The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-21
FORECASTS COMING
Of OIL DEVELOPERS
INTO NEW MEXICO
Oklahoma Man Tells Rotarians
Albuquerque Is Destined to
to Reach 10000 Population in
Next Few Years.

believe that this community
should begin to open tn. way for
expansion and DEVELOPMENT and
that every reasonable ,Npcndi-
tur" necessary to- provide roads
and adequate school facilities
should he made Aibuauerau.
should be q citv Of ont less than
10000 pcoplc within the next few
years. hIc oil men are coming
ana they are coming very soon
These men viii Inconvenience
thcmsclNoH ana Willingly travel
hundreds of miles iG order that
iheir wives and children may have
desirable educational aud social
surroundings Albuquerque ghculd
prepare itself 10 hrromc the head.
quarters for the oil industry IN
this state"
THIS was the statement made 10 the
Albuquerque Rotary club AZ It's lunch
con today bN carl Niece" Of oklahoma
tiN, iu concluding H discussion of tax
alton matters IN connection with the
pending vote ON amendments to the
constitution
Aspluud Discusses Amendments.
tn" principal speaker at todNa's
Rotary meeting WIS Rupert T. As
plund of the state TAXPAYERS assOcia.
upn, who discussed the proposed
amendments to- the constitution to be
voted ON september 18TH Mr. As.
plund devoted hm attention principall,
10 ~" amendment giving tho lcgisla
tur" power to issue bonds for road
construction purposes. Ills views and
tEos. of the association he represents
ore given IN some detail ~ au inter.
view in todaN'H -liuid
MI McGce. responding 10 an invita-
ton tn speak To- III" cluh rNpr.ss,od
himself os against any unlimited an.
thotitv To issue bonds AMI thought that
all bond issues should hc submitted
to the people. He said that IN paytnl
hts own tuNos in New Mexico n" wai
amazed 60 find that so per cent of IN,
amounts were FOR state purposes. ~
thought the tgN system top heavy aut
believed a far larger portion SHOULD
bee going into schools. An advocate %
high taxes ns synonN nous with pro
rr'ss and prosperity. the speaker sal,
he still favored rrtuining an power Z,
iHSiIc bonds IN tho hands of the people
His statement az To the probable earl
coming Of oil developers came in con
uectlon with his plea Tor moro lhera
appropriations for schools ana cduca
tional work ~ general
Caiisr of high Prices.
A. a. McMillcu. discussing IN
amendment said that high taxes wcr
directly causing the high cost OF liNie
making II necessary for business an
industry IN an IT'S branches, to ge
higher prices for products I'm order 4
meet the taN burdens imposed "
satd II WIS the time OF Hll times ia
men To- supervise carefully any fres
taN burdens imposed upon them. an
opposed granting the legislature powc
10 ISSUE road bonds without direct up
provpl of the people.
AZ the conclusion Of one Of the mos
interesting discussions the Rotnrihn
have heard recently. President u.
Ituscnwpld appointed "a committee cor
sistinE Of Judge NJ. ". Hickey, = ]
McCunna and !, u. Hcrndon, to pre-
parc aud present report with cor
illusions. on the pending constitutions
umcpdments. at the club meeting q
September SIN.
nr e. T.. waller. state health con
missioner, WAS "a guest Of the clu
today.