The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-06
DAY AT
CARLSBAD
THE WINDUP OF THE BIG IRRIGA
TIoN CELEBRATION OF THE
PECOS VALLEY.
HAS DONE MUCH GOOD
The Celebration Has Done Much to
Advertise the Pecos Valley Decis-
ions in the Decorating Contests
Many Newspaper Men in Attendance
,pecial to the Daily Record.

Special to the Daily Record.
Carlsbad, N. M, July 5.-The last
day of the New Mexico Irrigation Gel
ebration was taken up by sports and
baseball games, etc. The game be-
tween Carlsbad and Lake Arthur re-
suited in a victory for Carlsbad, with
a score of II to 8, this being the first
game Carlsbad won in a series of
three with Lake Arthur.
There was a large attendance at
the race ground for the concluding
day, and many close and exciting
contests were pulled off. The eXercis-
es were concluded tonight at the court
by the great Canaan Military Band of
Winfield, Kansas. The best program
of the series was given, and at the
close the band received such an ova-
ton as only the people of Carlsbad
know how to give. AS usual the band
intended to close with Star Spangled
Banner, but after the demonstration
followed by three cheers, the band
played Dixie. You can imagine the
rest. Miss Katharene Strack, the so
ceived many beautiful flowers.
Unquestionably the music and sing
ing was the finest that has ever been
heard in Southeastern New Mexico.
hn Priv tn hn iT-riO Orat
ject today was one fthe most inter
esting features of the celebration.
CThis will be covered Monday.-Ed-)
Among the distinguished visitors
was w. H. Sanders, of the Reclama-
ton Service, wtho came il last night.
To comprehend what has been ac-
complished by the government in re-
storing the irrigation works at Carls-
bad can be but family understood
even by seeing the completed dam,
fumes, etc. solid as the eternal hills.
experimenting Engineer Reed was
kept busy for three days, togther with
Superintendent of Labor Roarke in
directing visitors and answering the
dam.
The judges who were appointed to
act on the committee of decorations
were: Judge A. S. Eylar, of Ell Paso;
William Palmer, of Las Cruces, and
W. A. Bryant, of Roswell. After care
full consideration the following prizes
were awarded:
Best decorated private residence,
Rev. E. Mcqueen Gray.
Second best decorated private res
idence, J. ]. Draper.
Best decorated store front, Carls-
bad Hardware Co. The manager of
this store is Arthur R. o. Quinn, the
mayor of Carlsbad, and one of the
wide-awake progressive citizens.
The prize for the most unique show
window was awarded to the Keebler-
Page-Dimmitt Co., apparel merchants.
This window showed a farm scene
with farm home, grass, trees and a
modern irrigation ditch with live fish
On a stand in the irrigation ditch
there was the head of dummy here
tofore bald, with eyebrows and hair
of green grass, and the following in
scription:
IF your days are full of care,
Brooding DER your long lost hair,
Then benold with elation
The great result, IRRIGATION"
The winning of this first prize will
be of especial interest to Roswell peo-
pie, as two members of the firm for
merly resided in Roswell, Messrs
Kenneth Keebler and Ralph Dimmttt,
Mr.. Dimmitt was formerly window
dresser for Price & Co at Roswell, and
he designed the prize winning window
mentioned above.
The consensus of opinion here now
| is that the great celebration will be
| the start of interest in making a
greater and more united Pecos Val
ley as well as greater Carlsbad
The advertising value OF the cele
bration is indicated by the fact thai
the following newspaper men were IL
attendance:
E w. Eskridge, representing tle
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, El Pass
Herald and Scripps News Association
A. D. Hodge, Houston Post
W. S. Burke, and C. E. Lukens, Al
buqureque Journal.
r. T. McCnng, special correspond
e1t and representative of the Roswell
Daily Record and dozen other pa
pers- -..-