Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-28
To
Be PLACED UNDER
THE MICROSCOPE
General Demand to Know
What Ais the Town Calls
for Meeting at High School
Auditorium Monday Night

iout of condition
During the last few weeks repre-
sentatIves OF the state fair commission
have visited practically every county
| IA New Mexico in the interest ~ the
flair. Everywhere they have gone
they have found the people with
whom they came IN contact cordial
enough on the subject Of the fair but
decidedly distant and offish when il
came 10 discussion of Albuquerque.
IAt first the commissioners asked
themselves. What's the matter with
Albuquerque g' Az the end Of their
'uip they decided thar about every
thing De- the matter with Albuquerque
that can be the matter with a town
that Is populated by real live ones
who want 10 DO the right thing.
To Talk II over
II therefore occurred TO President
IN. y Putney and a few other proml-
nent citizens who have the good Of
the city az heart chat il would hc wen
for Albuquerque to place herself UNI
der the microscope ana find on
lust what particular bug IL is that is
biting her and get rid of that bug. Ac-
cordngly q meeting has been called
for Monday night IN the high school
auditorium. at which Albuquerque
citizens win taken an interpretive
view of themselves and talk It over
In thoroughly frank manner with
Wow 70 bringing about an improve
mont
The meeting will begin promptly at
o'clock and win end promptly at
$3.50. Several prominent speakers VIII
address the gathering and il rs promo
lscd that no speech will be more than
three minutes in longth Judge N. y
Hickey win preside, and Will be
clothed with authority 10 throw any
citizen ont OF the hail who tries to
exceed the lhrec-minutc limit
Il became apparent some time ago
that the state fair this year Is to be
far beyond the most enthusiastic eN-
pectatlons Of those who set out to-
make IT the best ever held In the
southwest The city win be thronged
with the biggest crowd that 1t mas
ever before entertained Are these
neople TO take away a good or "a baa
impression Of Albuquerque? Is the
city 10 gain or lose by their coming
is n to get a boost or black eye
That an depends on Albuquerque
and il is for the purpose of seeing to
II that the people who come here N
October are well treated and that the
city does Justice to herself and to her
quests that the meeting IN the aual-
forum has been called. 1t is a meet
ing that concerns every man. woman
and child in Albuquerque, and a spe-
clal invitation is extended to lhe
women OF the city to be present
Putncy In Earnest.
Precedent pntnoy IS very much IN
earnest over the meeting and Is tax
ing all possible steps TO see that y Is
attended hv "a large and representative
gathering of citizens. Mr.. Putney yes
tcrday gave out the following state
mcut i'm regard 10 the matter
1.-THE state fair management mas
practically finished its tour of all oil
lthe counties VI the state. and has se-
leurod appropriations from twenty-five
counties This leaves four counties
which have not yet appropriated but
ltheso have pledged themselves to APP
Iproprmte not later than september
and ii is safe TO state that by tonight
Itvcntv- counties will have pledged
themselves FOR not less than $500, ana
I'm some instances 81 600 the money To
be spent by citizens of these counties
i'm placing an appropriate agricultural
Iexhibit at the state fair in compeu-
ltlon for the three prizes offered toI
ithc hest agricultural exhibit shown az
the fair
"Ncarly everything that could nap
pen has happened TO the various com
mittees working in the various coun-
tiles for these appropriations. Various
sentiments against AlbuQueraueanS
have been rccouuted. and we have
been accused Of nearly everything IN
the calendar, and with some degree OF
truth
ron Monday night. the SOth of Au-
Igust. mass meeting will be- held at
1.-THE high school auditorium at y
lo'cloeN for the purpose Of discussing
Ithe situation thoroughly u Is Of the
utmost importance that every citizen
.of Albuquerque be nj this meeting, for
Questions OF vital importance to the
welfare of the city will be discussed
THE details Of the covering of this
lstnte will be gone over. and various
Questions discussed This means that
Everybody should attend this meeting
for the future good ~ the state fair
land of the city is the issue