The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-29

be and IL along other lines
there Is one thlns on which
h n hopeiessly behind the times.
No. not hopclesely. either. for the
evil can be remedied. Albuquerque
70 backward. far back w. the dark
AGES. 20 20 speak. on the question Of
raising funds for public affairs. The
ancient idea Of running up and down
n main street with a subscription
list, asking the man that Is nearest
for double what he ought to pay and
letting the fellow OF IN an isolated
corner get on without putting up
anything. has been practiced here,
with variations. for years.
Whenever there was a public move
ment OF any sort on foot IL was the
man In the conspicuous place that got
tapped" first and oftcnest. Beside.
me local public IL asked To give 20 30
many things and on so many occa-
sions that he gets weary Of a. Per-
petual asking makes him thlnk he Is
perpetuaIiy giving.
Now tners is another system in
force in other cities the size OF Albu-
querque. and larger. and smaller. and
Il ought 10 De In force here. That is
what is known as the budget" sys-
tenn. ri Paso has IL has had II for
several years. and you couldn't per-
suade an FL Paso business man to go
back to the old ~haphazard system OF
raising money for public events FOR
anything.
The budget system depends on two
things; First, knowing about what the
ANNUAL expenses Of tho community
for civic purposes are; and. second,
getting pledgeu enough from the local
people. az one time. 20 cover these
expenses. Then the fund arising
from thSft contribuu GONG which are
usually payable quarterly. II placed
In the hands " the hardest headed
committee OF business men. with a
good sprinkiing Of bankers, that can
be found Anyone that wants to
raise money Tor anything in the city
must see this committee. II the prop
osition is endorsed by this committee
the money - available for II imme-
diately out Of the budget fund and
there 81 no waiting or possibility OF
misunderstanding. II n project u
not approved by the committee. the
money isn't forthcoming. In either
event the business men IA been
spared the nuisance OF a committee
calling on them for a subscription
The budget system eliminates the
casual m%oney-rRiscr az all sorts. Here
In Albuquerque Il would work out TO
the raising OF. say. the fair contribu-
tion. funds for the educators conyen-
ton. perhaps something for the civic
Betterment league. and something
for contingencies, such as the good
a meeting next week
here are two great advantages for
the budget plan, one rs that the po-
tentiai contributor Is asked but once
20 contribute, and ne knows thon thai
his contribution Ia placed in the
hands u business men and given q
business administration. and the 9th
81 ~ that funds are available for
whatever the community wants 10
back. and under this system there are
usually plenty Of funds. Without plac
Ing ans unexpected burden on tho
merchant OF course, for something
like the Santa Re shop contribution
OF the Y. II. G. a Il special campaign
might be permitted. but the chances
are that u Albuquerque hid a com.
miitce composed Of halt a dozen men
We could name, handling budget
fund Of $4,000 TO $4,000 "a year.
they would have found . way 60 cir
cumvent the special campaign event F.,
for the Y. N. c. a
Albuquerque has a bright and shin p.
ing example cf this scheme right az
hand. NJ Paso has tried Il well ana
iH well pleased with u She raises
more money nov for advertising and
things hat actually benefit her own !
Interests than she aid before the plan
was put into effect. and she wastes
practically nothing, either Of energy
or money. In misdirea;cd efforts
Further she actually pays out ,ess, IL
il believed By III Paso business men
than when the old ~hap-hazard schemel
was az work.