Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-10-24

investigating committee somewhat
violently, declaring that the committee
had acted hastily and imprudently. Ht
characterized the report of the conf
mittee aud its publication as unfair.
unjust and unkind and alleged that
the action of the committee had done
more to njure the fair at home and
in the territory at large than any in
competence of its officers could have
done. MIR. Sellers iterated and re-
iteratcd that the committee had done
himself and Mr. Greer great and
irretrievable and outrageous wrong
in the eyes of the community and the
world at large. Colonel Sellers
speech was an extremely lengthy and
eloquent effort and he was compelled
TO stop several times for water and
breath during the course Of his peror-
alton
In conclusion he took up In detail
the charges of extravaganza and mis-
management made against the officers
of the association and denied the
truth of the allegations. lie declared
that the officers were hampered by
poor subscriptions on account of the
disadvantages under which the pre-
ViOus fair had labored. said that tho
Traction company sold no privileges
at the fair grounds because il had
spent large sums improving the
grounds, etc. and had the right to
decide whether or not privileges
should be sold. lie asked the mer-
chants of the city If they considered
themselves injured when as he al
legged, $lj0O0O had been brought to
the city during the fair Regarding
the charge that the officers had not
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committee, ne inveighed against the
members of the committee for crltl.
cizing the officers when Messrs. Greer
and Sellers had appointed them to the
committee He protested that he had
worked hard. that the charges of ex-
| travagance We're not true. that the
small subscription list was not the
| fault of the officers and denied the
| statement of the committee that the
office expense account of the officers
| had been too large. Touching tho
matter of the secretury's salary being
drawn In advance of the payment of
other creditors. Mr.. Sellers said thar
the expenses attached to the office Of
secretary are necessarily large: that il
was Imperative that he have the
money
The secretary said that the causes
OF the failure of tho fair we're three
The fact that the merchants did no,
want carnival. S2.500 overspent for
the races and the unusual number of
complimentary tickets issued.
Colonel sellers Plan.
He then made the suggestion that
as means OF raising the money to
Ipay Oft the dencit every subscriber
who received complimentary tickets
to the late fair buy at once. Il season
| ticket for the next fair or two season
| tickets ,as the case might be. the pric.
of these season tickets To be 81 Mr.
Sellers figures that he gave out sever
hundred complimentary tickets foi
/ the last fair representing thlrteet
hundred admissions for the week, ant
that II every subscriber who receive,
the benefit OF these complimentarIe
VIII buy the equivalent IN season tick
cts Tor 1906, a sum will be realize,
suiilclent to dispel much Of the gloon
that mas been enshrouding the mem
pets OF the committee and the asso
citation. The colonel also said tina
the complimentary privilege had bee,
abused Ut the last fair and that mucl
Of the deficit was due TO. this cause
Committee Declines to BE RebuLed
When Colonel Sellers sat down
pretty We'll winded and perspirlng pro
tusely. Chairman Macpherson OF III
auditing committee, which Col. Seller
had attacked 50 iiercely. arose al once
ahd stated that the report cen
Suflng the officers was correct Il
every detail that the commltte
would stand by It strictly and had n
apologies Whatever TO make 10 th
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