Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-26
To Send An Active Commissioner to
Advertise New Mexico Min
eral Resources.
COUNTIES TOPAY EXPENSES
A Fine Exhibit Ready and Professor 0arrera
Ready to Stay With 1t and Talk Up
New Mexico for Ten Months to
the Europeans.


Paris exposition. where will gather the
mining men and investors of Europe who
desire to inform themselves of the
character and extent of the minerals of
the many countries that will have
elaborate exhibits there. New Mexico
is almost unknown in the old world as
to the greatness and variety of her
minerals. Colorado and California are
familiar names in Europe as mining re-
gions, but this territory Is regarded as a
sort of a sandy annex cut off from Old
Mexico. New Mexico can put up as
fine mineral exhibit as either Colo
RADIO or California, If not superior to any
that either California or Colorado may
send; if not so bulky, still in variety
and quality the collection available in
this territory will be as effective as any
that will 60 from the United States.
1t is needless to say that collection
should not be placed on exhibition with
out some competent and intelligent
representative going with it to do some
talking and verbally back up the op-
tical evidence of New MeXico's mineral
resources. Much of the increased in
terest in New Mexico and her mines is
due to the exhibits made at the exposi-
tion at Chicago in 1898, and capital is
constantly coming this way as the result
of the showing then made. The ex-
pense of $4,000 made by the territory for
the display at Chicago was profitable
disbursement.
Governor Otero has been fortunate In
selecting as commissioner to the Paris
exposition an expert on mineralogy and
an authority upon the resources of the
territory, who will send his most valu-
able and extensive private mineral col
lection and the exhibit he has got to-
gether from over New Mexico to ship
to Paris.
Professor J. c. Carrera, of Las Cruces,
who has undertaken this work, is emin-
emily qualified to be OF great service to
the territory. Governor Otero and the
bureau of immigration desire to have this
commissioner 60 to the exposition and
remain with the exhibit for ten months
to work for New Mexico. He has agreed
to do so If his travelling expenses and the
cost of staying in Paris can be paid by
the public, his time and services being
given without charge. The bureau of
immigration has led off with an appro-
prlation toward this expense fund and
call made upon the various boards of
county commissioners to provide like
sam, which is so small as to be no bur-
den upon any county. The estimated
expense of securing the continuous at
tendance of Prof. Carrera at the eXposi-
tion is but 81 500 for the stay Of nearly
a year, and for travelling expenses,
which Is certainly very reasonable The
commissioner has lived in Paris for six
years, and speaks the various
European languages. He has also
lived in New Mexico many years
That he is we'll qualified to ac-
complish much at the exposition none
can doubt, and the testimonials given
below must establish There can scarce
cely be failure of the public spirited
boards OF county commissioners to res
pond Immediately to this moderate and
justifiable call, which Is made necessary
because the legislature did not provide
funds for this purpose, not anticipating
that an exhibit could be so we'll made at
so slight cost.
The following testimonial from Gov
ernor Otero and others should be suffi-
cient to lead to immediate action by
county commissioners.
Santa Fe, Jan. 25, 1900.
To whom 1t may concern:
take pleasure in commencing the
plan of Professor Carrera, to raise money
for proper exhibit of the mineral re-
sources OF New Mexico at the coming
Paris exposition. The legislature failed
to make an appropriation for that pur-
pose, and 1t Is eminently proper that the
mining counties in the territory should
contribute toward the expense, as it is
they who must expect to be primarily
benefited.
have known Professor Carrera for
many years, and cheerfully testify to
his honesty, ability and knowledge of
minerals, as we'll as 70 his great fami-
liarity with the resources OF the terri
tory, and consider that any exhibit con-
Quoted by him will be most ably and in
telligently administered.
Very respectfully,
MIGUEL A. OTERo,
Governor of New Mexico.
We concur In the above commentator
OF the plan of Professor Carrera.
H. B. FERGUSON,
CHAs. F. EAsLEY,
l.. BRADFORD PRINCE,
JOHN ). CLARK.