Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-09
"REMINISCENCES
OF FIRST FAIR
EVER HELD HERE
W, 7. McCreight, One Of the
Participants, Tells Of Event.
Robert G. IngersoII DeIiy-
cred an Address, He Says.

1T WIS thirty-three years ago In this
month that the first fair was held IN
Albuquerque. from October to 5.
1881. said ". T. McCrelght yesterday.
and feeling IN reminiscent mood /
am going to give YOU sosns interesting
facts about that early fair-some of
the facts which. to my knowledge.
have not been published since. N
was IN April. 1851. that a handful Of
men me- 10 the office Of
The then Judge ~. e. Haziedine. in
the old town. and talked over the
~ giving al annual fair or
exposition IN this city. 10 be- regarded
az Il territorial Institution. Soon there
after the New Mexico Agricultural.
Mineral and Industrial Exposition
and Driving Park association was 81.
ganized and later Incorporated.
Those Who Were Present.
II my memory serves right. and /
think am not mistaken because / was
here and took down the notes & 3 the
Journal there were present az that
history -makins meeting the fOlloaing
gentlemen. some Of whom have long
Ince passed away in death Cuv r.
s. stover. Franz fIuning. Jose L4au-
lro ferea. ST.. Ambrnslo Armiju. ".
X 4. Wilson. Thomas Hughes. ST., ".
T. Thomas. Harry r. Whiting. T. y.
putney VI. s. Otero. Charles Zeiger.
W @ Hazledine. Santiago Baca. Hen
- v. Harris. Dr W. T struohan, =.
r. Armijo. Elwood Madden. Judge L.
: Trimble, +. n. Kent Melchoir Wer-
ct. Thomas -. Pest. Pcrfecto ArmiJo.
Albert Grunsfeld. Mariana Armijo /
md several others. and think
Ieycral gentlemen from Santa Fc. I
me Of whom was l.. brad
ord Prince Col J. Francisco cha f
res, who In recent years was assassin
ted. attended the meeting from Los
.unas
Officers of FIRST Fair.
The first fair had as officers the
GLOWING gentlemen. T.. 5 Slower.
resident Franz Huning. first vice
resident, Jose t. Perea. ST.. second +
ice president. Ambroslo Arniio. third
Ice president. NJ s. Otero. fourth
ice president. W. X. z. Wilson Che
sas cashier u the Central bank nov
he First National bank. treasurer.
4. T. Thomas. SECRETARY; II. r. Whit
ng. corresponding secretary The ex- 7
cutiye committee WAS ". G.. Halle
line. Santiago BAca. y. T. Armljo.
'homas Hughes Sr and ElwOod Mad
EN-.
Seorct Great Success.
Tine fair was Il cracker jack In ev-
~ sense Of the word for those early +
Gys. and interfering prizes we're given /.
~ exhibitions Of minerals. mechanic
IT'S, stocks Of an kinds and there
fere exciting horse races--tr0tting,
aclug ana running. Billy Trimble
ad landed onb a few months before
he fair with six horses from the
outhcrn section OF Kentucky. as a /
ucleus for his livery stable, and he
Inferred his entire stable In all the /,
aces, capturing a majority Of the
urses Valentine s. Shelby a well
nown citizen Of Santa Fe. was the
uperintendent Of the horse races.
Robert G.. Ingersoll Present.
The lair wts opened BY an address
rom Lionel A. sheldon. governor Of
he territory, and on the day follow
lg Col. Robert G. Ingersoll. the sil-
er-tonsued orator who placed James
!. Blaine in nomination for the presi-
ency Of the United States. was pres
NJ and made an address 20 the peo-
lie, which was highly appreciated. lie
1 edicted great things for the then
Trritory OF New Mexico.
Printing of Catalogue.
II eau remember that the fair cata-
,gue for the first fair was brought
3 the Journal office, then in the old
own. and was asked to look over
he copy and give some estimate Of lbs
est realized that the committee
.anted more than could bargain To
ct out and had to turn down the
30. because the printers work
lg under me then were Tran
ito Msta. Nestor Montoya and
orenzo Henderson. and the work was
% big FOR me to tackle with them
$ my help an the material | had on
and. 50 the JOB went to Santa Fe and
as printed by the New Mexican job
apartment
large Crowd Came.
In looking over the copy for this
dialogue | can remember that the
lperintcndents for the various de-
lrtments constituted well known gem
emcn from the outside towns and,
Though railroad travelling was lit
e slower then than now, the first
lir was attended BY a large crowd,
'niparatively speaking, and the
vents were interesting 4 good rain
ime down on the fourth day OF the
.ir. but the Albuquerque spirit pre-
allied and the men who helped the
lnta Re railroad TO put Albuquerque
q the map and keep her there kept
ne events going regardless OF the rain
I'd the first fair went down in his
ry as a success in all particulars.
Bit OF journal History.
Here Is q biz Of history about the
ournal and Rave got to be brief, be- {
suse l have occupied too much
Your time now In June ,