El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-30
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
BY The Carnival COMMITTEE
SET FOQTH IN LETTER
To the Cha mber f Comme' ce. Soil
citing Active Aid IN Mskibo the
OCca,Ion a Sue ess a Grand
prourdm OF Entert1inme

The carnival committee today sent
the chamber of commerce communi-
cation telling in detail what the com
mittee had done for the carnival. They
have accomplished many things and
have met with no reverses since the
day the move was inaugurated.
The communication is the first full
announcement of the things accom-
plished and is as follows:
FL Paso. Texas. Nov. rs. 1900.
Mr.. S. ]. Prudential. President Cham
ber OF Commerce. Ell Paso. Texas.
Dear Sir and Members:-Knowing
your very great interest in the welfare
OF our city at all times We desire to
address this communication to convey
to your body all the information con-
cerning the detailed work that is being
carried on by the Midwinter Carnival
association for the successful enter
tainment Of the large number OF visi-
tors whom we hope to attract to our
20. 1901. For your information we
enumerate the work accomplished up
to date. Our association. through the
liberality OF the merchants and citi-
zens of this city have so far succeeded
in collecting the amount of money
asked for to help defray the expenses
OF the undertaking.
AS already planned we have a num-
ber of very strong features for the en-
tertainment of our visitors under con-
sideration. and will probably close
some OF them within the next few
days. The grand allegorical and his
torical pageant which will be brought
to this city is composed OF twelve mag
floats that represent "A cost of
$4,000 to the owners. This parade
will be Illuminated by hundreds OF
chemical lights carried by torch bear
ers along the line OF march. The pa
rade is very spectacular and accom-
panied by nearly two hundred beauti-
witnessed nthree other cities out
side of FL Paso. namely. Milwaukee.
Springfield. and Wichita. where IL was
a phenomenal success, attracting to
those cities thousands of people.
Another attraction is the grand spec
tacular volcanic eruption of Mount
Franklin. We have propositions before
us from the largest fire works manu-
facturers in this country. with prices
submitted for this grand free enter
tainment 10 be given one night dur
ing the carnival. This is an original
and novel idea that web ave reason to
believe will create a great deal of en-
thusiasm and make FL Paso a much
talked about city for months to come.
We desire to make mention that this
strongly endorses the ef-
forts made by the chamber OF COM
merce in the organization of an asso-
citation of the mining interests and
trust that the movement will meet
with a ready endorsement and that
your further efforts in this direction
will meet with deserved success.
During the week an opportunity sell
dom enjoyed by visitors from distant
points will be afforded those that are
attracted to Ell Paso on this occasion.
There will be many amusements in
cluding midway features and a grand
electrical fountain exhibition given
nightly. also President Diaz's band
from the City OF Mexico just recently
home from the Paris exposition. in ad-
The decorating committee are work
ing energetically to devise elaborate
pans upon an economical expenditure
TO decorate the city during carnival
and citizens take equal |
pride in this movement and literally !
decorate the buildings. and especially |
the public institutions. and more par |
the store fronts.
The roping and tieing contests ar
ranged for by the carnival association |
IS feature devised in the interests of I
The cattle industry of this country and |
will no doubt be greatly appreciated as |
we'll as interesting.
We shall continue to give our every |
sffort to promote this to successful /
and to make II the grand |
st festival and carnival ever witnessed |
n any city of larger population and |
,retense in the southwest. We shall |
<eep you informed from time to time |
,f the progress we are making in the !
object foremost In the minds OF our !
:itizens' welfare.
Very respectfully yours.