Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-16
State Fair Party Enjoy Them
selves Pushing Automobile
Through Two Miles Of Sand
Below CarrizOzo,
RAIN ADDS TO GENERAL
FEELING OF DISCOMFORT
Many Men Aid Squad in Sc
curing Exhibits and Dis
tInctIy Better Feeling To-
ward Exposition Produced,

El paso Tex, Aug. lj-The state
fair boosting party which is now ON
q toul OF the southern tier of COun-
lies M the interest of the big show
which rs 10 be held i'm Albuquerque in
october spent today i'm El Paso TAX
Inc rest and getting things lined up
far the work that lies before them
durinq the coming week i'm the cOun-
ties set to be visited lying adjacent to
E Paso They came down from
AlamogordO yesterday afternoon after
most successful meeting with the
county commissioners Of Otero cOUn-
ty. who appropriated $500 for am eX-
hibt of the countys S resources at the
fair.
Everywhere the boosters have been
during the week past they have been
accorded the most cheerful and
courteous treatment and have inVaria-
bly left the people whom they met
enthusiastic over the prospect OF their
county taking first honors at the
fair There have been hard nuts TO
crack. but cracking hard nuts is r..
Il. Putney's specially and the result
has always been Il better understand
ing and q renewed purpose ON the
part of everybody to pull together for
the good of the state fair. The gener-
Gus rivalry that exists between the va
rious counties and the determination
Of each to put up an exhibit that VIII
excel all others is one of the best
signs Of the complete success of the
next fair
Men Who Have Helped
The tremendous energy anC earn
estness OF Chief Pumev has been the
culer factor In the uubroken string Of
victories that have been won during
the past week, but in each of the
counties that the party has visited
able assistance has been rendered by
local enthusiasts who appreciated the
purposes of the present fair manage
ment and were anxious to see them
fulfilled.
I'm the Pecos valley District Attor-
ney r. x. Scott has been tower OF
strength to the boosters MI Scott IS
whirwind of energy not unlike Mr.
Puney, and when he gets his heail
seq ON am object he never let's up un-
Til that object is attained. Not only
did he smooth out fancied legal dll-
ficulties in Curry ana Roosevelt coun-
ties bat i'm his home town of RosWell
he left nothing undone TO see that the
proper amount of enthusiasm was IN
ieeted into the situation and 10 re
move the false impression that had
caused Chavcs county to be O. source
0f worry and uneasiness to the 1all'
management.
Chayes county was distinctly cool
when the boosters entered lL pul
when they left enthusiasm was at a
boiling point Winning over TO the
cause of the state fair Rev. A. -.
Grille. chaplain Of the New Mexico
Military institute, was a master stroke
tor Mr. Grille is an expert on
fairs and especially an expert ON
things that go to make a success ol a
fair such as the breeding Of live
stock and the raising of the hlshesl
grade agricultural products MI'
Crile's farm near Roswell, with lts
magnificent herd of registered Hol-
stein cattle, is one of the show places
around Roswell. When the support
of Mr. Grille had been secured the
success Of the Chaves county END OF
The fair was assured
Others who lent valuable assistance
to the boosters in Roswell were state
Senator j II. Hinkle, Secretary sam
Toms Of the Commercial club, y. A.
Cahoon, j. w. Poe and Meldrum Gray
Lincoln and Otcro.
The visitors found Lincoln county
all cooked and primed for their VISIT
The Wide-awake citizens OF CaffzoHo
and the surrounding country were
alive TO the benefits to be oDtalheu
from exhibiting at the fair and dld nor
need a great amount Of urging. DIS
Flct Attorney Hamilton. Assisl4h'
District Attorney Downs ana j. H. fia-
ley editor Of the CarriZozo News anu
postmaster of CarriZ0zo gave Nalua-
pie help to the party IN pfesehtlHA
lhelr case to the county commla lasloh-
eis, and assurance was given ihal
hlg crowd of Lincoln county cltlHehs
VIII be found i'm Albuquerque durilllss
iair week and that the county VIII
put up one of the best exhibits 70 pc
seen at that time
County Treasurer James A. Balrd
attectionately known TO his many
friends as "Uncle jim" Editor 6. W
Morgan, Of the Otero County News
otto Tinklepaugh, secretary OF lh'
commercial club and Guthrie snlli
We're the chief aids of the boostna
party In Alamogordo. A fear that
scarcity of county funds might EN-
boirass the movement for an eNhlpI
caused some uneasiness as 70 Oter'
county at first but this matter was
slfaightened out in satisfactory
manner, and Otero county is sure tf
nave its best foot forward at the ran
next October
Everywhere the boosters have
encountered the obstacle Of a misun
aerstanding on the part of major
NY Of the people to the effect that the
appropriation solicited is to be usee