Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-29
NEW MEXICO
DELEGATES
Visit the St. Louis air...Cov-
ernor 0tero on the Joint
Statehood Question.
THE "JOSEFA MARIA"
Attracts Great Attention at the Terri.
torial BuiIding...Is Visited by
Thousands Daily.
Special to the New Mexican.

| special TO the New Mexican.
St. Louis. June 27-First among the
returning delegates to the Chicago
convention to register at the New
Mexico building, were Governor OterO,
Sargent, who spent two days seeing
the great fair before leaving for their
homes in New Mexico. These gentle.
men expressed themselves as we'll
pleased with the New Mexico building
and exhibits
The Post Dispatch has the following
to say about the Governor and Mr..
Luna:
New Mexico and Arizona prefer to
remain territories to joint statehood"
declares Governor M. A. Otero of New
Mexico. who is at the Worlds Fair
with the New Mexico delegation to
the national Republican convention at
Chicago.
Governor Otero is at the head of the
delegation, and with Solomon Luna, a
national committeeman from the Stalk
ed Plains territory, is being entertain
ed by the commissioners at the New
Mexico building. By the members of
the delegation the Governor is univer-
sally spoken of with admiration They
declare that in case of separate state
hood he enjoys an excellent opportun.
ity to be elected Governor, since he is
very popular Governor Otero is of
Spanish and American ancestry.
A fine addition to the educational
exhibit has been made by the Sisters
Of Loretto schools, demonstrating the
excellent training afforded by these in
stitutions. The historic bell sent to
the exposition by Governor Otero,
reached the New Mexico building last
week and was Immediately viewed by
the reporters who gave it extensive
mention in the papers with the result
that the "Maria Josefa' is now divid-
ing the hosf"i, II &c Liberty Bell
n d 9 Ptls1Esy sylvan.a building and has
'ece yeG fully - 80 callers since its
al. at 1t Eoseu photograph on
Friday for representative of maga-
Zines and newspapers. The bell is lab.
SINu do lOllOWS.
'The Oldest bell in America,
Maria Josefa
Made in Spain 1355-137 Years Before
the Landing of Columbus.
Brought to New Mexico in the Six
teenth Century.
$40 Years Old"
The famous Harvey collection has
oeen added to the chronological exhib-
It. This is the finest and most valu-
able collection of it's kind in the world,
and New Mexico enjoys the distinction
If having the best chronological exhibit
1t the worlds greatest fair.
Daily shipments of this seasons
ruits and farm products from the Pc
os Valley are now being received,
,hich are making an excellent showing
# the possibilities of irrigation and
unshine. The Territory has few
quals in apples and peaches and ex-
els in the quality of it's wheat and
Italia.
The interesting collection furnished
" the Ladies Auxiliary has contrib
tied much to the beauty of the decora-
ions of the reception room in the
building and the ten large albums of
lew Mexico views prove to be of
,reat interest to visitors and these
With the enlarged pictures beautifully
ramed serve to give good impression
f the environment.
The beautiful filigree table owned
" the Woman's Board of Trade of
santa Fe is in a class by itself as moth
ng in the great variety of pretty tables.
hown here compares with it. 1t stands
4 the center of the reception room
nd is an object of universal admira-
ion.