Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-06
COMMISSION MAKES DECISION
AT SUGGESTION or LAS vEGAN
II ADOPTS PLAN cHARAc-
TERisTlc OF STATE.
MOVING PICTURES IOBE USED
RESOURCES or SUNSHINE STATE
TO BE SHOWN BY MANY
FEET or FILM.

If the recommendation of the New
Mexico exhibition commission is car
ried out, this state win be represent
ed at the Panama-C California exposi.
ton in san Diego in 1918 py build
ing entirely characteristic Of New
Mexico; a structure OF historical in
terest and Of architectural beauty.
That such building is the most ap-
propriate form to be taken by any at
tempt on the part of New Mexico to
attract public interest toward the
new state was the unanimous deci-
sion Of the commission yesterday at
a conference with Governor William
g. Mcdonald in Santa Fe. At the
suggestion of Colonel R. E. Twitch-
ell of this city the commission decid-
ed to recommend that the building be
an exact reproduction of the old
church and mission at Pecos, which
lis the oldest Spanish church monu-
ment in the United States
1t is the plan of the commission to
submit its recommendation to the leg
islature AZ it's session in January.
Provided the proper appropriation is
forthcoming, the building win be
erected. Colonel Twitchell is in pos
session of all the historical data
drawings and measurements and the
drawing Of plans for the exhibition
structure will be simple and mex
pensive proceeding.
The commission intends that the
main body Of the church section Of
the building shall be used as an as
sembly room, Here moving pictures
will be used to illustrate the marvel
GUS resources Of New Mexico. every
county being represented by many
feet of film. The interior walls will
be so arranged as to accommodate
historical and archaeological exhibits
from the Sunshine state.
Following the plan Of the Pecos
church, the mission section win i'm
mediately adjoin the church proper.
This will contain about twenty-five
rooms and will be built around two
large pateos. 1t is the intention to
allow each county in the state and
various corporations and individuals
who may so desire to place exhibits
in these apartments.
Outside the buildings it is planned
to exhibit a large quantity of coal
from the New Mexico mines. It is
to make this the largest dis
play of coal ever seen at any exhibit
ticn in the history of the world. The
various coal companies Of New Mex
leo will be requested to cooperate in
making this exhibit a success.
Other features Of the exhibit rep
this state were discussed
and plans formulated It was decid-
ed that greater attention would be at.
tracted should moving pictures be
used than If large quantities Of pro
ducts were placed on display For
this reason films will be utilized quite
Pictures win be taken
every one of New Mexico's
natural and developed resources.
Mines and smelters win be depicted
In operation. workers win be shown
picking and shipping fruit from New
Mexico orchards and many scenes
will be displayed in the irrigated and
farming sections,
Since the Panama California expo
sition will be in continuous operation
for an entire year, it was suggested
~ Colonel Twitchell and other mem
bers Of the COMMISSION that it would
attract favorable attention to New
Mexico should the various historical
and epochal pageanta, Indian dances
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