Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-08
THE HORTICULTURAL FAIR
Exhibits of Fruits, Flowers and Veee.
tables That Excite the Wonder
of All Beholders.
TRE EXPOSITION NOW In FULL GLORY
Displays of Apples, Peaches, Pears,
Plums, Prunes, Nectarines, Grapes,
Sugar Beets, Celery and Mel
ons That Are Unrivaled.

The Territorial horticultural exposi
ton has budded. expanded its blushins
pelels and now blooms in full glory at tn,
big red building on the Fort Marcy reser
walton, nearly opposite the Palace hotel
An effort to describe the fair in genera
terms forces the scribe to the CONCLUSION
that language is lame and words have
broken legs. 1t is display of the fruits
flowers and vegetables of New Mexico
that fills the average observer with
wonder and satisfies the most incredulous
that the soil and sunshine of New Mex.
leo, with the aid of irrigation, are easily
espabable of producing miracles. Doubt
is word that has caused greet deal OF
trouble in the world. Happily the fair
now in progress has dissi pated all doubts
as to the ability of New Mexico to pro-
duoe fruits, flowers and vegetables in as
near perfection as ever glorifed dream.
IT. an exposition that every resident of
New Mexico has reason to be proud of.
1t is an exposition that would cause
green tints to appear in the optics of
Michigan, New Jersey, Delaware and
| Maryland fruit growers. 1t is al expo.
sition that satisfies, being both convincing
and instructive.
Among the notable local exhibits are
the displays of Arthur Boyle, including
Imperial Rouge, Magnum Bonum, Prince
of Wales, Washington, Jefferson, Goes
Golden Drop and Goes Violet plums,
besides apples, pears, peaches, apricots
and nectarines.
Grant Rlvenburg has on exhibition 40
of the best varieties of winter apples and
fine display of English walnuts.
G. Digneo displays some green chill
that is certain to take the first prize.
Mrs. W. Fl. Manderfeld, Geo. H. Gross,
j. R. Hudson, H. s. Kaune, Mrs. Zlnser,
DR.. Andrews, Jacob Weltmer, John P.
Victory, F. M. Jones, Fred. Muller, T..
Sparks, B. M. Read, DR.. Harroun and
many other residents of Santa Fe have
fine exhibits of peaches. peaches, pears,
aprlcots, nectarines, plums, prunes and
apples.
Robert Helwig displays 35 varieties of
apples, 30 varieties of pears, 20 plates of
plums, besides apricots, nectarines and
peaches. Mr. Helwig also exhibits some
oats and rye that cannot be surpassed.
Captain Days display of sugar beets,
raised on the farm of the Water g. I'm
provement company below town, has at
tracted much attention.
Among the outside exhibits that have
been unpacked and displayed since the
NEW MEx1oAN's report closed yesterday
are those of Gov. Prince, Jim Curry,
R. q. Twitchell, and Mr.. j. M. Lucero,
orohardlsts of the Espanola valley.
Hon. Frank A. Manzanares, president
of the bureau of immigration, has also
come to the front with fine display of
fruits and vegetables from Las Vegas.
The Albuquerque exhibit including
pears, peaches, plums, and apples, would
easily win first prize anywhere. The
Bartlett pears in this exhibit are as large
as the Pecos valley sugar beets.
The Valencia county exhibit of fruits
and vegetables is fine and receives m ore
than the passing notice of visitors.
Geo. W. Hickox this morning entered
German prunes, grapes, pears, peaches,
and nectarines from his ranch on the
Tesuque, He also displays fine sugar
beets and other vegetables raised without
irrigation.
The judges are already hard at work
trying to make up their minds, amid the |
of fine exhibits, which should
be awarded first premiums. They are in
total darkness as to the identity of the |
as the cards read:
exhibitor"
The New MEXICAN will enter more fully
into details tomorrow.