Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-08
SOME RECENT COMMENTS
ON THE RECENT FAIR

'ado-New Mexico fair this year W.;
BY far the best that has ever been
exhibited by the association. This Is
largely due to the untiring labors oil
Mr.. J. w, Turner, chairman of the
agricultural committee and his, co
workers, G. w. Spencer w. S
Weightman. Charles Pearson, ]. NJ
kinsley, George Allen in the agricul
tural and horticultural. and Messrs.
L oftus. Logan. Biggs. Walters and
Mcbride in the livestock; Messrs,
Owens, Schumacher, Milton. Flecl,
end York We're the committee on
poultry and pet stock.
! A few comments on the individual
displays will not here come amiss.
| While Phil Craig was awarded first
prize on his display OF vegetables, yet
the public was divided in their opln-
ion between this display and the mag
Efficient display of Mr.. Charles Pear
son of Florida. At any event those
two displays were worthy of any
worlds fair exhibit and the exhibit
ors deserve the congratulations of all
visitors.
The display of fruit exhibited by
Mr.. George Allen of Pennington and
Mrs. Eula Allen was the finest that
Mr.. Allen has ever put up. 1t went
far to make the agricultural hall q
grand success and 1t must have cost
Mr.. Allen five times as much as he
received in return from his prize
| money. Mr.. Allen Is always first and
foremost In boosting the country not
only with his exhibits, but with a
| good word for his competitors and
| with ready cash.
The exhibit OF the San Juan Fsuit
Growers association was probably
the best apple exhibit ever put up in
Colorado. 1t was composed of i44
boxes arranged on an inclined plane
and it attracted a crowd throughout
| the fair.
Pine River came to the front
through the efforts of the two princes
| Of boosters, j. p. Lowell who, It will
| be remembered. received SO many
gold medals from the worlds fair for
his grains and grasses. and w. r.
| Maloy, who Is accused Of lying awake
nights to think OF some good thing
| for Bayfield, and Pine, River district.
E. v. Campbell drew a first prize
for his potatoes. His display OF
fruit, flowers and vegetables was
fine. Mrs. Heber Graves opened the
eyes of the easterner who attended
the fair, with her display of grains,
which drew first prize. j. L. Day
had a very artistically arranged d,s-
pay of vegetables, potatoes. grains,
etc, and number of prizes received
by other people were grown from
seed propagated by Mr.. Day.
The Allison display was splendid
1t was gathered by two ladies' who
deserved a great deal more than they
received for their drive of forty miles
to show the products Of that rich
country. Mrs. ]. ]. Schenk drew first
prize for beans. and for the largest
sugar beet, and second prize on pota
tees while the rest OF her display was
very creditable. Phil Craig certainly
surprised himself with his display
and he received first prize for veget
ables and several seconds for corn
grains, etc.
| Mrs. A. L. Cotton had a magnifi
cent display of fruit and vegetable.
ard drew prizes on cauliflower. crab
apples and plums.
You should have seen the water
melons, musfmelons and vegetables
of John Cundiff from Pine river. Mr.
Cundiff pulled down number OF
prizes. F. C. Carbas had the BEST
plate OF pears, while his fruit exhibit
was fine. Floyd Bovee. big .urnip,
end other vegetables. 1t was claimed
that Mr.. Bovee required the assist
ance OF horse and chain to harvest
the turnip which he exhibited How
ard Bates pears and other fruits at
tracted great deal OF attention
Talk about potatoes, j. N. Briggs o.
Allison, Fred Kroeger and Mrs
Charles Idle certainly had them tina
would make Greeley potato grower
jealous.
Probably the greatest novelty ex
hibited was two small bundles o
wheat and oats. exhibited by Ut.
Indian named A. Kuebler mot on
worthy townsman All. This grail
was over eight feet tall and wa
shown by the Indian with grea
deal of pride. The next novelty va
collection OF potatoes shown by s
l.. Harwood of Pennington. This OILS
play was gathered by the old gentle
man during terrific rain-storm an
he is proud as being the Oldest es
hibitor at our fair. He received q
special first prize.
Julian Heber. J. Jelinek, #. Hays
John Hanna of Grommett, T. A. Hal
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