Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-12
BUILDING IS At
STAND-STILL. IN
/. EASTERN CITIES
Chamber of Commerce
GreetS Special Train Car
rying Building Owners to
Portland Meet, June 81.


Building activities and general
construction work are practically
at a standstill east of the Missis-
sippi river" declared T. L. SWEET
land, owner and manager of the
Swetland buildings in Cleveland
ohio and chairman of the western
tour committee of the building
owners and Managers of the east
TO their annual convention at
Portland, Oregon, starting June IL
The special train carrying the east
ern delegation of the association
arrived in Albuquerque yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock. AlDu-
oueruue and Santa Fe were on the
itinerary and when the party
learned that it was impossible to
come direct to these two cities on
account of the railroad trouble Que
to the flood they persuaded MI
swaziland to secure a continuation
mn to Santa Fe from Belen' where
they arrived over the cut-otf route
Labor difficulties are the main
reason for the making time being
done in construction work" Mr..
SHETLAND continued. Until these
matters are readjusted in such a
manner that it will be profitable to
erect and maintain building, there
will be little or no work along TINS
line.
Buildings already started in the
larger eastern cities, are in many
cases being completed. But pracu-
cally no new work of any size has
been started for some time
No Demand For Lumber.
Speaking of the probable demand
for lumber from mills in New
Mexico and Arizona timber lands,
Mr.. SHETLAND declared that, in his
estimation, there would be little
demand for lumber until labor diff
ficultIes were passed and a general
reimbursement set in. This opinion
was also expressed by George
Reinke, building owner of Toledo,
who is a member of the tour
committee.
ut would be hard to even guess
when building activities will again
be taken up in the larger eastern
cities'h Mr.. SHETLAND stated. II
take it that the output of the New
Mexico and Arizona lumber mills
depends upon the building demand
and that there will be no demand
for lumber in large quantities until
the difficulties are Strengthened out
in the east and capital given a
chance to see profit in structural
investment
The national association of build
ing owners and managers is COM
Of mold
ers of the city business buildings
and the managers of the buildings
Delegates on the special train stop
ping in Albuquerque yesterday
represented many of the most
famous buildings in the United
States,
c. of G. Greets Visitors.
Although the stop of the special
train in Albuquerque was shortened
to a great extent on account OF pe-
ing behind in its schedule, a COM
nittee from the Chamber of Com.
merce greeted the delegates and
their families and distributed II
large. amount of Albuquerque lit
erature. Many of the building
owners expressed great admiration
for the Albuquerque station ana
the adjoining Alvarado hotel. Sew
oral of them declared it one of the
most picturesque hotels they had
ever seen.
Indian Dance at Santa Fc.
The party will spend today at
Santa Fe and will enjoy a number
of interesting side-trips into the
interesting historic Acountry sur
rounding the Ancient City An In
dian dance was on the program 70
be held last night immediately
after the arrival of the train IN
that city. Colonel Ralph z. Twit-
chel will have charge of the party
during it's stay in Santa Fe.
Upon the return from that city,
the special will stop long enough
in Albuquerque for the visitors to
make trips to Old Albuquerque
and other interesting places in this
vicinity. H b. Watkins, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, will
be in charge of the sightseeing
tour through the city.
Coming Back Again.
All members of the party eX-
dressed their interest in New Mex
leo in so ia. as they had seen it
but claimed they were afraid they
wouldn't see enough of it. Twenty
two of the visitors, when askel
what they thought of the south
west replied, in substance, Bully
Sixteen of the twenty-five declared
20 ~ In n ,, aytaDI