Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-06-14
OFFICIAL REPORT
Charleston Exposition Commission
Chairman Reports to Gov 0tero.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS.



uf Tho commission appointed iy luu
tast lall tu arlHuG, for and iusia. an
exhibit from New Mexico az IA, south
Carolina. Interstate and West Indian
ENposmun. held 600 Charleston, > c.,
from December g. 1901 tu May 3;
1902
This commission as appointed by
you consisted of the following named
persons William II Pope aud Hugh
y WILCOX of Santa Fee Arthur II
HarIlcr of silver CITY. Il. w. u. Bryan.
OF Albuquerque. and Ava T. Page. Of
Roswell The commission organized
hy the selection OF William II. Pope as
chairman Arthur n Harllcc as vice
chairman. and e. w D. Bryan as sec
rotary and treasurer subsequently
the commission was increased boy the
addition OF j. W Bcuham, manager ~
tho Hyde Exploring Expedition. having
large interests iu san Juan county and
100 Bc,nalillu county with its eastern
headquarters at Furtieth street ant
sixth avenue. New York city
Tho problem which confronted the
commission at the y ry outset was the
lack OF funds. there being no appro
priation provided 10y the legislature for
the purposes OF this commission. How
ever upon conferences held with the
Hyde Exploring Expedition il was
found that that corporation was Will
ing 10 undertake an exhibit ON behalf
of tho territory OF New Mexico should
the commission provide tor it, use the
sum O, 5000 10 hc expended IN prcpar
ing the spac, allotted 10y the cNposi
ton authorities to the territory oi New
Mexico. r. W. H. Bryan the secretary
aud treasurer of the commission, On
crectiCally took mp the matter of rails
ing this amount 10y private suhscrip
tons with the result that he was cD
iiroly successful the fun amount being
contributed by the public-spiritcd pco-
pie of Albuquerque. These funds
placed at the disposal OF Nh Bcnham
the manager of the Hyde Exploring
Expedition assured the exhibit sup
plcmoutiug the splendid work done 10y
Mr.. Bryan IN securing this money the
other members of the commission Sc
cured o number of articles for the OK.
hibit. Mr.. Hairless work in enlistng
the interest OF the people of th, south
western portion of the territory, and
Mr.. Rryans work arousing interest in
the central portion of the territory, he
ing especially worth of mention I'm ad-
dition f. u Williams. OF Las Cruces,
aided I'm securing an exhibit from the
Mcsilla valley the Bureau of lmmigra
ton aided 10y the preparation of litera-
turc for DISTRIBUTION AZ the exposition,
and the Atchisun Topeka 4 Santa Fe
railroad furnished free transportation
Tor the exhibit over its lines The chair
man OF the commission made a trip to
Now York during the month of Deem
her, l'u' lDI tho purpose of arranging
details with thu Hyd, Exploring EXpe-
ditiun. and "a few DAYS later met the
representative of that company at
Charleston and finally arranged with
the exposition authorities for the space
desired This latter was secured in
Ono OF the best buildings on the
ground, just across from the Florida
exhibit
The cNhbit was Installed the early
part of isp2 ana previous to President
Roosevelt visit to tn, exposition II
attracted a great deal of attention, both
on account of it, novelty in the hand
some array of Navajo blankets, Indian
pottery and other indian articles which
II contained. and also ON account of It's
very crcdituhl, representation of the
resources OF New Mexico. The impress
sion made hy the exhibit upon the pub
Hc and upon the exposition authorlucS
is shown iu the fact that there were
awarded 10 tho territory OF New Mex
500 on account ui this exhibit three
Fol medals. fourteen bronze medals
ANA one honorable mention The list
ia as follows
John Becker n,I.u y NJ. wheat
gold medal
r 4. Gooch silver C.n. apples gold
medal
Sow Mexico Commission Auuu.r
que mineral collection gold medal
o.