Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-18
GALLUP BEGINS
A CAMP AIGN Of
CITY BOOSTING
Live Chamber of Commerce
Is Organized: $1,000 Ap-.
propriated for Carrying.
On a Publicity Drive.

I Especial Correspondence to The Journal
Gallup, n. NJ, April 17.-The eX
element of the city election sub.
! sided Immediately after the result
was known. The people at large
realizing the importance of unitot
action, are ready to forget politics
and work for greater Gallup
throwing off the shdckles of a from.
/ tier town.
Steve Vidal, a native son of Ca,
lup, a graduate of the local high
school and the New Mexico Mill.
| tary institute, and with five years
training as civil engineer, by vir.
tue of the highest vote received al
the late election, will be mayor OF
the town for the mex, two yeqrs
| beginning the first week in May
when members of the new board
take the oath of office. Under hia
stewardship Gallup should start or
an era of progress for publc i'm
proVemeut unknown in its past his
tory.
Tuesday night the chamber Of
commerce completed a permanent
organization, swept aside all OBJ
stacles and appropriated $1,000 TO
be used in a publicity campaign 10
exploit the natural resources and
commercial greatness of Gallup
and Mckinley county. The pro-
gram, among other things, includes
"A social visit to Albuquerque, in
automobiles, and obtain from the
chamber of commerce there some
pointers and cement mutual bond
Of interest between the two cities.
Later on when the weather and
roads will permit a friendly Chal-
lenge will be issued and a su bstan-
tial purse offered for an auto race,
taking in Albuquerque, SOcorrO,
Magdalena, SpringerVille, st. Johns,
Holbrook and possibly other towns.
The board of directors of the
chamber Of commerce went on rec
ord as being opposed to all pro.
miScuous solicitations for funds,
and it was arranged to have all
such matters referred to a commit
tee to pass upon the merits or de-
merits of the project
The members constituting the
new board are J. w. Chapman,
president; r. f. Smalling, j. j.
Emmons, palmer ketncr, j. j.
Kirk, L. n. Cary, Charles Lamb
directors; II. w. Brose treasul er;
Glen Emmons. secretary.
The Gallup State bank, one O.
the best banking Institutions in the
state, under the efficient manage
ment of J. j. Emmons, a graduate
Of the state university Of New
Mexico, and a keen financier, Just
completed in doubling their room
accommodation, in order to take
care of the ever increasing bust.
ness.
II. w. Yersin, of the firm of
Thornton Ridington company, Inc,
bought the interest of Thornton
and Ridington, hence the manage
ment of the abstract, insurance
and real estate business will be
conducted by his personal supervi-
sion. Mr.. Yersin has won the es-
TEEN of the people of Gallup since
coming here from Colorado.
H. p. Power, the Mckinley coun-
ty agricultural agent, went to Albu.
querque Wednesday night in the
interest of his office.
The strike situation is UNI
changed, trains are moving irregu-
larly, though no strikes are re
ported in Gallup.
E. A. r, Kelly, representing the
consolidated syndicate of Los An
geles, left for the Seven Lakes oil
field with surveyors and biologists
to make location for a number of
wells in the heart of Seven Lakes
They expect to drill at least four
deep wells.