The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-24
Chavez County First on the
Job With Selection of It's
Location in the County Ex-
hibit Hall.
ROOSEVELT COUNTY
RUNS CLOSE SECOND
Blue Prints Of $4,000 Feet of
Available Floor Space Out
and Allotment Expected to
Be Complete Tomorrow.

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Wth the announcement by sccro-
tary Wiley that the state fair mah-
agemeng was ready to aiiot space In
the hail which b. 60 house the various
county exhibits and the mailing to
the various counties OF hiue-prints Of
ghe ground plan Of the space a pro-
nounced activity on the part ~ those
la charge OF the exhibits In different
parts Of the state has become appar-
ent. Teiegrams y poured into the
falr offices, u Mr.. Wiley Is being
kept busy aliotiu0 space according
% the nrst-come-nrst-seryc method
announced some dime ago.
Chayes county. through Dr. A. ID.
Grille Of Roswell. WA the first 60 get
IN is bid. and win a%ccordinely be
given tho space asked for d. Reese
Welt county wac not FAR behind, and
got second choice. other counties are
coming forward rapidly, ana u VIII
not be long before ais the space j.
taken %.
The total spncc allotted 60 The coun-
ties covers an area 81 fa,fG- feet
from which figures some idea Of the
magnitude OF this years fair may boz
sained. Tor this is only one 81 the
many huEe canvass that VIII make
up the tent city al Traction park.
Prizes FOR the Paradcs.
Funny stun are 10 be given recog-
milton in The big Industrial parade 70
be held on Albuquerque day. accord
ing Co a decision OF the committee
having that particular parade in
charge. A meeting of the committee
was held lass night Ia the CONNER
citi club parlors. AZ which every
member was present. Colonel John
borradeiie was the unanimous choice
OF the committee for chairman aud
was also named marshal of the pa
rade. % post which he has held 90
practically every state lair ever given
ID Albuquerque.
Do was the opinion Of tho committee
that o. distinction should hc made. n
the awarding oi prizes. between the
most elaborate and best decorated
float or display and the one showing
tho greatest originality ana accord
lgnly two separate ciaasincatious were
made aud Arst and second prizes ol.
$50 ana $40 rerpectItoiy were offered
BOB cach class. The desire ol thc pco-
pie 10 Doc amused was also taken into
consideration. and 90 was here that
the competition Tor comedy stuN wns
put 90. s prize OF $50 60 tho most
comical display aud ono of $40 tor
second money was offered. 80 re-
s%trictious were placed on the .ngenu-
ity OF those who enter this competi-
ton. Good clown tun-anything
that VIII make the folks lnugh and
feel goodwill be considered IN this
class.
The committee will start out to-
morrow morning Go find out what
merchants. societies. unions ana 9TH
co ORGANIZATIONS desire to participate
"a tho parade. The name of o.. A..
Matsou was added So the committee
90 assist iu this work
Pecos valley Man secs Grounds.
A. NJ Hove of Carlsbad. who has
charge Of the publicity work ol the
santa re- railroad Iu eastern Sew
MCxico ana The Texas Panhandle. is
90 the city Tor the purpose ut getting
thc fullest possible lime of iuforma-
uun regarding thc iair for the bone-
ht of abe newspapers served by bis
bureau Mr. hoNc was taken by Sec
rcttry Wiley thl. morning 90 the fair
grounds and shown the mauy Inc
-protcuteuts thar are coins ON there
tie declared thtt Interest It thg fair
H greater in the pccos valley This
year thau it had ever boon before. and
that ho eNpected 90 see bigger crowds
here from that section than nt amy
time Boa The past The santa DC raii-
foad, said Mr Hove. recognize the.
importance of tho fHir frum % bus.-
mess standpoint ana De- u-iug over,
endeavor 10 extend ihc ncart.est COO