Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-18
INDIAN CONGRESS.
The Southwest to Figure Prominently
In Tshibit at Coney island.


The metropolis of the southwest, al.
ready noted as one of the curio cen.
ters of the world will add laurels to
her fame in the representation Of In
dian curio producers at the Indian con-
gress to take place at Coney Island
this coming summer.
Beginning May | and continuing
through the long summer months until
October I, $50 industrial Indians, COM
ing from their homes In the north, the
nor Invest and the great southwest,
representing every tribe who produce
the Indian goods so manifestly In de-
mand by museums and curio collectors
throughout the country. will hold an
Indian congress at the celebrated sum.
mer resort, Coney Island.
An Indian village, covering several
acres. such as human eyes have never
witnessed before, will be built. The
village will he divided, certain parts
being reserved fof the various tribes
present The Indians will be supplied
with home, in the Indian village--an
exact reproduction of their native
homes; the surroundings and environ.
those of the aborigine as nearly as
possible. The Indian congress is In
the hands Of the largest curio dealers
In the country, and neither time nor
money will he spared in making II one
&C the most attractive and instructive
| nv hi it Ions that ha
nent toward making Coney the famous
place II Is. The southwest will be rep
resented In part by five Navajo In
dams from Thoreau, who are skilled
and expert weavers OF blankets. silver
smiths and hair workers. An effort
men possible and they will immedi-
ately be sent to Coney Island. 1t Is
thought that the Ave attractive and
picturesque Navajos, who spent the
winter producing the beautiful Navajo
blankets In large department stores In
Pittsburg and New York, will be Sc.
cured for this representation. They
proved a great drawing card, not alone
by their good healthy appearance. but
by their skill In producing Indian
goods.
II will be remembered that John Lee
Clark, who had charge Of the Indians
on this trip, created all kind of excite
ment in Pittsburg with these same In.
dams who had never been of the res
ervation before. First nc took them
street car riding. They were the cen.
ter Of attraction; the people were not
accustomed to seeing Indians clad In
buckskin, profusely adorned With sill.
yer ornaments. while on the street
car fuse blew out and they ran pell.
nell out of the door, dropping OF into
the deep snow. Then an automobile
was secured and after the first attempt
Mr.. Clark was compelled to ride alone.
for the Indians were making for the
horizon. The next venture Of Mr..
Clark and his Indians was In an ele.
vator. They treated the trip heaven.
ward then downward more kindly than
the automobile.
After the first pleasant sensation OF
rising rapidly then falling. 1t required
two janitors and four policemen to get
the Indians. not Mr.. Clark. out Of the
elevator. According to the dictatee OF
nature, they were compelled to eat. A
brilliant idea struck the curio man In
charge. He would take his well ap
pearing Indians to the SWEETEST hotel
in the smoky city. In some manner
the waiter brought In the ice cream be
fore the more substantial eatables, and
1t was impossible to make them eat
anything but the frozen cream, and I,
took several days to educate them &c
eat what was good for them.
But several months of such expert
ences made them good Indians without
being dead Indians They will make
the entire trip to Coney without an,
one accompanying them.
Every curio dealer interested In the
project are using their efforts towart
making the congress as successful ex
hibition.
STATEHOOD BANNER.