The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-22


4 railroad il going to be built from
the san Juan basin to some point on
IN, santa Re main line. WI that
point he Albuquerque
That Ia the question for the mem
bcrs OF the Chamber Of Commerce
and the people OF Albuquerque cncf-
ally TO decide,
YESTERDAYS NJ D lferely. the pro
mutcr, met a number OF Albuquer-
Queans tn the rooms % the Chamber
~ Commerce mi viii meet with q
still larger gToup ON Friday aftcrnupu.
at 4 o. an. Yesterday meeting was
arranged somewhat hutriedly ana the
attendance was small, though by ~"
means lacking iu weight, a. some u:
the towns most influential people
were present.
Judge Reed Holiom1n viii be pres
cnt at tomorrow afternoons meeting
and will throw light on his attitude
toward he railroad situation as It at
fects Albuquerque. both as regard
the Ncw Mexico Central and the pro.
posed railroad from the Ia Juan
country.
AR. Hereby spoke yesterday Of the
tlOl iHfNNlr lfNffIlftN Nl Irtf SUI Jun
country and inasmIch as he covered
fourteen hundred miles Of road
through ;hr basin in an automobile
on his recent "trip. he may Dee conceded
20 Dee reasonably wvll posted a.
spoke of SEEING two thousand oarluad,
OF produce pcrishinE at q time Whcn
Hoover k stralnins every effort 10
conserve the Country's sourc -
foudstuffs. coal. stated Mr.. Hcrclo.
exists In almost unlimited uunutttlcs
Iu that country and Il h were mad
accessible could be delivered ia Albu-
Querpuc a. a price that would max.
the present rate on coal look lik'
highway robbery.
MIR Hereby stated that the people
~ san Juan we're willing Co back him
the limit. that he could get the steel
and that the ties and material Tor
grading existed uu the ground and
that the people ~ the basin did not
care what rnut, the railroad took JUS,
81 they had an outlet. and that Gallup
would suit them just as well as Alhu-
qucrduc dnd would Dee a matter of
siNty -fiVc tu s~cycuty-fi,e mr"ss lcss
railroad 20 build
~ ~ o." HNINN ' ~ NNNN -
pointed leader of the Industrial bu.
real 10 the Chamber Of Commerce
aud who De- probably the bcst-infurm-
ed man IN Albuquerque concerning
the feasibility Of the scheme. spoke al
length on the ~turalcunblo resources Of
the great SAN Juan uaain with regard
tu rs agriculture mining and tim
her resource aud dwclt especially
upon It's iueNnau-;ihl" coal deposits
aud the great and everlasting heurt'
h will hc go Albuquerque 10 bring the
road m here. Colonel HopcWcil gen
erogsly stated that the Immense mass
90 Information compiled boy him az
different periods concerning the prop
ositiun of o railroad 90 the san Juan
basin was absolutely az the disposal
~ 'he chamber ~ Commerce or any
one else who would give Aihuuucrpu'
me railroad
n. " Kclh OF Gruss. Kelly & Com
ptny poke of ,bp value q direct rou'
TO Albuquerque would Doe 10 the pcu-
pl" ~ tho na-iu iu the shipment ~
their produce especially utrirhablv
fruits. ts u would be- the logical route
tu the best markets iniSmurh as u
,s the shortest route and predicted
that % might we'll result iu so large
,n extension of he trade territory O."
Al|huuuorgu, ts 200 double the present
population OF DO, city Mr. Kelly
urged the people ~ Albuquerque 70"
get behind the -.hcme and get the
road
Max Nordh1u- president ~ 'h"
chamber uf Commences iu ~aunouuc,li
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