Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-15
CROWDS AT ALBU-
QUERQUE FAIR
Governor 0tero Opened the Fair
With an Address That Was
Timely and Eloquent.
STATEHOOD CONVENTION
It Opened this Forenoon and Will Get
Down to Busines tomorrow Fore
noon. Many Delegates
In Attendance.

| many people In Albuquerque as thl
week. The statehood convention ha
| brought many of the leaders Of publ
opinion to the Duke City and the fai
is drawing hundreds of people from al
parts of the territory and even ad
joining commonwealths. The exhibits
give good idea of the resources O
the territory. The sports attract mucl
attention and the amusements which
have been provided are excellent. Tht
fair was opened this afternoon at two
O'Clock by Governor Otero, who at the
same time made the following ad
dress:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen
I count it an honor to myself as well az
to the office occupy in the territory tc
be invited by you to open this the 21st
annual fair in your beautiful and flour
ishing city, which at the time of youl
first meeting held here was little more
than a name; now it is the recognized
stripped in wealth and population other
towns which at that time far surpass-
ed it in both; this is due to the energy
push and public spirit which have al
ways characterized the people of AL
buquerque, and which in measure
have been communicated to other
parts of the territory which in the past
few years have endeavored to keep
pace with your lead.
The past year has been one of won-
derful growth and prosperity all over
the country and especially here, where
great railroad systems are building
ting enterprises are being conducted;
our fields are smiling with bountiful
harvest, the plains are rich with the
grass that means mutton, wool and
beef.
There is being conducted now at
Buffalo on the shore of one of our great
lakes, an exposition in many respects
more unique and beautiful than any
previous and while we are not officially
represented there, many of our pro-
ducts are shown by individual exhibi-
tion which must attract attention and
arouse interest. At this celebration of
the unity in interest and sentiment of
the Americas, while the whole nation
was happy and contented in contem-
plating its prosperity in the past and
It's glorious prospects for the future,
those fatal shots were fired which laid
low the head of the nation, through
whose wise guidance it had come to be
In the forefront Of the peoples of the
world Less than month ago his
loved remains were laid at rest, and
the solemn funeral guns doomed his
requiem on sea and on shore, from the
granite rocks of Fort Preb1e in Maine
to the palm clad walls of the Lunette
in Manila. Even the flag of our coun-
try, which was never lowered in bat
tie, sadly dropped midway on it's staff,
4 silent but eloquent tribute to the
great man who is gone, but whose
and works will endure so long
as the starry emblem of our nation
waves.
Our gathering here is saddened by
this calamity, but happily we have
The assurance that the place of the
honored dead is filled by one most
worthy to succeed him, who is in full
accord with his expressed views and
policy, whom we know to be friendly to
New Mexico, and who we hope will
again come to the great office, which
he now holds through legal succession,
by the free suffrages of his fellow citi-
zens, and that New Mexico may be
enabled as sovereign state to cast
'or him her first electoral vote.
BY an act Of the last legislature,
10, 900 was appropriated for the pur-
bose Of making proper exhibit of our
erritory at the St. Louis Worlds fair
n 1908, to commemorate the Tooth an
Ind believe this to be an excellent
ime to begin preparations for that
wen. There are exhibits now here
hat should be preserved and set aside
Or that occasion, and now is an op-
,ortunity for discussion of the subject
hat will not occur soon again. st.
4ouis is much nearer in distance than
he location of any previous worlds
air, and much closer in business rela-
ions; from before the creation of the
erritory down to very recent years, it
vas the one city of the states with
which our people were at all acquaint-
d. There they bought their supplies,
md sent their children to be educated;
many made the long and dangerous
Quincy by wagon. There has always
xisted an unusually friendly feeling
" our people toward that city, and it
$ particularly appropriate that we
hould be represented on that occasion
n that city, which was SO close to us
n the past. Tfie commission having
he matter in charge will see that we
ne properly represented, and their ef-
orts will result in repaying manifold
he outlay for this purpose.
We in New Mexico have been pecu-
arly favored during the past year. not
My with abundant rains and bountiful |
rops most excellent class Of immi-
ration and general increase of busi-
ess in all branches; but also in i'm
nunity from the floods, fires and labor |
that have afflicted other
ortions of our country. and the large
tendance here with the superior ex-
ibits made, are the surest Indications
our prosperity.