Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-16
BIG DISPLAY
FROM NEW MEXICO
Plans Well Under Way for
Exhibit for Agricultural
Products.
SECRETARY HENING At WORK
VIII Reach Heart of Nation
Whence Come Land Buyers
and Homeseekers.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, June 1G-The
largest, most carefully selected and
most convincing display of fruits and
agricultural products ever sent out of
New Mexico this is the undertaking
upon which active work has been un-
der way for some weeks past by the
New Mexico bureau of immigration.
This display, in which it is now be-
lleved every farming district in New
Mexico will have representation, is
to be exhibited at the second annual
United States Land and Irrigation Ex-
position to be held in the Coliseum,
Chicago, the last two weeks in No
vember next. November last the bu-
reau of immigration succeeded in in
teresting a few districts in the terri
tory in a display at this exposition.
Preparation was not begun until the
products of the farm and orchards had
been picked over and marketed, and
as result the display was not as sat
isfactory as could have been desired.
Yet in spite of the hurried prepara-
tion it was pronounced the most COM
prehensive state display in the exposi-
ton, and this among displays from
every state and territory in the Union
The New Mexico exhibit attracted
wide attention in the newspapers and
in irrigation and development journals
and brought to the territory a large
volume of desirable publicity and a
considerable number of homeseekers
and land buyers,
At a recent meeting of the bureau of
immigration the members carefully
went over the results obtained from
this display and unanimously ordered
the secretary to undertake a much
larger and more comprehensive dis
play at the second exposition next
November Governor Mills, who hap
pened to be in Chicago, during the ex-
position last November, was much I'M
pressed with the far reaching influence
of the Land Show as a publicity
medium, and the governor has written
a letter to the secretary of the bureau
which emphasizes the importance of
thorough representation in the next
exposition. The governors letter fol-
lows:
Executive Office.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, June II, 1910
Mr.. Dear Mr. Deming:
Nv hoc
L. S. Land and Irrigation Exposition
which is to be held in the Coliseum,
! Chicago, November next. While the
showing made by New Mexico at this
exposition November last accomplish
ed considerable in the way of public
| ity, it was not as complete and thor
! ough representation Of the territory
as should have been made, and as
would have been made had the work
been undertaken earlier in the year.
This exposition is very important in
that it takes exhibits of our products
and resources right to the people
whom it is desirable to interest in
New Mexico, and it is hoped that the
territory can make thorough, COM
prehensive and high-class exhibit at
| the coming exposition. No effort to
this end should be spared and I am
sure that the people of the territory
will gladly cooperate in the work
when the Importance of the exposition
and the results to be accomplished are
placed before them.
| Very sincerely yours,
(Signed): WILLIAM ]. MILLS,
| Governor.
Mr.. H. B. Hening,
Sec'y, Bureau of immigration,
Albuquerque, n. M.
A large number of New Mexicans at
tended last years land show and with
out exception were deeply impressed
by it. They returned to the territory
determined to encourage more ex-
ltensive exhibit at the next exposition.
The results have been that whereas,
last year the bureau of immigration
had difficulty in interesting even the
few districts which made exhibits, this
|year there is encouragement on every
hand, district after district is taking
the matter up with the secretary of
the board and active preparation is
under way in many sections.
The mistake made last year of
waiting until the end of the season be-
fore beginning preparation of the ex-
hibit is not to be repated this year.
Permanent New Mexico Exhibit.
Early in the year the Bureau of I'M
migration began the preparation of a
permanent exhibit of New Mexico
fruits in glass jars, grain and other
non-perishable products which will be
practically complete by the first of
September. This exhibit, which will
be available at all times for display
nurnnSaS whore needed will hp sent