The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-24


A KY idea that the Commercial
"A kluh's uninatnm ~ 20 the
holding Of the state fair ls q
binf eheald be eliminated from the
minds 81 any Of ns ~ho ara Inclined
~ to view The announcement o. the
clnb's ofncers with regard to the
meetine tonight. u has beer an
tha unless at least one hun
dred huslness men attend the meet
Ing tonlehs with a united demand for
the holding OF M state fair. ana an
evident intent 10 get behind IL and
stay behind q that she cinh viii DROP
al further state fair effort.
This kind Of a statement by the Of
ncere Of the commercial club Il sim
piy an evidence o. common sense.
The Officers o. the club cannot hold
a successful fair hero without the
backing Of me community they can
no more hope soe success It it than
could the state fair commission.
There Is ample ground Cor definite
question whether CT not Albuquerque
business interests want the state fair
q continue or not. II Is up TO Albu-
querque business interests TO say yes
Or no 20 the question. That Is simple
hualneaa
From the time Of the appointment
Of the FIRST state fair commission
there seems 70 have been a feeling
that Albuquerque had been absolved
or further responsibility for success
or failure Of the fair: that there was
no further need or personal respon-
sibility which used 20 inspire ali OF
us. sufficient money was advanced
to secure the state appropriation.
and there our active interest appears
10 have stopped. In the fnee OF this
Indifference the failure ~ the past
two state fairs IL not at al astonish-
ing. The wonder IL that they did as
weIi as the record shows.
We can Iet go Of this institution II
NE wish to do 70. The rest Of the
state il not insisting that We retain
II. A Ration. after three successful
events, the Northern New Mexico
Fair association IL preparing vigor-
,Susiy Tor its fair in October. Al RIOS
wsls the Livestock and Products ex-
position. In the face OF a failure last
year. caused By rain, Is enthusiastic
ally lining up for its second show,
statewide In extent and with the
solid backing Of the whole Pecos val
ley.
Had the question of the state fair
been raised In an active manner in
the last legislature the institution
either would haSe been located some
where else than at Albuquerque or
would have been abolished. The
good sense OF the Bernaliilo county
Representatives In keeping sim IL all
that averted the repeal OF the con-
tlnulng appropriation.
Yet Albuquerque by one enthusi-
astic. rousing. snappy movement can
re-establIsh the state fair permanent
~ n securely In this eity. and can
iny the foundation on which II can
and will grow Into a solid and inn
portant annual event like the annual
state fairs OF the older states. There
h. just one thing the matter with the
state fair. That thing Ia the impress
pion. general throughout the state,
hat Albuquerque ls Indifferent TO Il
and "a hs continuation and IT, sue
cesa. The situation is sufficiently
serious to remove all question OF the
importance Of an answer 20 the Com
mercial clubs inquiry tonight which
Il definite and firm and loud enough
10 be heard throughout the length
and breadth Of this state. The an
awer Is due.