Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-05-16
THE NEW
MEXICO EXHIBIT
Field Commissioner Ward
of the st. Louis Fair
in the City.
WILL SHOW PROCESSES
Department of Mines and Metal
lurgy Better Provided for
Than Ever Before.

William S. Ward, field commissioner
of the department of mines and metal
lurgy for the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, is in the city today looking
after the interests of New Mexico in
the exposition. He called on Governor
Otero this morning and had a most
satisfactory talk with him and as soon
as the New Mexico commission is ap-
pointed he will return and meet with
them. Mr.. Ward was connected with
| the Colorado commission, his home be-
| ing in Denver, at the Columbian expo
sition at Chicago, and has served at
two Paris eXpositions. At the last one.
| he was assistant director. While par
ticularly interested in the department
of mines and metallurgy, yet he freely
gives to commissions the result of his
experience at expositions and suggests
many things relating to other depart
ments if desired.
Mr.. Ward today said; 81 am greatly
pleased with the outlook for the New
Mexico exhibit. There was an unfortu-
ried us some but l am satisfied now
that the territory will be all right. Had
the territory not been represented, it
would have been a greater regret to
the east. The west would have missed
you but the east might not as this
southwest country is regarded by so
many as rather dreamland. Your
exhibit will help the cause of state
hood more than anything else. A good
showing of your resources will be as
tonishing to many visitors
New Mexico can make a magnificent
exhibit. There are many things here
that are everyday sights to you people
but which are full of interest to 9TH
ers. You could reproduce your old San
Miguel church in adobe. You could
have some burros with the wood on
them. Such things as that would be of
great interest. I anticipate your prin-
oipat eSl.ibfte~wITI Be II, educatiOnal
agricultural and mining directions. In
my department, New Mexico can make
a magnificent exhibit. You should in
particular show your magnificent re-
sources in iron and coal. They are
practically the two kings in metals al
though copper is well up and you have
that too.
"The arrangements for the mines and
mineral department at ST. Louis are
more perfect than at any exposition ]
have ever seen. The building is now
under construction, and will be ready
for installation of exhibits by the last
of the year. 1t covers an area of nine
acres, is 525 feet wide and $50 feet long.
1t is the largest building ever devoted
to this department at any exposition,
and will cost 100000. There are no
galleries in the building and all exhib-
it's are on the ground floor. There is no
large aisle but smaller aisles which will
scatter visitors through the building
and be of great advantage to exhibit
ors.
Nearby the building is a large space
which will be devoted to an exhibit Of
processes, and in this respect the st.
Louis exhibition will differ from all
Others. 1t will show both products and
processes. There will be the practical
treatment of ores, bricks will be man.
ufactured, briquette machines will be
in operation, smelters, stamp mills,
concentrators, ETC., will be in full op-
GRAFTON. The western states will ship
in ore by the carload for treatment and
handling. There will be fully equipp-
ed assay office in actual operation, the
treatment of low grade ores by elec-
tricity will be demonstrated and every
feature will be seen in actual opera
ton. The steel exhibit will be marvel
lous.
"The system of classification is the
most perfect that could be devised.
There are fifteen departments, each
with it's sub-groups and each sub
group with it's separate classes. The
departments are education, art, liberal
arts, manufactures, machinery, elec-
tricity, transportation exhibits, agri-
culture, horticulture, forestry. mines
and metallurgy, fish and game, anthro-
pology, social economy and physical
culture. The department of mines and
metallurgy is sub-divided into five
groups and SO classes. The groups are:
Working of mines, ore beds and stone
auarries, equipment and process);
minerals and stones. and their utiliz-
alton; mine models, maps and photo
graphs; metallurgy; and literature OF
mining. metallurgy. etc. At one side OF
the building is hill in which there
will be tunnels, shafts, ETC., to illus
trate the methods of opening, timber
ing and operating under ground. For
the operation of the machinery used in
the exhibit of processes, steam, COM
pressed air and electric power will be
available"
Mr.. Ward will leave this evening for
Arizona where he will meet with Gov
ernor Brodie and discuss the exhibit
from that territory.