The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-15
G. OF c. MEMBERS
HAVE SUCCESSFUL
BANQUET MEETING
Crowd Of 375 Present
and More Than 100
Turned Away

known, lie lust around the corner,
and Il will likely take only the CO
operative efforts of the people OF
the city to bring about the realizn-
ton OF their biggest dreams for
Albuquerque. This was the senti-
ment which prevailed at the first
membership dinner OF the re-or-
ganized Chamber OF Commerce
held last night at the Masonic
temple.
More than as people. a capacity
crowd for the Masonic dining room
wore present, and about $50 people
had to he turned away. with a
great deal Of enthusiasm and OPP
timistic spirit. the people listened
10 n four hour program OF speech
es and music.
Il consider that this dinner liz
QUA N tho milestones In the his
tory ~ this city. II II going TO do
much for the promotion OF hnr-
mony and good will" II. u. Put
noy. president OF the chandler stat.
ed In his opening address. 1T VIII
bring us into step In tho onward
march Of progress
He then pointed out that tho
Chamber Of Commerce In OF u n
damental importance to the city,
and necessary to growth and pro-
gress. what affects any one mem
her % the organization affects the
whole.
Except we have good will and
the splri, OF the Golden Rule he
continued. "our energy. u efforts
and our aspirations shall he of no
avail
.. q. wood Speaks
r. r. Wood substituted for q,
n Marion. who was on tho pro-
gram Tor a talk on Community
Corporation but was sick aud
unable to attend the banquet, Mr.
/ Wood dealt largely IN the history
1 Of the achievements u the Alhu-
auerque people and pointed out
how each one wns the result OF
pulling together with n Will to ac-
complish.
"In former Chamber Of Com
merce meetings. he said. the mon
have always come alone. They re-
solve to do great things. but soon
have lost their enthusiasm Toe
night | see that you have brought
your wives and sw~eethear's with
you, and that means that you have
come to stay"
Advertising Albuquerque was
". u. Henihg's subject. and the
key note Of his message was.
Make Albuquerque mean the best
clirisfp on earth"
~ stated that since his arrival
here rs years ago he has hecn
p%reaching community advertising
and that II ls only lately, since the
results Of advertising done by some
81 our sanatoria have been seen
that business men have come
nround to tho idea OF advertising
Albuquerque.
He stated that an estimate OF
what II would cost To advertise the
ci'y nationally and effectively had
been made IN. and that Il showed
tifat 80. 0n0. 900 people cuuld he
reached for about 5000 Tho
4 cnnmber has already started to
aend out advertising and has set
aside $4,000 70 make the Job ef-
fectlve. he then said.
Drainage Urged
i Drainage should be n Suhjec'
for discussion AT every public meet
ing between the White Rock can
4 Won and san Mnrcial." W G. Reid
said at the opening Of his address
on the subject of drainage.
He stressed particularly the need
for Immediate action in tho mat
Ter. The McNnry recia nation bill
apeclflcially providing hat DRAIN
age can be included IN projects
done under Us provisions Is now
snrc to pass In congress.
There are already ton times ~
many projects waiting fot he pas
sage Of the bill A. can he taken
care Of under the bill for the first
live years he said We are Tor
innate, however, in having "A New
Mexico man as secretary OF the
anterior. and I am sure that II
We make up our minds and apply
r. within reasonable time after the
massage Of the bill. he win set
inside the $4,000 600 that o. will cos.
10 drain the middle Rio Grande
valley
sIn quoting figures. Mr.. Reid
M lowed that whore there are now
Al. 900 Acres under cultivation In
nc valley, drainage would make
the figure is0. 900 acres II would
elso double the productivity Of the
10. 900.
Tho ccst. he stated. OF drainage
fnrludlng two reservoirs and a com
piete new set Of irrigation bitches.
would he about $40 per acre The
n,erage value OF an acre of land
In the valley now he said, II slight
81 over $40 per acre. but with the
valley drained. $50 mn acre would
b. n conservative figure,
city Of $50. 900
"You make me laugh when YOU
talk about 10000 poople for Alhu-
Uueraue." carl G. MaEea said IN
opening his talk on '"rhe Future Of
Albuouerdue." There Is no reason
why this city should not have 1907
oCO people in ten or fifteen years
" THE Kingdom OF HcaveH Is
within you. the bible says. and at
der wondering oycr II Ter 30 cen
tnriea tho human race II just he
thinning 10 realize what the passage
means The future Of Albuaucrque
Hes within us. and n We have the
will 10 do. the courage TO realize
our future. there II nothing In the
world that we can moi make Al
hnduerque.
He stated that the members
would he greatly surprised az the
progress and prosperity which Il
r. comlng 10 this ciiy even In the
next f-rivc months In time he
preGlcted that the city would be
~ tho gateway to two great empires
ono To the northwest, and the Other
= In the Rio GrRndo valley.
Maurice Klein was In charge OF
the musical entertainment for the
arantnp an Of which WINS well re