Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-29
THE ST. LOUIS
EXPOSITION
The New Mexico Board is Making
Good Headway in Preparing
Comprehensive Exhibits.
I'm SESSION TODAY
Public Spirited Citizens Tender Assist
ance and New Mexico is Bound to
Attract Attention.

! The New Mexico Board of st. Louis
Exposition Managers met yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Capitol.
| There were present: Charles A. Spiess,
president; w. B. Walton. secretary;
Arthur Seligman, treasurer; members,
Carl A. Dalies, Eusebio Chacon, Fa-
yette A. Jones. One member absent,
namely, Percy j. Hagerman, who is in
New York at present. Many matters
of interest were discussed. among
them being The committee on miner
al exhibit, Professor Fayette A. Jones,
as superintendent, reported progress
and that the gathering of the mineral
exhibits was progressing in very
satisfactory manner.
1t was stated that the collection of
educational exhibits was going on rap
idly; much interest had been aroused
amongst the teachers and educators in
this exhibit would be very large, var
led and attractive. The different col
lectioNs are to be assembled in Albu-
querr{e by March 19, from where they
will be shipped to st. Louis. Several
of the higher educational institutions
of the Territory are making special ap-
preparations to aid in this work the
Normal School at Silver City having
appropriated $3.50 as it's share.
The historical, chronological and ar
chaeological collections in charge of
Arthur Seligman, treasurer of the
board are being looked after closely
and are being arranged for shipment at
this time. This from the present out
look will be one Of the largest of it's
kind at the exposition and will no
doubt attract great attention. 1t will
be very valuable from a historical
standpoint, and will contain many spe-
cimens and articles which cannot be
duplicated nor purchased at any price.
| Superintendent of Exhibits M. w
Porterfield, reported that the ladies'
auxiliary of which Mrs. M. A. OterO is
chairman, is doing excellent work and
! is proving very valuable. OF the
county subcommittee, several have
organized and are actively at labor
gathering exhibits and preparing them
for shipment, while others are in pro-
gress of organization. Mr.. Porterfield
is urging county subcommittee, as
time is short, to organize without de-
lay for the work asked of them by the
board and is gratif1ed at the ready re-
sponse to his recommendations and re-
quests.
The board decided to have Pueblo
idols to the number of 200 or more ex-
hibited near the New Mexico build
ing, arranged as a sort of Garden OF
the Gods. as it is believed this will
prove a unique and interesting attrac-
tion.
A. B. Renehan and A. L. Morrison,
Jr, on behalf of Santa Fe Lodge, B. p.
o. E., rendered to the board for ex-
hibition purposes the fine and large
elk in the rooms of the local lodge.
The animal is an especially fine speci-
men and is bound to attract consider
able attention at st. Louis. The offer
was accepted.
The beautiful silver filigree and
inlaid table which was exhibited at
the Worlds Fair at Chicago by the Wo-
mans Board of Trade of Santa Fe and
which is on exhibit at present at the
museum of the New Mexico Historical
Society in the old palace, was also Of
fered to the commission for exhibition
purposes by the Woman'S Board of
Trade and gratefully accepted. The
board then adjourned at p. m. to
meet this forenoon at 10 o'clock in the
Office of the superintendent of public
instruction at the capitol.
The board met again this forenoon
and took up the following business: 1t
was decided to place to the credit of
the educational committee for the pur-
pose of securing representative ex-
hibit set sum of money.
Arthur Seligman. chairman Of the
archaeological committee, was author
lied to make all such collections and
also to secure the best portion of the
New Mexico Historical Society's col
lection.
Eusebio Chacon was authorized to
visit the different cities and towns of
the Territory for the purpose of arous-
ing interest in the educational exhibit.
Plans were also discussed for the
collection of first class horticultural
and agricultural exhibit including a
model irrigated farm.