The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-10-20
EXHIBIT AT
DALLAS FAIR
Fred z. Dennis Says Thousands oI
PeoPie Viewed curry-Roose.
vel, Display Each Day.

II the statements made by The peo-
pie Of Texas, who were in attendance
st the Texas State Fair, the Curry
ind Roosevelt County exhibit, which
vas q joint exhibit, made q great in,-
precision upon the people of Texas, is
the report of Fred z. Dennis, who
vent 10 Dallas as one Of Curry Coun-
ty's representatives, and who return
ID Tuesday morning. He stated that
il was impossible TO state the number
4 people who wanted 10 give the
Roosevelt and Curry County exhibit
tirst prize, but that was impossible
.nder the rules Of the Fair for only
Texas counties could compete. 1t
vas a great satisfaction to those in
charge Of the exhibit, that their work
vas praised but Mr. Dennis stated
that II was not the work OF those in
'hargc Of the exhibit which made 1t
the great success, but Il was the farm
ers Of Curry and Roosevelt Counties
ind the tireless efforts of the mem-
nors Of the Chambers Of Commerce
" the respective towns. The farmers
raised the products and gave them to
the members Of the Chambers of
commerce so that they could be eS-
h'bited and these products being such
ycoilent specimens of the products
ldinarily and commonly raised in
. New MeSico, it was u small matter
20 place them in an exhibit that would
attract thousands Of Fair visitors.
M. Dennis reports that on last
Wednesday an actual count OF the
people who passed the exhibit, from
uoon til closing time, was 2S,Sb0
pcopic, the count being made with
he use Of an adding machine. This
aumbep should bc doubled for the day
- he stated almost as many people 20
BY in the morning as m the afternoon.
He also stated that | was very "om-
mon TO hear the visitors say, you
,on't raise that in New Mexico, do
YOU. We always thought New Mexico
was nothing but u dosclt." From tais
and many other little incidents that
happened during his stay, hc states
, that he is positive that the people Of
Texas now have greater conception
ID what New Mexico can do in the
raising of crops, and that it is moi
The wind-blown, desert country that
hey have read reports Of. Mr.. Den.
mis- stated that his greatest regret was
that all Of the pCop'c Of Curry and
Roosevelt Counties were not and
could not, be present to sec the Texas
% State Fair, which for the first eight
laws had exhibited to approximately
f, $4,000 people, every state in the
Union being represented, as well az
many foreign countries, and which
had exhibits from twenty-seven Texas
counties, Dominion Of Canada, Re
public Of Mexico, and last but no,
least, the two counties Of New Mexico
he expresses great confidence that
the exhibit made by these counties
was well worth the effort and OK,
pcnse and that Curry and Roosevelt
Counties will reap great results from
the sending of an exhibit to Dallas
and that after one exhibit has beer
shown at the Fair the people of Texas
inquire for years thereafter for {
further sight at an exhibit IN thC
years to come. Last year Unior
County, New Mexico, had an exhibit
NJ Dallas. ard the question was askeC
many times, why Union County die
not have one there this year. SO i
20 now expected thot Curry and Roos
oyelt Counties VIII nave exhibits a
the neighboring state fairs in thu
yenrs to ccme. Those in charge o.
the Dallas Fair state that next yea
they viii open the Fair to Nationwide
rDmpetitFcn, and if SO, there is M
doubt but that Curry County, witt
Roosevelt County, could make an.
two counties in the whole Unite,
States, the keenest Of competition.
To show, the interest Texas peOpl'
took in New Mexico propaganda, tn
Agricultural building was examine,