Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-01
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION.
Met al Santa and Took Steps for a
CreditabIe Exhibit.
WILL APPOINT COUNTY COMMITTEES


lana Purchase exposition met again
yesterday morning at the capitol in
Santa Fe.
The board got down to work short
order and worked fast. Many matters
were disposed of, and others came up
before the afternoon meeting
Rules were adopted for the govern.
ment of the board These ru,es are
rather lengthy. covering all possible
contingencies. The Citizen viii pub.
lish these rules in full In the near fu-
| ture.
President Spiess, who had been In.
structed at a previous meeting TO con-
fer with the Arizona board OF manag.
ers, with view to having joint
building for the two territories, and to
go to st. Louis for the purpose of con-
fering with the exposition managers in
that city In regard to space allotments
and a desirable building site, submit
ted report 20 the hoard. He showed
that It had been found Impossible to
arrange joint building for New Mexi-
!
had already made arrangements for a
separate building. The report furnish.
ed information in regard to sites, the
plans probable cost and other items
concerning the proposed New Mexico
building. The sposition of the ques.
ton OF New Mexicanl worlds fair
building was made IT the afternoon
| session.
Mrs. s. Spltz, president OF the Wo-
man Board of Trade of Santa Fe. and
Mrs Grant Rivenberg. appeared before
/, eii5 board and asked that the board
purchase the table now on exhibition
at the Historical society rooms in Gan
Ia Fe and known as the worlds fair
table, II having been exhibited at the
Chicago worlds fair. AMI made en-
tirely of New Mexico rrsducts, prec-
ious stones, petrified wood and metal
entering into its make up. After due
consideration the board declined to
make the purchase
1t was decided to organize In the diff.
ferent counties os the territory. and
have sub committees of three mem
bers appointed in each county. 10 this
end. the boards of county commission.
ers for each county of the territory
will be conferred with. and all the
names suggested will be submitted to
the secretary of the board This will
result in a close organization OF the
whoie territory ana will arouse the
proper interest among the people, and
result in much good to the efforts to
have New Mexico creditably represent.
ed at st. Louis.
| The secretary was instructed to cor
respond with Tinany Il Co., the New
York jewelers.. who are owners of tur.
| quoise mines In Santa Fe and Grant
counties, and see If this firm will not
loan its turquoise collection for the
New Mexico exhibit at me st. Louis
fair. The secretary was also instruct.
ed to take up the matter of arranging
for relief map OF New Mexico. II is
proposed TO have this map show the
complete topography of the territory.
and to indicate the mountains, the
rivers and valleys, the divides. the
plains and in short every Topographic
al feature of the territory. However,
this map was not ordered; only the
preliminary steps being taken toward
having 1t made.
| committee on printing and publica-
ty was appointed, whose duty will be
TO look after the printing and distrib.
ution of printed matter. setting forth
the resources and industries OF New
Mexico. This committee was named by
the president. and is composed OF
Messrs. W, u. Walton of Silver City
and Eusebio Chacon OF Las Vegas. IL
will get out some very attractive liter
ature for distribution at the fair.
Herbert J. Hagerman was instructed
to go to Denver and meet with the
Representatives of tho worlds fair
commission OF Colorado and other
western states and confer with them
on August 12 IN regard to taking steps
to have the managers OF the worlds
fair revoke a rule which practically
prohibits the exhibition of live stock
at the exposition. The idea OF the st.
Louis managers is to have stall exhib-
it's, while the great west never doing
things by halves or on small scale
wants to ship cattle and other stock
there by the carload. The people
of New Mexico also want an exhibit OF
Angora goats, the raising OF which 10
becoming one of the great industries
OF the territory.
The board nas decided to erect a
building at the exposition not TO ex.
ceed 5000 in total cost. This will in.
clude the building and furnishings.
The New Town Of Roy.