Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-03
Big Plans FOR
, FALL FESTIVAL
MANY NOVEL ATTRACTIONS HAVE
ALREADY sEEs SECURED.
BALL GAMES and RACES
censrset Catered inse With Western
Amusement eemesns For Grand
essesa Carnival.

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a iaseEys~w ~ith Mr.. y, IA. pssgse
Ps"sa1<11 and Georer A. Flenaaae. sc
E"aaF* "A A. Fair association. reveals
ale fara MAI plans are maturing ranla.
fsT a seEy crediiahle and airgae
tiFe Pair and Pail festival.
A. ANNOUNCED aeEnsw. this will h4,
otEsd from sesaesaa~ 18Th la sep,em,
fsr 9Th Inclusive, with possibly an
s~adasional aa& tar e.as2pl%uiun ri the
tasaaai' tournament. "A CONTRACT Aas
'"'"''d 'nt" ,ais FTiaas ey-ning With
N" Western Amnsens.ui e.4s.snanx II
hansa@ C1'y lar agTani s.t.,t c.rs.i.a!
with tuo II the tsess fr,t acts that
-. nos telng shown anywher. i'm tn.
sesI One nj ,h' So cons 49, Of 'R.-eA
less RaSsejl." the taassas diver. whn
naaseS . 10 lsAa dive after rsding a
hie!eis down all incline II tWe.lt, fee,
or isoFt, The oihes will IL. suaa.thla.
novel IN the way Ut Ii Lalln,a ass..n-
sion.
The racing program H. liberal In its
prizes and conditions and will let In
every one Who has a horse that he II
Willing to put his money on.
The agricultural exhibit Is expect.
I'd TO he the best display that has ever
4 made in the territory of New
Mexico. The farmers Of the counties
of San Miguel. Mora. Colfax. Santa
Fe. Guadalupe and all counties that
are In reach Of Las Vegas have splen.
did crops Of all kinds and viii vie with
each other in making displays show.
ing that the agricultural possibilities
Of this section are In advance Of many
al the old agricultural states, 4 place
has been sci aside AT the grounds for
III" display of all agricultural pr,aiacts.
and a wide-awake committee has been
appointed IL looh. after the exhibits.
There will b. three bands OF music
In attendance. the streets will be light.
Cd with magnificent electrical dis.
plays. and there will b.. u solid week
of fun for everybody.
Las Vegas won the territorial base
ball tournament last season and viii
be In the field this wear with a first
class club, and the n~fficers feel as.
sured that the baseball prizes will be
captured by Las Vegas. The cowboy
relay races will he ON a larger scale
than ever. there being a cowboy relay
race arranged for each day Of the fair.
The street carnival and Open.air eX.
hibitions. both In the day time and at
night. will be on a grander scale than
ever before attempted In Las Vegas.
Las Vegas is rightly said to have
the finest park. not only In New Mex.
leo, but In the west. and the people Of
Las Vegas and vicinity rightly take
great pride In the park. The merchants
Of Las Vegas are known TO be enter
prising and upto-date. and the trades
and floral display in the parade will
be On a magnificent scale.
The Official program Of the entertain.
ment Is 10 in press and will be Is
sued in a few days. This program
will be In such shape that citizens can
mail copies of IL 10 their friends by
simply affixing a one-cent stamp. The
merchants are coming forward hber-
ally with their subscriptions: in fact.
many of them are giving at least
double what they did last year. The
committee is calling on the merchants
as rapidly as possible and all will be
called on in due time. 'Vamos to'Ve-
gas Is again to be the watchword. and
every good citizen Is putting his shout.
der to the wheel to make this the
greatest entertainment that has ever
been held in Las Vegas. |