Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-09-02
IMPETUS IS GIVEN
CIVIC LUNCHEONS
Proposal 10 Tour MImbres Valley by
Den,ing Business men After Lunch
cons at the Deming Armory
Dr. j. g. Moir Presided Last Wednes-
day and DIR. p. NJ. Steed Was Sc
leeted ~ Host for Tomorrow

DIR. Moir presided at last Wednes-
days luncheon and DIR. p. NJ. Steed
will be the host this week. Mrs. ]. u.
Moir, John G. Watson and Frank u.
Nordhaus were appointed a committee
10 provide for this weeks luncheon
and good feed" is assured. Miss
Mary Burr and Miss Myrtle Whitehill
served the luncheon. J. v. Schurtz
lde the selectiye singing while Miss
Helen Holt accompanied ON the piano.
The last peg TO assure county fair
was driven at the community luncheon
ON Wednesday when DIR. Moir called
Tor n discussion ON the subject. do
we want fairT A half dozen short
addresses all OF which were full OF
optimism were made. Ii was tn con-
sensus of all present that the county
should have fair and that the rails
ing OF $500 among the citizens OF
Deming for this purpose would not lie
difficult II committe would go after
Il.
A spirit was manifested at this
meeting TO set aglow the enthusiasm
of the financial committee OF which
+. l.. Nordhaus II chairman. to put the
Job over. He and County Agent Hey
man got the street and by noon the
next day the committee was assured "
the minimum amount Of $1,000, with a
still a number OF Deming business
men TO be seen.
We are confident that every farmer
and stockman In the county appreciates
this attitude on the part OF Deming' J
enterprising business men In cooperat-
ing 10 make this fair a success and
that they will In turn do their level
best to make the exhibits reflect O
genuine credit ON the progressive far
mers OF the Mimbres Valley.
Now Is the time TO think about AMI
make preparations for your part IN
the fair. The premium book will. no
doubt, be printed In the next ten days
and one will be mailed to every agri-
culturalist In the county.
We feel sure that these three days
in the first week OF October when we
can touch elbows with our fellow
farmer, see what he has done. and ask
him how he did II, will be full OF profit
10 all. Let us all then unite In making
this harvest festival one Of the grand
est that Deming has ever seen.
Luna county Is to have a real fair.
The money has been raised among the
business men OF the city for the ex-
penses including premiums and now II
Is up TO the farmers. stockmen and mt
ners to produce the exhibits. The
Mimbres Valley has lot OF things TO
exhibit, and II Is hoped that there viii
be enough interest to bring In and dis
play the products that will answer the
question: "Why IL DemingT
The fair will give the citizens the
benefit of knowing the wide range of
valuable products which the country Is
capable of producing. This knowledge
win he n source OF confidence to those
who have not a great acquaintance
with the resources In which this part
of the state abounds. IL will also offer
basis for intelligent cooperation be-
tween the business men OF the city and
the residents In this territory.
Fairs have been the source OF infor-
nation and enterprise since the middle
ages and no other institution has been
found that 30 accelerates the exchange
OF local ideas and commodities. The
money spent on such an institution and
the trouble Il Is TO direct II Is well
spent and will be the source OF future
profit to the Demlng business men that
put up the money and the exhibitors
who are enabled to draw favorable at
tention 10 the wares they offer.