Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-09-08
LATE FAIR NOTES.
An usement Manager Lit and Com
pany Will Be Here Next Week.
MIDWAY FAIR PRIVILEGE SOLD.

q. O. Lift, manager OF the American
Amusement company, has asked the
Fair association to deposit tickets for
railway transportation for himself and
! company, The request was granted
F., this morning, and the above company
will leave Dayton, o., for his city next
Monday morning.
Samuel Pickard, who Ii the manager
Of the big carnival ball to be held on
Friday night of fair week. stated yes
terday that he has selected three as
sistants. but desires two more names
on his list. . He proposes to make the
carnival ball positively the grandest
afalr of the kind ever held In the south
west.
The rain has retarded work al the
grand tan and OF the Midway, but
the rain IL a blessinR-it will cease in
due season. after which work will be re-
sumed on a larger scale and everything
will be in apple-pie order when Mayor
Maroon steps on the Midway platform
to introduce M orators and to an.
nounce the opening OF the twentieth an
nual fair OF the New Mexico Territorial
Fair association.
At the meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Fair association. held last
night. two or three important commu-
nications and letters were read. and the
president was instructed in order TO
| please the immense crowd that Will
| surely be here. to allow no hrst-class
| attraction 10 escape, thus trusting In
| the Lord for "A week OF solid sunshine
and clear nights. and the payment of
| all subscriptions by those whose names
| appear upon the roll OF honor"
Since J. II. GaInsley secured the ex-
elusive privilege to sell the official
| souvenir medals of the fair, he has
| been besieged by men and boys who
| want positions as sellers. The souve-
| mir medals are quite suggestive OF one
OF New Mexico's great industries-that
| OF mining. The view presented on the
| badge shows a burro thoroughly load
| ed with q complete miners outfit and
ready to penetrate the mountains In
search of the precious metals.
II Is now up to the merchants OF Al.
buquerque to make the fair, to be open
Ell in this city on September Is, the
biggest. grandest and best ever held In
| the southwest. and the way TO do II Is
to begin building pretty outside booths
In front OF your stores next week, pre-.
pare an appropriate noat for the grand
| trades display and parade. and hand
somely decorate the inside and outside
| OF your stores. For all decorations the
Fair association offers most liberal cash
prizes.
Everybody in the city who has private
rooms or meals or both for one or more
persons during the air are requested
To- send in their names at once. or mail
| the list to Ralph Hunt. who has charge
OF the bureau of Information. A list of
all rooms thus offered will be kept, and
visitors will be assigned to rooms as
they appear on the report books. II Is
expected the city win be damned with
| visltors-they are coming this year
from everywhere-and all must be COM
| fortably provided for while here. Mr..
Hunt expects to be In his booth at the
corner of First street n Railroad ave.
nue. the first OF next week.
Two more bids for fair privileges were
opened at the meeting Of the executive
committee last night, both however, for
the lemonade. soda water and Ice cream
booth on the Midway. Percy Hawley
vas the lucky bidder. he offering 5000
for the privilege. In connection with
| this item, the executive committee OF
the Fair association desires all fair
privilege holders to understand that
their bids are exclusive, n that all
who have fair privilege receipts, show
ing that they have paid for such,
VIII be protected from infringement by
INSCRIPTIONS individuals by the city
council and the Fair association.
Last night DIR. l.. II. Chamberlin, the
efficient grand marshal, appointed his
assistant grand marshal n aides.
namely: J. Il. Elder. Prof. ]. II. Pax
ton, =. Massetti and Thomas Rams
dell. Next week a gentleman will call
upon the merchants In order to ascer-
tain the number of floats. 81 the grand
marshal can In time arrange his divi-
sions. II Is now known as a positive
fact hat the following viii have a float,
II not several, In the parade; The San
Ia Fe Pacific shops. the C. Colombo
h'h'N"l'ht o"N'''St Inv ~ . - 70 l'lbe
of Elks. the public schools OF the city,
the Commercial Travellers lodge, the
Albuquerque fire department. the gov-
| eminent Indian school, Mrs, w. Y.
Walton, n the Fair association, with
a float which the lovely queen and
her four maids OF honor will occupy.
Other lodges and many merchants viii
also have floats. but have not yet otii-
cially sent In their notices.