The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-01
Gathering Tomorrow Night
Most Important Since Fair
Was Organized Every Man
Urged to Be on Time.
BIG CANVAS SPREAD
TO GO UP MONDAY
Roswell Cadets Will Spring a
Novelty With Machine Gun
Drill; Fair Offices Moving
to the Grounds.

The most important OF all commit
tee meetings, because Il Is The last to
be held since the 1915 state fair was
organized. will be held tomorrow
night at the Commercial club parlors.
II will be the final meeting OF all the
fair committees for the purpose of
reporting ON the work that has been
accomplished and that which remains
to be done IN the few days remaining
before the lair opens.
President Putney stated this morn
ing that Il Is or vital Importance that
every member of every fair commit
tee shall be present az this meeting.
and asked that the widest publicity
be given to the event and that all the
workers be urged TO attend. Tho
opening day of the fair IL now only
ten days on, and every ounce OF steam
must be applied by ali hose upon
whom devolves the work of making
the enterprise a success.
The receipt OF news from the war
department hat Il would be impossl-
bic Co spare any troops from the Dor
der TO come 20 the fair was a distinct
disappointment Ca the fair mQnGge-
ment. but In view OF all the cifcum-
stances there was nobody To blame cx-
ccpt the turbulent citizens OF Mexico.
whose activities require the strictcst
surveillance on the part OF Uncle
SANS soldiers. \ squadron OF cave
airy from Columbus. with u mounted
band OF 80 pieces had been promised
for the occasion. but the situation
along the Rio Grandc has recently
become so acute that IL was nocos-
sary to rcsclnd the order for their
transfer to Albuquerque.
Zig Tents Here Monday.
Secretary wiley stated this morn
ing thnt the tents which are To HOUSE
the exhibits al the fair urc being
shipped from Denver today, and that
they wiz be here Sunday in charlse 81
a special man who viii supCrlutcnd
the work OF putting them in place.
So great be- the spread OF canvas nee
cssary Tor the fair exhibits that il will
require "a week 20 ~ the tents AN iu
position. ana bright and early Monday
morning the laborcrs win get busy at
this work. This Will probably attract
big crowds of visitogs t. the park. as
IL VIII Doe quite a eight 81 see the
erection NJ SO large "a number of tents
uf such dimensions as these.
Cadets Bring Machine Guns.
News comes frou Roswell that the
battalion of cadets from the New
Mexico Military Institute viii spring
"a decided novelty 81 the visitors 60
the fair. Tho institute has recently
been presented with 90 number of the
latest improved machine suns. and
one Of the officers has invented 70 de-
vice for mounting them ON motor
cycles which b. entirely new. The
guns, mounted on motorcycles, VIII
bc brought to the fair and u demon
strsticn OF their effectiveness viii bc
made before the crowds 1T Traction
park. Army officers are much inter
osted in the new device. which VIII
bring about q revolution In artillery
practice ii 10 proves successful.
Ready for Itine Meet.
Secretary II. c.. Miller, who Is 81
charge Of the state rifle match which
Is 10 take place during the fair. stated
today that the work of getting a.,
range In shape for the biz shoot viii
begin tomorrow moruing ana will Do,
rushed To completion Pits are to D.,
dug for the 1.0OO-yard range am,
many improvements will Doe madc that
viii prove OF advantage tu the con.
tostauts In the different matches
When this WORK o. done, MI Mile.
said, Albuquerque VIII have one O
the C.nest rifle ranges in the Unite,
states.
Moving to Fair Grounds.
Secretary T.. W. wiley was as bus
as a hoe this morning moving IN.
books, furniture and other |parlphcr
MALTA Of the state fair h~c1duuarter
from the Putncy building to tho fai
grounds. So much Of Mr. Wiley.
/ time is required at Traction park nov
, that h was found imprac'icublc TO
/ him 90 maintain his office down tow
% any longer. and 10 was ON this uccoun
that the change was made.