Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-13

The T. seventh annual New
Mexico !. came to a close last night
with tn biggest carnival crowd on
the streets since the Saturday night
carnival became a feature of the an
nual show 1t was, like everything
else, about the fair just closed an in
dication that Albuquerque Is growing,
for last night the vast majority of the
thousands of visitors who were here
during the fair week had left for their
homes. and practically all of the peo-
pie on the streets were Albuquerque
people. Central avenue was a mass
of humanity from o'clock until mid
night. and when the crowd had
cleared away this morning, street
Commission Martin Tierney took
one long. sd, lingering look at the
battle ground. and heaved "A huge and
doleful sigh, for the tons of confetti
were banked about and 1t Is the street
commissioners Job to clean up. He is
going at It today. and he gives for
NAL notice that fair decorations must
come down right away.
There viii be no leaving of bedrag-
gled decorations about the front of
business hauses this year Every
n = must come down at once, for
Ia ..ad the fair and having made
to forget it right away and settle
down to business quick.
II has been a successful faif, Tor
aside from any. question OF the actual
financial outcome of the associations
accounts. which has not yes been de-
termined, and as usual cannot be TOT
several daos, ,AIbuquerque has enter
tained more people than ever before
From Sunday week ago until last
night every hotel and rooming house
and boarding house In the city has
been packed to the roof II has been
a record breaking mass of visitors
who have literally taken possession OF
the city, and who apparently have
had the time of their lives.
Thousands of people have come
here for the week and thousands or
dollars have been spent i'm Albuquer-
que business houses.
Gate Receipts Break Record.
The fair association was able to an
nounce last night that the gate re-
ceipts for this fair are ahead OF the
total of any other fair by a considera- |
bic sum The twenty-slxth annual fair |
broke the gate rereipts record but the
twenty-scventh went the fair of 1906 |
several dollars better.
II has been week of good sport |
aud first class amusement and the as |
soclation and its officers are to be
heartily congratulated on their sue |
Secretary Roy A. Stamm have de-
voted practically all of their time 10
the fair for Tho past three months, /
Mr. Hubbs taking charge of the oper-
ating. and Mr. Stamm handling the
enormous mass of detail work whi'h
falls to the office manager -
the big show Both men are enga I'd
In private business and both ve
abandoned that business entirely Tor
manv weeks to give their time and ~
Dor to making the fair a success. ThnN
deserve and will receive full credit
for their work. As is always me case
in Albuqueraue. they have had the
backing and assistance of business
men. and committeeman and have
found no lack of assistance when "
was called for. They have however.
asked for little aid In the manage
mcnt and the great burde mol the Dig
shaw has fallen on these two.
Manager Hubbs last night was out
as usual until tar after midnight. later
last night than ever and busier'
rounding up the last concessions peo-
MO and gathering in every dollar due
the association. while secretary
Stamm was also in the fair office un-
tH long after midnight receiving the
funds and checking out the carnival
shows
Fighting the Flames will give
special performance tonight for the
herefit OF the association.
The carnival shows will close down
today and BY evening It is hoped thar
the streets will have been cleared OF
an OF them.
The twenty-seventh annual ialr mas
gone into history II has given Albu-
querque an enormous amount OF the
best kind Of advertising ani IN every
way has been the biggest chow since
the Organization of the association
The city will now return 10 business
naving had its annual holiday. feehng
better for the week Of excitement ana
good times