Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
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After making an extensive tour o.
the state. Mr.. u. T.. Putnoy, presIden
81 the state fair board has learnc,
that something is the matter viii
Albuquerque. ana he wants tina
something remedled There is pre-
iudice over the state against thin
city, because the people of this ely
have sins 81 commission and % omis
sion.
II IN said that Albuquerque is atronp
for thin city az meeting place foi
people from other sections Of the
state, because we like TO have then
come here ana spend their money
and that citizens Of Albuquerque TAX,
no further interest In the conventions
after they are secured
When conventions and conferences
are held IN other sections Of the state
We do not 30 to them We promised
10 send "A delegation. one hundred
strong, 10 Roswell. q few years ago.
We arrived there lacking just ninety
nine per cent Of the promised num-
Der. The worst part Of Il all was that
Roswell had prepared for the hundred
per cent, and had not been notified
~ the nlnely-nino per cent failure.
We promised 10 welcome the Dong
Ana county good roads boosters viii
brass band. They came twent,
strong Not single AibuQuerqucan
was at the train and less than TWEEN
~ residents Of this city were present
at the good roads meeting which fol-
lowed.
For another example. when the
city high school building, which cost
the taxpayers about $4,000, was
dedicatcd. the visiting tenchcrs az be-
ing lust before the opening Of IA,
session Of the New Mexico Educa
tional association made up fulh
three fourlhs Of The audience, nnc
tbe audience filled about ono-half OF
the chairs OF the first floor Of th'
high school auditorium
We have the state university. /
is worth about ono hundred thous
and dollars year. financially, to ia,
city and " Of unmeasured benefi
morally aud cducationally Yet
when commencement day comet
around and speaker Of recognize,
ability Is invited here 20 address the
graduating class, sometimes as many
os dozen citizens of Albuquerque
not connected with the university
are present ats testimonial of tn,
appreciation in which the institution
is held by this city,
There Is much beside which nigh
be told of the thoughtless seliishnesi
or Albuqucrauouns In such matters
A tour OF the state has been mad,
Ny Mr. PutneN -. H. b. SELLERS. "A
p Hening, D. A. Macpherson and II
a. II MacAHisicr 80 the interest o
the state fair. By hard work nrac
ucany every county has cont
across with am appropriation of iron
5000 10 $1,000 Tor AN exhibit Ap
propflationa win be- made hy the 9th
en- four counties when their commits
sioners meet lt win be unanimous
~ New Mexico state fair
The men who composed the tvs,
flying squadrons found the sam,
hostility 20 Albuquerque in prac
ueally every section OF the state. After
"a conference ON the matter. aud th'
assurance that this hostility was no.
without fault ON Albuquerque part
81 WAS decided to call meeting o
the citizens al the high school audi
forum next Monday night for th
purpose 81 talking things over
Right here is vital natter Thu
hostility "a Albuquerque has beef
earned because You ieft it 90 othe
people 10 show an interest Ia puhu'
affairs. and. like YOu. the olher peo
pie did not show that interest Thl
Is time when both YOu and th'
other people must come 20 the audi
torium, FOR # is matter Of conceri
10 YOU. and other people can no
take your place.
This meeting il not Tor the pur