The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-21
MEXICAN FORCES
COULDN'T INVADE
U.S.. SUCCESSFULLY
Chicago Newspaper Photographer
Scouts Idea of Danger from the
South; @. of G. Gets Him to
Take Pictures Here.

tNte OF tue country, ! can ~AtfiA NtN
that there II 90 possibility ~ n sue
cessfui invasion OF his state nom the
direction 81 old Mexico
So said Nicholas Mcdonald. a Chi
cage Tribune photographer. when in
teryiewed by m Evening Herald rep
rc~sentative today. AIR. Mcdonald stop
ped in Albuquerque ~ the invitation
az John Tombs. director ~ publicity
Of the local Chamber 81 Commerce
As the photographer had a moving
picture outfit with MIN. Ny Tomsh
seized the opportunity to set forth tho
historical features and beauty spots Of
albuquerque and aid so To- such good
purpose that MIR Mcdonald was I'M
duced a. stay over and spend the dts
making pictures of local sights and
scenes \ trip was made To lsieta'
after which Mr.. Mcdonald LETT on
Santa Fe train No. . foi Chicago.
The advertising value that viii az
crue to Albuquerque as a result ~ this
visit ~ ~incaicuiable as these pictures
viii be released In movie houses
throughout the entire east and souih
through the selig service.
Thu chamber II Commerce through
its publicity department Is also w
correspondence with W. A. Fortner Of
the Western Survey Section of the
Chicago Herald Motion Picture De
parfment. and IL Is the departments
purpose 10 cooperate with ~ H. Hen
ing. the state publicity agent az Santa
Fc with regard To securing a statewid"
moving picture story In which each
section Of the state will hc presented
and VIII have an opportunity Of settin-
forth IT, own particular attractions
II Is interesting to note hat during
The twelve weeks since the re-organi-
zation OF the publicity department OF
the Chamber OF Commerce. there have
come to Albuquerque a. a direct re-
suit Of the campaign 81 advertising u
hundred and seventy-siN people the de-
partment has record of. There are
mans who come here whn d. not give
tho department an opportunity II
knowing they are in the city.
Free write-ups have been secured In
the Chicago Tribune, the Great Divide
CDenver). the Moun states Monitor
tDenver1. the Mountain States MoHitg
go). the Literary Digest CNew York.
and a number of smaller farm an I
other miscellaneous publications. Lo-
col dailies and monthiies have given
freely Of their space. In addition TO
the assistance the heath advertising
commlttce of the publicity department;
IS giving the Chamber of Commerce Ia
IFS ather schemes such ~ securlYs
for Albuquerque Of "a federal conctu-
tration camp. the department also co..
operates with the Rotary club in every
possible way and has joined with IL m
many Of It's recent undertakings tor
example. the attempt 10 secure th"
19lS convention Of the Pacific Coast
Section ~ the National Electric Light
Association This hody is in session
In Riverside California today ana w
T.. southland. President OF the Alhu-
queruuo Gas Electric Light and Power
company is 70 delegate. and -. with
the backing of the Chamber of COM
mcrce, and Rotary club, doing cNerN-
thing possible e. secure IN" conven,
ton for Albuquerque next year.
In addition 90 the two fratcrnal or
r%anizatnin suuitoriums the CONNER
citl club has been working tU secure
for sometime, the health advertising.
b. negotiating with the southern Hap-
tlst convention, which represents
churches having % membership Of over
$500. COO. with a view 20 inducing
them TO- establish their proposed sana-
forum at A|luuuutiNNf
The cultivation Of the Commercial
Clubs warrant lot MAS another move
that originated i'm the fertile brain 81
the Health AdNertising Committees
publicity director and where as the
amouu OF produce raised viii hc neg
liplbl. i'm uuantity the clubs action Loo
pncing this lot undc. cultivation Was
Just the touch needed To- ,rystallsz'
N..- .Aan..rnNr.au FIHL HNtF.
SO urdeutly advocated by county agent
u. g. stewart one reason why the
publicity department has been auNiou-
L. cooperate with the citizcn- ON
mIuces who are behind this move.
m,ut ls that they realize that whether
a dollars worth IT profit "'@Gli, ui
not the cit, Wil have been benefited
very materially as "a rcsult &C tht
changed appearance ul the streets fplt
VIII take place every t.m u vacant
lot with IT, uoudcsrriut i"-tnpus OF
weeds. tu cans aud uid pot gives
pla., Go orderly roWs of ~'tu'us"s aud
beans
The success the department hIs ai'
Timed r. due entirely 90 the efforts u'
tho Health AdVertisiug committee 90
which d. A. Macpherson is chairman.
and In Leroy :. Peters. r,'r"ttr'
treasurer 10 this committee and tine
individuals ard firms who have so
generously contributed Albuquerque
extends thanks hut IL b. trlt That
Their, arc q great man. others wh1
would contribute 10 they were mad"
1wur, OF tho actunliucs ut the -it1,-
uuu.
tn, Information 4u the ~inrcs'ius
gives some idea of tho department.
activities What b. being done iu uth'I
cities may perhaps best Dee Appreciated
when 10 b. mentioned that in Denver.
tho Tuurisi Bureau uf the Denver
Civic Hud Commercial Association
whose Wnrk is similar has AN appr"-
uriutiou ur yiNty-ciEht thousand DOT
lars a year The Roswell e. MoN-
ico Health Committee has % fund of
twelve thousand rive hundred dollars
ut its disposal lu Denver AN tn
railroads suh,Drile literally 60 the adj
%Nerusing fund aud the assistant ~ecr''
tnrA OF the Sew orleans, la. ass"oiH-
tlou who passed through Albuquerque
trcently is authority FOR the statement
that tho Texas and Pacific Railway
contributes the %princclv sum of thirty
seven thousand. five hundred dollars
] ..s.f.ff.. O.. tla uau.YaI fund.- tT IN