Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-22
Sierra Comes Into the Fold
Under Pressure From En-
thusiaStIc Citizens Bent on
Exhibiting Resources,
ENTIRE STATE WILL
SOON BE LINED UP
PEOPLE Everywhere Aroused to
the Importance of Making
Best Showing in History Of
Southwest in October

President r. T. putney. of the state
foir commission and ID. A. Macpher-
son and r. L. d. McAllster. special
commissioners representing the state
fqir Arrangements returned 70 the city
ns uiGht from .4illsboro after a two
weeks "trip which took them over all
N southern New Mexico in the inter-
est Of the fair.
The "trip was in the highest degree
successful. Seven counties were Wis
ned Chaves, Lincoln, Otero, Dona
Ana. Grant Luna and Sierra in the
order named Every county made an
9ppropratiOn Of not less than five
hundred dollars for an exhibit AT the
fair and one county Dona Ana,
doublpd the amount asked by the
commissioners appropriating one
fhousand dollars The total number
of counties now pledged by an apprO-
priation To exhibit is nineteen, and it
K confidently expected that the other
seven counties will be in line by the
end of this week
The boosters were in Demng last
Wednesday. where they presented
their case before the county commits
sioners of Luna county Their re-
mest for am appropriation was backed
up by the endorsement OF some of the
most substantial citizens of Deming,
but the commissioners were not pre-
pared to act at once and asked for a
DELAY. The party left for HillsbOrO
Wednesday evening, and later were
advised by telephone that al "a suisse
Quent meeting of the Luna county
commissioners am appropriation Of
$500 had been made for the purpose
Of providing an adequate exhibit of
the countys resources at the fair
Sierra Enthusiastic.
Sierra is "a county Of magnificent
distances. and it was not possible for
the boosters to work with the same
speed there as in the other counties
thai they had visited Time was
needed 10 get the commissioners to-
gether i'm Hillsboro and still more
time was required to sound out
the sentiment Of the people and
get an expression from them for the
guidance of the commissioners
In the work that lay before them
the visitors were ably assisted by for
mer District Attorney e. d. Tit
mann who was indefatigable in his
efforts 10 see that the county should
be properly represented at the fair,
aided by A. NJ Gillespie, president of
the Sierra county bank, who aided in
strengthening out the financial tangle
in which the commissioners found
themselves and which threatened to
form a serious obstacle to the success
Of the efforts of the fair boosters
All the citizens of Sierra county
were enthusiastic over the proposition
to send an exhibit to Albuquerque but
q complication arose from the fact
that the county is temporarily embar-
Passed for funds owing to the delin-
quency Of several large taxpayers who
are now being sued for taxes. After
a consultation between the commits
sIoners and several Of the leading
business men Of the county, the mat
Ter was satisfactorily adjusted and an
appropriation OF $500 made.
Committee Is Named.
The meeting of the county commits
sloners, which was held in the court
house In Hillsboro Friday morning
was attended by Chairman Neil Sulli-
van and Commissioner J II. Latham,
commissioner Montoya being absent
'u d remote part OF the county ana
unable to attend The meeting was
addressed by Mir Putney, and brief
speeches advocating an appropriation
We're made by h. D. Tittmann, A. Nj.
1lllespie. G. G.. Crews, f. M. Bojor-
quez NJ. L. Kahler, L. Latham, Z. S.
Nelly and j f. Taf0ya.
When the appropriation had been
voted committee was appointed ia
nave charge % the exhibit and see
fair.
II was the sentiment of those at the
meeting 10 Hillsboro that an exhibit
VI sierra county's resources at the fair
tnis year is especially timely in view
u me fact that the Elephant Butte
uam' which lies entirely within the
.oony and which will irrigate more
yuan 10000 acres of land within its
uoruefs Is nearing completion and in
view Of The further fact that the rich
mineral deposits of Sierra county are
moW being actively worked and that
ule livestock industry of the county
mas never in more flourishing con-