Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-12

counties, notably in the counties OF
Sierra, Socorro, San Miguel, San Juan.
Chaves and Eddy, of which counties the
first named is entitled to the credit OF
having accomplished the greatest results.
The county commissioners of that county
in accordance with the provisions of the
act creating this board, caused tax levy
to be made for the purpose OF raising
funds to collect their Worlds fair ex-
hibits, and thereby they raised a con-
siderable sum of money, and upon the
third inst, there was shipped to the Worlds
fair grounds at Chicago a car load of the
mineral specimens of Sierra county, some
of which will be used in the construction
of a typical miners cabin within the
space allotted to New Mexico in the
mines and mining building, and others OF
which will be placed upon exhibition In
cabinets, ETC., within said space.
San Juan county has collected and pre-
pared representative exhibit of its
agricultural and horticultural products.
as have also the counties of Chaves and
Eddy; Socorso county has collected u
large and comprehensive exhibit of its
minerals, and has in addition horticul
tural exhibit. The exhibits of the coun
ties last mentioned, including those Of
Chaves and Eddy, have been shipped to
and stored at Albuquerque, N NJ, pend
ing shipment to Chicago in car load lots,
The agricultural college and expert
,, ment station at Las Cruces will furnish
the finest agricultural and horticultural
exhibit which will be sent to Chicago
from New Mexico.
The president of that college is chair
man of the Worlds fair educational COM
mlttee and will display to the best pos
sible advantage the educational lnstitu-
tions and advantages of our territory.
In addition, we will have from Rio
Arriba and Bernalillo counties respective.
ly handsome and complete forestry
exhibit.
There will also be made by two of our
largest wool buying houses the best ex-
hibit of wool which they can obtain in the
territory.
In the light of the facts outlined above
we feel very much encouraged at the
prospect, but we regret to state that not
withstanding the most persistent and
strenuous efforts upon the part of this
board we have been unable to arouse any
interest whatever upon the part OF the
citizens of many of the counties of the
territory, and consequently nothing has
been accomplished in certain portions OF
the territory which are possessed OF
abundant resources for making fine ex-
hibits.
We are pleased to report, however, that
the citizens of Grant county have recent
ly taken hold of the work vigorously and
we have assurances from them that their
county will not be behind with an exhibit
of its wonderful mineral riches.
The Santa Fe Railroad company has
done all in its power to assist and aid the
board in the prosecution of its work
The management have assumed the ex-
penses and supervision of an elaborate
coal exhibit, which will occupy part of
the space allotted to the territory in the
mines and mining building.
In addition, they have issued instruc-
tions to their agents to bill free to Albu-
querque from all points upon their line
within the territory all shipments OF
Worlds fair exhibits destined to Chicago.
in order to enable the board to collect
all it's exhibits at one central point. SO as
to ship them to Chicago in carload lots
and thus save many hundred dollars in
freight charges. They have also issued
tariff providing that upon all shipments
sent to the exposition, except perishable
property which will not be returned, we
shall pay full tariff rates and when they
are returned they shall be billed free;
also that on shipments of perishable
property which will not be returned, we
shall be charged only half tariff rates.
We desire also to refer to the fact that
this b.ard acting for the territory, has
Joined with the boards of the terri
tories of Arizona and Oklahoma respec.
lively and entered into contract for the
erection of a joint territorial building at
the exposition grounds at Chicago which
will cost $500, the cost of which is to be
borne equally by the eterritories mentioned.
The contract for the erection of said
building has been signed and the building
is now in process of construction and
will be completed within the next sixty
days.
The board has also contracted with
Prof. j. C. Carrera, of Las Cruces, N. NJ,
for the construction of relief model of
New Mexico, showing it's topography,
geology, mineralogy and hydrogaphy,
which is to be constructed entirely of the
mineral products of the territory, and
will form part of our mineral exhibit.
The model is now being constructed and
will be completed in ample time for the
opening of the exposition. The main
feature of this model viii be the repre-
sentation in relief of every mining camp
and mine in the territory. Each camp
and mine will be numbered and surround
ing the model will be collections of min
eral specimens from each mine, each of
which will bear a number corresponding
to the number of the mine as shown upon
the model. 1t will be accom- panied, also,
by catalogue containing numbers also
corresponding to those shown upon the
model and giving brief description of
each camp and mine, stating its locality;
the character of the gre produced, the
total output and the estimated amount of
ore still in sight.
In the women's department great
deal of work has been accomplished un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Franc Luse
Albright, one of the lady managers, and
that department will be we'll represented
at Chicago. The ladies of the territory
have in general manifested considerable
interest in the work and have been in
many instances untiring in their efforts
to prepare creditable exhibits in their
res especti,e counties.