The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-23
Executive Sends Circular Let.
ter to All County Commits
sioners. Stating Facts With
Regard to State Building.
BOARDS LEGALLY CAN
MAINTAIN 1T NEXT YEAR
Declares Attorney General Has
Held Contributions Can Be
Made and Asserts .00005
Levy Will Do the Work.

Especial Dispatch to Evening Herald
Santa Fe, y. ~ Dec. Governor
Mcdonald today issued a signed state
mcnt To all members of the county
commissioners calling their attention
to the state building al the san Diego
exposition and asserting that they le-
Rally can make contributions To Sedb
fu open for the next year the expnsi-
ton having been extended for that
term. The governor estimates "A levy
Of .0OO05 will provide sufficient fundA
10 carry on the advertising and pub
licity activities of the building To- the
end of the exposition
The statement follows.
/ To Whom 10 May Concern.
rt is not The purpose OF this state
mcnt 10 advise but To Inform There
/ is no legal or Official obligation nor any
authority Tor the governor to direct
or advise the relations OF the subjects
, discussed
Therefore, | shall state the case aa
plainly and briefly as possible. lea to
ing IL To the discretion and judgment
Of the people aud those representative
who nov uuly have the power to take
such action promptly as is absolutely
her exhibit al san Diego during 1910.
Il has been authorltatiyciS announc
ed hy the management OF the san
Diego or PaaamR- California EXPOSE
tion that Il viii he kept open for an-
other vear or during all OF 1915 AZ.
surances have now been given hy for
eign aud other exhibitors at San
Francisco that many exhibits will bee
moved from san Francisco Go san
Diego. insuring a larger. better, more
Instructive and complete exhibit than
has been had there In 1915.
Al the second session of the hrst
state LEGISLATURE an appropriation of
$4,000 was made for the Panama
california exposition TO- be held Ia
san Diego iu 1915. with this the
board of exposition managers proSid
ed for in the bin WIS obliged tu pay
ail expenses OF organization. erecting
"A suitable building and gathering and
installing an exhibit, ana presumably
BE- was Intended that this WIS to main-
tain the seme You must readily see
how Inadequate this sum was for the
purpose of making "a crcditublc cN-
hibn Yet the board did go ahead un.
dau1ted, built a building superior 10
any other state building for the pur-
pose intended and which mas been so
a imircd and praised that prusision
has been made FOR it, duplication 10
our capital city as e permni lt monu-
ment To the judgment. ability and ar.
tistic taste Of the exposition board
After the luildilg haa seen built
/ the exhibits installed and ever, detail
. of complete and admirable display
! provided. the last state legislature wa,
, prevailed upon 90 appropriate the in.
/ sufficient sum of $4,000 for the pur,
pose of maintaining this splendid ex.
hibit.
Little did many appreciate WhR
had been accomplished in the face %
almost unsurmouHtablc difficulties. o
70 realize what yet remained tu hc dun'
10 10 proht fully from the energy aud th'
aacrit,r- already made. Win the Bi,
/. OF many counties and private subscrip
tlous. coupled with the willing shcrl
hDes and enthusiastic endcaNof of thl
board aud attendants. New Mcxicu uc
complishcd Wonders ana b. is nov
s,nctplN considered that she has th'
most appropriate exhibit al SAN Diego
SECOND tu uo state exhibit either thcr,
. ot at san Francisco.
The advertising and publlciis Of th,
lrieht sort obtained for our stat
through this enterprise is not only th
most valuable Iu anything cot Tins Kin,
u over el done Tor the state hut Ia th
p future Viii prove more valuable thal
aH the advertising over done before.
Ncw Mexico. iu one way and AN
- other obtained ana expended durlu
. and before 1915 about S55,oo0. ! De
i',e the value oi that exhibit wit
f. she resultiul publicity to hc fur mon
% than that SUM The building BE- thcre
/ the exhibit ,s there Aii that is uoN
= required s maintenance iu The propp
q manner THIS with tho expense fu
, One valuable ucw feature. Nll Dee FRO,
r $4,000 to $4,000. Are gou m aNo
% Of continuing t' ~ So how can th
money be obtained Thore viii be- n
session ot the legislature in time .
- make am appropriation Would ou
d people approve such actlul W 10 Coul
' be- had believe they would
' The state Appropriation means rca
u| is contributions from tho cou1tios "a,
.- cprdug Co thr taxable talues of raci
Sow 10 the counties believe that stat
appropriation would hc prupcr. mi
.g county commissioners of the yariot
d counfies have the power to make coi
is trbutlons tor exhibits from the cour
be- ties which in effect amounts tu tr
.i same as state corporation There
ly luo question in my mind that thcp ha,
o. the authority 90 Do this which IA,
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