Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-18
FAIR
BIC SUCCESS
Torrance County Surprises the
People With Its Fine
Exhibits.
PRACTICALLY NO DEBT
Through Aid Of the Ladies' Club Ex-
penses will Nearly All Be Met...List
Of Premiums Awarded Last Week.

Special Correspondence New Mexican
Estancia, N. NJ, Sept. II, 1905.
The first annual Torrance County
ralr, held at Estancia, closed with a
grand ball Friday evening and proved
a great success from every point of
view. Notwithstanding the fact that
Torrance County is the newest and
least known county of the Territory,
and its settlement in the valley Dor
tlon OF the county only dates back
little over two years, the exhibits of
farm and garden products were a
wonder, filling large hall to over
moving, and the quality was equal to
the best that could be found in any
part OF tho older states.
Especial mention should be nlaue
of the efforts put forth by the public
spirited citizens of the county to Sc
cure sports and entertainments for the
people, and every minute Of the three
days and evenings was filled with
something of interest for the visitors
from outside of the county. Large
crowds of people from various parts
of the Territory were in attendance
during the three days and all went
away expressing their appreciation of
the exhibit, and loud in their praise
of the showing of the valley.
Owing to the efforts of the Ladies'
Club, which managed the refreshment
stand and turned the profits over to
the association, it is believed that
the fair will about pay all expenses,
thing almost unheard of in such
new place.
The exhibits of products of the
county have been packed and sent
to Albuquerque for exhibition at the
Territorial Fair this week, thus
showing visitors from away the re-
sources of the county
One particularly noticeable feature
of the entire fair was the good order
sustained; not an extra officer being
employed nor a drunken man being
seen during the three days.
To much credit cannot be given to
S. B. Grimshaw, assistant to the presi-
dent and general manager of the San
ia Fe Central Railway, and to Frank
Dibert, assistant treasurer of the same
road, who were untiring in their eff
forts to make this first fair of Tor
rance County success and credit
| to the management. 1t was through
them that the grounds were secured
and that the Artillery Band from
Santa Fe, which did so much to ado
to the entertainment of the visitors
was engaged. To them also is due
the credit for the greater part of the
advertising which was done, thus
bringing the fair to the notice OF the
ipeople. The special trains run from
Santa Fe and intermediate points
were gotten up by Mr.. Grimshaw and
Mr.. Dibert and were the means o1
bringing many people who otherwise
would have been unable to attend.
The List of Premiums.
Ine following is the llSI OF pre-
miums given at the fair:
Best collection OF vegetables, Is
IS, A. w. Lentz; I'd best, T. J. Heady
Best asparagus SOC, A. w. Lentz. Bes
beet, SOC, Mrs. Cox; I'd best beet
Samuel Otero. Best sugar beet, SOC
Earnest Hoover. Best hill of beans
Keyser & Cluff; I'd best J. A. Carswel
Best collection of beans, $3.50, Kayse
~ Cluff; I'd best, Nicolas Baca Bes
snap beans, A. w. Lentz; I'd best, M
B. Atkinson. Best chill, Mrs. Cox
Best castor bean, SOC, Harry Averill
Best Collard sl50, Mrs. Cox. Bes
corn, sweet, $10O, Keyser & Cluf
Best corn, pop, soc, Tom Monk; q
best, Mrs. Cox. Best cucumbers, soc
Is. c. Lewis; I'd best, Mrs. T. ]. Yer
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