The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-20
CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $25, 500
FOR BUILDING CUT OFF TO
CUBA STARTS THIS MORNING
Business Men at Meeting Last Night Decide That
the Construction of the Road Is the Greatest
Business Opportunity Which Has Been Present
ed to Albuquerque in Years.

Chamber Of Commerce. presided at
the meeting. and IN introducing sid
npy We'll ~ the Sun Miguel dining
company, which has been Instrumental
In starting the road building agita-
ton. said For many years We nave
had plans Tor opening up the Jemez
country by the building OF the road.
whiuh IL now proposed. submitted TO
Us 10y Interested parties. who expect
cd tO assist IN the development Of the
mining possibilities In that section
hut never before nave We had the
proposition put up In the light OF CO.
operation. Heretofore the Interested
companies have wanted us TO build
the entire road in order that they
might use a. Here Is "A proposition
In which the most vitaiiy interested
persons are offering us cooperation
on a scale almost inconcciyhhle. II Al
buquerquc will raise enough money
to build eight miles OF the proposed
SO miles To cuba. the San Miguel COM
pany will see TO II that the remainder,
Of the road is built.
"They have offered To match dollar
for dollar with S%andoval county and
not only that. but they have con-
tractcd with the Chamber ct Com
merce TO Keep the Dad az rep1ir so
long ~ they use IT
Sidney Wen then stated tho exact
status Of his company concerning the
road and pointed out figures OF AL
kinds. which. the moment they had
registered upon the brains of the men
ia attendance. caused not only "a feel
ing that II would he a good thing 10
build and have the road. but that II
must be done II Albuquerque intends
20 participate In the trade 81 the Je-
nez district. This b. shown through
the fact hat AT present there Us "a
narrow gauge railway within thirty
miles Of Cuba on the north. III Al
buquerquo does not open M this
country to the south. IL Will soon be
opened to TIE north Mr. Wei. stated
At present there Is no road be-
tween Albuquerque and Cuba, Mr.
Wei continued. u defy any man to
drive five consecutive miles on the
same path. FOR all there II In the WAY
Of a rond. Is q serics 81 wagon tracks.
which. when the weather again opens
up. viii he practically u~hliterated.'
Mr. We'll pointed out that through
the building Of ih" road. at least
ssGu.O00 In actual money would come
to Albuquerque through h employees
alone OF the mining company each
wear. This rs oulN one OF the nam
interesting business facts that viii re-
suit from the road he aided
Il. also pointed out that through
"a contract which they have made
vi h FL raso persons. merchandisc
viii soon he hauled 40 the rate OF
xiiI a tor 60 cuba aud - 20 back
to this city. as against the $50 a ON
now charged. what this would mean
to Albuquerque ~ apparent 10 every
one" Mr.. Well closed his remarks by
stating hat h!s company had altoadS
made plans for at least $4,000 bcing
placed IN Immediate repairs on the
road from the Hog Back 90 Cuba and
that there IL a possibility OF the
amount reaching $50. 900. We are
proposing this IN a strictly business
and investment basis To YOU business
men" Mr.. We'll added. and W. do
not want To consider II In any other
light. u Is my opinion. In view OF
the few business phases ] have touch
ed upon. thu, every dollar you men
put into the eight miles Of road VIII
be az an investment OF at least one
hundred per cent
Woes cuba want the road why
of course cuba wants IT. \ Eich-
wald. leading merchant OF hat place.