Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-17

REQUIRES Il lUUStI illllt DHl llloul Cs
much more satisfactory results.
"The special committee appointed to
solicit orders for the advertising New
! Old Santa Fe envelopes has done ener-
suits. Their orders make it necessary
! to more than double the number OF
envelopes on the first lot. This will
not necessitate any increase i'll the
appropriation, however, as the matter
; can be financed without it.
1--WE are also advised by the district
forester's Office that the supervisor s
headquarters for the Carson national
! forest will remain at Tres Piedras.
"Ths committee has been in CORE
spondence with various chambers OF
commerce throughout the country rel
ative to their experiences in reorgani-
cations. We have received lengthy
communications from San Diego, Co
lumbus, Ohio, and San Antonio, Texas.
"We attach hereto letter received
from the American City Bureau which
may be of interest:
August 27, 1913.
Mr.. H. II. Dorman, President Chamber
of Commerce. Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Dear Sir--It is a pleasure to reply
to your letter of August % asking for
additional information as to the pro-
posed use of the photographs and
drawings requested of the Santa Fe
chamber of commerce
The American City Bureau is called
upon from time to time to provide eX-
hibits, showing what other cities are
doing toward municipal Improvement.
In order to have the exhibits repre-
sentative, and at the same time to give
each community the benefit Of the pub
licty which incidentally results, we
are glad to have contributions of pho
tographs and drawings from every
part of the United States. We partic-
ularly like Before and After" pic
lures
In this connection it occurred to us
that you might be glad to have us ex-
hibit "The Present Condition of the
River Bank on the Site of San Miguel
Park" and "The Proposed Improve
ment. Including the River Pool" also
"The Present Condition of the River
Bank at the Proposed Loretta Play
ground" and "The Proposed Bank
improvement and POOL likewise
Southeast Corner of the Plaza, Show
ing the Site of the Proposed Santa Fe
Trail Arch" and "The Proposed Arch
at the End of the Trail"
AS stated in our former letter, we
prefer to use photographs and draw
ings 8x10 or larger There is no linn
it to the size. Our exhibits are pre-
served with care, consequently you
need no hesitancy in sending us the
best exhibits you may desire us to
have. Yours very truly.
THE AMERICAN CITY BUREAU,
J. Fl. BRADDOCK,
Executive Secretary.
New-OId Santa Fe.
Judge John R. McFie reported pro-
gress made by the New-Old Santa Fe
committee saying that the movement
to arrest the undermining of Santa
Fe is meeting with success and the
bungalow book is being offset uaugh-
teri. He spoke of the restoring of the
old Spanish portales to the Old Pal
ace of the Governors. a work which is
to be completed in two months AS
to the architectural contest, the judge
said he was pleased to announce that
many women have submitted plans
showing that the interest was not con- |
fined to men, Architects and build |
ers throughout the state have come !
forward" he added. The judge an
nounced that Frank Owen, in behalf of
the Santa Fe Water and Light COM !
pany, had offered to give the second !,
prize of the contest, the sum of fifty /
dollars. (Applause.)
New Mexico's Building. /
Colonel Twitchell, one of the New |
Mexico exposition commissioners max |
ing ARRANGEMENTS for exhibit of this |
state at San Diego, then arose and told /
Of the work of his commission and an
that definite plan had been .
upon. Amidst prolonged
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