Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-27
Last Gun Is Fired in Foreign"
Campaign for Members and
to Bring Stock RaiSerS to
Convention,
MEMBERSHIP PLEDGE TO
BE EXCEEDED, is BELIEF
Manager Wiley, Of CONNER
cia| Club, 0pines That More
Than $50 Applications Will
Be Made 10 Association.

The last piece of literature and per-
sOnal letter was sent out by the Com
mercial club yesterday to the last cat
teman on the list. bringing to a close
the extensive advertising campaign
which the club has carried on for the
cattlcmen's convention and its appeal
for new members for the Panhandle
association by letter. During the
course Of the campaign 10000 letters
have been sent out. 10000 application
blanks to the association, thousands of
copies of the associations bylaws,
brand records. newspaper reprints and
arguments setting forth the reasons
why the cattlemen off New Mexico
should belong to the Panhandle organ
ization.
The club feels that the promises
made by the representatives of the
city when the convention was secured
in El Paso last year have been full
filled with regard to the assistance TO
be given to the association in securing
new members in this state. If the
present membership is not greatly in
creased during the convention it will
not be the fault of the Commercial
club, say the officers of that organiza-
ton.
Thirty New Members Already.
The cattlemen Of the state have
been interested in the Panhandle as
ISOLATION, they have been induced TO
come to the convention and already
about thirty new members have been
secured by mail Many others have
promised to join during the conven-
ton. Albuquerque promised the Pan
handle association $50 members if it
would meet mere in convention, and
Manager Wiley of the club asserts that
the number win be exceeded
incidentally, the letter campaign
carried on by the club Which has ne
cessitated at times five stenographers,
has been Of great value in advertising
the city and the manner in which Albu-
querque tackles her public enterpris-
es. Many men have replied to the let
ters sent out stating that "Albuquer-
que knows how To do things. The
following excerpt taken from letter
written the club by Y. p. Martin,
president of the Oklahoma Stockyards
National bank, is just an example of
the sort of encouragement and praise
that is being bestowed upon the con-
vention management:
Advertising .to Finish
You boys are certainly advertising
the convention to a finish, and | feel
sure that if for no other reason than
the good work done by the Chamber
of Commerce and others in your city,
there will be big attendance at your
gathering next month. ] will be glad
to meet you gentlemen there"
All arrangements are completed for
the convention looking to the comfort,
pleasure and entertainment of the
visitors. The entire convention force
is ready, each department having its
work to point where only a few de-
talis remain to be taken care of. The
convention could open Tuesday of this
week instead of week from Tuesday
and everything would be ready with
the exception of the official program,
which must yet come from the press.
TIP to the present time about 1000
reservations have been made in hotels
ana roomins houses, and the accom-
mediation bureau Of the club has in
its card index system list of rooms
capable of caring for 1000 more pco-
pie. This index by no means exhausts
the possibilities Of the city, as a sup
Elementary index is being made, the
rooms to be used only after all pres
ent accommodation arc called for.
Accommodation Bureau.
The Santa Fe has taken steam heat
connections to the tracks in the yards
here for the purpose of supplying heat
TO special trains bearing DELEGATIONS
which may desire to park their cars
and use them for hotel purposes
while at the convention. Such pro-
cedure will not be necessary, so far as
"A lack of accommodations is con
cerned. but the arrangement has been
made simply for those delegations that
desire this class of accommodations.
The accommodation bureau will
have its office during the convention
in the old Y. NJ. G. A. office. A num-
Der of attendants will meet all trains,
and direct visitors to the office, where
they will he taken care of. Those who
have written or wired in advance VIII
find their names in the card index
with the accommodations assigned
them. The official headquarters Of
the Panhandle association will proba-
bly, be near the accommodation bu-
reau. which will make it possible for
them to work together in taking care
pf the convention visitors.
Entertainment for Wives.
The entertainment features have
Teen worked out in detail by the two
,pmmittees appointed for the purpose.
omen have arranged an especially
aborate program. In fact one that
vi keep the feminine contingent at
s'se convention very busy. The gem
8 men have something arranged for
hem also for every night Of the con-
htlon. Colonel Sellers, of the enter
eihinent staff. having seen number