The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-09
MERCHANTS
PLAN AUTO CARAVAN
TO ESTANC|A VALLEY
May 20 Tentative Date Set Forty
Autos and 200 Business Men
Size OF Encourage Wanted This
Year Committee Named.

~ "a recent "gct. together meeting
of the Albuquerque Retail Merchants
association. IL was voted that the or.
guuiSntion visit the Estnncin valley
some time this spring or early summer.
President Arthur Evcritt yesterday
finished appointing the committee 20
take charge Of the proposed excursion,
and which will make al arrangements
for same. The committee is: Y. q.
Boyd. e. q. Cushmnn, Russell Mead,
Dave Wcinmnn. y. VI. Cudubac and c.
q. Alderman, secretary uf the n%ssocin.
tioa, rs ex onicio member.
The date tacitly agreed upon 20 start
from Albuquerque II May 90. The mem.
hers of the association are absorbing
the idea with increasing fascination and
, the purpose will hc to make the cntour-
age rpp Of the lnrgcs, aud most repre-.
sentative that has ever gone out from
this city. ps cvangcls Of enlightened
commercial aud trade IL tcrcoursc.
There was m excursion last year. hut
IL was small aud included only 20 autos
aud less than 20 people. This year the
committee has set for itself n high
mark. II il working for q caravan "
10 autos carving six passengers cnch,
aud viii ny =. an them all. thus exc.
ing out the personnel to the round mum.
her Of 200.
The committee purposes to secure ~
least two Of the best public speakers OBJ
taiuuhlc and addresses will bc dcliv.
cred 10y these trade missionaries ~ all
the towns visited by the auto caravan
The itinerary has ns vet not been mould.
cd 90 AMY hard and fast lines. but IN -
preliminary way, subject 80 possibie mn.
important variations. II viii br some.
thing like this. which includes % number
Of mountain owns:
Albuquerque 30 san Nntouito, Barton,
Esrohoso. Moriurtv. Mcintosh, thence
20 Estancia. willard, EnciGo, and back
To Mountuinoir.
The officials nud members of the Re.
tail Merchants nssoeiatiou wish to take
the public into their confidence as TO the
obicrt aud purpose of these visits 10
the E.tnucin valley. IN keeping with the
/ spirit Ut the state metrnprlis. they do
not want apv favors Of the valley. They
have me- Interior motives or design. on
the trade integrity of this attractive re-
giou
The Estuaciu. is g. great valley aud
necds encouragement iu order ~ enable
Il 90 get iu line with its greatest possi.
hilitics, Albuquerque h. the state me-.
%trupulis. its interests and The best in
]tcrcsis ut the E.tnncin valley urc uu'
In any way conflicting. lint viii natural
lv develop along line, o. Wutaul help
f%ulncss.
Hence the Duke city wants 10 be q
big brother to this promising region,
which may produce things the city
wants in trade and for which II may
give in return commodities much need.
ed by the Estancia valley.
One thing that has heretofore handi-
capped the agricultural progress and lc.
gitimatc growth of the valley IN prod
ucts Of the farm. and in population, has
been the lack Of organization and co.
operation of the people themselves.
Each farmer or rnnchrr has gone II
alone. on his own hook. us il were, aud
acted too mach az II he were the only
person ia the community. What beans
aud corn he raised he tried 30 market
individually and often he did ~" prop
crly cleanse and grade his root and veg
ctablc crops before offering them 10 the
public.
II was during the times when such
p IlNi'lifN IT'NNlifh, UNIV sNlNhli'lNN'
refused 10 purchase such produce from
certain Estnucin farmers. This resulted
in disappointment on both sides. since
that time, much of the bean crop of tho
valley has found q more or less SETS
factory market through Willard and
Mouutaiunir.
Again transportation facilities are
such. under existing conditions, TINT the
economic difcrcntiul is against Albu'
qucrguc as q market for the valley. \
railroad viii have 90 be built from Mon.
urty 10 Nlhuuucrqur before this condi
'tiou is r,mcdicd. Possibly the romplc.
ton of the dirt highway VIA Tiicru-
d cunyou might encourage auto truck
truMc between the valley aud mctrop.
oils.
But while these aud other desirable
development projects are held in ubcv
Inucc hv abnormal business conditions,
the Albuquerque Retail Merchants assoc.
riution desires 90 establish and main
; iuiu the entente rordiulc with Estuucin
citizen. ON the basis Of 70 common IN,
tcrcst and q common citizenship which
calls tor mutual reciprocity and good
ncighhuthoud
Acquaintance hcg,ts coincidence Com.
Gdeurc creates husiuc.- aud business 81.
the solid foundation uf permanent pro-.