Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-10-07
SANTA FE Wins.
ali the First Fruit Prig85 =. the Ter
r.t,1ial Eai1 Coma 10 Our
Valley.
The Collection to Go East-Rorticature
In New Mexic0--What the EX'
hlbit Cars Do.


fair one week age, proved one OF the most
attractive features of fair week, and chal-
lenged the admiration OF every visitor
All were free to admit that there was
nothing in New Mexico that could ap-
proach It, and for Mr.. Grant Rivcnburg's
fruit tree display, public comment was
equally as fattering. The awards were
made on Saturday and the following are
the premiums won by Mr., Boyle:
Best Of all kinds of fruits named from
one locality by one contribu.or-tlrst
premium.
Best plate of winter apples-First pre-
MUM.
Best collection Of seeding apples-First
Fest collection of peaches-First pre-
MUM.
Best plate of Seeding peaches--First
premium.
Best plate OF plums-First premium.
Best plate of grapes-First premium.
Best plate of walnuts--First premium.
Best plate OF, winter pears-First pre-
MUM.
Best collection Of fall pears--First pre-
MUM.
Best plate OF quirces-Second premium.
Best collection Of fall and winter ap'
pies mot less than ten varleties)-Seco nd
premium.
Best plate Of grapes OF any new variety
Second premium.
Mr.. Grant Rivenburg took f"- Goat" =
an <|it- ~, ~'-''"'--S'
Best collection OF apple, peach, pear,
plum and apricot trees-Eirst premium.
Best collection OF grape vines and roses
First premium.
On Saturday the exhibit Of fruit from
this city was purchased and sent to Chi.
cago, where it will serve to replenish the
display of New Mexico products sent ont
under the auspices Of the bureau OF imn.i-
grafton.
In this connection the New MEXICAN
can but congratulate the people OF Santa
Fe county upon the very important part
taken by them in making the territorial
fair just closed q success. The county
will certainly profit by it, for the fact that
Santa Fe was able, III the face Of strong
competition, to carry OF first premiums
for fruits, mineral, coal and coke, is some
thing OF which every citizen may feel
justly proud.
Especially with regard to the lorticul-
tural display this triumph has q lesson
which every business man ID Santa Fe
can well afford 10 ponder. Itshows what
the Santa Fe valley, with its fertile loan,
superior climute, excellent market facili-
ties and abundance Of water can do--and
all depending upon water development.
At present 10000 to $4,000 acres are
under cultivation in this valley, but this
is q mere bagatelle to what water sup.
ply is capable of ii only the precious fluid
is caught and stored. With hundreds of
American farmers ready to come and
make their homes in this beautiful health
full region; with 100000 acres OF virgin
valley land yearning for the waters actual
ly in sight, is it not high time that some
action we're taken looking to
utilization of this combination OF wealth
and local prosperity?
THE TRAVELLING EXHIBITS.
The two cars of New Mexico exhibits
which have attracted such great atten-
ion in Colorado, Kansas and Missouri
Turing the past two weeks, left Kansas
City on Saturday and will be side tracked
1t Galesburg, ILL.,, during the next forty
eight hours Thence they make tour
hrou gh the Sucker state. andreach Chi
'ago in about ten days. W. N. Emmert
o.day received letter from Mr.. Sammis
directing that several hundred pounds
more OF Santa Fe fruit be forwarded at
)hce, and this, with the large exhibit at
he fair from this county will serve
o freshen up The display about the time
t gets into Chicago. The sending out of
hose two cars will undoubtedly do agreat
leaI to promote New Mexico's immigra-
ion interests. Everywhere q stop has
1een made the press and people have
opened their eyes in Wonderment and the
newspapers have given us an amount OF
that is priceless. In many
instances these exhibits have INSPIRED |
he publication of column articles.
appended are n few quotations
ending to convey the sentiment OF the
press i'll different localities:
"a great many merchants, produce
lealers, millers, ETC., examined the ex-
libit and pronounced it most beautiful |
md meritorious display. Gus
who is the largest importer OF
grapes in Denver, pronounced these tokays |
IS vastly superior 10 the California variety
md says they have better shipping quail !
les. "-Denver News.
"lhe show was something more elab-
rate than Denver people are in the habit |
II witnessing and they went into ecstaces
'ver the magnifcence of the display
colorado Field and Farm.
"People were simply astounded when
hey saw the magnificent display Of the
agricultural and horticultural resources of
his modern garden of Eden. The pre-
,ailing impression OF northern and eastern |
people has always been that New Mexico
vas simply sandy desert Inhabited by |
Iexicans and Indians and that it was next
o an possibility for white man to live |
here. 1t is in reality fine country in
nest all respects. denver Republican.
The products the car contained were
indeed fine and will be credit to that
ertitory all over the east, as fur Us Ohio.
\ Taken ali in all this car will be
II excellent advertisement for that coun'
ny and The party behind the project will
never regret the expenditure
Kas., Clipper.
Lengthy w.ite-ups Of these exhibits on
wheels have also been made by the press
It Topeka and Kansas City.
MINOR MENTIONS.
JohnlEngler's orchard contains sixty
i've varieties OF pears, most Of them OF the
all and winter sort, when pears are pears
for n nnr Il ION