Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-10

Los Angeles Newspaper De-
cIareS New Mexico Struc-
ture Is Most Remarkable on
Exposition Grounds,

ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCE 70 MORNING JouRHAA
Santa Fe, Feb New MexlcO's
state structure at san Diego Is the
most remarkable on the exposition
grounds says one Of last Sunday's
Los Angeles papers In big headlines
over a double-eOlunn story of New
Mexico's achievement 1T Is a monu-
ment to the zeal and martyrdom of
the Franciscans and the vaior of the
spanish pioneers
1T differs radically from the 9TH
ers." continues the story, its architec.
ture being that developed by the
sppniards in New Mexico instead Of
the Alta California mission style. or
Spanish Moorish The structure
stands on the edge OF the mesa. its
rear facing Puente de Cabrllo. the
great bridge from the Laurel street
entrance to the grounds
Exhibits differ as radically as does
the architecture. Hundreds OF speei-
mems of minerals, all produced IN the
state, ranging from gold nuggets g.
meerschaum and from mica 10 cop
per- bearing porphyry, are shown IN
the first hall. 4 careful study OF
these is educational In a true sense.
In another hall are models. done
in wonderful detail, of the old New
Mexico pueblos of Pecos and Cuarai
with the missions built near them by
the Franciscans. They are ON a scale
Of one foot 60 one hundred, which
permits an excellent BIRDS eye view OF
the whole, and, at the same time,
leaves enough detail In the same
room. the san Miguel's church at SAN
"a Zee is shown. with models OF Bent's
fort, which was built on the Santa re
trail near the Arkansas river and the
mansion of Lucien b. Maxwell, known
10 every adventurer who passed on
the trail during the days Of the 4O's.
"The auditorium Of the building is
almost an exact reproduction of the
chapel of the Ac0ma mission, which
served as a model for the building.
IL is lined with exquisite oil paint
inss ard pastels, showing New Mex
icos lar escapes, ruins and the archi-
lecture of old Santa Re In this room
motion pictures are given daily. Thoy
deal with New MeXico's commercial
development and with its Indians.
Films of Indian dances, some of The
most interesting ever made, attract
large q owds daily.
The Forestry Exhibit.
"The forestry exhibit is a worth
while lesson in the protection of for
ests. The dominating note Is fire
prevention. The evils of deioresta
ton are shown vividly; and, so far as
possible. all phases of the United
States forestry work are dwelt upon,
even the tools used in fire fighting
and the supplies furnished the ram
gers being on display. In the forestry
room is an automatic machine when
shows stereopticon slides of agficul-
turaI and pastoral New Mexico. With
each picture is a printed text, eN-
planning and simplifying the view.
'The building is decorated with Ma
vaio blankets. woven by the Indians
of New Mexico with Indian plaques
made of brilliantly colored straws ana
with Indian pottery. There Is a re-
ception room for women, where al
conveuiences will be found, aud where
wood fires will be seen blazing cheer
fully on the CRATE.
THE New Mexico building is near
tho great pipe organ so that those Wn1
sit on the porticoas Of the building
may hear the wonderful strains from
the Instrument thus adding to inc
cathedral-like effect. In fact, the
building is called by many THE Des'
ert Cathedral.
An average of $500 colored souvo-
mir postal cards OF the New Mexico
building are sold daily and as the A.
tendance increases, this average VIII
double and treble, constituting an ad-
vertisement that costs the state moth
ing and yet, will be sent to the very
ends of the earth by the million before
the year is out
Another Los Angeles paper says NE
same day:
san Diego county school teachers
had the time of their life YESTERDAY
as they were entertained at the Ne"
Mexico building with fascinating PIC
lures in motion of Indian rnnces ana
a lecture by Wesley Bradfleld, of IN"
New Mexico state museum Later
their pictures we're taken while on
the roof of the building In the at-
ternoon again the teachers visited the
Indian Arts building, the model farm
aud grounds. Tho r1'rtcd nceert butt
by Jesse Nusbaum. OF the New Mexico
state museum, and the New Mexico
building, the lectures being BY l)l-
rector Edgar l.. lIewett OF the Schocl
of American Archaeology at SANTA
Fe: Wesley Bradfield. Carroll Scott
Mrs. Henry Foote Miss Alice klau-
Der. 4. T.. Kochlcr, Jr., Kate @ SEES
sion, and DR. j. G., Thompson
---~------