Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-04
FAIR POINTERS.

An enthusiastic meeting OF the exc
cutiye commiutce 81 The New Mexico
Territorial fNiir association WIS hesd
~ the city building hast night. All mem-
bers being present cxccpt two. whu
could not attend owing 30 previous en-.
gaKemcnts.
The committee was tgeated 10 che
reading Of nufrbcr Of letters frum
amusement companies and frtsikB, who
desired 10 make contmota, tnssaa let
tcts being received since She last meet
ing Of the committee.
The letter fnom W. u. Wilson. the
pyrotechnist OF the f.os Angeles Fire
works factory WAS rad. and his pnup-
ugiticn 10 furnish the nrc works Cor the
forthcoming fair was prupmtly accept
ei. the president being authorized 90 -
notify SIR Winaa1n. The pOUams
which Mr.. Wilson will furnish, were
published IN fun In The citizen ycstcr-
day afternoon and represent tho finest
and best display of fireworks ever man
ufactured.
The committee discussed al uOine
length tho Midway Plaisance features
and finally concluded. before making
an official announcement uhersto, TO
await the recoapt of another letter fsom
the Amerioia Amusement bureau be-
fore taking acti0n.
The question ~ decorations. flunta
and boothn BY the merchants wns also
carefully debated. and mOthsn pre-
vailed that the chair appoint an active
committee 20 work up thiB featurc and
interview each ami every merchant on
the Important aubjcct. E. l.. WassabuFn
ana q. II. Albright were appointed TO
book after this matter
The president, VINO, with the aanction
OF the oonunidtce. h.id ordered work aat
week on the ihow fair grounds on west
Gold avenue. reported that considerable
good work hud been dune, bat Tor the
time being work had been suspended
lie aisO staied that tae lot owners. VINO
had given permission To the F'air as-
suciation TO uEc their warrant lots, OBJ
jected to the practising Of base bail
clubs on them frUm now Wnli fair
time. These practice games bring to-
gothor a lot of roNdy boys. who aru not
very choice in their language.
The cofnmittce on iots and conceH-
sloua. Simon stern. rHloraed That he
waa experiencing NJ tiNsa0ie Ia getting
the consent OF lot owners.
IL was decided ~ have the grand
trades display and pa1rgio On Thursday.
september 20, al an hour THAI would
not Interfere with tiio afternoon oKer-
uises IA the grand stand The question
Of a gIund marshal was then discussed
and uhe president announced thut Dr.
l.. n. Chnmbcriin Oslioialod in an ad-
minable manner Aai year and he would
boz good man fur the same position
thiH fdi, whereupOn the o0nsniitoo ae-
leCted the dootor. Tine appoiusee was
given the power to appoint hia own
Aides.
Several propositions fnYm outside
bIuas bands we're read with the Dossi-
bllity rhat some of them win be accspt-
cd. Ti4e proposition fVm tho local
hard had NOT BERN received.
One OF the unique features of last
years successful fair was the Erund
carnival ball. ami the cOnimlttse decided
tist nigift to hold another "a the com
ing fair, naming FEaday night. seItem-
ber 81, AZ the time. samuel PlclNrG. aa-
Sisted by half dozen young and popu-
bar gentlemen. wrrv ia charge % the
b.,ll laat fan, and tbe prcsiacnt again
named AIR. Iioioard Tor tae same POSI-
tion--that of nlnnaEcr q me oaSnival
bal boz the ooauing hslr. ne 30 have pow
or 10 apIoiu his own aalsistania.
T,he safle ~ privileges wa postponei
FOR a short time, likewise the appoint
ment of a committee a. have charge u
the btuoau of information.
ATuhiteesir. az the soiicitati0n of car
pontass. are dTaWinG np plans and srec-
lncaii0ns nor me EIaud atand and a.
som ~ they are apTaoYed ~ che exc
cutiye oounnitce bids win b. advertised
f0F.
1ge oseiunitico Ndi0ufued % meet
aEain. subject % ne oan Of tho prcai.
dent,