Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-06
THE TERRITORIAL FAIR
President A. B. MCGailey, Of
albuquerque, Says twill be
the Best Ever Held.
DUKE CITY DOING WELL

a U NcGaficy. of Albuquerque.
president or Poo Sow McNIc0 Toutor.
Sal Ftr association. and head of tho
Honham IudHn Trading company was
iu Santa Eo yesterday on route to
Naacos. Colorado. whore bo goes Co
ir poet sheep belonging to the llam.
bu.McGaffoy company of Tu0roau.
Says tbo Santa Fo New Moxican
At che Palace laat evening Mr. SIC.
Gt0ey waNUd warm whom approached
un the subject o., tho territorial fair.
which moOH Iu Albuquerque during
che week beginning October 800. Uo
said that One people of that city are
very enthusiastic over the prospects
Tor o. record breaking entertainment.
ana chat Tire outlook for the fair of
1904 BE- the most factoring ln the his.
tory of the association
"1hc citizens uf Albuquerque have
responded most literally" continued
Mr. NcGafoy "in fact they have sub.
BcrIhod 20 per cent more than ever be-
ioto Tho following attractive purses
have been decided upon. and the sIgo
0f them viii guarantee the best bees,
in ,.e respective uns 5000 for horse
racing. 1900 for base ball games,
81 600 for hand contests; $1,000 for ox.
iihil.ous. $500 Tor bronco busting.
$3.50 for bicycle races
"Thoso. together with other purses
to De- arranged later. should certainly
guarantee "a weeks amusement. we'll
worth going to Soc
The band cotOst is now feature
nni from tho interest already being
Hoon ny me different bands On the
territory promises 90 Doe a winner. 70
viii provide a week Of melody aud
plenty OF music goes a long way.
10 has been decided 90 conduct the
base ball games on an amateur basis.
and this seems 90 meet tho hearty ap.
prevail of an, aH there are several first
clnss teams ln the territory, and the
games. Il o. believed. viii prove moro
interesting than they would II profess
Eional mines were engaged"
Mr. WcGaffcy conferred with the
management Of the Santa Pc Central
base hall team Of This city and was a.
surod that the aggregation viii cntcl
the contest n the same Us confined ID
amateur players.
In speaking Of The manner of al
vortisiug the fair Mr McGaffoy said
"The management has decided upor
a very novel way OF Advertising th,
fair thls year. In addition 20 the rogu
lar BIN posters q company OF vaudc
vino artists have boon engaged. ln
cluloi ln the company win Boz n frsI
class four.pioco orchestra. which VII
give n short entertainment in oacl
city visited as we'll as furnish fire.,
dance music
Albuquerque is thIs year oynoT
icnC.ng a building boom which ls AN
cqualod in the citys history" Rai,
Mr. McGahoy. "for 90 tho present tim.
there are by actual count uinoi!
houses IN course ~ construction. TIT
new electric limo ia now complete,
and ready FOR the street cars which
wcro shipped from ST. Louis sovera
days ago. Tho American Lumber com
p8ny has recently completed its box
sash aud door factory and now ha
one OF the largest concerns OF thl
hind lu tho country The capacity o
the saw mill running one shifts ~ az
prnximntoly 900 feet daily, AM
THIS amount can ho doubled by put
ting on a nlght force. Arrangement
viii probably be made whereby visit
ors 10 the territorial fair will hav
tho privilege of inspecting This plant
and 90 those no, familiar with th
lumber business 70 win bo a treat ln
deed Tho Logging operations of ih
c'rpany are conducted 40 Thoroau
l2i miles west of Albuquerque. Her
The company has a railroad sIyiooI
miles On length, with several miles o
spurs. that in point OF construction
ls the equal of any trans.c0ntinonta
railroad 70 passes for several milo
through a beautiful box canyon an
tops what Is probably the largest AM
finest trail of white Pine in existence
Every stage of tho operation, frOr
tho olllng of the tree and loading O.
the logs on tho specially conHtructe
logging cars. by aid OF steam loader.
10 tho finished product Tor tho Whrko
displays a system developed 20 %
highest point
Mr. Mc0affoy recently rCturno
from So. Louis, where no spent som
time az the Worlds fair. lie vlslto
tho New Moxlo0 building, and say
tnat Il ia a gem OF architecture. tastil
and most appropriately furnlsho,
and that the exhibits, especially th
IMMORAL and fruit rank second {
rome. and are a credit 20 the torrltor
and tho board OF managers rcsp0ns
Bile frr the display
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