Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-03
Will Eclipse Any
thing Ever At
tempted Here
COMMITTEES SET TO WORK
Business Men of Capital Hold
Meeting and Start Ball
to Rolling.

AT meeting of representative busi
ness and professional men OF the city
yesterday afternoon in the parlors OF
the Claire hotel 1t was decided that q
celebration should be given in Santa
Fe on July that would eclipse any.
thing the city has ever attempted In
this line before.
Special trains will be run on all
railways, reduced rates given, base
ball games played, fireworks set OF,
horse racing, foot racing, band con
certs, dances and every and any kind
Of amusement of wholesome nature
that can be desired, will be the order
of the day
Rough plans made by those who at
tended the meeting yesterday will
mean the expenditure of fully $500
and this amount will be raised in the
opinion Of those who are promoting
the celebration, and 1t will be done
easily Committees were named to
look after every and all details and
the watchword will be push" for the
highest time ever known to the quaint
capital of the Sunshine Territory.
Meeting Well Attended.
Those who attended the meeting
yesterday, while not representing all
lines of business in the Capital City.
speak well for the success OF the
proposition. Everyone was there to
push and to make July in Santa Fe
this year one long to be remembered
They were: s. b. Grimshaw, W. H
Kennedy, A. j. Fischer, r. p. Gable.
J B. Wood, w. N. Townsend, Nathan
Salmon, Edward Ehle, A. s. Barney,
John P Lying, A. M. Dettelbach, Will
lam Gregg and s. B. Cartwright
A temporary organization was
formed and an executive committee
named consisting OF s. B. Grimshaw.
chairman, w. N. Townsend, 8. G
Cartwright, Edward Ehle, A. 8. Bar
ney and G. H. Donart. This committee
will see to it that some hustling Is
done and that nothing will be left un.
done to make the celebration howl
| ing success.
Committees Appointed.
Other committees appointed are: On
subscription: William Gregg, and W
H. Kennedy Bands: Edward Ehle
Public Speaking, William Gregg and
W. N. Townsend. Fireworks: 8. G
Cartwright and w. ~ Townsend
Dances, s G. Cartwright and John P
Lying. Balloon ascension, A. M. Det-
telbach. Special trains and railway
advertising, A. s. Barney, G. H. Don
art and s. B. Grimshaw.
While no definite action was taken
lit was the sense Of the merchants
injecting that the Elks' band and the
Perez band be retained to furnish
music for the celebration. 1t was fur
lther decided, In way, to have the
fireworks exhibition in the northern
part of the city near the Federal build
ing. Two, if not more baseball games
will be pulled off. One or more will
be played on Saturday and the other
or others on Sunday. Just what teams
will cross bats has not been decided.
1t is the intention to have at least
three dances in as many different
|places and all at the same time 50
THAT everyone who loves this sort OF
amusement will have the opportunity
to become satisfied.
Nathan Salmon, who as everyone
knows is an ardent admirer of good
horsefesh, will attempt to match sew
eral horse races and 1t may be that
some of them will be harness races,
This matter Is but talk and 1t may not
be possible to secure entries for such
amusements.
Railroads to Run Excursions.
The Santa Fe Central Railway com
'pany has announced that 1t would run
an excursion train from Willard leay
ing the latter place the morning OF
the Fourth, which is Saturday and re
turning leave Santa Fe Sunday eve
ming thus giving the excursionists an
excellent opportunity to see Santa Fe
Baseball games will be played Sun
day afternoon as diversion and
amusement to those who stay over
What action the other roads Will
take in this matter is not known but
, they will be asked to run excursion
, trains and there is little doubt but
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