Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-08-24
DENVER CARNIVAL.
A FULL WEEK OF PLEASURE.
Preparations for = Better Ratsrtaiaa.eas
snd Larger Cro~ds Than Ever be-
fore.


Preparations for the nth annual Fes-
hval OF Mountain and Plain. to he held
In Denver. September 25th to 3Oth
next. are in an advanced state. and the
Board Of Direction promises To eclipse
In maghiiicence and yariey OF display
anything that has hitherto been mt
tempted. The various committees ara
actively AT work. and all report grow
ING enthusiasm throughout the city aud
state over the great event
II has been decided Ia devote the en-
tire week OF September 18th 10 the Tcs-
tival. In order that ample scope may
be given To the various interests To bs
represented. and. nv additional atlric-
lions, u horse show and street fair have
been Included as special features. IL
being the Intention that th. festival
shall primarily furnish an attractive
exposition OF the varied resources OF
the state and OF every county IN the
state. Invitations have been extended
TO the commissioners OF the several
counties To cooperate with the board
and furnish such displays as VIII best
Illustrate their various products. Al
ready replies have been received from
many counties. aud the outlook Is that
represented than ever before.
Especial Interest is being taken In
the mnljp OF honor contests In the sew
cral counties. The board has decided
that there shall bc queen OF the fcs-
uvnl. who VIII reign throughout the
entire week. The lady who viii occupy
this exalted position has already been
selected. but her name will not be
made known until the day the festival
begins. In order that she may reign
In truly auecnly style. she VIII be nt-
tended by bcvy Of maids OF honor.
each OF whom is to b. selected by
newspaper ballot In the county of
which she IN n resident. II IL the desire
thnt every county In the state shall bo
represented. and already the contests
for the honor nrc becoming exciting In
the various counties.
Another great feature Of the festival
VIII bc the mincrs' rock drilling con
test. II il Intended to bring To Denver
for this event aii the miners OF national
reputation In rock drilling from the
mountnln aud other states, and the
event promises to b. one Of the most
exciting and Interesting Of the entire
week. Suitable priz,s win bc awarded
TO the winners. and already many
teams Of reputation In the mining
camps Of this and other states have
slgnificd their Intention TO enter the
contest.
The exposition and horticultural and
agricultural street fair IN to bc one or
the innovations OF tho festival. and ni-
ready Er'at interest Is being manifest.
cd In this branch OF the exposition.
Several streets Of tho city Will BE- vet
apart for the fair and closed to gen.
crnl traffic during Its continuance.
As the festival would not bc com.
plctc without n day devoted TO the
sons and daughters OF Nomus. Thurs.
day. September 22sih. has been allotted.
10 the maskcrS. on that day King
Arrcntrm Aurum will have absolute
and unhoundc,i sway. The merry.
makers viii have the freedom of Ger.
tain streets for the entire afternoon.
and II is not necessary to say thnt
fun and ioil!iy will rule supreme. The
day will bc rshc7ci In with grand
mask parade. AMI II IL understood that
number Of novel anl striking effects
In the grotcsIuc line arc In p!cpnTr.
ton by several organizations. which
expect to surpass any previous efforts
In this direction. The days festivities
will close with n grand mask bail :.
front Of the grand stand.
The coronation OF the queen Of tie
festival before the grand stand "iI
Monday evening will he on. OF to
most attractive events OF thc week.
The grand stand. which viii bc hrIl.
/ linntly illuminated for the occasion.
will scat 10000 people. and before ih's
vast concoursc the queen. surrounded
by her maids OF honor. will receive the
a.
from hundreds OF Instruments. on
this occnsion. too. will occur the
awarding OF the Grand Regent upright
piano. the gift Of the Denver Music
Company. 1887 Champa street. to the
maid Of honor who may he chosen for
this distinction. The secretary has nj.
ready communicated with the clerks
OF the several counties npprisinc them
OF this superb gift. and asking them to
notify the young Indies who nre can
didates In their respective counties.
The instrument IL one of the finest In
the world. and there IL no doubt that
there will he the highest rivalry for
Its possession. The method TO he
adopted In making the award will be
duly announced.
IT Is the design of tho board. with
the cooperation of Denvcr's mrr-
chants. to illuminate and decorate
their places of business and TIE prin.
cipal streets in n manner worthy OF
the occasion. Fifteenth. Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets will bc literall, IN
n blaze of electric light. the two former
from Lnrimcr street to Broadway. and
Seventeenth street from tho Union DE-
pot to Broadway. The effect will he
most beautiful. with the vnri-colorcd
lights spanning the streets along Tie
entire distance.
Mention should not bc omitted of IT,"
parade Of the Slaves of the Silver Ser.
pent. which has been one of the most
gorgeous features Of former festivals.
This organization has been actively at
work for some time planning new and
startling effects. and they promise that
the floats and costumes will surpass
all their previous performances. This
event will be preceded by the Queens
parade on the afternoon of Tuesday.
September 26tli. The queen, In hand.
somcly decorated chariot. attended by