Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-10
VALENCIA COUNTY
COMING FORWARD
FOR STATE FAIR
FoterpriSing Farmers and Mer-
chants Realize Possibilities
of Big Show and Take the
Matter Seriously,

$500, oo.sssronpEncs TO MORNING JOURNAL
- runas. Aug, 9.-DoWn in old
valencia county the people are tax
l. the New Mexico state fair serious
ANA every producing section of the
lonnty is on the job growing the pro
dncts and planning the exhibit when
I'm ,naI,e the very best showing pos
.!iIo and which will be the best eN-
Mil ever sent out from Valencia
Wv" w realize that Albuquerque has
.,,,aI,oped Ia the possibilities of real
s,ate fair" said one man at Belen,
md consequently we can see real
,.alua i'm the new order of things to
ann countv so we are willing to so
,bo limit in helping the movement
,Iorr knowing that we will get our
Snll share of the benefits growing out
If a fair such as Putncy gave the
"Surc, we are all coming to the
,t,to fair" said j. NJ. Luna, county
ctort "Our crops are splendid, our
,,oonle PROSPEROUS, ana we feel that
rp,ndh can be gained by comparing
our product with mat from other
Tho county is being thoroughly or
,anized for the state fair First there
vss appointed o central committee
consisting of Eugene KCmpenich, +.
n Dalies and Fred Huning. This
committee selected DR.. John A. NJ.
Ziepler superintendent of the county
oyhibit then letterheads were pub
-lishcd Valencia County Exhibit,
New Mexico state Fair, Albuquerque.
september $3.50, 1916 and cam
naign laid out to gather the best the
comfy affords for the exhibit.
DR. Xiegler has already covered oV-
or three hundred miles In his car ar
ranging for exhibits and selecting To-
cal representatives to look after the
handling and packing of products
which will be sent TO Albuquerque.
The frs trip made by Or. Zicglcr
covered n period Of five days, and
while il was hard going, on account
Of the muddy condition of the roads,
over three hundred miles was covered
and the towns Of laguna. Cubero,
Grant, san Rafpl, Bluewater aud Btbo
were visited and in each place some
one was selected who would take an
interest in selecting tho bestthe com
munitv afforded for the exhibit. Pro-
fessor Fox and superintendent Baca
accompanied pr Ziegler on the trip.
MIR. Baca looking after the boys and
girls work, making pictures and Sc
Letting exhibits which would be suit
able for the boys and girls section OF
the state fair
Boys and Girls Camp.
In this connection it might be said
that Valencia county is again the first
county to arrange for transportation
to send five boys and five girls to the
state encampment, these boys and
girls will be selected from those do
ing club work in the county, nearly
every club project is represented and
a very interesting exhibit Will be sent
along with the lucky youngsters VINO
win the trip this year There VIII
be some mighty fine pigs and chick
ems in the boys and girls exhibit,
while the gardening and canning, the
cooking, sewing and field crops clubs
will all be represented with a good
showing of exhibits Mr.. BaCa will
arrange for local exhibits among the
club members and in this manner
the very best the county affords in
the juvenile section will be sent to-
Albuquerque
Prof. James G. Wilde, superinten-
dent of the Indian school at Mesiti,
was selected to represent his district
Gus Weiss at Laguna, Mrs. G. b. Biho
at Bibo and F. Marques at Scbayeta.
Moquno is represented by Agustin
Chaves, Cubero by VIM. V. Dear
mand lie Vega by Donaciano Pirco,
Grants by Carl Seligman, and Blue
water by a committee of three con
ststing of f. =. Nelson, S. c. Young
and Mrs Vera ThOmpsOn at San Ra
Tel Manuel p-Y Chaves was selected.
Great interest was shown at all
places visited by DR.. Ziegler In
most places meetings were held and
everyone pledged himself to assist in
making the Valencia county exhibit
worthy the splendid county from
which il will come. Or Xiegler re-
ports crop conditions all that can he
desired, and while there is consider
able fruit in the county the yield is
way below the average this year.
In general summing up of condi-
hons as | found them in Valencia
county so far as il pertains to the
state fair one is led to the Conclu- |
SION that the biggest and best state
ialr that Albuquerque ever had has
been the means of placing our neigh
bors to the south Of US back Of the
movement in a very substantial way
ana they know that the high stand |
ara set last year will he equaled. if
rot surpassed this year with President
HOutndrd and Secretary Phil I,pNOlT /