Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-20

ready for receiving rush of home seek
ers. He added that no region Of the west
could long lack settlers after it were made
known that it could produce such fruits
as Santa Fe has on show at the fair.
The display of wind mills, steam
pumps, gasoline engines, etc, at the fair
grounds is one of the most attractive
features. Some phenomenal pumps are
shown and photographs of reservoirs
filled with water by them indicate that
many practical men throughout the west
are aiding in the solution of the irriga-
ton problem. The arid country's future
is all right.
Ex-Gov. L. A. Sheldon got hearty
greeting at the hands of all Santa Feans
yesterday. He was one of the foremost
men in the discussions at the irrigation
convention, and his speeches and opin-
ions were received with marked con-
sderation. 1t is faint praise to say that
Gov. Sheldon made one of the best execu-
tives New Mexico ever had.
Among the irrigation delegates who
spent yesterday here were Mr.. A. G.
Conner, the original water elon man of
Rocky Ford, Colo, who has done 80
much to make that section famous for
melon growing. He is a native of
Cooper county, Mo-, and found genial
old-time friend in Judge j. H. Walker.
Mr.. Conner was elated over what he saw
in Santa Fe's orchards.
The land department of the government
was ably represented at the irrigation
congress by Judge Best, assistant land
m las uhpc he, ;e
Juege Best and his good wife spent yes
terday here and were shown every hospi-
tality by Col. G. G. Coleman, Judge j. H.
Walker, Col Thos. M. Jones and other
citizens. They dined at the U. s. Indian
School last evening and left during the
night for Washington, going via Colo
RADIO Springs.
Five carriage loads of the delegates yes
terday afternoon halted at Solicitor Gen.
eral Vlctory's orchard on their way from
the upper reservoir to the depot and they
expressed great admiration at the fruit
full picture there visible. Tbs loaded
down plum, peach, pear and apple trees
were enough to set them to talking, but
when they gathered big ripe red cherries
from the trees their enthusiasm over the
knew no limits.
The prize watermelons were carved at
the Citizen Office this morning after being
officially weighed. The largest, which
won the first prize--a years's subscription
to the Daily Citzen,,-was sent in by Fe-
lipe Hubbell, of Pajarito, six miles from
Albuquerque, and weighed seventy oue
pounds and four ounces. The second |
prlze-a years subscription to the Week
ly Citizen = won by q. W. Uptegrove,
of Belen, Valencia county, was melon
weighing sixty.three pounds and eight
acknowledgements Citizen of last
evening.
Col.Ste7 enson, one of the irrigation dele
gates from Utah, who spent yesterday in
Santa Fe, is the respected father-in.law of
Mr.. James Seligman. For years he has
been recognized authority on all mat
tiers pertaining to irrigation. He is a
prominent member of the American So.
ciety of Civil Engineers, and was for
many years president of the Polytechnic
society of Utah. AS consulting en-
gineer on all mining and irrigation mat
ters he reluctantly admits that he has
some kind of reputation. Thoroughly
alive to the Importance of reclaiming
arid lands he makes it point to attend
all irrigation conventions.
1t is hardly possible to express in
words the feelings of pleasure which the
parade this morning in Albuquerque ex-
cited In the breasts of its beholders
Though as background to the picture
there was dash Of war in it, all it's scenes
we're those of the triumphs of peace and
progress, of hope and happiness in the
future. There was displayed every con-
,eivable product of this fair cline, ar
'anged both in trim and fantastic shapes,
while the numerous floats loaded with the
coming men and women of the next gem
ration, and all filled with Joy and hilarity,
'efitting the occasion, gave to the event
N interest not possible to be equaled.
1ov. Thornton and staff brought up the
ear, and thus concluded one of the
'randest parades ever witnessed in the
7estern country.-Albuquerque Citizen.