Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-23
THE HORTICULTURAL FAIR
The Pec0s Valley Asks for Space at the
Horticultural Fair to Be Held in
Santa Fe Next Month.
NOTES ON The COMING EXHIBIT
Ex-Governor Prince Has Succeeded in
Getting the Republican and News
of Denver to Send Special Cor
respondents for the Coming
Exhibition.

The premium list for the horticultural
fair at Santa Fe, September Z, 8 and 8, has
been received, says the Pecos Valley
Argus. The Pecos valley is to be repre-.
sented by an exhibit sent up by the sugar
company, showing the beet in every stage
from the time of its planting as seed till
its final issuance as pure, white ,granulated
sugar. This will include seed, beet one
month old, a perfect beet ready for fac
tory, cossettes (chips), pulp, diffusion
juice, carbonated juice, filtered syrup,
massecuite, granulated sugar, brown sugar
and molasses.
1t is the intention of the fair manage
ment to offer prize for the richest sugar
beets grown in any part of the territory.
but the Peoos valley will not enter this
contest, considering the disadvantages too
great. Packing the beets for shipment
would oause heating, the result of which
would be to wither and shrivel them up,
all com bining to deterioration in sugar
content. In competition with beets just
taken from the ground, or not subject to
such severe shipments, it is obvious that
there could be but one result. Hence, no
beets will be entered for richness. 1t is
very probable, however, that a lot will be
sent up for exhibition purposes.
Every effort is being made by those
having the fair in charge to make it a
great success AMI of benefit to the horti-
cultural interests of the territory, and
there Is no reason to doubt but that it
will 80 prove.
PEoos VALLEY EXHIBIT.
The following communication explains
itself.
Thomas j. Curran, Secretary, Santa Fe, M.
Aug. 26, 1897, Dear Sir.-Since writing
you this morning see by the New MExI-
nAN that the Santa Fe road will transport
all exhibits for the horticultural fair free
of charge. If this is correct you may re-
serve space 12x12 for Pecos valley ex-
hib1t. We will send up at least SO latge
exhibition jars of fruit, vegetables and
sugar beet products. In addition will be
included 100 pounds of green beets for
exhibition purposes.
Mr.. William Jones will have charge of
the exhibit and will be there to receive
and arrange it. He is most competent
man, an employe of the Irrigation com
pany, and has charge of the fruit exhibit
here. Very truly,
l.. O. FULLEN.
HORTICULTURAL FAIR NOTES.
While Governor Prince was in Denver
last week he visited both the Republican
and the News, and succeeded in getting a
promise to send special representative
to Santa Fe at the time of the horticul-
tural fair, for each of those papers. This
is very important, as Colorado is our best
market for fruit and we wish the people
of that state to know what magnificent
horticultural products we have.
A careful examination of the Denver
market last week, showed that for three
days there was not an apricot for sale in
the city, while our orchards here were full
of them. The only peaches there were
few from California, and lot of wretch
ed fruit from Grand junction, most of it
so inferior that in New Mexico it would
not be considered marketable at all.
Systematic putting has given Grand
Junction fruit such reputation in Den
yer that apparently any sort of trash
with that label on 1t will sell. 1t is GER
tainly time that our people should let
our Colorado neighbors see what really
good fruit is, and the horticultural fair
will do much in that direction.
THE FIRST FAIR.
The first annual fair of the New Mex
loo Horticultural society will be held in
Santa Fe, September 7, 8 and 8, says the
Denver Republican. The society has ex-
listed since 1856, but has not hitherto at
tempted to bring its members together
for display of what they could do. The
excellence of the fruit crop in New Mex
loo this year, together with the interest
taken by investors and prospective set.
tiers, have led to the belief that this is
most favorable time to launch the enter
prise in the hope that it will become one
Of the great annual events in the terri
tory.
Cash prizes amounting to over $500
have been offered, besides special pre-
miums by nurserymen and others. The
premium exhibitors, with excellent speci.
mems of only few varieties, an equal
show with those with large and varied
orchards.
The benfits of the fair will be not only
in the advertising it will give the fruit
and fruit lands but also by demonstrating
which varieties are hest adapted to the
this by bringing about
correct nomenclature and by promoting
and friendship among