Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-24
NEW MEyICO'S EXHIBIT,
Gratifying Results Of the nureau III ilnmi
gratI0n's Dt-play N wheels

The following is self explanatory:
Max Frost, Secretary of Bureau OF Immigration.
Gentlemen: In response to your re-
quest, transmit herewith report OF my
tr,p east with the car of exhibits, contain |
ing fruits, cereals and other products, |
grown in this section Of the Rio Grande |
valley. Under the auspices OF the New
Mexico Bureau of Immigration the A, L.
< S. F. K. r. company furnished bag
cage and express car, which was fitted up
with tables, bins and shelving on the
lies, which was the best arrangement
that could be made.
As you are aware, the preparations Tor
our departure we're some"h nat hurried,
nevertheless We secured what proved ["
be d very fine collection from the various
VINEYARDS, or hards and ranches near Al
buuueruup, to winch WAS added hand
some assortment Of peaches, pears, plumS
and apples from Santa Fe, all OF which
" ere displayed in as conspicuous man
ner as our crampPd quarters would allow.
left Albuquerque on the night OF Sep
TENDER 2S At Las Vegas, Springer. Ration,
Trinidad ard La Junla quite humher 81
interested citizens inspected the car and
were deli. hed with the display. We ar
rived in Topeka at noon on the 3l'tll ana
iound there the Las Cruces car filed with
similar exhibit from the southern III"
Grande valley in charge OF Messrs, LiV-
ingston and NeWson. Both cars were
then coupled and arranged so that visitors
could pass from Que to the other. Durlng
the afternoon and evening Il large number
Of appreciatlve citizens took advantage OF
the opportunity thus afforded them to see
the exhibit, and were not slow in giving
expressions of surprise, and many com
Elementary remarks we're heard on all
sides. That niLht We departed, and the
nl"rning of October | found us in Law
renee, where we Mt once made prepare
tons to receive the visitors, who thronSed
the cars all that day and evening, and
next morning set out for Kansas City.
On arrival the cars were switched to
Grand Avenue depot and stationed there
until the morning OF October 3, and then
removed 10 the Union depot ami remained
two DAYS then left for Cdrrollton, Mo-, al
which place we remained until noon OF
the 7th; then passed on to Fort Madison,
| Iowa, making but a short stay at tins
city; then to Galesburg, Ill.,, where we
stationed until the afternoon of the 10Th
and again departed tapping Streeter and
! Joliet. a. both Of which places we tarrled
short time and finally arrived i'll Chicago
on the night OF the 18th, and there re-
nuined until the oath, spending the first
few DAYS on the lake front and the bal
ance OF the time on the Santa Fe tracks,
State street.
truthiully state that the exhibit was
not only everywhere appreciated, hut a
source If real establishment to visitors,
" no not oniy challenged the possibility
Of the collection being the product OF
New Mexi,o, but even openly de,
clared Mat California must be represented
in the ass ortneht.
We entertained visitors of all classes
hut were most largely patronlzed 10y the
intelllyent cliizeus every where we stopped
1t was told us by several Kansas gentle
men our "exhhit was ahead OF the one
shown at the Kansas state fair" ano
Others remarked, while they had Fruits
and vegetables from all pats OF the coun
try, ours would beat them"
A gentleman who had been in the fruit
culture in Lawrence, Kas., for twenty
Years said, 81 have never been able tt
make such a show as that In Illinois
and Missouri it astonished us to heal
farmers remark eve cant raise anything
here to conn are with this; had better sci
out and 20 to New Mexico"
MANY hundred questions were asked
but we " ere most particularly ntcrr0gat
ed in reference to the resources OF tint
territory, ll4e price of lands. the sy-ten
of irrigation, the probable Yield and marke
Of crops, to all Of which we replied Will
the. best information at our command.
A great deal t praise was bestowed OF
the wheat, corn and barley, especial.
the corn, some ears of which measure,
from fourteen to sixteen inches in length
The anthracite and btuminous coal Wer
surprise, many being 10th to bellev,
that surh mines existed in the territory
Very much interest centered in the dis
pl.v of minerals. My stock of perish
able exhibits WAS kept replenished con
stantly with fresh supplies forwarded t.
me almost daily from Albuquerque. TN
S5U you sent me were used III pant pay
ment of my expenses.
The exhibit attracted much attention
everywhere, and curiosity was blende
with surprise at the splendid appearance
OF the show in general. Reading matte
concerning the resources OF the terrltor
was much in 'emand.
The Santa Fe officials did everything i
their power to make the trip pleasant an
q success
Col Edu ard Haren aided us very muc
toy his valuable suggestions. When ="
finally abandoned tile cars i'll Chlcap
the Santa Fe oti'ial very kindly otfrre
US the use of the large slow window
in their office on Clark street, fc
the continued display OF such POI
tons of the exhibit as we deeme
advisable to have placed there, whlc
offer we accepted with thanks.
This report is but a brief sketch
enter into detail would fill volume. Su
flee it to say, however no better advertl
ing medium could have been employed
1t has succeeded in directing the eyes
eastern cities toward New Mexico. an
has persuaded them that this valley
something more that II ere desert. W
feel abundant, satisfied that for the tin
and money expended this territory WI
in the very near future reap large return
llnrlose herewith some clippings take
from the daily papers at points visited,
| have the honor to remain, gentlemen
very re, pectfuly yours, d. l.. SAMMl
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