The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
FAIR MOVEMENT IS
STARTED By CITY
Alderman Evans Introduces
Resolut 10 n which
Meets With Favor.
Citizens Generally Highly
in Favor of Plan and
Will Assist.

Over twenty Ave hundred dollars are
To be spent in advertising for fair
to be held in thus city during the lat
ter portion Of September or the first
of October. The above WIS embodied
in a resolution, starting "A fair move
ment, made by Alderman Evans, Of
the fourth ward, at the last meeting
Of the city council.
Alderman Evans, introduced his
rcsolui ion with few predatory re-.
marks which set forth the value Of
fair To the city and county by way Of
the advertising 1t gives and showed
that for every dollar spent over one
hundred dollars worth of results would
he obtained thereby, lie urgcG that
the movement be started by guarantee
ing both the local papers money suf
hcient to form a nucleus to begin
work ON special fair edition which
would contain cuts Of products aud
general description OF the country, its
resources aud advantages.
lie concluded his address by saying
that it was his idea and conviction that
IL fair properly managed Is pulled
off this fall that the advertising II
will give will double the population
here inside of the next year.
His resolution was met with hearty
appreciation by the other members Of
the eouncn all of whom were unani
mously in favor OF IL.
Comments on the streets since the
meeting Wednesday night all commend
Evans resolution, and many will take
an active interest in the fair, now
that the ball is rolling, and say they
we're only holding OF, waiting for the
city or county to start II before grow
ing over enthusiastic.
Everything suggests the possibilities
Of the greatest fair ever pulled OIL IN
Northeast New Mexico. The agrieui'
tural exhibits will, without doubt
he the best ever exhibited here, even
should the weather bureau deny the
county any more moisture, which IL
not at all likely, since rains are re-
ported from some sections OF the county
every week. The live stock display
will certainly be ahead Of anything
ever seen here, since this industry II
ON the increase and the people are
taking to it as n parallel with agr'cuI
ture.
The citizens generally are enthusias
tic over the subject, and fair has
been the talk among the farmers aud
business men for some months back
4, IL the intention Of the men back OF
the proposition to advertise II To th'
limit and when the special fair edi
tions come out to make II point tha'
a copy finds its way INTO every home
In the United States that has an nc
auaintance in this city.
The ,,ncii will take mp the mattel
with tn. Business Mems League mex
week and there IL will be thrashed ou'
and Il fair organization possibly 81
fected.
This will be Tucumcari's third an
nnal fair and as the second surpassed
the first il the third to surpaSs th'
second. Besides the usual county el
hibits Of agriculture and live stoc'
for which prizes will he given, Their
will be hundreds Of other exhibits b!
way Of paintings, fancy work. ana
other articles made by the housewives
to say nothing of the baby show "n'
the prize for good bread aud cake
Both the previous fairs were gran'
successes from every stand point ant
that IL one of the reasons fa'r I'M
wear In 40 strongly advocated.