Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-11
BIG EVENT HAS A LONG
DRAWN OUT NAME
But 1t Is All There--PldnS Submit
ted for Grounds and Exposition
Buildings Railroads Extend
ing Ald--ExhlbitS From
San Juan.

Mem bers of the board of control
of the National Irrigation congress
at the meeting held last night in the
boards offices in the Commercial
club building definitely decided on
an outlay of $17.50O for the armory
and convention hall TO be erected on
four lots on the northwest corner of
Fifth street and Silver avenue.
The sum of $17,5OO will include
the territorial appropriation of ST.
500 for an armory, but will not in
clude the $2,50O, the price to be paid
for the fourth lot of the site of the
hall on Silver avenue. The board of
control approved the convention hall
committees action in buying the lot
from William Kieke, the owner.
Plans for the convention hail, pre-
pared by Architects J. L. LaDriere, r..
y. Christy and f. w. Spencer, were
submitted by Major b. Ruppe, acting
for the New Mexico militia commits
sion in the absence of Adjutant Gen.
eral Harrington, and M. l.. stern,
secretary of the convention hall COM
mittee.
The plans, which called for a
building costing on an average or
$4,000, were discussed by the mem
bers. Then ways and means for
securing funds for the erection OF
the hall were talked of. e. l.. WASH
burn suggested that $4,000 in ad-
dition to the territorial appropriation
be raised.
NJ. L. stern thought $4,000 in ad-
dition to the appropriation and ex-
elusive Of the $4,000, the cost of the
additional lot, would be sufficient.
The convention hall committee, OF
which o. y. Marion is chairman ana
NJ. l.. stern, secretary, was instructad
to raise the $4,000 for the hall by
the board of control.
The committee is holding meet
ing in the office of the board of con-
troll this afternoon to devise ways
and means of raising the funds.
secretary r. Z. Twitchell submit
ted plans drawn by Architect J. L.
LaDriere, for the exposition grounds
surrounding the convention hall and
the exposition buildings.
one of the features of the exposi-
tion grounds according to the plans
of Secretary Twitchell will be seven
senting the seventeen states and ter
ritories where lands are reclaim
ed 10y the United states under the
reclamation act.
Practically all the vacant lots sur
rounding the site of the proposed
convention hall for block or more
have been granted to the board of
control 10 be occupied by the eX-
At nFn ing
report Of b. Spitz, chairman or the
committee to secure lands for the
exposition halls.
The Twenty eighth Territorial falr
and the Interstate Industrial ex-
position, mention of which was maze
in The Citizen two weeks ago when
It was first launched. viii be com
bined and under one management
the committee Of which b. SpllZ Is
chairman. =,
The territorial fair will retain al
of its principal features, such as the
horse racing, baseball tournaments,
stock exhibits, etc. The ban is placed
on street carnivals. The exhibits toi
the territorial fair will be made II
the industrial exposition buildings
The Industrial exposition promises
to become an important affair In the
southwest as Col. Hopeweu has IN
ylted the surrounding states and ter
ritorles TO send exhibits and has re-
ceived encouraging replies to MS
letters inviting exhibits.
Colonel Twitchell stated that ad'
vices from FL Paso indicate tina,
about fifteen standard Pullmans VII
be needed to bring the El Pase
delegation to this city.
Members of the board OF control
the governor and other Interested
will visit Silver City during the com
ing week to boost for the big con
gress.