Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-01-19
LARGE CROWDS see EXHIBITS
AGRIcULTuRALlsTs FROM MESA
AND CITIZENS AND CHILDREN
VISIT THE EXHIBIT.
TO MAKE THISTLE USEFUL
PROFESSOR TINsLEY HAS ne.
visED MEANS OF SLIDING
WHICH WILL BE Tried.

Though the New Mexico-Santa Fe
agricultural demonstration train pulled
into Las Vegas half hour ahead ol
schedule and without footing OF
whistles, it did not take long for the
people of Las Vegas and the farmers
from the mesa, to discover it's pres
ence and from 4 O'CLOCK yesterday aft
ernoon until dark, J. u. Tinsley, Santa
Fe agricultural expert, and the crew
of the train were kept on the jump
handling the crowds of men, women
and children who turned out to see
the big New Mexico farming exhibit
The train when it arrived in Las We
gas had just returned from a trip.
over the Santa Fe lines in northern
New Mexico. According to Professor
Tinsley, large crowds of farmers were
waiting to visit the train and attend
the lectures at all points where il |
stopped and the success of the ven
ture was proved by the enthusiasm |
with which it was received by the
farmers and their families. In the
larger cities over the state the crowds
have averaged over 1000 in each city
and hundreds have welcomed the
train at every stopping place
In Las Vegas, although the train
crew did not attempt to keep track
of the number who went through the
train it is thought that 5000 people
visited the exhibit. Farmers were
here yesterday from all points on the
mesa to see the exhibits in the train
and to attend the lectures at the Nor
NAL University last night. They were
all enthusiastic and spoke highly for
the latest work of the Santa Fe and
the Agricultural college in helping the
farmers in this state. The New Mex
leo demonstration train is being oper-
ated Jointly by the Santa Fe and the
New Mexico Agricultural College in
the interest of Better Farming in
New Mexico" Every station on the
Santa Fe lines in New Mexico will be
reached before the tour of the train
is brought to a conclusion. Stops OF
from one to four hours are being
made depending on the number OF
people attending and the size of the
community. The success of the train
thus far has surpassed the greatest
expectations of the promoters of the
idea.
The equipment of the first demon
stration train is as complete as could
he desired. The train consists of six
cars, four of which carry exhibits Of
grain, soils, dairy machinery, pump
ing machinery, live stock, horticul
ture. etc. The fifth car is larg'
coach. lighted by electricity and dec
grated with good roads pictures
which is sused as lecture room. Al
night meetings, illustrated lectures
are given in the lecture car. The
sixth car is private car used as liv
iy.g quarters by the train staff.
There are two large automobile
freight cars, fitted as live stock carr
and these contain some of the choic
est blooded dairy and beef cattle eve
brought into the state. The hv'
stock includes Viola Birthright,
three year old pure blood Guernse1
heifer. with a record of 1.54 pound
of butter per day; Emma, a sever
year old pure blood Jersey from tn
Ri Paso Dairy company's herd, am
bred at the Agricultural college; Dich
two year old Hereford-shorthorl
cross breed; Kindness H., an ADel
deen-Angus heifer which has draw
enthusiastic comment from ever
stoclr man who has seen her; Laddit
a yearling Holstein bull, whose angr
expression is no index to his dispos
tion. which is all that could be az
slider: Moselle of Lyons, a magnif
cent Holstein heifer, bred at the co
lege. -Four strains Of the finest por