Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-23
ABOUT THE
WORLDS FAIR
Most Magnificent Exhibition of
Its Kind the World Has
Ever Seen.
DESCRIBES HIS VISIT
Ex-Governor |. Bradford Prince Tells
Of His Trip There Last
Week.

| Honorable L. Bradford Prince, who
| spent the past two weeks at the
| Worlds Fair, as juror in the depart
ment of Antropology and History, re-
! turned home Monday He was also
| member of the appellate department
jury which commenced its session yes
| terday, but was not able to remain
away longer from business in this city.
| In answer to inquiries as to his i'm
pressions of the exposition, Ex-Gover-
nor Prince said: Il have attended ev-
cry Worlds Fair ever held in America
from the Crystal Palace down, and
this one is in many respects the most
magnificent of them all. The advance
made in electricity since 1893 gives to
st. Louis vast advantage in the mat
ter of illumination over the Chicago
Exposition, and the amount of elec-
tricity used every night is nine times
that displayed at Buffalo. The nightly
geous spectacle of it's kind that the
world has ever seen, and it is difficult
to imagine how it can ever be sur
passed.
"The only drawback to the fair is
the extent of the grounds, which add
materially to the time and fatigue in
volved in seeing the exhibits. If less
land had been occupied and the build
ings had been more concentrated, the
results in this respect would have
| been better. Still, this very extent
adds to the impressiyeness and grand
eur of the affair.
New Mexico has no reason to be
ashamed of its representation, al
though the appropriation was compar-
ativeIy small and the time for prepar-
alton short The New Mexico build
ing is especially creditable and attract
i've and is much visited. Superintend-
ent Porterfield makes an efficient and
popular official. and is very helpful and
attentive to all visitors from this Ter
ritory. We were very fortunate in the
selection of Mrs. Douglass, whose
courtesy and cordiality of manner
make the Territory building especially
attractive.
II had occasion, in the course of my
duties, to visit thirty-five state build
ings in search of historic exhibits and
in none was the hospitality and cour-
tesy of the state more gracefully ex-
tended than in that of New Mexico.
This is important as the state build
ings are much more likely to be re-
membered than the exhibits in the
crowded palaces.
"Our mineral exhibit is creditable
and displays our mineral resources as
fairly as could be expected. The Ag-
ricultural exhibit is also fair and the
fruit is good as far as it goes. Unfor
tunately no part of the Territory is
represented in horticultural except the
Pecos Valley, although those in charge
ing for contributions. In consequence
of this apathy, there has been no ex-
hibit of any consequence either of ap-
ricots, plums, nectarines or pears and
that of peaches has been very limited,
almost the only display being that Of
apples.
much the best showing of the Ter
ritory is in it's educational exhibit,
which is exceedingly fine and it is in
stalled in very effective manner.
This, after all, was the most important
matter, as education in the east has
been considered weak point in the
Territory.
"The exposition should be visited by
New Mexicans more generally than it
is. The grounds are so spacious that
there is no over-crowding and Sthe
whole fair is really liberal education.
Prices. as rule, are more moderate
than they were at Chicago Substan-
tial lunches within the grounds can be
had for half the Chicago prices The
souvenirs in the oriental bazaars are
also very reasonable, the prices being
reduced in order to make sales.
"Thus far the people who have at I
tended are spending very little money
and all of the dealers tell the same
story of disappointment from small
sales. This has resulted in reduction
of prices, not only of goods but in en-
tertainment.
"The Indians from San Juan. San
Ildefonso, ETC.. in the Cliff Dwellers,
exhibit are all we'll and happy, as is
M. Valdez. who accompanied them.
when left, Colonel Richard Hud-
son was doing the Fair with his wife:
the Albright family had just arrived
for "Redmen's Day" at the Exposition.
at which, Miss Claude sang very &C.
ceptably: and Jay Turley and his bride