El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-23
PEG0S FAIR IS An
UNQUALIFIED
SUCCESS
Fort Davis Exhibit Highly
Conlplimented-Large
Attendance

Pecos. Texas. Sept 23.-In comment
Ing on the PeCOs fair, which closed
here last Friday Dr. r. III. Harley, vice
chairman and assistant general mana
ger had the following TO say 10 the Fl
Paso Herald correspondent PecOs' s
first annual fair has surprised no one
more In its glowing success than the
management of the fair itself W. eX-
pected good exhibits from the gravity
and pumped well districts, but we were
entirely uuprepared FOR the vast bulk
OF agricultural and fruit exhibits which
piled into the main exhibit tent an DAY
Wednesday and up until 10 o'clock Of
the opening day
After wishing practically every state
fair In the United STATES east OF ONO
during the past ten years, ] making II
a part Of my general immigrati ton busi-
ness 10 visit all important fairs, can
truly say that 7 have seldom seen eX-
hiblted better display Of agrlcul ture
and fruit products than those placed
on exhibit at Pec0s during the big fair.
I saw demonstrated In the actual aE-
riCultural product Itself the wonderful
future Of pumped water irrigation, and
that the first prize for general agri-
cultural exhibit was awarded TO
pumped water irrigation farmer Is a
great tribute to this new science which
sOcaued shallow water belt In Reeves
county and elsewhere where discov-
cred.
2
watering from the Pecos river, these
is no sense surpassed and according TO
the Official judges were Inferior to the
products placed on exhibit by the
pumped water irrigation farmers. And
this but means more than 200 600 acres
of rich land. underlaid with an mex
hausti5le supply OF pure shallow wa
ter, must be rapidly put under the pIOW
as IL now the case in the vicinity Of
the state irrigated experimental farm
and in the Hoban section OF Reeves
county, adjoining the PecOs Valley
Southern railway lines near SaragOsa.
You may say to The Herald that we
we're not surprised at the big crowd
which attended the fair from east
north and central wesg Texas and
southern OKLAHOMA ~ e expected them
but we were somewhat surprised at
the number of people who came great
distances to see the eXh1bits-and they
were all pleased
''PecOs performed quite a feat in
feeding people. Chairman T. B. PrUitt
Of the barbecue. informs me that he
fed as high as 1875 people atone time
o. the fair Seats were provided for
about 1900 but he fed az one time
as many as 1875. The side attractions
were most excellent. the free vaudeville
good. and altogether have never VISIT
ed a sectional fair which started of
better nor promises more than Pc
cOs's first annual celebration. Dr..
Harlzey,s remarks but echo those Of
hundreds OF others.
Fort Davis's Fine Showing.
Resolutions were passed at a joint
meeting Of the officers and members
Of the Pecos Comm erica1 club and the
Pec0s Fair association COMPLIMENTARY
20 the fine exhibit sent from Fort Da-
Wis TO the fair The Fort Davis Com
mercial club was conEraf uIated for
bringing 70 Pecos zone Of the most
magnificent exhibits OF fruits. fuclud-
Ing apples. pears, ounces, etc, ever
placed on display anywhere In the Unit
cd States. The resolutions acclaim
the great enterprise Of the Fort Da-
Wis people In seeking 10 build up the
wonderful apple and pear country in
the vicinity Of Fort Davis" q section
with few equals and no superiors as an
apple and pear country" The PecOs
Organ-za t1ons pledge their support TO
the movement for daily mail from
TOyahvale 10 Fort Davis.
Big Annual Event.
AT the annual meeting OF the PecOs
Commercial club. to be held here OctO-
Der 8, plans are TO be perfected for a
big annual SOuChWe srern fair at PeCos.
to which are to be invited delegates
from all over the rrans-Pecos country
tt should be stated that Hon. J. W
Moore, owner Of McKees Heights, Pc
COS and H c. Stewart director Of the
1ecOs state irrigated experimental
farm, had charge Of the arrangement Of
exhibits in the main exhibit tent, and TO
them has been accorded most Of the
tribute for the splendid exhibits shown.
Hon. WIN P Brady. general. manager Z
or the fair, arranged the plan for the
entire show