Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-04
APERMENW|N
SLOGAN CONTEST
FROM MANY
Editors of Two Weekly News.
papers in New Mexico Prove
Themselves Clever in Ar.
ranging Words.

Amor thoroughly reviewing tbc six.
hundred slogans 1na verses submitted
I0 boz Ncv Mexico bureau Of lmut
grafton The slogan committee Sou.
sistiug OF g. !. brooks president o..
me nmrow OF Immigration. g. Dana
johnson editor of tho Notnus IoU.
nal and William Kplcher city Dd'.
tor of The EyonIue Herald have De-.
cidod thar Two Encouragement. bo'h
editors of country weekly papct. are
entitled tu prizes
Tho decision Dr. announced loo Tho
following article. published Zoo the
Sew NoNico bulletin
The m1scs iu thr recent catch
phrase contest oft fhr nuIrau of lu.
migration have reached jhcu decision
after number o. mootiugs and care.
fui consideration OF all ot the phrases
and VERSES submitted There we're
more than 600 ~ these and consider
able time was reQuicd tO examine
them carefully Tho rules ot the con.
test published when fhc contest was
announced required that no phase
should contain mono than eight words
and no verse more Than -four lines \
llN "N Iff vi 81 Wa" NIlfNfW .NlI Nl|'
best catch phrase and of s. JO for the
second best phrase. and one prize OF
3. ln f0r the best verse, the Bureau
oi immigration fo have the privilege
of using an on pant OF any verse on
phrase submitted The idea was 90
secure new catch phrase which
would De- striking enough to attract
attention 10 New Mexico wrso used
on advertising matter and sla' merry.
4 great manl O.. The entries were
disqualified because of length
The Judges we're Hon g. o.
IIooks. president OF the bureau OF
Immigration. Mr. T. Dana Johnson.
editor ~ the Morning Journal ana MI
" \ kelchcr city editor OF the Al.
hupucrquc Evening Herald The
phrase or slogan which the Judges
considered best was anonymous. there
being 40 name or mark of any Kind
upon The paper This consisted Of tho
words New Mexico. the Sunshine
State, and was placed In the form Of
q design written around the New Mex.
leo state coat OF arms. the words New
Mexico being ~ tho TOP ana the words
THE Sunshine state Al the bottom
w NNl' WV. W Nf lN'N lNIN w tll nv
adopted and used Dos the Bureau o,
Immigration The second bcsi uhrasc
which under The rules wins ne first
prilc. WAS submitted hy M & "
Fairfield OF Santa BE and Is also de-.
sign as fol-oWs NoW Mexico Optim-
ism Opportunity. Opulonco'
Tho thlrd choice OF the Judges was
submitted by Nr r. II ~ Barnett,
editor Of the Panasco Valley Press. at
Hope y NJ. and is as follows. New
Mexico The Last West The Rest
Southwest This receives The second
priz" OF s..
Among the verses Inc Judges choice
was the following by Nh \ T. Loomis
oi Santa Fc y NJ
Hurry. Hurry You'll he late,
Pack youl grip and omigrate
Opportunities await
Corners 10 the newest state
The Judges found merit In q great
many at the phrases submitted and
also In q great many OF the verses ana
there Is no doubt that many OF these
or parts of them will bc available Tor
Bureau OF lmmigraiion advertising
from time 10 time SpnC" Ia the Bul'
letin forhids the mention of the long
list OF names at contestants 10 whom
honorable mention was given The
first choice of the Judges, the anonN
nous contribution, will be- made into
q design M once aud forwarded 10
WASHINGTON with an application Tor
| copyright a. a design.
Checks for the prizos viii be TOR
wardcd Immediately 90 the winners hy
Hon John \ Haley, treasurer at the
| Hurouu Of immigration