Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-07
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EXHIBITS
From New Mexico at the Louis.
lana Purchase Exposition.
Same Now Being Returned.
AN INSTALLMENT HERE
Articles Loaned by Women Of Territory
Arrived Safe. Treasurer SeIigman,
Gives Interesting Data.

The first portion of the New Mexic
Exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase ES
position, the Woman's Exhibit, has al
rived in Santa Fe and is in charge o
Mrs. M. A. Otero, president of the We
mans Auxiliary to the New Mexic'
Board of Managers, and the numerous
articles, which were contributed b.
the ladies of the Territory and which
received so many favorable comments
by visitors at the Fair, will be return
ed to their respective owners.
Commissioner Arthur Seligman has
received telegram from M. w. Por
terfield, superintendent of the Terri
torial exhibit, stating that the building
had not as yet been sold and that all
of the furniture contained in it will
be sent to Santa Fe, where the resi-
dents of the Territory will be given
first opportunity to purchase the var.
ious articles as souvenirs. Many non
residents of the Territory were anxious
to secure the furniture but it will be
sold here, although not as high price
can be secured here probably as would
be received on the grounds. All of the
exhibits, with the exception of the hor-
ticultural and agricultural will be re-
turned to New Mexico and Commits
sioner Seligman said to representa-
tive of the New Mexican yesterday that
he was very proud of the fact that ev-
erything that was loaned by people of
the Territory for the exhibits will be
returned in the same excellent condi-
tion in which it was SENT notwithstand-
ing the depredations on various state
exhibits by mercenary vandals on the
closing day of the great Exposition.
+ Before leaving st. Louis" said Mr..
Seligman, "I made arrangements to
have our exhibits especially guarded,
which proves to have been good step
as various state exhibits were despoil-
ed on the last day with losses of thous-
ands of dollars.
"The Board of Managers planned
better than it could have anticipated,
for we did mot imagine that our ex-
hibit would capture so many excellent
prizes. So far as known, rs prizes
came to the New Mexico exhibits and
a full list of them will be published
after the meeting of the board which
will be called by President Charles A.
Spiess, of Las Vegas, for day the lat
ter part of this month and at which the
Board will be dissolved. The superior
jury of awards has not as yet made pub
lie the awards for the horticultural and
agricultural exhibits and we expect to
receive at least fourteen prizes in that
department.
According to the population and
amount of appropriation New Mexico
secured the largest percentage of
awards of any state or territory. The
limited appropriation was severe
handicap in the installation of the ex-
hibits, as some states expended $780,
900 in installing single exhibits which
were awarded the first prizes for install
lation.
1HC CuuCdLlOudi SAulUlC WILL UC
sent to Silver City and from that point
will be distributed to the various col
leges and schools in the Territory, with
their respective exhibits installed in
the cabinets, furnished by the Board
The mineral exhibit will be sent
to Professor F. A. Jones, at Albuquer-
que, where it will be kept intact as the
permanent exhibit of the Territory.
This exhibit received the gold medal
at the Exposition. The state of Col
orado makes an appropriation for a
permanent mineral exhibit and it
would be good plan to follow in New
Mexico, as it would save the expense
of collecting and arranging another
would provide permanent exhibit of
the Territorial resources in this par
ticular.
"The chronological exhibit, which
was awarded the grand prize, will be
returned to the New Mexico Historical
Society, Fred Harvey, A. F. Spiegel-
berg, myself and others who made con-
tributions to the collection.
'It is not generally known that this
Territory was the only state or terri
tory allowed to change the date set for
it's day at the Fair and on that day, No.
vember 18th, last, the Territory was
further honored by the calling out OF
regular troops of the United States |
Army and the Philippine Scouts, which
was not accorded any other state. We
received the compliment that day OF
having the youngest appearing ard
handsomest receiving line at the recep- |
ton of any state that observed state |
day at the fair. The ladies were Mrs.
Otero. Miss Anna Hitchcock, st. Louis;
Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, Mrs. Frost, Mrs.
Arthur Seligman and Mrs. A. M. Ber-
gere. Governor and Mrs. Otero were !