Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-04-25
No Action Taken Owing to
Absence of Half Committee;
Seriousness of Lost Time
Indicated by NeiII B, Field,
BEANS AND POTATOES
BOUGHT BY SPRINGER
New Mexican Stakes Every
thing on Seed for State
Farmers; Has Five Carloads
of "SpudS, "
ls-ger.l o,sp.rea TO MOANING Jeusssl,

Santa Fe, April 24--As al result of
the meeting Of the war council in this
city today and conferences of that
council with Governor Lindsey, and
| Governor Lindsey's telegraphic corre-
| spondence with the war department,
there are two outstanding facts:
The first Is that call will be issued
for an extra session of the legislature
either tomorrow or Thursday to meet
probably on Monday
The second is the fact that no one
knows how national guard for New
Mexico Is to be raised, but 1t is hoped
that the difficulties regarding 1t may
be cleared up during the present
week.
War Council Meets.
The war council met in the senate
chamber at o'clock this afternoon,
and was called to order by Governor
Lindsey, former Senator Champion
acting as temporary secretary. Gov
ernor Lindsey called attention to the
two great points of consideration, the
production of food and recruiting the
national guard,
1t was decided as there were only
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present, not to elect permanent Off
GERS until tomorrow, and r. F.. Putney,
of Albuquerque, was made temporary
: chairman and II. G. Champion, of Coll
I fax, Temporary secretary.
Time Is Valuable.
On invitation of the council the del
egation sent up by the mass meeting
of Albuquerque was called on and
Neill b. Field representing the COM
: mittee, made a forceful speech, In
which he urged the calling of special
session of the legislature at once He
said that every day wasted was a
waste of time that could not be recov-
cred in this emergency He said it had
been stated that unless plans were
carefully perfected some of the states
money might be wasted, but that the
money could be made back again,
while the time lost right at the time
for putting in q crop was lost forever.
Delegation Stays ON Ground.
Mr.. Field was followed by Paul G..
Redington, of the forest service, who
appeared in a triple capacity, as a rep
resentative OF the Albuquerque mass
meeting, as secretary of the Albuquer-
que Protective association and as chief
forester. He spoke briefly on all of
these phases of his work and, like Mr.,
Field, urged that there be no waste of
time in calling an extra session of the
legislature.
Attorney Laurence Lee explained
how Bernalillo county was working
out the financial end Of the problem to
get in larger crops, and County Agent
1otn AIA fhak
could be had and the necessity for Sc
curing seed Immediately for this coun-
ty, and said that he took 1t that all
other counties were in the same need.
As action was not determined on
owing to the absence of one-half of
the committee, and adjournment was
taken until tomorrow, the entire Albu-
querque delegation deciding to stay
over, Mr.. Field announcing that they
had come up to stay until a call for an
extra session was made, or until they
knew that no call would be made.
Springer's Jack Pot.
It developed during the discussion
that great deal is being done in va
rious parts of the state to increase the
crop of the present year, the most
marked activity, however, being that
of Charles Springer. Mr.. Springer has
purchased with his own money five
carloads of seed potatoes, making
10000 pounds, which cost him above
5h cents pound 2,700 sacks OF
beans, and five motors with which to
plow and haul, and since the meeting
last Saturday has devoted all of his
time until today to the farmers of
! Colfax and San Junn counties stirring
them to the greatest possible activities.
Mr.. Springer was continuing his activ-
tiles today and attempting to negotiate
the purchase of 10000 pounds more
of seed potatoes and also of three car
loads of seed beans. When it was re-
marked to Mr.. Springer that he was
investing enough to start a good sized
grocery store, he replied that he was
not figuring how the money was COM
ing back to him. that we are all in the
same jackpot, and that every dollar
that he possessed was in the jackpot
with the rest for the best use to which
it could be placed in this emergency.
Guard Question Serious.
The national guard question is a Sc
rious one. 1t is recognized that If all
the present national guard officers are
retained in the service and a recruit
ing campaign is made around them.
that the state will not be able to raise
500 men, let alone the 2,400 that is
called for by the government. To meer
this situation the governor attempted
to have the war department place the