Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-25
TOWN OF LAS
VEGAS TO L.,
ILLUMINATE
Money Raised 'o' Gorgeous Spec.
tacu!ar Effects Around Plaza
Santa Fe Railroad Company 70 Dis.
tribute Thousands Of Artistic Fold.
ers In Encish and Spanish. Rail.
reads Grant Low Rates. All the
Northern 7cwns Billed. Everybody
CcrirS 10 tre Fair.

Last night ct well attended meet
Ing CT west side business men, action
was taken with regard to the decora-
ton and illumination Of the town and
plaza during the fair. The measures
We're so effective that, without any
doubt, the west side will present a
beautiful appearance by day and look
like fairyand by night during the
whole week Of the fair.
The president and secre' '9ry Of the
fair association addressed the nectar
effectively showing the importance Of
decorating and Illuminating the town
The required money was subscribed
by those present at the meeting with
in five minutes. The decorative part
OF the program will be carried out
along the lines adopted for the east
size, in order to produce a harnoni-
GUS and beautiful tout ensemble
The color scheme Of red and yellow
the fair colors, will be followed. Each
trolley pole and separate wire will be
adorned with flowers and bunting. The
decorating will lie in charge Of the
official decorators, the fan-American
company.
A thousand lights will be used to
illuminate tie plaza. There will be a
string of lamps entirely around the
beautiful park and lights will stretch
from the street corners to the ellipse.
Tbewest side will present an alrir-
able appearance to the eyest CT the
hosts of visitors.
All the railroads except the Colorado
& Southern have now sranted excur-
sion rates to the Las Vegas fair. 1t
expects that the remaining road vii!
do so within few days. Word was
received this morning from the D. &
r. G. passenger department that a one
fare round trip would be granted from
Durango to Santa Fe. Word also came
from General Passenger Agent w. j.
Back of the Santa Fe that official
announcement of rates on the Pecos
Valley lines would be promulgated in
few days.
Representatives OF the Northern
New Mexico Fair who are out on en-
advertising tour in the north report
a thorough billing of Watrous, Spring
er, Wagon Mound, Ocate, Gardner.
plossburg, French, Dawson and RI
ton. J. B. Strausner and his bunch
OF bill artists are doing Trinidad to-
day. Mr.. Strausner says that vast
interest is being taken In all north
ern towns in the fair and that big
crowds may be expected.
The fair association is considering
a proposition from the manager OF
the boys band at Springer to bring
the organization to the city for the
fair parades and to take part In the
musical programs. The management
is determined to have plenty OF music
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa re
Railway company is doing a great deal
to boost the fair. The company has
agreed to have published and dis
tributed in the passenger trains with
in points covered by fair rates, 10000
dodgers in English containing the pro
gram OF the fair and an announcement
OF the low rates, and 5000 similar
dodgers Of artistic design published ir
Spanish. The Santa Fe advertising
department Is carrying In all the
papers within the fair district witt
which 1t has contracts ads quoting ths
fair rates and the fair features. In tht
New Mexican 1t has three column
. ad.
Ensemble pictures Of the Las Vega
ball team may be obtained at the fail
office for the cost price of twenty
five cents. This will make goot
souvenir for Las Vegas has the win
ming team this year, unless all sign
fail.
Those desiring to purchase exclusiv
rights to the private boxes in tn
grand stand for fair week shoul'
make application to the managemen
of the association very soon. Thes'
boxes will be sold for small pro
above the admission price to tn
grounds.
All merchants and business men wn
intens participating In the industria
and floral parade should notify Tn
secretary of the fair association witt
ont delay. This matter must be a
tended to at once in order that IN
line of the parade may be known.
All the fair preparations are goln
on apace and all signs point to a
immense throng Of visitors.