The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-04
William B. Walton Makes the Ehete
fasteners Sit Up and Take Notice;
Hates S~peechmaking, but Loves Work

Congressman william H. walton.
our Billie,' Is attracting more at
tentiun way down east than usually
falls To- the lot Of y member Of con-
gress during his first term. Hut
Billie, although he has been on the
job hut six moiahs. has them all
eating out OF his hand and he has
already become ~ of the recog-
nizcd leaders In the American house
Of lords, He does not break into the
front page stories by delivering long
winded orations which nobody cares
Ia read. lie refraius from talking
~ much as possible. and puts In his
time az hard work-which really IN
what cunts In the end As an cvi.
dencc 81 the attention he IL attract
Ing. We reproduce herewith an article
which appeared In the New York Tel
eHrHph Of sunday, August %
There are five states in the union.
each of which sends to the national
house uf representatives one lone
member
The habit Of wyoming 10 elect and
re.ei"ct Frank Wheeler Mondeli has
beef unhroken for more than twenty
Years FOR more than six years. T.. T..
Roberts has been the gentleman from
Nevada. carl Hayden has been
the gentleman from Arizona. But
when the S~iNty-ffth congress ON
ycucd the seat belonging to Della
ware h1d q new occupant. and a
strauger also settled himself complac-
cntIN in the chair Of New McNico.
Albert g. Polk IL from Delaware
.l VH.HH.... - AkHuas.. .. F,a.. N..ss
Mexico
There IN every Indication that u
wtI not bc mauN more years until
-four Of these Representatives Will have
company In the house from then nwn
states but unless Delaware. IN some
miraculous name multiplies her
square miles and provides comfort-
alb" distances Tor II still greater pop
ulatipu II h possible h FOR All time.
she can seat hut one faVorito son
in the south WING 81 the capitol
Perhaps there - t lot Of clear space
boz DelaWare's three couuties-one
does not venture To- SAY But 10 is
true hey und doubt that ther" b. q
mtruifiyon,c Of latitude In the other
fuut states that Justifirs the prcdic-
ton OF more than on" representative
before congresses are out nf the 6n'F.
\, il is Ncw Mexico has only 10 aC
puIr, about l0.0uu more population
to crtItlc her To- two representatives.
From MI Waltons point OF view II ~
the great opportunity not only for
that specific io.U0O. but for ten times
10000 To come iu and inherit the land.
Npt that Nh Walton rs lonesome In
congress. hut because m. state he rep
rcs.ntS Is irresistible IN is lure Of
wealth and health and happiness.
"It is % great land, Sew MoNico.
IA. said Yesterday. land II is impos-
siblo TO live there any length of time.
and not feel the inspiration of state
and civic pride one Of IN" oldest
part Of the country and most roman
tie. historically % is still practically
unknown outsid. IT, own environ
wcut. ~i,rallN. o. - amazing 20 lind
how frrIurntl, the state OF Ncw Mex.
600 be- confused with IN" republic II
b. u,,c-slr, 60 put u on th, map over
and over again tor thc-Wrll tor ma,
careless
"IIow IONS have YOU lived m Nc"
NrNi,"
"ph M walton laughed Il be.
Ions iu the ancient territorial dI'-.
70 i- twcuty--iN years ~inc Went
went tu s,rk m, fortune and {" h'
accurate. . ann stun seeking 81
WHY dtd YOU ro uut th-r"
"Wh, docs any Young fellow gel
i"stIr-4. crowded rrawpcd iu his sur.
ruuudiurs and cut loose Perhaps i
was just the spirit pf adventure th1I
Be- "a. most general motive that mai yes
Young man leave hi- native place"
but whatever thoh reason stru'l
out when ! wls twenty landed 30
Sew NrNi,. tuu there Nv" h""u ever
since
Mr. Walton BE- e. nitiv" of Altoona
r,uu-yINaulI. whcr" he spent his boy
hood and attended the public schools
you know 30 often happens tina.
boys reach % point whor" they know
more Than schools vJu teach Mr.
WaItou'- ton, WIS serious and drull
"N,~r We'll when I arrived 80 tina
uuuts,i,ut apt Nt ts always Whci
d fellow IS very yuunEl r~un-id'rr,
myself nttrd tor 4, rarccr 10 th'
world and engaged myself 20 20 news
Paper WIS a cub reporter
Are there amt, particularly ,iyi,
recollection. of those days
zone MI Walton laughed ont
recollection that time does not dim
Tim, can't II was that suprcnI" mo
mont whcn { put ON q long rubber
coat and firymJu's helmet, and sport
cd q permit tu go within IN" tlr'
luo. That was glory enough IN itscl
nut was always conscious Of - nunci
Of follows friends ~ mine wh'
watched m" with ouvious eyes. am
would give THEN heads Co go. toe
thiuk myself was ~oW'wha
spoiled uc,Jus. the fir"m'n "it"l
took mo mp on the engine with ih"n
uhluk of 90. or ON th" hook 1n'
ladder uuck
And You've been u newspaper mat
ever since.
More on less, Mr. walton was ~
plirit 81 edited "A small weekly pupe
OF uN own Tor q year iu Altoona Bu
was diverted from the ucwspup"
career long enough to gradual" iron
IN, south Jersey institute ~ bridge
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