The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-02
A~LBUCUEROUE'S HOUR

y ARTICLE in this issue by VI. l.. FOX.
q manager Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
- shows that this city Is enjoying what
amount. To- a business boom Of substantial pro-
portions. Mr. Fox produces figures covering
build my, under way. under contract and ap-
proved for construction Immediately 90 a total
of -. S6O.OOO. as against Sssi00O iu 1921 and
SG6O.OOO iu l92G The figures cover building
within the restricted city limits only. Mr. Fox
is conservative in c,timat ng the total value
Of buildings to be- completed here during the
present year at S3.O0OOOO. He is not too optim
istic in estimating at S3.50O.O0O the building
values for the year in the city and its contig
uou> suburbs.
Here is a condition which is distinctly heart
ouIng Growth is clearly at hand. We have
but 20 sc,zc our opportunity i'm order to expand
fhe proportion Of that growth 20 an extent that
will build a large. prosperous city here IN a
very short period of years.
Three important duties are immediately be-
fore MS The first and most immediate is 10
insure continuance of q city government whi'n
is capable of carrying ont adequately III" nm
pruvrmeuts which the city government must
provide. These are expanded water works.
sewerage system and street development. The
means 20 do these things are available in the
bond proposals Taxpayers should vote them
without fail. The administration 10 execute
the>, improvements most efficiently is available
through the reelection of commissioners Con
nell, Mclaughlin and Reynolds whom We know
90 have the ability to wisely direct such work
We have mo- way Of telling what influence a
change Of city administration would have upon
the important forward movement now under
way. or how far such an Influence might reach
We DO know that in 80 far as the city govern
mcnt could DO IL. the way for progress has
been cleared hv the wise. substantial admins
tratiou given the city by the present commits
sion We know that these three men are strang
courageous. competent. We know that each
of them is far more deeply interested in foster
ing growth for Albuquerque than in any no
litlcal or personal advancement. II would seem
the height # unwisdom 10 branch out into
experiments when we now have what the city
most needs in government business ability
Our next duty, after settling the city admin
i~stratiou for another term, is 10 provide the
Chamber Of Commerce A. quickly as possible
with the funds for "a thorough national al.
yertisiug campaign, based ON the climate re
source. That way Is wide open 10 immediate
growth in population, new money for invest
mrnt. aud consequent cumulative growth II
is a plain, uuquestionable business opportunity
10 make a small investment sure To bring
enormous returns.
The other pressing duty is TO take in hand
the project for retaining the middle Rio
Grandc valley. We have but 10 release from
bondage the waterlogRed lands of this valley
and provide those lands with a modern irri
eating system, TO produce n tributary farming
population which will double the population
of this city within ten years after the reclama
ton project is completed.
This is Albuquerque hour. Wisdom. cour
age and energetic action are the requisites 4
a use If that hour which will carry us fur
Their forward than our most hopeful optimist.
have promised.
NAODE EAIDE n