Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-16
REAL ESTATE MEN
ENDORSE PLANS
FOR FAIR HERE
For Fourth Of July CeIebra-
ton To Be Held in Big
Timber East of City; To
Support Drainage.

A large scale industrial or re-
sources festival. drainage for the
central Rio Grande valley and a
Fourth of July celebration in Ii
jana canyon among the big trees
We're projects under discussion at
the real estate bureau luncheon at
the ~" last evening. Committees
were appointed to act on the fair
and Fourth of July propositions
and hearty support in the drainage
PROGRAM was pledged.
The sentiment toward the stag
ing of a fair here in September
favored a program broader than a
county fair yet nothing for this
! year so elaborate as state fair
G. L. Crawford in his address to
the real estate men suggested the
use of the armory with large tents
for agricultural and stock exhibits
with amusementS in the form of
vaudeville acts, dances, bands and
the like. There will be held here
at that time state stock judging
contests for choosing a team to be
sent to a Chicago meet.
| All the speakers expressed them
selves as being in favor of taking
steps toward reviving the annual
state fairs and believe that Albu-
QuerOue is the logical center II.
| b. Watkins endorsed the work be-
ing done by the county agent and
county demonstration and expressed
himself as being in favor of hold
ing an open the-world corn
show. ]. f.. Elder and w. C. Thax-
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! two to take the matter uD with
other Chamber of Commerce or
CARNATIONS.
Fourth Picnic In Mountains.
r. McClughan outlined pan
| for a Fourth of July picnic in the
mountains east Of Albuquerque
among the big pines and beside
running water, stating that he UNI
derstoOd that the American Legion
had withdrawn their plans of hold
| ing q celebration in Albuquerque.
The forest service II ready to work
in Co-operation with the real estate
men in making the picnic a sue
l'cess and in locating the grounds
suggesting spot in Tijana canyon
bout twenty-five miles east of the
city. The Boy Scouts have volun-
teered to entertain and it was sug-
gested that with the people bring
ing picnic lunches all that would
be needed would be band to make
the program a success.
1t was stated that the forest
service stands ready to meet half
an appropriation of $4,000 neces-
sary to construct good roads to
the mountains if the county will
raise the other half. D. X. B. Sell
lers stated that California by con-
structing good roads was realizing
millions of dollars every year from
tourists. With good roads toI
mountain camping grounds Albu-
querque would be able to hold the
tourists here for several days, |
where now they stop for only few
hours. The members of the com
mittee appointed to investigate and
report on the parade were: r. Nc
Clughan, Harold b. Sellers, iB. f.
Dieckman, K. Q. Archuleta, A. l..
Martin and A. Fleischer.
Slides on Drainage.
Clark NJ. Carr gave an illuminat-
ing talk on drainage and was as
sured the cooperation Of the real
estate men in every way possible.
Slides were shown on drainage by
G. L, Crawford. secured from the
department of agriculture. Mr..
Carr produced figures to show that
drainage in the valley would in
crease the value of land 500 per
cent and estimated that the annual
income from the central Rio
Grande valley with drainage in eff
feet should be 100000. He be-
lieves that the Alameda district
could be organized for drainage
with the cooperation Of the fed
eral government If the proper
moves were taken. Figures on cost
per acres for drainage are under
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