Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-25
COMMITTEE ALREADY AT WORK SECURING FUNDS TO
TAKE GOOD STRONG MUSICAL ORGANIZATION AL ONG
would BE Unfair DSdppOn
ns--Com al Work

An impromptu meeting of num-
her of the business men of Albuquer-
que this morning, demonstrated the
fact that there was strong sentiment
in favor of taking a band along on
the trade excursion. In fact it is
generally conceded that half the good
hat can be done towards advertising
Albuquerque will be lost unless a
band accompanies the trade eXcur-
sionists
After discussing the matter this
morning the business men decided that
while a number of them had voted
at the meeting last evening not TO
take the band. still on second thought
it would be much better in every
way, il the band could be secured.
As a result the band will go. A
committee was appointed by Manager
+. f. McCanna to raise funds for the
purpose of taking the band and this
committee has already secured
enough contributions for this purpose
to warrant the statement that the
trade excursion band will be a real
ity.
The members of this committee,
which will act with the regular COM
.
L. l.. Washburn, r. II. Lester and
w. F. Brogan.
Cost VIII BE Small.
Members of this committee found
upon investigation that a band of fif-
teen pieces can be taken along at a
cost of only $500 and needless to say
the. sum is insignificant as compared
with the advertising results such a
musical organization would produce.
The band will be the pick of the Elks'
band of this city and far superior to
the band carried by the El Paso peo-
pie on their trade excursion.
The following have already express
sed themselves as in favor of taking
the band and have backed up their
statements with substantial contrl-
buttons:
J. II. O'Rielly, George Ames, r. H.
Lester, T. l.. Washburn, Citizen Pub
fishing Co, Palace Billiard parlors
Charles Chadwick & CO., Rothenberg
II Schloss Cigar Co. William McIn-
tosh, NJ. Mandell. Frank A. Hubbell,
Harry Rankin, j. d. Rankin, Solo
mon Luna, DR.. ID. +. Copp, p. f. Nc
Gamma and S. WELLER. These were all
until noon today but the committee
spent the balance Of the afternoon
interviewing business men with the
result that the list is growing stead
lily. Little trouble is anticipated in
securing the sum required to take the
band along.
In speaking Of the matter this
morning Harry Rankin, who was a
veteran member Of the Commercial
club of Kansas City. and who or
ganized the first trade excursion
from that city, said:
Music is Necessary.
1T would be "A great mistake 10 go
upon that excursion without a band
and a good one. The cost is a small
matter when it is considered that this
is the first trip of a trade excursion
over the cutoff and the business men
IF Albuquerque are making an i'm
preston which will last for many
years. II Is only good business judg-
mcut 10 see that the excursion is car
rird out in a business like way and
we can not afford TO be cheap upon
this occasion. The Kansas city trade
excursion always carried the best
band IL was possible to get and did
everything else on the same scale We
are not only going 10 advertise our
selves Individually and our individual
businesses but we are going 10 adver-
l-e Greater Albuquerque and l don't
know Of anything better for that
purpose than a good band. BY all
means take a band along or stay at
home"
While fl is admitted that it will
likely be possible for most of the
wholesalers to see each individual
customer or prospective customer
stlll II will not be possible for the
retail merchant to interview every
man, woman and child-all Of whom
mean trade to him. II should also be
remembered that the women and
children form as much a part OF the
retailers trade as do the men them
selves. The only way iu which to
make the excursion a big success is