Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-08
k|WAN|S VOTES
FOR CHANGING
NAME Of STATE
Perennial Discussion Evoked
BY Enthusiastic Booster
Speech Delivered by Sid
ney We'll Yesterday.

A movement has been set on foo
by the KiwaniS club to change the
name Of New Mexico to some othel
more desirable one which will no
prove mis- eading to the uninform
ed and benighted elements of the
populaCe in the east who have no
yet awakened TO the fart that New
Mexico is in the United States.
/ The movement was brought
about by a reference made in q
most enthusiastic boosting" speech
made by Sidney NJ. We'll and a
subsequent vote taken upon the
proposal to change the name OF
. New Mexico received only two dis
senting votes, those of n. Il. Wat
( kins and BerthOld Spitz. The mat
ter was referred to the legislative
| committee, TO consider ways and
means and methods of bringing this
labOut.
1t is the opinion Of many that 1t
can be accomplished 1t was said
lby many that sentiment alone stood
in the way of changing the name
TO one which would be more adj
vantageous to the state. 1t was
suggested by Or. w. &. Hope that
1.-THE name of AcOma be adopted,
and George c. Taylor made a mo-
ton, seconded by DR.. S. AlonZa
Bright. to endorse the movement.
Albuquerque Mail via Panama.
Mr.. We'll spoke most enthusiast
tically on the assets of New Mex
leo, and then deplored the fact that
they were so little exploited. He
began by telling how much i'm
pressed hundreds of the soldiers
who passed through here were
with the green lawn in front of the
IAlvarado. They liked the green
after seeing so much desert.
More than seven times as much
agricultural land is now under de-
velopment as was ever predicted
there would be" said Mr.. Wen.
And yet last year the Chamber Of
Commerce sent out only between
four and five thousand booklets.
There is nothing the matter with
our resources; the trouble Is with
us. We ought to tell the world
what we are. Any other state with
even three such assets as we nave
would be exploiting them to the
limit. Agriculture. the tourist
business and the climate are enough
to make of Albuquerque metrop-
oils"
I'VE could well afford" CON
tinued Mr.. We'll, ito call the atten-
ton of this country and OF the
world to the fact that Albuquerque.
is the capital of New Mexico ana
that New Mexico is in the Onlted
States" Mr.. We'll then went on 10
Iteu of numerous instances Where
eastern friends of his had express
ed solicitude as to his safety IN the
recent revolution in Mexico. Mer-
chants in Albuquerque constantly
receive packages with foreign post
age attached. and letters come d.
rected via Panama, stated the
speaker, while requests are re-
ceiyed by the postoffice as to "ha'
the duty charges are.
Attention was called to the nu-
nicipal camping grounds, situated
/ with barn on one side, iI'a,u
covered lot behind. from when
mil ions of flies are bred, ana t,le
only comfort station that or the
citv hall across the way. II was
/ stated that $50 cars day. VIII
an average Of four passengers eacn
mass through Albuquerque. leaving
an amount of $4,000 a day in TINS
community If these cars could
he induced to stay an extra Gay
ench they would make enough 10
nav for everything in two years
and in addition there would be
the good feeling that comes lroii'
being we'll received.
Mr. We'll said that he had pre-.
dicted two years ago at a gooo
roads dinner here that $l,ooo eS'
pended in good roads would re'uii II
| So 900 a year and that inns mas
proven true. He stated also tna'
he had one project in hand lnvolV-
ing an expenditure of five million
dollars which would return equaily
well to those investing in II.
natural growth of $4,000 was pre-
dicted for the next five years, Wnile
nothing Is being done, the speaker
stated, to provide for that lncrease'
If twenty members OF the AL
wants club would devote one even"
ing a week to civic affairs during
the next year, fifty-two evenings
of four hours so spent Wouio
amount to 4,18O hours of the ieaa,
ing men of the city, and that Woul9
be less than every man, woman anu
child in Germany Is now giving 10
Inc government. Mr.. Well con-
Guided his remarks saying that ne
had heard that the klwanlah,s,
met endorsed and adjourned.
but that he hoped they would 90
more.
A committee of seven was APP
pointed to get the support OF other
organizations and to finance an
auto camping park which would
be inviting and adequate. with
we'll shaded lot, comfort station
benches and so forth. The follow
ing were appointed to look after
the matter, Sidney NJ, Well. II: b.
Watkins, H. r. Brown. A. l.. Mar
tin, Wallace Hesselden, E. N. Boule
and Tom Hughes
John Strumquist won an al
tendance prize of SIS donated by l.,
III. Hullum Each member was
presented with copy Of the ia,
coma Sunday Ledger, an illustrated
Kiwanis supplement published dur
ing the recent convention.