Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-05-29
ARRANGEMENT
WILL PAY FOR A
CATCHY SLOGAN
Several Conditions Are 10 Be
Observed in Selecting Prize
Winning Campaign Cry
Premium Is 500.

The state fair wants a slogan is
willing to pay SEQ In fact for a short
snappy one that will cover the situa-
ton.
For the benefit Of those who may
covet that $50 the facts are set forth
as follows:
There are three facts we'll recog-
nized by the fair workers one Is that
the tentative budget of expenses shows
that a minimum OF $4,000 must be
raised In Albuquerque II there is to be
n fair. ANY fair management would
he foolish, under the existing condi-
tions, TO attempt to put on an event
OF sufficient size to dignity II with the
name of Il state exposition with any
less money from the city; and what
is more. no fair management has any
idea OF attempting H. As a matter OF
plain. cold fact, tits $40, 000 or moth
ing" The second fact Is that this
$40 900 must all be raised In one day,
Friday, June a. The third transpar-
ent truth Is that Albuquerque should
come forth with that amount and that
| If she will do so the returns on the
| investment will be adequate.
With these three ideas in mind, the
fair management wishes both the
highbrows and the lowhrows, II there
be any " the latter In Albuquerque
or New Mexico, to invent a slogan thai
will In a few words cover these truths
and the need of the money.
slogan for Campaign Only.
The slogan is not for the state fair
but simply for the soliciting campaign
All slogans must be mailed before
noon on Monday, and they should be
addressed To the state fair commits
sion, In care of the Slogan Commit
tee. box 59g, Albuquerque. judg-
ing committee consisting of II. II.
Henlng, Rev. Hugh Cooper and w, 7.
McCreight will decide the merits OF
the slogans submitted. When an APP
propriatc one has been selected, II VIII
appear about the city wherever there
is room for IL, which means that It
will be much In evidence.
Governor Mcdonald while here yes
terday designated w. H. Belts, of Sill
yer City, as the third member Of the
state fair commission. Locally, the
appointment met with the approval of
the business men and citizens. Mr..
Belts is well known public man OF
the state and one who will bring TO
the fair work great deal Of enthus-
iasm and earnest effort.
There will be held In Albuquerque
Tuesday a meeting of the fair COM
mission II Mr.. Belts and Charles
Scheurch of Clovis can arrange their
affairs To be in the city ON that dag,
| It is expected that the commission viii
organize and elect its officers.
Important Meeting Wednesday.
Next Wednesday afternoon AZ
| loclock there will be a very important
meeting OF team captains and com
mittee men at the Commercial club
I BY that time the lists of names will be
ready for the committees, and each
captain and team will be assigned the
persons upon whom they are to call
on the nomentous day of Friday
June 1. Every captain is expected TO
be present at this meeting.
A special prize has been offered TO
the committee on securing the largest
subscription during the day, 20 be
placed at the disposal Of the members
of the winning committee and their
families. The box Will be especially
decorated and will be referred to as
the meeting place of the "live ones.
Already there has sprung up among
the teams the feeling that the box Is
worth WOIklnE lplf dh Wtii 40 iit sat
isfaction of finishing in the lead on
the night of June 4th when the re-
turns are added.
The people of the city will be kept
informed Of the progress of the mon
ey-getting on next Friday by means Of
the fire whistle and the thermometer
on the tower Of the State National
bank building. II will not be possible
to give more than three reports dur
ing the day. however.
The lists of names are being made
up very carefully with the idea Of
letting no one escape who would and
should subscribe to the fair. Yester-
day four hundred postal cards were
sent out to previous subscribers, ask
ing that they suggest names of those
who have never subscribed heretofore
but who would and shonld subscribe.
BY this means a large ntimher of new
prospects have been added to the
committee lists