The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-08-09

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~ the Sew Mexico state IAN com
mission had available today th"
= ash A]Inuuu,rau, has Iutcs cd iI
Temporary equipment ana Improve
mcnt4 ON the state tan grounds ia 'ld
NlIupucrqur. necessity for iutul'
stat, appropriations would bee re-
moved and our heavy iocnl suhscrip
ton lists would b" f, thiug of th" past
Bach wear ct tho many Ia which
th, t.Ii has been held ut y hat b. now
Tra.tlou park. from one tu five thou
sand dollars hive been -JuN iu tenn
rotJry buildings. barns. stock pens.
cte. ana a. We have he'd s,We thirty
ono nits az the park. oar total ~
lostmcnt there ruu. into huge Zig
uros
s purchase or longtime lease ct
the grounds was not possible last year
Tho .ar then VA. the urniug point
On which rested "a. whole lutut" If
the Institution Neithor OPPORTUNITY
mon uou,, was available for a pun
,hus, ni longtime lease. Iut lbs thus
Time IA, b. .Ietr to cVcry0r, who fus
given m, matter though, tna; "Fory
consideration OF economy aud On
,i,ut, d'unud~ ownership ur pcrmJ-
rent control. either of Tho old Town
grounds or he Improvement 90 Ia
MESA tract presented to th" state by
The Commercial club some wears as"
for tti' fan purposes.
l'-. ct IN, after site cannot nc
made feasible without very costly
water dr.oIopmrut and %ovtcusion OF
the ,@lontrIr railway. neither viii DE
Irn.ticaulc foi Years To cone. Album
daut water aud transportation ar"
supplied ton the Old town park That
rrop,ri should pass into the own,r
snip 81 permanent control IT the state
far commission before tn gates open
On uis vcata fair.
such q curse will oc economy fer
Albuquerque Immediately and in the
future TLc sum It viii l., necessary
to spend this year on "quipp,ng the
grounds VIII D.. lost as such none,
has been lost before, Il the matter ~
loit as II has been If ownership ur
permanent control uf the ptuuhds be
provided thus years money may ho
spent IN ways that Will MAX, 10 "a per-
maueut investment.
Albuquerque, In seeking Increased
appropriations for Ia" state fair, viii
lc iu a much stronger position before
the legislature and the state II we
can offer as II foundation a permanent.
valuable fair grounds property. Ap.
preparations for mere maintenance are
hard To obtain and Difficult. To- Justify.
Appropriations for permanent i'm
Jroy"ments, which are h enduring
property OF the state, may be present.
ed and urged upon a much more rcas.
enable basis.
The state showed las, Year its APP
uroVal Of the state fair by a splendid
support. Even "A more convincing
Demonstration OF approval ia bcius
given this year. as county iter cpun-
Is volunteers ats exhibit without urg-
ing and almost without the furnllitS
Of ana invitation.
10 Is time that the state fair bee pu'
on "a permanently efficient tasis by IN,
state. u is necessary tina h~lhuGnor'
ug, show iho way and prepnr" ~
THINKS over the state fairs p%rcsen
n,. e.stic- ana It's futurc "a. yol
HuHld CONS der a private bus ness ven
far, lpd SOC 10 gou du nor asr'o witt
90, conclusion that IN, first H,g'slY
st,r % permanent fan Grounds OF
uhl.h permanent improvements M
mHd, vrn the money 1t has bee.
uur .4.,un .u throw ovur % NnoI
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