Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-07-28
COLUMBIAN FAIR WORK.
Proceedings of the Meeting of the Terri
torial and County Boards
Making Progress.

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AT yesterdays meeting of the New Mex
leo Worlds fair commissioners, there
were present W. T. Thornton, w. H. H.
Llewellyn, M. Salazar, E. V. Chavez,
Gov. L. Bradford Prince; Mrs. Albright,
of Albuquerque; Mrs. Higgins and Miss
Henry, members Of the auxiliary commit.
tee at Las Vegas.
Messrs. Thornton and Llewellyn re-
ported the organization of committees of
twenty in the counties of San Juan, Eddy
and Sierra since last meeting and stated
that the work was in good shape in the
majority of the counties of the territory
at the present time, the citizens Of Eddy,
Sierra and San Juan counties being par
ticuIarly enthusiastic over the preparation
of their respective exhibits.
Major Llewellyn stated that the county
commissioners OF Sierra county had made
q levy of l mill on the dollar Of the taxable
property of the county, which it is esti-
mated will create fund of about $4,000
which can be used for the collection and
preparation of their exhibit.
Local committees of twenty have now
been appointed IN all but the counties Of
Rio Arriba, Mora and Taos, and the or.
ganization will be perfected in the latter
counties on the LIST prox. 1t was stated
that citizens are manifesting growing
interest in the work and disposition to
do all in their power to aid the board and
the outlook is encouraging.
Owing to the failure of Arizona to ap.
propriate her proportion of the amount
required, the project of erecting joint
territorial building at Chicago was aban-
doned and upon motion of Mr.. Chavez
the secretary was authorized TO expend
$3.50 of the amount heretofore set apart
for the building referred to, in the pur-
chase of glass jars for the preservation OF
the fruit exhibit, the jars to be distributed
pro rata among the counties desiring to
make an exhibit of that character.
Mrs. Albright submitted report show
ing that the work in her charge is pro-
crossing and upon motion of Mr.. Sslazar
it was resolved to place Mrs. ALBRIGHT in
the territory as chairman OF the women's
auxiliary committee of the board.
Mrs. Higgins and Miss Henry reported
favorable progress of the ladies work in
San Miguel county.
Mr.. Llewellyn reported negotiations
with growers and dealers for an extensive
wool exhibit and stated that definite ar
rangements would be made for same at
the wool convention at Albuquerque in
September.
The secretary was authorized to have
manufactured two cases for the honey ex-
hibit according to specifications furnished
from the department of Bees, etc., at
Chicago.
The board again met this morning and
was called upon by Prof. Hadley, repre-
senting the New Mexico board Of educa-
cation, in the interest OF an educational ex-
hibit.
The following committee was named to
prepare such exhibit: Prof. Hiram Had
ley, chairman; Amado Chavez, of Santa
Fe; Miss Koehler, OF Silver City, princi-
pal of the Socorro city schools; Prof.
Creager, Of Albuquerque; Prof. J. P.
Schneider, of Santa Fe; Prof. Ramsey,
of Albuquerque; Col. Robt. Goss, of Ros-
well; Supt. of schools at Ration; Prof.
Doty, Of Las Vegas, and Prof. @. E.
Hodgin of Albuquerque. The sum OF
$3.50 was appropriated for the use Of this
committee.
A contract was closed with Mrs. AL.
bright to take Photographic views Of all
the towns, buildings, points of interests,
educational institutions, vineyard and
orchard views, etc., for display at Chi
cago. The sum Of $500 was set apart for
this purpose and Mrs. Albright was
authorized to ask from the county com.
missioners of each county an appropria-
ton Of 500 to pay for additional views in
their respective counties.
A vote of thanks was, on motion oil
President Thornton, adopted, thanking
Mrs. Albright and the ladies engaged in
the women's Worlds fair work in this
territory for the very efficient manner in
which they have performed and are now
performing the duties assigned to them
and expressing the boards entire con.
fdence in their ability to successfully
prosecute the work which they have in
hand.
1t was decided to hold q special meeting
OF the board Of Albuquerque during fair
week to which all county committeeman
will be invited.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The Santa Fe county Worlds fair com.
mittee met last evening at the governors
Office and organized by electing Sol.
Spiegelberg, chairman B. M. Read, vice.
chairman W. M. Berger, secretary.
Sub committees were appointed as fol-
lows.
Mining-W. B. Sloan, W. E. Dame, J.
T. Mclaughlin, R. Y. Anderson, Alex.
Rogers, W. H. Kennedy.
Horticulture-Enos Andrews, Arthur
Boyle, Geo. H. Cross, B. M. Read, c. M.
Dreamer, Elias Brevoort.
Agriculture-M. J. Maggie, R. Z. witch
ell, P. H. Leese.
A committee on finance was named to
consist of B. Seligman, w. M. Berger, L.
Spiegelberg, g. W. Knaebel, @. F. Easley
and s. Spiegelberg.
Messrs. Thornton and Chavez, OF the
territorial board, addressed the meeting,
and it was decided to circulate petition
asking the county commissioners to levy
a special tax for Worlds fair purposes.
The committee meets again August g..
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