The evening herald., 1917-10-20
Albuquerque Boosters Are Enthusiastic
About the Estancia Valley; Were Royalty
Entertained on Their Trip This Week

Mercantile Co. is just completing a
store which would do credit to Al
buquerque for it's appearance and
modern equipment. Dr. c. u. Otto
son In completing a drug store which
viii have fixtures as fine ~ can ne
had.
A bean elevator has Just been COM |
pleted at Willard. and Tuesday night
AT public meeting company was
organized for the purpose OF work
ing the salt deposits on the edge of
the town. There is enough salt In
the vicinity Of willard to supply the
entire United States. The present
high price OF salt Is the incentive for
the organization of the company.
About 5000 was subscribed at the
organization meeting Tuesday night.
II IN the purposes of the organizers
to interest a large amount of capital.
both in New Mexico and in the east.
The plans contemplate company
with a capital OF se50.Oo0. which
provide for the development of the
deposits on a large scale The Off
GERS elected are. Julius Meyer. presi.
dent. II. l. Hit. secretary: J NJ.
Pickle, treasurer.
Hustling NOuntainnif.
Mountainaif was reached In time
FOR dinner Thursday lunch h-din-
ner The boosters were given meal
that WAS lust the thing for hearty ap-
petites. and In addition every mem-
ber Of the party was presented with
souvenir bag of beans. Mountain
air claims the distinction Of being the
biggest shipper of heans Of any town
IN the valley The town is enjoying
remarkable growth. New buildings
both business and residential are
springiug up on every side There
In an air of progress and prosperity
abcut the place that is al once re-
marked upon by the visitor The
town has recently completed hand.
some school building school ad-
Jgurncd for half a day on account of
the Albuquerque visitors anu pupils
and teachers listened to an open air
concert by the Indian school band.
and 10 an address by Mr. Evcritt
Mountainaar is soon 10 have NOV
ing picture theater. The building Nv
now In course of construction As the
Albuquerqueans paraded through the
town they were greeted with a shou,
: by man on top of the theatcr This
proved TO be W. y (Spop Moore an
old timer In Albuquerque He is put
ting up the theater Tor Melton &
Chapel =. a. Speckman, wno has
also been a resident OF Albuquerque
has established newspapers, the
MOuntnlnair Independent The stores
all carry large stocks of goods and
are doing thriving business.
The caravan of automobiles left
Monnthinnir at ! O'Clock and headed
due west for Belen. The digressed
al AbG long enough 90 witness the
ruins of ancient Abo. one OF the noted
historical spots In New Mexico An
other article will be published telling
of these ruins
The tong drive through Abo pass
and across the mesa TO Belcn was
I made In good time Bclen was reach
, ed about Q O'Clock The tired and
B thirsty boosters were royally re-
ceiyed az Belen. the hospitality shown
by John Becker especially appealing
20 them. Becker and Belen are syn
I onymous terms The Becker Mercan-
/ tile 60. store rivals anything ~ the
state. 4 large two story addition
is heins built Everything ~ carried
and trade is drawn from the terri
tory TOR miles around. In addition
TO the mercantile company Becker
owns bank. fl0ar mills. garage. ana
I other odds and ends of property IN
and around Holeu seigfrird Kahn.
who WIS member of the Alhuuucr-
que pariA also owns a store a. Bclen
I II IN already large business tnd Is
growing rapidly Fred schollc has Il
large store and has b,cu 800 husincus
IN Eelcn fur quite awhile
u wns about dark when the party
left Bolen. ana consequently no more
stops we're made, tho run into Albu-
! querque being made in about an hour
z and ID hall