Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-09
CHEERFUL DRIVE
IS |NAUGURATED
IN METROPOLIS
Million Merchants, Manu-
facturers and Business
Men Plan to Make 1922
a Prosperous Year.
tspeciai correspondence to inc Journai)

Especial Correspondence TO Inc j0urnai')
New York, Jan. S.--Boosting
for better times, q million mer-
chants, manufacturers and bust
ness men in every field are today
being drawn into a mighty move
ment to reopen activities ana
make of the new year period OF
more Jobs, more work and more
money making than ever 1921
saw. If every man OF affairs Wlll
only determrnx TO iooK on tle
brightest side Of present conol-
tions, much can be accomplish
ed toward breaking up the stagna--
tion that marked the commercial
doing OF the old year, leaders IN
this general cheer-up campaign
declare, At any rate, most or the
movers in business here have de-
cided that, if times do not I'M
nrove before another New year
day. it will not be because they
have encouraged pessimism by
dark looks and doubtful words.
Serious Split.
That the death of Senator Pen-
rose will really reveal the most
hitter factional splits from END
to end of the republican party IN
Washington, is being confldentlal1S
asserted by leaders OF the w. v.
p. in this city, who nave JUST
learned of some of the diversions
that only the strength of the de-
ceased statesman succeeded IN
keeping covered up of late. Be-
tween the White House and some
denartments, as we'll as great
MANY senatorial seats, no strong
bond now exists, these politicians
declare. while throughout the ma
iority membership on the floor OF
both houses slight splits nave
grown into mighty ravinese IN
many matters of policy and opin-
ion. Unless some legislative Moses
arises to lead the party in power
out of this wilderness OF doubt
discord, it is prophesied that little
harmonious work on the party
program may be expected this
winter.
Potash Peril.
That the powerful potash trust
of Germany has already almost
succeeded in recapturing the whole
supply of this vital agricultural
product in America, is now admit
ted by many men who have been
following this first inroad OF the
Hun interests upon our fertilizer
industry. Just as shrewdly as they
are planning to sieze American
science and industry, the German
potash cartel heads are shown to
have managed to tie up by con-.
tract most of the source of supply
to their chariot tail, to which the
farmers must run for whatever
they choose to give him at any
price, Only an embargo can now
serve to break the grip of this
grasping German syndicate, which
threatens all American potash pro-
ducers as well as consumers, it is
declared.
Snow Shifts.
Preparing for the deepest drifts
| that have ever tied up this town,
the street cleaning forces are al
ready organizing shifts Of men and
machinery at strategic points about
town. Though little snowfall has
as vet marked the opening winter,
it il believed that before spring
comes again the heaviest Of storms
will sweep this locality. Since
thousands of dollars are lost here
for every hour of winter tie-up, a
small fortune has been invested in
these new batteries to attack the
drifts.
Rough Revcls. r
Substituting blows for drinks and
hold-ups for highballs, the crowds
of new years eve are now recorded
as having made the evening an orgy
in violence rather than in drinking.
i Where drunken men once waved
ticklers, sober young toughs beat
up everybody in sight, the police
report. AS result, New Workers.
have decided that they will stay
Indoors on next new years, unless
there is more drinking and less
soher fighting