Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-03
FIRE WHISTLE TO
BLOW SIGNAL FOR
FAIR FUND START
Siren viii Apprise Entire City
That Twenty-Seven Com
mitteeS Are About to Begin
Campaign,

The big state fair subscription
campaign il primed 10 90 of prompt
| Is at o'clock tomorrow morning,
An hour before that time the fire
whistle viii awaken the city and pro-
claim that the time has arrived to
cash In on all hopes. expectations and
promises for the 1915 fair. IN hour
later 40 men Will leave The head
quarters at us North Second street
In automobiles 10 canvass thoroughly
| the city and surrounding country
during the next twelve or eighteen
hours to rake In the stuff that 'makes
the fair go' ak II was put by one of
the contestants Ia the slogan contest
Nor will they proceed in silence. Ey-
cry committee will be equipped with
demonstrating horn with which 10
rend the atmosphere and make known
the fact that. they are on the Job and
approaching There Will be some
noise connected with this campaign.
However the committee that Will
blow its horn the loudest will be the
one 10 report the largest subscription
list when the days work has been
done, either at o'clock or midnight,
as the case may be-
Meeting Largely Attended.
| Most Of the final arrange ments
We're completed at the mass meeting
at the Commercial club yesterday af-
ternoon, meeting which lacked
nothing in numbers or enthusiasm.
In fact, there was more confidence
and willingness TO work shown at
that meeting than at any OF the 9th
ers so far held, If such a dcmonstra-
ton be possible. The large meeting
room IN the club was filled every cap
tain who could be, in town today, be-
ing present. practically an OF the
committeeman and many others In
tercsted In the success OF the money
getting.
II was made plain by the remarks
of Chairman Hickey and MI Puiney
that the workers viii be expected to-
be at headquarters on North Second
street before o'clock tomorrow
morning. They will be furnished with
automobiles, banners, horns and the
lists OF names which they are TO see.
The committees We're not given the
cards yesterday afternoon, but fur
nlshed with typewriter lists of those
they are TO visit that they may have
G chance TO go over the ground they
are expected to cover. Every commit
tee will be expected TO be ready To-
20 forth at z, and any committeeman
who finds II absolutely impossible to-
work, must telephone his captain
early today, or he will he held To-
have missed performing sacred
duty.
Consistent Work Needed.
The chairman of the meeting and
the president of the fair made plain
the object of the meeting yesterday.
They stated that It would require
consistent work and enthusiasm to
win Friday Both stated that the sue
cess Of the fair depends upon the
captains and their teams and that a
fall-down on Friday would be disas-
trous to all the hopes for big fair
this fall. Neither doubted that the
enthusiasm and work would be forth
coming, as they said both have been
evinced since the work for the fair
was first started.
Mr. Kaseman of the committee
which has charge Of the listing of
names said that the committee
would work today to secure more
prospects as fair giyers. He suggest
cd that everyone present make an at
tempt 20 think of one or more per
sons. new arrivals In the city or per-
sons who have not been asked to give
before, and that their names be tele-
phoned either 10 him, to Mr.. Hickey
or to the fair office There viii be al
telephone at headquarters, No, 49,,
and on Friday if anyone wishes to
add a name to the list It win be
gratefully received and taken care of.
Lunch az Headquarters.
There will be lunch served at
the headquarters on Friday and sup
per If necessary. At the lunch hour,
the committee which has come near
est TO securing the amount estimated
on the cards Il has, will be presented
with bouquet The committee Sc
curing the largest total subscription
for the day will be awarded the spe-
eial box In the grandstand during the
week of the fair
Every captain and team Will be OK
pected to stick to the list II will be
given. If they desire to make a sub |
stltution, il will be necessary to make |
that fact known to the committee IN
charge of listing the names. It is felt
that a greater degree of success will
be obtained If the workers adhere to j
the system that has been worked out. |
Workers Welcome.
II there is anyone in the city who
has not been put on q committee and
who Is willing to work for the fair on
Friday, that person is asked TO report
at headquarters Friday morning and /
be assigned to some task such call
made In the meeting yesterday pro-
duced list OF available men, but |
more can he used "a advantage. There
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may be possible that an extra cont I
mttee can he used or more names
aided TO the committees already in ex-
istence.
All team captains are expected 10 4
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