The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-28
HOVEY LIKES THE
/ OUTLOOK At THE
STATE FAIR
Publicity Man Tells, Roswell
The Fair Grounds Just Now
Present Busiest Scene in the
Whole State.
Olloswell Nvws.)

AiAuhMtu NNWksb
The New Mexico state fair viii
have great doings this year. said a.
NJ Hove. publicity agent q the Santa
re railway In eastern New Mskico and
northwest TeXas. yesterday. Ne came
Ia from Albuquerque. where he spent
Friday getting first-hand infOrmiNlo
on the state fair.
They took me out TO Traction park
where tho fair will be held. Just now
he busiest place In the state. There
were rows and rows Of new stalls Tor
cattle and horses, strings Of pens for
sheep. goats ana hosr. poultry quar-
tcrE, pavilion for the county exhibits.
and a lot ct other things for the
showing Of New Mexico products ana
the great variety Of amusement feat
urcs already arranged for Nearly
everything II ready for the sea Of can
vass that will cover much Of the show
this year.
"The race track n In condition and
horses are there In training. The
grandstand has been much extended
80 that everybody can have "A scat to
see the races. football games and 9TH
or sport There is a new to
grounds, landing the visitors right in
the midst OF the exhibits. The street
cars viii run into the grounds, for the
accommodation OF the patrons.
The management OF che fair ~
sparing no effort to make a real state
wide fair. Albuquerque e. doing its
best a. everybody is convinced that
this fair must be "a winner. otherwise
Albuquerque viii forever cease to DO
the state fair city OF New Mexico.
They are coming over to the state
livestock exposition at Roswell next
week TO show that Albuquerque h
ready 90 cooperate with the east side
in building up the state Of Now Mex
leo.
"The county exhibits viii make a
fair rs themschcs Word comes from
rounty is securing every nook and
corner for show things. This will be
the hrst statewide effort to snow New
Mexico agriculture. I doubt u any
state IN the Union can show q better
or greater variety OF products Of the
soil than New Mexico. barring things
tropical We have ourselves over
locked u agricultural possibilities
and Il is therefor not surprising that
the world as u whole ducs MOI takc US
seriously as "a farming state.
The livestock world knows New
Mexico largely us d grower Of indlf.
iorent cattle, sheep ana horses. This
reputation WAS NJ doubt deserved
twenty years ago. The livcstuCk cx-
hihits at the state fair this year will
demonstrate hat New Mexico now
grove good stock Hut New Mexico
has % long way To go until she be-
comes the leading meat producing
state in the west.
Aside from the state fair Albu-
gucrluc ltsclf Ia worth white guing To
SEQ. It is the metropolis ul the state,
a modern progressive city. II is COM
pact, built right w To- the station of
the santa Pc railway. The Alvarado
hotel is the center Of she cts. a
stroll beyond the limits uf this neat
Dlty takes the visitor Co uld Alhu-
qucruuc with its narrow streets. old
church and other things that carry
the visitor To other times aud another
civilization Around Albuquerque are
Indian pueblos. ruins and historical
spots that appeal especially to the
people Of the ncwSr counties OF the
state.
The railroads appreciate the value
of agricultural fairs and the Santa Fc
railway has made a low rate pf one
fare for the round trip to the state
TAR az Albuquerque. This gives
everyone the opportunity to visit the
fair without great cost