Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-07-07
TERRITORIAL FAIR.
Some Hints About What Will be
Seen Here in September
A MASS or NEW ATTRACTIONS.

The optic be- doing good work every
once in while, n saying something
nice about The big territorial 'air. which
viii be- held in this city IN the coming
September but in the subiu.uei item
the optic has stretched itself.
Albuquerque has hung up 81. GOO in
prizes Tor base ball az the coming tore
fitorial fair. ana thc local ball tossers
iF tend getting themselves Zoe shape and
f they don't pail around some az the
bis prizes they viii have all kinds Of
FUN maSing thc @ her fellows play good
ball"
While Il D. true a good mg purse Will
be- given. provided sufficient funds are
secured by contributions. for base
ball tournament. the executive commit.
tee has not az set made estimates on
purses for any 81 the numerous events
Base ball has always proved a draw
ing card. and'all the organized clubs OF
New Mexico ana Arizona, barr.ng pro.
ftssionals. Will Dr invited 90 Visit Aihu
puerque and compete loo the ,ourna-
ment,
While on the subject of the approach
ing fair, The citizen be- authority for
the statement that some now ana nov
city features something entirely new
to the southwestern country viii be-
introduced here ln the coming septcm-
Der.
Srccral letters have been written By
the president OF the fair and mailed
flom the city ihe past few days ask
ing on what terms and conditions GER
tain spgcialtics can bee brought 90 this
city Tor Instance what would AtNImus
want Tor his work during The fair. He
ls the strong man that lifts two live
steers over his head and promcuaics
through the street Also what terms
would Doe required Go bring Aalas. an
other strong man 90 tho city. Atlas b.
So strong that ID an easy job f1r him
90 lift and carry through the streets.
90 a plank twenty-five men. These
two attractions can be secured. with a
gtoyso-if the rusthnR committee ls
able 90 get liberal subscriptions from
those Of our citizens set To- be- seen.
a letter was sent on last night max
ms IL almost certain that the two
troops Of the Ninth cavalry now at
Fort WinEate viii 20 here az the fair
and give some of their interesting
mounted drills and sklrmshes.
q. -. Litt who furnished tine Midway
attractions last year is Ia correspond
| encc with the fair people, ana be wants
To- visit the city again. bring ug with
him dozen or moro new ana novel ne
fractions. Tie has two wsll-known aero
nauts 100 hIa combination. ana. x De-
makes q contract with tho fair COM
n.ttee. hr will have balloon races in On,
air. few thousand feet above th,
| earth with electrical effects.
~ n Williams. the pryoty.hnist of
the Los Angeles nrr works factory. has
written several important letters 90 iht
president OF the fair, and hv was sl
we'll pleased with the street fair aul
carnival last fam that be- ia anxious "a
/ try us once more. He writes that Do.
has secured since last fai % hundred
or more new IDEAS and designs in hfe.
works, and hopes 20 show some OF his
best to the thousands OF visitors Wh,
Will Doe in Albuquerque at the ap.
preaching fair.
IL .s "a fOreRouc conclusion that DO,
executive committee will oncr prizes
Tor booth ana float attractions. and fal
almost every thing that tends to pleas.
/ the public.
| 10 is "a certainty that good prizes w.l
ba offered tur tug-0r-war contests. and
the strong puIieu of NeW M.Ni.o. All.
zona and El paso are requested 10 CT.
gsnIzo and gct themselves loo trim.
The above is only few attraction,
that The whole southwestern country -
/ Tor they are an coming Co lbs fair thu
| fIll--Nill see the twentieth Innua
| Sow Mexico territorial fair 600 br hell
Ia this city from september n Jo ~. a
more complete list w!ll boz pubHshe.
/ ln the city press sometime later