Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-21
OPENING DAY WILL SEE
EVERYTHING READY
FOR BIG FAIR
Last Week of Preparation for
Irrigation Congress Leaves
But Little 10
Be Done.
MUCH ADVERTISING
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY
The Congress and Exposition Has
Been Brought ForCibIy Before
the American Public
and Many Foreign
Countries.

of the preparations for the Sixteenth
National irrigation congress and In
ternational exposition finds the work
about done. There are some pictures
to be hanged and the stage to be
made ready in Convention hall. and
some exhibits to be installed and
walks and avenues to be rolled in
Traction park; but there remains a
week ahead for these to DE done and
next Monday will find everything in
proper order and the board of con-
troll and its auxiliary committees
ready to receive the advance guard
of the coming multitudes.
The preparations have been direct
ed by an executive committee of q
board of control. The board was ap-
pointed by the officers of the Six
teenth National Irrigation congress.
OF this board the chief officers are
Col. w. 5. Hopeweli OF Albuquerque.
chairman, and Col. r. h. Twitchell
of Las Vegas, secretary. The board,
in turn, appointed the executive COM
mittee, all residents Of Albuquerque
except Col. Twitchell, as follows: w.
5. Hopewell, chairman; NJ. l. Stern.
vice chairman; Il. (. Twitchell, Sec
retary; Berthold Spitz. d. A. Mac
pherson, George Arnot and Frank
Mckee.
These men have been in Albuquer-
que continuously since the campaign
was begun in December, 1907, except
when they have been away on busi-
ness connected with this enterprise.
Col. Twitchell, forsaking his other af-
fairs, likewise has been in Albuquer-
que continuously. Indeed. Col
TWitchell has been engaged in the
work since september, 1907, immedi-
ately after the Sacramento meeting
sent the Sixteenth congress to Albu-
querque.
The auditing committee upon
which the burden of using available
funds to the best advantage has de-
volved is lfr. Spitz, Mr.. Macpherson
and Mr.. Arnot.
The board has had additional help
in the persons OF w. A. Bager, as
slstant secretary; A. II. Padlev, clerk
and Stanley Kemp, stenographer.
The board also has had the advice
and assistance of %. l.. Medler of AL
/ buquerque, secretary of the Territor'
! ial Fair association.
! The board committee of publicity
! is +. l.. Vandegrift of Kansas City
! travelling correspondent of the Santa
! Fe railway, especially sent here b!
the company for that purpose.
| r. L. Wilson, travelling agent OF the
| industrial bureau of the Santa Fe
| also has had desk room at headquar'
! ters. Mr.. Wilson's duties, wholly II
the service of the Santa Fe. has beer
| to supervise the construction of thu
Santa Fe's mission lodge in Traction
| park. the collection of exhibits ant
views throughout the southwest anC
! the installation of the annex. This Il
the most attractive lodge in the parl
and speaks more eloquently of Mr.
! Wilson's work than printed word
I could. Stenographers for Mr.. vii
| son and Mr.. Vandegrift have beel
Miss Maude Currie and Miss Nstti
Mcintyre, sent here especially from
the Santa Fe's general offices ia To
/ peka.
The most expensive and durabl
construction that has been done 70
the Sixteenth congress is the COnven
ton hall, in which the sessions viii
be held. The money for this hand
some han was contributed by TIA
territory of New Mexico ($I50O), ant
by citizens of Albuquerque, in a.
S22,500; but the board of control ha
had a share of the responsibility o
construction. Since the hall was de
signed to be a permanent armory o
the New Mexico National guard, a
Wen as for large conventions, a loca
aEmory board has been Joined wit
the board OF control in the work, an
representing both NJ. l. Stern ha
been the supervising agent OF tn
joint board. So, really, when credi
is given for the handsome ConVen
ton hall, all hands point with prld
to Mr.. Stern.
When the board OF control too
over Traction park there was nothin
on the grounds except a dllapidate
grsndstand and race track and tn
Casino. These the board has repalre
and made secure, and, In addition
has erected four large and commodi
Gus buildings. established stock pen
made new fences, changed the en-
trance and filled, graded and role
drives, bicycle paths and walks. BE
sides these grounds have been adorn
, ed with palms and amoles, giving
the park an attractive and finishe
aspect.
In addition, by the efforts OF IN
board and its auxiliary COMMITTEES
the Santa Fe $ mission lodge, the Col