Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-10-24
NEW FAIR OFFICERS WILL
TACKLE DEFICIT PROBLEM
G.. L. Brooks and D. S. Rosenwald Made President
and Secretary for 1906-Retiring Secretary Resents
Censure and Suggests Plan to Raise Money.

At last nights meeting of the eX-
ecutive committee of the Twenty-tifth
flair, its subscribers and creditors, held
| in the hall over Zeiger's cafe. new Of
fcers were elected by the association,
| and the committee took active steps
toward at once meeting the big deficit
which now confronts the association.
The meeting was well attended, Sc
well attended that the big room was
| Icrowded TO It's capacity The meet
| ing brought out most clearly the fact
| hat all the members of the associa-
| tion and the citizens of Albuquerque
| generally are most enthusiastically
| determined to get right down to bust
ness. wipe the deficit off the books
of the association and start out with
| Il clean slate to have one of the best
fairs next year that Albuquerque has
ever seen. The gloom of the previous
meetings Of the committee was no.
| ticeably absent last night Instead
| there was enthusiasm TO burn Ev-
eryone had a suggestion to make and
there was a disposition TO get together.
take hold of the problem vigorously
land solve II.
The new officers elected are well
known business men in whom the
| lHhullt mas Allf uAlllbNi 'OllllutlAfs I UtA
are well fitted to take up the work
of making a good fair next year in
spite of the obstacles and no one has
the slightest doubt that the present
| difficulties will be manfully weathered
by the association under their leader
ship.
The new officers OF the Twenty
sixth fair as elected last night are
Geo. l.. Brooks president; b. Spitz
vice president; ID. ROsenwald, secrc-
tary and j. b. IIerndon, treasurer.
A committee was appointed TO sell
season tickets for the next fair this
committee to at once begin the work
with view Of getting money where
| with TO eXtrcate the fair association
| from the hole" The scheme was
the outcome Of q suggestion by Col
| y. X. B. Sellers, secretary of the
Twenty fifth fair, that all subscribers
who received complimentary tickets
to the last fair buy season tickets e
lneXt years event. this concession moi
mot affect the size OF their subscription
to the Twenty-siXth annual.
The committee for this purpose con.
sists of the officers elected last nigh
land the officers of the Twenty-fftt
flair, Messrs. Brooks. Spit2, Rosen,
Iwald HerndOn, Sellers. Greer ant
lArnot
The new officers were also by q
vote instructed to ascertain what ar.
arrangements can be made regarding
who shall have the power to dispos,
of concessions AT the fair grounds
next year and To enter into a writer
lagreement with the Traction company
lowners of Traction park, covering tn,
disposal Of concessions and all othel
matters pertaining To the fair ground.
during the fair week.
It was voted to accept the PROPOSE
ton of j. y. Rutherford In behalf al
the state Life Insurance company o
Indiana that that company will sub
scribe 80 per cent Of the premiums o.
Iall business done in Albuquerque dur
ing the next six months to the fail
association, toward paying the deficit
II was voted that the president of tn,
association designate the bank I,
(which all policies will be delivered an,
where one-half Of the premiums vii
be retained for the association I'm ac
eordance with the very generous OF
II fer of MIR. Rutherford.