovis, in Curry
county; in Roswell. In ChaSes county.
and all over this state. the future o.
New Mexico and the future of Clot1s
is assured.
Sam Bratton Of CLOVIS elosed tue
program with a talk on "Co-opera-
tion.r in which he urged the citizens