The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-21
Sees Favorable Freight
Rate as Essential to
Real City Building

tlbuuleranc. New McNtrot
November ~, 1874.
Edhor. EvshlnE Herald.
AlbuQutrque. New Mexico.
Assuming The Herald IL open TO
cohstructive criticism. In relation 10
Albuquerque and the Cha ber OF
|commerce, 4 submit the following.
Much tax II now Eolng around,
and the nir "a ptrmeated with en-
thusiasm 81 the people over the pros
pects % Aibnquemue becoming a live.
prosperous, and greater city, through
the activities OF a reoreanized Cham.
Der OF Commerce. and the community
NJ large.
II a hoped tquotinE one s~ource)
that the population n Albuquerque
Will 40 over the 10000 mark. through
the efforts OF the Chamber OF Com
paerce and community shirt, and tho
principal drawing card will be the
climate. That's flnei
But-So.eoo people cannot live on
the climate Itself,
Then Why advertise the climate. as
means OF drawing $1,000 people TO
Albuquerque. until We have some
thing more 10 offer them than cii-
mate, w the way Of:
Employment. recreation centcfh.
homes. reasonable living eontsi etc.
TO provide employment. we must
have factories. more business houses.
and many other things.
And
Tho Chamber OF Commerce should
advertise n hid for new Industries,
Instead OF advertising the climate.
But
New industries cannot locate here.
Why
The present rate OF TRANSPORTATION
Il -. s.am s.atAWIula ae1 ElnlnlA1 nrnna
ucts for that matter. outside
points to Albuquerque. are destruc-
tive to fair competition with other
active commercial ccnters.
Again the activities % the Cham
ber Of Commerce can b. utilized Ia
accomplish someihlnK essential to q
greater city by securing an equitable
rate adjustment Tor Albuquerque In
comparison with other points. which
would he n broad step towards en-
cuuraging Industries to- locate here.
when tthat Is done. then people
will come here to locate. without ad-
veitising for them.
And
The money now sent out g. c;her
points for tn necc,aities OF lite. that
IL bnildlug up other points. win ne
tept tlsht hete in Albuquerque. and
build up this cts,
Alhu0ueraue should become tho
dist rihuting renter for localities IN
this vicinity. instead OF Denver, ~
Paso and santa Pc. ns is tho practice
at this time.
How
RS n reasonable rate adjustment
as before stated which should en-
couiuee establishment OF jobbinE
houses. wholesale houses IN Albu-
auerauo. instead of other points.
There you have the source OF
reasonable living cost.
Recreation oenters and amusement
enterprises. viii spring up quickly
land N proportion TO me increasing
population.
70 advertise Tho climate for tho
purpose OF encouraging healthseckcrs
to come here j. correct In the abb
stract.
But 20 n certain degree they rom
stltlte u floating population. or IN
other words. they come here. get we'll.
and go TO other points.
Why
Becuuse Albuquerque cannot pro-
vide employment FOR them. and when
they DO. generally the amount ~
compensation offered Is Insufficient
for the Intelligent s%ustennuce 81
themselves bet alone their family.
Not every hcalthEcekcr nttains che
physical power. efficiency and energy
with which he was formerly endowed.
ana cannot command an attractive
lyompeusntinn
But what about the majority OF
those that do attain their former
powers How does Albuquerque take
care OF thcm2
u We can't keep them here he
cause of that. what's the use Of
getting them here.
Instead OF making IL q dream city
We should make 10 a real city, and
when. with the cooperation OF all
citizens and civic bodies. We make q
start IN the right direction, ana &C.
complish what W. undertake. Albu'
querque In bound to rank as one OF
the greatest cities In the southwest.
EDMUND W. HOHNHAUS.
I. q. Albuquerque n every IN
tercsted citizen should adopt the
slogan; = cam VIII