Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-24
Everybody Happy Over
Their Trip to Farm
inston Fair

rAHMlNGION, N. NJ, Sept. 20
One OF the chief attractions of Farm
ington is It's pretty homes. Nearly
every house is surrounded by an or
chard. They have lots of room. They
don't know what 1t is to be crowded
like they VIII be when the town is as
big as Durango is now. The great
majority OF the hundreds of visitors
delight In strolins around town and
admiring these homes, and the
thought strikes nearly every one.
how fortunate these people are who
live In here. And the strolls are not
confined merely to town. Many go
out In the country quite ways afoot.
The fayorite time for walking is early
In the morning or In the evening
when the sun is nearing the hori-
zon.
The people are extremely hospita-
Bile. Every man In town and every
farmer near town Is on hand with his
rig and Is ready TO show anybody
around who wants to get In. Hey.
there!" some farmer says whom you
never saw before, get right in: no
use In walking when there are SO
many horses doing nothing" and you
get In and he asks which way you
would like to go, If you don't know
he VIII tell you where the finest or
chards are and away you CO. They
want to show everybody good time.
The hotels are full and running over
and all the extra rooms in town
were pressed into service early in
the week. Pennington had said ev.
erybody wonld be taken care of. hut
Pennington was taken by surprise
Nobody thought so many would come
However, II resident heard OF any
today who had no place to sleep,
that resident made 1t his or her busi,
ness to find some place. Each man
or woman living here made 1t a per.
sonal matter. Such things are never
heard of In the larger towns, and this
very thing Is responsible for SO much
of the feeling of satisfaction which
the visitors have. Good fellowship
goes long ways. and In this respect
Pennington has certainly made a
name for herself.
Silverton has lots OF miners who
are saving up their money to buy a
home down here and Durango has a
few OF such. This class Is in evil
dence and they are taking advantage
o. the fair to see little of the coun-
try. Some of them have looked over
the country from Aztec to Fruitland
dairy consideration. With many this
is their first scant inspection OF the
country and those who were favor
ably impressed will doubtless go
again and take more time, and Farm
lngton will get results.
| The exhibits are not as large as
some expected. but this may be ac-
counted for In very natural way
The whole town is an exhibit. Every
house with an orchard or a garden or
a flower bed or a row of bee hives
IL an exhibit SO what was the use
Ia taking II all to the exhibit hall.
| Apples and peaches would show as
well on the trees as on the table
with Durango it is different Fruit
does not grow all over town and 30
all that Is seen must be taken to the
fair ground. That Is why Durango
has much larger exhibit than Farm
ington, though Durango must depend
upon Pennington for a carload for
exhibition.
The products of the orchard, farm
and garden occupy a large circus tent
In town centrally located. Every ex-
hiblt Is a marvel in itself and elicits
expressions OF amazement from Wis
itors. Such big liberia peaches. such
great big handsome apples tno won
der they call the railroad the Big
!, Red Apple line) such mammoth
J pumpkins. squashes and luscious mel
ons Zone pumpkin weighed So
pounds; such big potatoes. and fne
corn, and such great variety OF ev'
erything raised In thos productive
land and everything SO fine. 1t can
not be told about. 1t must be seen to
be appreciated.
And eat Every meal was feasi
to the visitors. Durango was tired
Of her own cooking and appreciated
: the change. Here the peaches were
! picked ripe. No allowance had beer
. made for shipping them aud LETTING
/, them stand In store a day or tws
before being used. Same way viii