Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-27
new MEXICO AND The WORLDS FAIR


Mrs. L. l., Bartlett, lady commissioner
from New Mexico to the Worlds Column
bian fair 10 be opened at Chicago May !,
1893, has recently geturned from a trip
to the gsoat city by the lake, where ale
attended the initial meeting Of the lady
commissioners representing the various
states and territories. There are lO9 OF
these ladies'; their sessions consumed a
week g time and they were busy ones.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, OF Chicago, lady OF
rare tact and executive ability, was chosen
president by reclamation" said Mrs.
Bartlett to-day, land Miss Phoebe Couz-
ains, OF st. Louis, who has a national
reputation as woman of affairs, was
elected secretary. BY an interchange
OF ideas as to the methods OF procedure
these sessions were productive OF much
good, and the first steps were taken
toward the formulation of plan Of work
which has already inspired the ladies
associated with this suspicious enterprise
to vie with each other to the end that the
greatest good shall come to their respec-
1 tive localities.
While on this mission Mrs. Bart
lett evidently made II great many
friends for New Mexico, for she
mentions number OF prominent
ladies with whom she conferred relative
| to New Mexico's advancement Among
others may be named Mrs. Margaret
Blaine Salisbury, OF Utah. niece Of
Secretary Blaine, and by the way Mrs
Salisbury was elected vice-presldent on
the board OF managers to represent the
territories, which were grouped as a dis
trict at the suggestion of Mrs. Bartlett,
and on the adoption OF resolution which
she laid before the meeting. A hearty
supporter of New Mexico was also found in
Mrs. Jenny Sanford Lewis, of Chicago,
who has visited Santa Fe and has num-
Der of acquaintance here. Mrs. Isabella
Beecher Hooker, of Connecticut, sister OF
Henry Ward Beecher, also expressed a
kindly interest in the southwest and she
made suggestion that Mrs. Bartlett
hopes will meet with a responsive move
in New Mexico, this suggestion being
that every woman in the land should feel
q special interest in the success of this
institution il for no other reason than
that it IS the first time in the history OF
the nation that such general official
recognition has been accorded to Ameri-
can women.
"Now as to New Mexco's exhibit, -
said Mrs Bartlett Il do hope our fair
territory will be generously dealt with by
the legislators. This is the opportunity
OF our lives. You can understand That
where the interests of so many great
commonwealth are being pushed to the
fore territory really cuts very small
figure. As a rule three-fourths OF the
people consider New Mexico as part OF
the antipodes, and for this reason we
should all strive to give them a surprise.
My idea is that New Mexico should erect
an artistic pavilion OF her own, to be built
of New Mexico stone, marble and native
woods, ornamented with the famous
"ricolite," which Mrs. Caldwell, a Chica-
20 business woman, is developing in Grant
county, and put into it panel of Adobe,
if you will, but as a rule | relegate the
historic to the rear. We have travelled
too long on our historic attractions; mod
ern New Mexico, her mines, her indus
tries, her splendid fruits OF the soil ought
to be given chance on this occasion.