Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-04
LATE FAIR TOPICS.
Executive Committee Meeting
Tomorrow Night.
Work on the Midway Plaisance In
Progress.
The Committeeman Put In sleepless Hours
for the Fair.
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS.

The executive committee Of the Fair
association will meet to morrow night.
James ID. kskin is taking great deal
OF interest In the lineman's pole climb.
inR contest and states that he will see
that the feature Will be up 10 date.
A. ID Johnson, the windmill manipu.
lator. has a proposition before the Fair
association 10 put up one OF the wind
mills he Is agent for. and 10 supply good
drinking water free Of cost TO all visitors.
Fred. Hermann, the south First street
carpenter. informs TIE CITIZEN that he
has half dOz9n outside booths and pa
rade Il lats 10 make for merchants. All
our carpenters are busily engaged on the
same Kind OF work.
A conference was held with a commit.
tee Of the G. Colombo Benevolent society
yesterday afternoon, and IL is a safe
propo 'ition TO state this society will
nave most costly Il Dat In the Thursday
afternoon parade. The Italian consul,
DIR. Cameo. OF Denver, has been invited to
attend.
Arthur Everitt, the treasurer Of the
Territorial Fair association. has Just re-.
turned from his vacation on the upper
Rio Pecos. He has studied out capital
ideas during his absence. In cool coun-
try, and he proposes to state facts at the
meeting OF the executive committee to.
morrow night.
At the request OF the Fair association
no obligation has yet up 10 date been
officially neglected-genial II. II. Sturges
this morning pulled down the charred
walls OF the San Felipe hotel, and will
pat the street In front OF the ruins,
VITA the assistance of the city council, In
grand condition for the running events.
Frank Sturges can always be expected
TO do his duty.
Conferences were held yesterday with
X. X. Rogers, superintendent OF A. A.
Grants corporation interests here, as to
water and electric lights, and the Fair
association can expect to receive from
these enterprises, through Mr.. Grant aud
hts superintendent. the beat Of figures
TIE association will need plenty OF water
for the Ninth cavalry and an abundance
OF electric lights for other purposes.
Trainer Mason had his hoss running
team out for practice ysstefd,y ~ after
noon aud the boys ran 30 well that he
Immediately announced their positions,
The old trainer. II. 3. Knight. who has
since grown to aldermanic proportions,
was present and gave some exceedingly
fatherly advice to the rising cinder path
professionals. II was pleasing TO see
the old veteran, Knight, among the boys
Mrs. Walton proposes TO surprise the
visitors at the approaching fair In the
May pole festivities. She will give her
entertainment on Wednesday afternoon
a nd .uuH. Oh nd -
people will take part In the Thursday af-
ternoOn parade. IL IL possible that her
"Wednesday evenings entertainment will
take place directly in front OF the grand
stand, while the afternoons display will
be- IN the Midway.
Alderman Kieke, whom the city coun
ell has delegated to help out the Fair
association az to lights and other neces.
Sarles, walked over the plat OF ground
directly in front OF the grand stand, on
vest Gold avenue, yesterday, In company
with members of the executive commit
tee and Will make recommendations for
the arc lights desired by the association.
The city council IL to be commended for
the interest the members thereof are TAX
ing In the fair.
Simon Stern, one OF the executive com.
mitteemeD. was anxious this morning as
10 the Midway Plaisance events. When
informed by Committeeman Albright and
Campaeld that the Midway events would
prove interesting attractions from 9 o.
IN. till .. IN, with "A high Jump from a
suspended pole at the midnight hour. he
was perfectly satisfied. and stated that he
had headed off all "sharkers" by securing
concessions for the fair from every
liberal-minded lot owner In the city.
Wallace Hesselden. one OF the excel
lent members OF the executive commit
tee OF the Fair association, took yaca-
ti0n from the rush and turmoil and
visited the mountains. hut he has return
ed and to-day IL out showing his true
loyalty TO the city. He is the commit.
tee In charge OF buildings, such a.
grand stands, etc, Gnd this morning
inspected the grand stand, which he pro-
nOunced substantial enough TO hold sey
eral thousand people two or three times q
day for years, II necessary. At noon, to-
day, THE CITIZEN representative met Mr..
Hesselden and the chairman OF the execu-
tive committee, L. II. McCanna, In con-
sultation on the band and other stands
| Ia the Midway. These two gentlemen
are practical, broad minded and cOnser-
yatiye In their ideas and yiews-haye no
heavy burdens on their shoulders, and
are seeing that the Midway Plaisance
and the grand stand propositions are
properly erected, according 10 plans
and specifications.
Ksir Meeting.
The axaeutiye committea nj the Terri