El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-01
EVERYBODY HELPING
TO Make the Midwinter Car
nivaI q Success That
All Can Be
Proud Of.

Secretary Layton, of the carnival
committee, received a telegram this
morning from the manufacturers, say
ing that the carnival buttons were
| shipped Saturday.
The consignment is expected to
reach the city tomorrow
Members of the Midwinler CarnicaI
program committee turned out in
force last evening and all members
were present anu the plans for the
celebration were outlined in detail
and put in shape for presentation to
meeting.
If the plans of the committee as out
lined are adopted by the executive
board, one of the most elaborte pag-
eants ever witnessed in the southwest
will be seen in this city on January
II. Is and 10. 1901.
Plans for the entertainment of the
people as outlined will include athlet-
ic contests, grand mask and fancy
dress balls. bull fights, roping con-
tests, illuminations without end, both
of electricity and chemical fire, and the
most gorgeous parade ever seen outside
of cities of the hundred thousands in
habitant class.
The pageant, or street parade will be
on the historic order and will represent
the march of civilization in this part
of the country, showing the changes
=,
several centuries. The AZtecs, or an
cient inhabitants of Mexico, will be
and then the invasion of
Cortez and the conditions after the
conquest. A representation will also be
had of the period when the Jesuits
dominated and following this will
come other spectacular pageants show
ing the march of civilization and the
development of the resources of this
part of the continent.
1t has not yet been determined
whether the gorgeous street parade
will be held in the day or night time,
but it is the opinion of some commit
teemen that night would afford the
best opportunity of displaying the
beautiful floats to the best advantage.
because quantities of red fire could be
burned everywhere, which would ma
pageant.
To get the best results in the way
of roping contests, athletic sports and
competitive drills, liberal prizes will
be offered and to give the drills an
character Mexico will be
invited to compete and that her SOL
diers may enter the United States
while bearing arms, a special permit
will be procured from Washington
The proposition to illuminate Mount
Franklin to represent a volcanic erup-
ton is still being discussed and can
not be adopted until the exact cost
has been figured out and the figures
which will take several
lays as experts will nave to be con-
suited The street fair feature will
llso have to be further investigated
The secretary of the carnival is still
nxious for all aruistically inclined
'ersons to submit designs for the car
lival seal. Cuts are to be made from
he design selected and used on all Of
cial stationary as we'll as furnished to
rms throughout the city to be used
n their stationery. etc
Among those who have taken
and to push the carnival scheme
long is Superintendent Davis. of the
Wells, Fargo Express company, who
as written company managers at St.
ouls, Kansas City, San Francisco and
louston requesting them to use the
arrival seal on all parcels and letters
asslng through their offices.
Many Ell Paso merchants will place
oxes in their stores for the reception
carnival suggestions from their GUS
'mers. All suggestions made in this
tanner will have the attention OF the
)mmittee