The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-25
SAN JUAN WON.
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Swipcd Sweepstakes Prize for SOIL
Products at Territorial Fair.
The Fair Grand Success That Will Ad
vsrtise the Territory and Assist Tie
Plea for Statehood.

uuerque the twenty first annual exhibit
ol the territorys resources and products.
Never 10 the whole southwest has there
been a more successful, attractive cele
braton. Every county in the territory |
sent visitors and majority of ths coun-
ties made exhibits. Liberal purses we're
offered in syery department. Arrange
ments we're complete and satisfactory
and the general acclaim was that Albu
querque had done herself proud. For
this result the territorial fair officers and
more especially the president, Hon. o. N.
Marror. and the secretary. Mr.. p. +.
McCanna, deserve the fullest, largest
measure Of credit. Governor Oteros
call for the statehood convention and his
vigorous Efforts in enlisting the cooper.
alton Of the outside counties, were also
influential factors in the great success Of
the fair 1t was a show New Mexico can
be proud Of.
As for the general agricultural exhibit
made by San Juan county, it ia suffic
lent to say that it captured all prizes Of
importance, at the head OF which was
the $3.50 sweepstakes premium, and the
exhibit attracted the favorable attention
OF the territory. The fruits, grains and
vegetables gathered from our three
valleys were handsomely displayed and
attendants were on hand to give visitors
all information concerning this region.
It was a splendid advertisement for the
entire county and San Juan people who
were in Albuquerque we're prouder than
ever Of the northwestern valleys. The
Hyde Exploring expedition deserves
abundant credit for their energy and
interest in the matter. But for them,
the exhibit would never have gotten to
Albuquerque. Their principal display
was of course in the blanket and Indian
curio line, and in that they distanced
everything,
The awards made were as follows;
Best exhibits Navajo blankets-First
premium, j. w. Bennett, Houck's Talk
A t., $50; best exhibit, Indian pottery
hyde Exploring Expedition, $40. Com.
mittee. Louis Simon. ]. II. Bearup.t II
~. buream.
Fruits and vegetables-Firs prize
San Juan county New Mexico $3.50
Best exhibit fruits, San Juan county
diploma Best exhibits of vegetables
Bernalilo county. diploma. Best eK
hibit OF cereals; Otero county, diploma
Best exhibit Of cauned goods, Dona Ana
county, diploma. Awarding com
mittee, W. S. Harroun. Grant Riven
burg j. HI. Manning,
Educational department-Best exhibi
from rural schools, Pajarito school, Mis-
Carrie Newell, cash prize, $40. New
Mex, A. & M. college, Mesilla Park, bes
educational exhibit, diploma. Territoria
normal school, Silver City. educationa
exhibit, diploma. No. / kindergarten
wOrkNo. 2 manual training work, No.
chalk modelling, East Las Vegas public
schools educational exhibit diplom
Albuquerque public schools, education
al exhibit, diploma. st. Vincent academ
Albuquerque, educational exhibit, di
ploma Old Albuquerque school, ed
ucational work, diploma. GoveTnmen
Indian school, educational work, di
ploma. Awarding committee, Col.
f. Chaves, M. W. Porterield, j. Fl. Stir
gle.
In general description OF the displa
at the Territorial fair last week tn
Albuquerque journal Democrat make
mention Of the exhibit from San Jua
county, We copy the article below:
There is somebody or other who claim
that New Mexico contains somewher
within its boundaries the site OF tn
garden Of Eden. He did not locate th
exact spot probably because most an
part Of New Mexico would answer to tn
description required, il properly irr
gated,
II the garden was locatedin in New Mel
leo, and the same fruits grew and fiou
ished then as now, our FIRST mother ha
large variety Of apples from which
choose when she saddled part Of the Oh
igiuai trouble on Adam.
There is an orchard in New Ne SiC
which twenty varieties OF apples al
gown and that orchard is in San Jua
,anty There are other fruits grow
10 San Juan coudty lots Of othsrs, bu
ira applies sre beyond doubt the finel
10 the world. The big red apple count
Of northern Arkansas is left far behiI
10 the race for honors and only the 9th
fruit districts Of New Mexico can hold
candle to the exhibits now to be seen
exhibition hall. OF apples from this Lar
Of milk and honey One is lit
doubtiul aboue the milk, but the hon
Ii there al right, for several big crates
It are with the exhibit, and it's the vs
best honey that bees can manuiactu
The San Juan exhibit is one Of the w
dafs Of the fair, Apples, pears, peach
pluma, apricotH, grapes prunea a.
berries are piled HIGH or the table
while there is half car load Of vel
Tables that for size and quality are
peer ol any similar vegetables grown
earth. There are two or three pun
kns that are as large as beer kegs, ant
blate oi pefaimmOna look to be bigi
and more temting than any ever seen
tore. San Juan county displays ape
mena OF wheat, Ruby and Golden Sprl
and a half dozen other varieties, all
which Produce from 40 TO 45 bushels
the acre Everything in the coun
grows 0u such an onofn0 ua scale IL
8xhibIt eau Be accepted as evidence.
l a bie showing aud will do 10 uch
Draw attention % the vast deyelo ped
SOURCES OF tia 8sitc irtn ftttsri eou
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