The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-11
Amount Sunk in Temporary
Buildings and Equipment in
oldAlbuquerque Park What
Caused the Deficit.
OUTCOME WAS NOT A
SURPRISE TO
Putney in Re-
port to Governor Also Re-
signs and Announces Retire
ment to Grocery Business.

The report and statement of the,
1915 state fair commission was made
public lasS night by President r. l.
Putney after he had sent a copy OF
the port 10 Governor William C.l
Mcdonald. and with Il his resigna-
ton as chairman OF the commission
and member OF the board.
The statement. a summary Of which
accompanies this article in an adjoin-
ing column. shows that the state iaif
this year failed 20 pay its way by sp-
proximately SiO,0 09. and also mat
MIR. Putney has given his personal
check Tor the amount Of the deficit
thus fulfilling TO the ultimate letter
his promise when he assumed the
leadership of the fair. that there
would be no deficit AT It's conclusion
The amount Of the fair fund deficit Is
] approximately the total OF eXpendi-
lures In temporary construction ana
equipment in the fair grounds at
Traction park. emphasizing as nothlns
else has done the absolute necessity
OF a permanently equipped state tair
grounds before the institution can be
placed on a solid financial basis.
Accompanying the report oi the.
commission MtANiH ~ NANAfA hANA 'A'
= proved by all It's members and Is a
complete statement OF detail covering
THE fair preparations ana results
President Putney gave out a state
ment in which ne announces that he
Is not only going back 20 the grocery
business, but that all rumors OF po-
'utical aspirations which his friends
have for him must be quoted. as he
. -. M. H.HanfF.n IH HHN#Nm FuHH hnHs
lpan IN public arairs, and none what
ever Of participation In politics.
This statement follows:
"a feel that my work is DON I
have been IN the state fair business
since last June, and now ! am going
hack into the wholesale grocery busi-
ness. / promised that J would do
what ! could 90 give the people Of
! New MeNico "a real state fair. one mat
they would be proud Of. and 1 don't
think / am throwing too many buu-
qnets ~ myself when ! say that with
the able assistance of commissioner
%scheurich and Belts and secretary
wiley. ] haye kept that promise
at might be e matter Of iutormt-
ton TO the public 10 know that the
hrst Intention OF the state fair COM
. UAAHrANN WEE To- MkMNNW ANY MfAH'NN NiNAN
there might have been and Jet the re-
Iport OF the state fair show ss no def
az az an. But after thinking the mat
ter over thoroughly we came 90 the
conclusion that Il was not fair 20 the
people Of the state. TO the people oi
this city yor To future manager OF
4 state fairs. tc allow them 70 believe
that TINS fair had been pulled on with
al sHaN .raH 4.fN.HF go 81. laaN fI.FHn q.
{ believe that the same could Doe done
I again. with the probability that they
would find that they were totally uu-
able 20 equal the record that We pro-
b posed 90 show wherein We had abb
sotbed this deficit.
"It has given me q great deal of
pleasure 20 do the work that I have
|, done. and while BE- has be.u very
strenuous the results have more than
repaid me for any expenditure OF
time or money that has been made.
IN the early stages uf the game 30
was hard for me 10 convince some OF
the various county commissioners that
an this work was being one through
"a splgt uf patriotism, with no Uiteriur
motive or hope ol reward. n is prob
able thut % doubt still rcmains .n Inc
minds OF some As "a matter ~ fsct.
! wish to state that in taking 60 place
pa the state fair commission I had
nothing. absolutely nothing, 10 m5
mind other than to demonstrate to the
people uf the state chat the foundJ-
uou OF o. real state fair could bee sue
cossfully laid and that . hoped for
20 reward Tor any efforts or money
that D might eNpcnd
Il might perhaps Doe EXCUSED toi
mentioning one thing boa tins guuneg
uuu. 80 The umo of the conception
of the s. N. o.. a lt would have been
Impossible 10 have raised $685. 600 If
thl. city had there NOT been harmon
The ending ot the y 81 g. A cam.
palgn found this entire ritF united
everybody satisfied with themsrl,,.
and mo- sore spots.
with this BOO mind when th. -rtl.
fair was lIst sIagcstcd and ut rfI.
ticlpaiIuE 100 %. Do occurred .l moo rhaI
inc same tb.ug might %, dom. u CO.,
state us in no., city. ] hut, bad th,
pleasure of participating boo cam.
Iiigu bon which nearis cy.s county it
the state was united and almost sl|
the cities in the yaIiuu. ourtI.s uor,
united and pulling for uH, strand ub.
iect--a state talr NU tho york Dol
which ! have participated for the last
two years has been along harmoniou.
lines and there bias been un absolute
absence of pulitir- Hr selfish motives
ot any sort DO BIAS been done purcl.
out of IL love ion thc state of Sew
Moaico and the people therein.