The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-07

FuTEIfG mas 10 served "a eW-
M phuslae thc necessity Of plac-
ina the Ncw Mexico state fair
upon a permanent hasis-which can
only be done by housinE u 10 ~ own
permanent balldlnes-as she state
mont n rresideal Il. r putney to.
she people 81 Albuuuerque in yester-
DAYS ffsraid. IN connection with the
nirhs h tIckct selling campaign
hcsns carried out today. Mr. Putney
points out that the state fsir manag
ment han not been ~extrasasant. but
that Il has been forced to an enor-
nous necessary expenditure for the
housing 81 the cxhlbita which are
coming irom every county IN the
state. The state fair management
could NOT open It's exhibit halls to
halt h counties o. the state and not
open them 20 the other half: and,
AZ Mr. Putney says an invitation
could not le extendcd to a part q the
counties 20 participate and isnore the
rcst No citizen Of Albuquerque or
Of ths state wonid nave approved %
such a course; and as a result Of the
splendid response 10 the Invitation 90
participate In the FIRST real state lair
we have cver had, the fair manage
ment il forced 70 an expenditure Of
around $4,000 In order 10 provide
buildings for the EXHIBITS. This Is an
expense which no other faif manage
mept has ever had. for 'here has
never been a fair Cor which the
buildings at Traction park ~cre In
adequate. In the past generally our
trouble has been 10 MI the buildings
available.
The necessity for this hc,yy cN-
pendlturr In housing arrangements g
the snrest proof Of the great rrcccs.
OF the coming fair. The uae Grfort9'
nate feature Is that this neccssar,
extra expense Of 5000. and possiil,
more, Is in temporary builf;ngs and
equipment; that It Is for THIS air cnly
and SO Tar a. permanent property In
tcrcst IL concerned. Is lost when the
fair ends. OF necessity no perma'
nont buildings could be provided
The state fair commission does not
own Traction park.
The answer Is perfectly Hear. ~
buquerque Is soinS rack Prosideni
Petney and his associates o the nna.
limit In any expenditures hat ray be
n~eceasary 20 house this fair ans
make n q winner all along the line
That much h certain. II is bcing
demonstrated IN the ticket seilins
campainn today. But the situation
this year, and our first rxperienc'
with a genuine state fair, teaches al
that II cannot continue on a tempo
rary basis. Il il Albuquerques mex
big Job 10 provide a permanent s'atl
fair grounds, either IN the land whici
the Commercial club gave 20 lhe stat.
for that purpose some years ago, @
elsewhere, inc az equip those ground
with handsome. permanent buiidins'
thus simplifying fair manasement
making possible economical fair q
nancing. n providing a solid insti
tuition ~ which this city and 'h'
whole state viii be- proud.
Before mia could be done. or evci
started. IL WIS necessary % give tn
state a real state fair 10 demon
mrute The possibilities. This VIII have
been done on October i6th. Every
oxpensc necessary 20 make the dem
onstrauou complete and convincing d
Justified ana viii Doc Enthusiastically
approved as IL is being approved bs
Albuquerque people today. At tn
end Of this fair there is, not much
doub, that the present fair manage.
ment ana its oncrsctc cad viii be
ready 10 point the way tn % perma'
nent state fair equipment which VIII
ira the huge financial load from the
shoulders OF future state fair manage
ments.