The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-09
Joy At HALF.PRICE"
State Fair Commission Pulling OF a
Ticket Selling Campaign--Sellina
Tickets to Night Events at
Half Price

Joy at half-price" is the advertis-
ing slogan being used by the State
Fair. which is to say that the fair is
pulling off ticket selling campaign
throughout the state, disposing Of
tickets for the night gate and attrac-
tions at half price. Everyone who
expects to visit the fair is urged to
get ia on this bargain sale. The sale
opened Tuesday and will continue un.
ill October LIST, after which no night
tickets will he disposed of at cut rates.
The fair wants all the people of the
state To take advantage Of this SALE
Checks or money orders can be sent
TO the State Fair Commission at Albu-
querque for as many tickets as are
wanted and the same will he sent out
by the next mail. II is expected that
two thousand of the tickets will he
sold in Albuquerque this week, as "a
number Of committees composed of
prominent citizens are going from
house to house with the pasteboards.
During the fair, the regular night
admission to the grounds will be
twenty-five cents. The admission to
the grandstand in front of which the
big attractions are TO be seen will
also be twenty-five cents. During
this sale one can purchase ticket
good for both gate and grandstand
for the six nights for $l.50, or just
half of the regular price.
The state fair is conducting this
sale TO insure the cost Of the night
performances for which thousands Of
dollars are being paid. This Is the
first time in the history Of New Mex
leo that the fair has attempted any
amusement attractions, especially on
this scale, and to make sure of large
crowds, the fair is selling the tickets
in advance.
Some Of the finest attractions TO be
found in the country have been secur.
ed by the fair for the night programs.
One Of the big features will be the
night fireworks displays costing $4,000.
These are the same as are seen at
the largest parks and fairs and the
same as the company furnishing them
is putting on at the expositions on the
coast. Such large displays as the
hattie of Dardanelles, aerial warfare
and train collisions will be seen, as
well as smaller set pieces.
The Kilties Band is alone worth the
price of admission to the night shows.
Wherever this band plays concerts
fifty and seventy-five cents is paid to
hear, but at the fair the band is but
one of many attractions.
From the San Francisco show the
fair has secured the best high wire
act in the country which is beautiful
ly illuminated at night. There is
also the Fire Demons doing a bicycle
high dive with their clothes in flames
and plunging into atank of fire. There
will also be the Whittakers on slid
ing wire act in flames. The illumated
balloon ascensions which have been
features of the Missouri State Fair
for years will be seen at Albuquerque
at nights. The first illuminated horse
show ever held in the state will also
be added attractions for the night
shows. From San Diego the State
Fair management has secured the
moving pictures of New Mexico which
will be shown in front of the grand
stand also. There will be Scotch dan.
GERS, singers, bagpipers and other
society vaudeville. When the show in
the ring is concluded there will be the
big midway with fifteen shows under
canvass, dancing and other forms OF
amusement. The fair is adding to the
seating capacity to take care Of the
crowds.
Eeveryone expecting to attend the
fair should send in their money for
tickets at once and take advantag,
of the big cut in price.