Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-28
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
COMMISSIONERS or WORLDS
FAIR GREATLY ENCOURAGED.
Mineral Display VIII BE Best Of All
at the Great Exposition Plans for
Agriculture, and Educational
Exhibits.


II was an all day session held To-
day by the board OF managers Of the
worlds fair commission. II Is graf
flying to know that a very large and
representative exhibit from New Mex.
leo is assured, No action could be
taken ON the matter Of the New
Mexico building owing 70 the nonar.
rival OF plans from architects. The
only plans yet received are from Ar
chitect Whittlesey OF Albuquerque
and Architect Rapp Of Las Vegas.
Both show ideal structures. Those
present at today's meeting were Pres
ident g. A. Spiess, Vice President
Carl DaIies OF Belen Treasurer Arthur
Seligman Of Santa Fe, Secretary w. b
Walton Of Silver City, Eusebio Chacon
Of Las Vegas. Herbert ]. Hagerman OF
Roswell Prof. \. A. Jones OF Albu
querque. mineral director and w. NJ.
Porterfeld Of Silver City superintend
ent OF exhibits met with the board.
Arrangements have been made for
the shipment to st. Louis OF the mag
nificcnt collection OF the New Mex
leo Historical society, which is stored
at Santa Fe. Excellent progress is
reported by Director Jones in the mat.
ter Of securing a mineral exhibit
The board believes the exhibit will
be the best OF Its kind at the great
exposition. It will represent every
part OF the territory and every variety
OF New Mexico mineral Will be
displayed. In no other state or ter
ritory In the union Ii such q variety
OF minerals found as In New Mex.
leo. A most important feature OF the
exhibit will be turquoise mines in OPP.
Grafton. He doesn't say Just how he
Is going TO compass II. but M, w.
~porterfield Of Silver City who owns
the best mines in America Is going
to transport one OF them to the expo
sition. Also q practical exhibit OF
placer mining will be arranged.
The agricultural exhibit Is assum.
Ing most promising proportions. The
people Of the Pecos valley will ship
= train load OF fruit In October.
This Will be placed In cold storage
Tor the winter. Next season the dis.
play Will be added to as fast as the
fruit AMI vegetables come IN. The
fertile valleys Of San Juan and MeN
lila and Santa Fe and Socorro coun.
ties will also participate in getting up
. fine agricultural exhibit. PERISH.
BILE fruit will be shipped in glass jars.
The fine exhibit from the A. M. col.
lege will be sent.
Arrangements have been made to
ensure a frst-class educational ex
hibit. Not only will the colleges and
the public schools send displays, but
the Industrial and school work OF the
Indian institution will be shown at the
fair.
The board at the last meeting do.
cided to appoint a subcommittee OF
three from each county. These com.
mittees win probably be appointed
this afternoon. but at the time Or 60
Ing 70 press the matter was still under
discussion. The board had not
reached the item ~ the appointment
Of a tersllorial ladies' auxiliary board
consistiAk Of a lady from each county.
Messrs spiess Seligman and Jones
are d committee empowered 70 make
the selection Of plans for the New
Mexico building and award The con
tract.
Good progress Is making all along
the line and the committee Ii greatly
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