Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-15
NO LIVES LOST.

| l congratulate you gentlemen ir
| charge of this fair, upon the success OF
your efforts to make it more than ever
a territorial enterprise and display OF
the products and resources of the
whole territory rather than a local ex-
hibit, and especially upon your idea OF
the educational exhibit from the pub
| lie schools; it is most timely recog-
milton of the great part our COM
mon school system is playing in our
| affairs both at home and abroad. The
result must be as much of a surprise
to strangers as it is gratifying to US.
Upon the maintenance and success OF
our common schools depends the fu-
ture of our country, and especially of
New Mexico; in them are taught not
only the lessons of the day, but there
are included the sentiments Of honor
patriotism and duty to self, to family
and country that have made the Amer
ican citizen, who in turn has made the
American nation, the equal in all things
and superior in most to any nation on
earth. For this superiority, firmly
believe we are more indebted to the
common schools Of the country and the
superior class Of teachers, than to any
other one cause, although there are
many, which all taken together have
united to that result.
Your special invitations to distin-
guished gentlemen, and their cour-
teous acceptances, cannot but result in
good; when they see our people, our
natural resources and progress, they
must be pleased and impressed; and
the mass convention upon the subject
of statehood must have it's effect upon
them and with congress, and convince
them that we Of New Mexico are fully
alive to our needs and the great good
that must come to us by becoming a
state of that union to which our peo-
pie have always been loyal, and for
more than fifty years have shown their
devotion to it's honor and flag.
By the time of your next meeting
earnestly trust and believe congress
will have recognized our claim, and
passed an enabling act permitting us
to form our own system of government
and that the year following will see
this state, instead of a territorial fair.
Thanking you, Ladies and Gentle
men, for your patient attention, now
declare the 21st annual territorial fair
open, and invite your attention to its
interesting exhibits.
Governor Otero last evening upon his
arrival at Albuquerque, was greeted by
committee of citizens headed by
Mayor o. N. Marion and Sheriff T. S.
Hubbell, making lane through the
crush, ushered to an elegant barouche.
The Albuquerque Guards escorted the
carriage to the Commercial Club.
Thither Governor Murphy of Arizona,
was also brought and many prominent
executive.
The Hyde Exploration company ex-
pedition exhibit, the San Juan county
fruit exhibit, 1876 Navajo Indians and
several herds of wild horses arrived
this morning overland and were met
outside Of the city limits by Mayor
o. N. Marion, a committee Of citizens,
a brass band and Troop G of the 14th
regular cavalry. The caravan was ac-
companied by fifty wagons and occu-
pied almost an hour in passing through
the streets.
The fair, beyond all questions, is the
greatest of all the attractions now
here, being more numerous and Of a
higher standard than ever before. 1t is
evident that all the big fairs of the
country have been drawn upon for
their best attractions.
The baseball and racing will be ex-
ceptional features, the stables at the
fair grounds being crowded with speedy
horses while the Albuquerque base
ball team is ready for the great strug-
gle. The Ell Paso team will arrive to-
night and SO will the team of Western
leaguers.
THE STATEHOOD CONVENTION.
The statehood convention met this
forenoon at 10 o'clock, Governor M. A.
Otero calling it to order. The proclaim
alton calling the convention was then
read. Rev. Bruce Kinney followed
with a prayer after which Mayor o. N.
Marion made an address of welcome.
Committees on permanent organiza-
ton, rules and order of business and
were then named after
which the convention adjourned until
tomorrow forenoon. Delegates from
every part Of the territory are in atten-
dance.