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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1920
Page
1
The Gallup McKinley County region portrays a stable growth future centered on the Interstate Fair October 1 2 and 3. Officials tout diverse development, coal and oil prospects, trades, and regional assets from the Grand Canyon to Zuni Pueblo, with Gallup as a trade hub and manufacturing town poised for expansion.
Rules enforce strict starts within three minutes with no delays. Entries close the evening before events at 8 o clock. Cow Horse and broncho contests with purses up to 100 dollars for multiple classes. Goat roping, relay, steer bulldogging, calf roping, pony express, flag and other exhibition events listed with various purses and no entry fees where stated. Indian Relay races and other tribal contests included with free entries for horse races.
The Gallup program lists Friday October 1 1920 with parade assembly at Plaza prize for best decorated float 30 dollars band concert and exhibits mid day intermission and multiple contests with prizes including steer riding goat roping tug of war and relay race. Dancing and fireworks planned. Saturday October 2 1920 features exhibits band concert flying machine show and various races and prizes. Albuquerque day includes band concert parade judging of exhibits multiple races prize money and a grand fireworks display.
Gallup rises from a mining and railroad hub to a thriving industrial city with 6500 residents. The town develops utilities including city water and sewer bonds, a 1600000 power plant, paving projects, and a strong wholesale trade reaching 200 miles. The Interstate Fair, hospitals, schools, and churches anchor growth as Gallup polishes its civic identity.
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