Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-10-12
Stands Filled With EothuSiaS-
tie Boosters as Parade
Marches Down Race Track
at Traction Park,
GOVERNOR MCDONALD
URGES COOPERATION
Brilliant ASSenbIage Hears
Notable Speeches From
Public Men and Everybody
at Grounds Has Good Time,

The weather man ala his worst
Yesterday, and yet he failed TO spoil
the success of the biggest and best
state fair ever given i'm New Mexico.
Along during the morning there was
Intermittent driZzle. just as the pa
rade was starting TO the fairgrounds
the wind began To blow A little wind
is nothing out of the ordinary IN Al
buqucrque and nobody paid any par
ucular attention to il. This wind
however. was about six months out of
schedule Ii was one that was due
last April and had been delayed on
its way il blew, and it blew and IT
blew
I'm spite of the drizzle and the wind,
the grandstand at the park was filled
TO overflowin wheuO the parade
passed down the racetrack, and rous-
ing cheers We're given as the cadets
of the New Mexico Military institute,
in their spick -and-span uniforms, ana
the two companies of the national
Luard. marched with military pre-
cision in front of the spectators.
There was "a notable assemblage Of
officials in the boxes until the sud-
den wind drove them to the security
of the stands Governor Mcdonald,
ST MAJOR HOfIl0N H. N-tAAlF FAlf N~N@Atni 1N'
man B. G. Hernandez, Secretary of
State Antonio Lucero, Justice r.. Ii.
Hanna. state Superintendent of Pub
lfc instruction Alvan y. White, and
many other distinguished citizens
watched the parade with the most en-
thusiastic interest
The speeches were brief and to the
point. emphasizing the necessity fol-
unity of action in the interest of New
Mexico by the people of every section
Of the state Senator Catren was
compelled TO compete with a football
game and had some trouble in belnl
heard by the throngs in the wings
particularly when touchdown was
made by Roswell
Cooperation, the need of il ano
what it means 10 New Mexico an-
how the state fair is aiding to bring u
about. was the theme of a bret pu'
Very interesting address by Governor
William G. Mcdonald yesterday II
which he declared the biggest expo
sition formally opened.
The weather was touched upon bN
the governor, but as he used II oh1
to point the moral that slight re-
verse or a partially untaVoraDle con
dition was beneficial through causinl
appreciation Of perfection NOBODY
cared. The governor said he con
sidered It a dut yto the state to attent
the fair as well as an obligation ON nj
part to President r.. e. Putney an'
the state fair commission for its Worl
in organizing and preparing the eN
position,
Governor "speaks for An
The goycEnor after stating ina
united effort was important to tn
state in that Ii would bring them 10
gether in friendship and good feellnl
and enable them to accomplish
greater adtancements, read the tol
lowing extract from letter from az
Albuquerque friend:
You can speak for all or us an
tell us what we need very much l.
known, namely that we MUST Wor.
together and quit all this petty self
seeking. and stand altogether to bull
up this state to a position to Whlc
it is entitled and which ii has neVe
before had
Narrowness Always a Failure.
"No great success has ever result
ed from furthering narrow views an
selfish interests for personal prefer
ence," the governor continued, an
not considered i'm connection with IN
general good All along from the be
ginning of recorded history ana Iioi
time immemoral ana according l
traditions upon which our ciNlllzauo
is founded, the individual has mad |
subordinate to a certain extent ~
personal preferences for the good
his fellow men in order to accom-
plish anything permanent and lastln
for any and all.
Our Christian civilization is tounC
ed upon the greatest sacrifice eve