Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-25
WOULD RREAT ALL
SUBSCRIBERS EQUALLY
1t Is Impossible to Issue Passes
Equitdbly to Subscribers. Com
mitteemen Say. SO Free Tick
cts Will Not Be Given
to Anyone.

Officers of the board of control and
the finance committee of the Six
teenth National irrigation congress
an International exposition have de-
cided to issue no passes to the ex-
position, even for subscribers. The
decision ia contained in the follow
ing notice, issued today:
September 25, 1908.
To the Subscribers of the Irrigation
Congress and Exposition, and the
Public in General.
Some of the subscribers to the Ir-
rigation congres and exposition hav-
ing declined to pay their subscrip-
tions on the ground that no passes
will be issued, We desire to inform
these subscribers and the public that
the board of control at a meeting
several months ago adopted a reso-
luton abolishing passes. No passes
at the coming exposition and fair will
be issued as no equitable means OF
distribution can be made on account
Of difference in amounts OF subscrip-
tions. II passes were issued, there
could be no way Of determining to
the satisfaction of the subscribers
themselves as to whom passes should
be issued and the number. The rec
ord Of paid admissions at the last fair
show that on Thursday, the day
passes were not honored. the re-
ceipts of that day exceeded any 9TH
er days receipts over $1,500. The
admissions of persons who would
probably receive passes IL Issued
should, for the coming exposition,
average at least $1,000 for the ten
days. The board Of control and the
officers of the exposition deem 1t
more Just to the subscribers that the
admissions should be collected and
the amount received from this pur-
pose used to defray the expenses Of
the fair and exposition, and any sur
plus distributed to the subscribers
pro rata in proportion to their sub
scriptions. In this way the sub
scribers are treated equally, and one
pass holder Is not receiving more
| benefit than another by availing him
| self of the use of his pass for more
admissions than some other holder.
Subscriptions from the residents In
several of the counties have also been
! received, and turned over to the board
| Of control as a collective subscription
from such county. No proper way
could be devised for the distribution
| of passes in such case.
| The only free admissions at the
| coming exposition and fair will be
the employees, officers, and persons In
charge of exhibits of a character and
class that reasonably entitle them to
exhibitors tickets in the judgment OF
the management, horsemen and peo-
Pile taking part in particular events
on certain days.
On account OF the alleged abuse
of the pass privilege at previous fairs,
the board of control after a careful
consideration of the matter feels thai
1t is to the interests of the subscrib-
ers themselves that no passes be is
sued.
On the faith of the subscriptions
as made, the board of control has en-
tered into contracts which must b'
carried out, and the contract of sub
s,r.Ption is a moral and civic obli
CATION which no subscriber can will
honor to himself fail to perform.
BY order of the executive commit
tee.
w. S. HOPEWELL,
Chairman Board of Control an,
President OF Exposition.
r. e. TWITCHELL,
Secretary Board % Control.
E. L. MEDLER,
Secretary Exposition and Fair.
d. A. MACPHERSON
t Chairman Finance Committee.