El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-27
THE TERRI TORIAL FAIR.
The Outlook Nest Promising for
Good Exhibition

Good Exhibition.
The Territorial Fair association are
out for big time this year 1t has a
large executive committee of the best
clement in that live city in charge Of
the work.
The resources of the territory are to
| receive more than usual atten ton this
year as is shown by the large increase
in the prizes for county and district
exhibits in the field of agriculture,
| horticulture and mining. 1t has put up
$3.50. 90 for the best and largest collec-
lion of fruit grown in any county in
New Mexico and Arizona, the first
prize to be 5000 90, the second $4,000
| and the third 5000. The best collec-
will be $1,000 for the first prize and
$1,000 for the second. For the best and
largest collection of field farm and
garden products grown in any one
county the first prize will be $1,000,
the second 5000 and the third 5000.
For the best general collection OF ores
fSOm any county in New Mexico and
ArizOna the first prize will be $4,000,
the second 500 90 and the third $1,000.
For the best cabinet collection of ores
belongin g in New Mexico and Arizona
the first prize will be $500 and the
secOnt $500 The association will
also put up purses for indiv dual exhi-
bits all the various products of the
cOIntry.
The executive committee has made
great innovation this year in the Gus
tOmary program in the speed ring and
field sports. and have simply adjusted
things in this line to meet the de-
mands of the people who patronize the
fair.
There will be three or four running
| races for blood each day of the week.
No one can afford to miss the races this
year.
The experience of the association last
year convinced it that a ball tourna-
| ment and bicycle races were among
the popular things with the people.
The association will therefore put up
S15O0.OO for a ball tournament, to be
open to the world, the money to be Gi-
vided into four prizes: the first prize
| 100000. the second $4,000, the third
| 100000 and the fourth $4,000. No
charge will be made for entering the
ball teams in the tournament. but the
clubs entering Will be required to
make their ENTITY and file the names of
the players on or before August 10 at
midnight. 100000 will go to the fast
est riders. A complete program of BIZ
cycle races will be issued in few
days.
The secretary is in correspondence
with the railroad officials to secure ex-
ceptiOnatly low rates to the fair this
year and is also urging the Railroad
Co. to give homeseekers excursion
rates from the eastern states to Albu-
querque during the fair, with thirty
days to look at the territory, if they so
desire, and return home on their excur-
sion rates.
The executive committee believe
that with the cooperation of the Rail
road Co. in getting hOmeseekers tC
visit New Mexico during the fair,
| where can be seen the resources of our
territory as they will be exhibited, the
fair can be made OF great practical
value TO the territory. The Territorial
Fair association therefore appeals to
the citizens of New Mexico to join
with it in preparing great exhibition
of New MeXico's wonderful resources
that will be credit and lasting benefit
to the territory.