Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-25
DOWN IN Ell PASO.
albuquerque Wants to be Neigh.
borly with that City.
VISITORS TALK RECIPROCITY.
n paso Times, Aug. 10.

~ Paso Times, Aug. 10.
W. r. MoCfeight. Junior editor o.,
thc Albuquerque citizen. aud president
% the Territorial Fair association. ia In
~ loao In the interest 90 mis- fair Ia
be held IN Albuquerque September Is
~, 70. % and ~. Mr. McCrcight ~ a
loyal ami cnthusiaaiir whoopot for Al.
buqucrque ana yesterday he discussei
eloqucutly on Aibuquevrue's present
ami fut1rc and the gi0rics of her com
ms fair
I'VE are going 20 have" said Mr..
McCreight '-tho biggest free street
fair AMI carnival ever attempted in the
west. Tue free features vii lbe plat
form performances by frH-olaaa yauae-
Vile Uutractlonr. during the morning
ard until ., m. every day. and ia the
afternoon. an an enclosure provided
Win a grand stand. there viii De an
k'nds Of neid sports including base
bail, foot racing. tug OF war contests.
rock drilling contests. balloon ascon.
aiuus and parachute leaps. and other
athletic events q. q. Litt. manager OF
the American Amusement association.
with whom We have contracted at a
cogt 81 5000 to furnish the vaudeville
attractions. VIII aiso present nj the
enclosure same vaudeville features new
~ before seen In the west
''nhe fair association has obligated
Itself 10 spcnd more ttin 81 500 for "A
display 81 IRE works that win excel any
exhibition OF the kind ever seen In the
southwest And now. IN reference To-
ihai bail tournament. In which we ex-
poet teams frpm ri paso ana the two
territories 20 participate. / want 10 say
there will be purse % $3.50, ana that
III Paso can draw on either Arizona or
Now Mexico FOR players. The object Of
my pre0cm visit 60 ~ Paso n 20 Try
ana secure the famous military band OF
Chihuahua FOR our fair, and aiao 20
try ana SECURE the attendance % your
great McGluiy band or your fine Mex
lean concert band. ~ paso and Aibu-
qrerQue are next door neighb0ra. ana
wo want your city to be neiehboriy win
us. let ~ Paso visit our fair ana AL
buguerquo win seud train had 10
your carnival We want resiprucily
between El Paso and Albuquerque. ana
you VIII fiui Albuquerque ready tel
meet you more than half way IN the
eNchange ~ neighb0rly courtesies."
Mr. McCrelEht H. accompanied by a /
number 90 prominent Albuquerque bus
inosa men ANA citizens. and among
them were the following:
A. y, AcGaffey. proprietor OF The
largest China store Ia New Mexico.
Samuel PlolSard. popular member
OF the clerical force Of che First Ma.
t.cnal bank
Edward plceard. deputy United
an1tea MARSHAL
isouia Mcilae. junior member OF the |
Wholesale ana retail grsccry house ~
Clothier q Mcilae.
Ralph Hunt. chief senographer OF
thr Fair association.
Like Afr McCricght These gentlemen |
all express "a desire for a cloner and /
more neighborly relationship between /
y, Iaao and Albuquerque
In the lasi few years. said Mt Mo !
Crelght. "Igl Paso has treated us a 1T |
tic coidly. but Albuquerque Is willing
90 Target the past and hold hand with |
El Paso with az ardent "a clasp az new |
lovers on a moonlight night Come /
over 90 our fairs and be neighborly, and /
we viii come in droVes 20 ~ pas0'a I
winter oanivais"
That ID ihe kind OF woolng MoCreight /.
whispered into many Ei Paso ears and /
they liked q. and hrge crowd from |
here win visit the Albuquerque fair
next month,