Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-29
CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
Effort to Place New Mexico Exhibits
at the Big Fair,
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.

Pursuant to call in Tho Citizen a
meeting was held last evening at the
Commercial club to devise ways and
means to place a New Mexico exhibit
at the Charleston exposition. Mayor
Marion presided, aud called upon II.
w. ID. Bryan, one OF the New Mexico
commission to the exposition, to give
a statement of the work in hand. The
gentleman stated that Il valuable min
eral exhibit had been collected from all
parts of the territory, which was await
ing shipment from lack of funds.
Mr.. Benham, of the hyde Exploring
expedition was present and explained
to the meeting that his company was
willing to add to the mineral exhibit of
the territorial commission. a unique
display of Indian c~uriositles and to
send to Charleston a party of Navajo
Indians to weave blankets and fashion
silver ornaments. Mr.. Benham stated
that he went to Charleston and found
that MIR. Pope of the commission had
secured a large space for the New
Mexico exhibit. well located opposite
the tropical exhibit of the state of Flor
ida, he succeeded in making terms
with the exposition authorities, and
then submitted this proposal to the
New Mexico commission. The Hyde
Exploring company would make one of
their attractive exhibits in connection
with the territorial mineral display,
which they would put in place and are
for. This would require them to EN-
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quainted with the mineral of
New Mexico to explain to visitors the
exhibit. They would also distribute
the literature furnished by the Bureau
of immigration and the Santa Fe com
pany. Tney were willing to do this if
the New Mexico people would contrib
ute the sum of $500 to meet the ex-
pense OF unpacking the ores and plac-
ing them in position, on tables, shelves
and in show cases which they would
furnish and in properly labelling the
ores and in making signs and banners
to call the attention of the visitors to
the exhibit. Mr.. Benham explained
that he had made the exhibit for the
Hyde Exploring company in Buffalo,
and the late Sportsmen's exposition in
Philadelphia and their present exhibit
at the Sportsmen's exposition in Chi
cago, had been arranged by him. He
therefore spoke from experience and
knew that it would cost fully $500 to
properly install the New Mexico min
eral display He stated that the Hyde
Exploring company expected to spend
not less than $4,000 in uaking their
proposed exhibit ct Charleston, and
while they hoped to make a portion if
not the whole o. .t:.s from the sale OF
their goods, still it was not likely they
would be able to do so, and they GER
tainly could not afford to expend
The installment of the min
efal exhibit,
A general discussion Of the subject
mere followed. Col. j. L. Van Doren,
Of Bluewater, who was present, said 1T
| would be a disgrace 10 Albuquerque
not to subscribe the necessary money.
He promptly handed S. to the chair
man as his contribution and said that
Bluewater ranch would also 3end an
agricultural exhibit. He said that the
Hyde company had made headquarters
at Albuquerque and would spend $780,
900 in this city this year and that it
was business" to boom every propo-
sition that would advertise the city.
On motion a committee was appoint
ed to solicit from the citizens of Albu-
querque subscriptions and to raise the
sum of $500 for the purpose OF install
ing the exhibit of New Mexico ores at
the Charleston exposition.
The following committee was named:
r. w. d. Bryan. chairman; Thomas
Hughes, DR.. w. G. Hope, Messrs. Noa
nfeld, A. b. McGaffey, Joseph Barnett,
George f. Albright, Ivan Grunsleld, o.
W. Strong, ID. A. Macpherson.
This morning the committee met at
the office of MIR. Bryan and proceeded
to make a canvass for funds. 1t is
hoped that the sum required can DC
subscribed in short order. 70 secure
the space at Charleston notice must be
sent tonight.