Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-19

larger portion of the burden Of the
state fair. For more than thirty
years this city carried on the state
fair; now the state as a whole is taxi
ing ii up
Meeting 10 be Large.
"Our meeting tonight ought to be,
and, If we can make il so, will he, the
biggest that ever gathered to arrange
the plans for a state fair. We an"
taking a number of steps to insure rs
complete and representative an at
tendance as possible, and | believe
these will be successful. We want
the people there: we want TO show
them what has been done for the
fair; we want TO show them what still
Is 10 be done. And we know that
when they see what has been done,
largely through tha efforts of Mr.. Put
ney az head Of the fair commission
last year, we are sure that they will
do what little --proportionately
want them to 10 without compliant.
"alr. Fox and nysel' have visited
u number of the ounties 81 .he state
30 far, n the in'erest of this years
fair and the reception that has
been accorded us has been the
same in every instance. Instead !
of telling us that we never had stale !
fair in Albuquerque and that we new
or We're going to have one, as they +!
had told fair commissioners in other
times they asked How much do you !
WANT and when we told them they
proceeded TO give ii to us. Some
counties, without Being asked, raised
their appropriations as much as 800
per cent over last years. 'fhat looks
like success, doesn't it?
What Last Fair Accomplished.
Il tell you. the spirit of unity. both
In behalf of the fair and of the state
az a whole, created by last year sue
dollars ana cents. If it could, the fig
lres would astonish you.
Last year, in some counties, the
exhibit board had to buy materials
'or displays; this year the people are
raising them and expect 20 dona,e
hem, fer the honor OF their counties.
Doesn't that look like success? Ana (
rom the statements we have re-
eived, II looks like we would have an
attendance at the fair at least 100
)er cent greater than that Of last
ear I
People are awake TO the opportun- !
ties the tair brings. If ! should give e
GU the figures on livestock sales di- y
ectlv attributable to the fair, for in e
lance. you would be astonished You c
would find it hard u believe me. The
cit county people sold, and to other n
TENS" IL
Nobody Declined to Attend. IN
Mr.. Southland declared, as an in b
lance OF feeling toward the fair that ii
o man whom he had asked to attend n
he meeting tonight had declined or d
aid he was too busy or made other
Reuse, even though some of them {
'erc MS far away as Roswell The
overnor, Or. a. d. Grille, head Of the
oswel Livestock exposition Charles
piess, Eugene Kempenich, Charles
cheurich, II. IL. Belts, and others,
g declared had promised to be here y
nd had made the promises quickly :
nd without dcmur. "
Tonights meeting at the High School !.
iditorium will be open TO everyone =
no has the interests of the state and :,
Ie fair ut heart. I'VE hope" said Mr.. -
Duthard, that that means everyone ~
town. They all will he welcome" :,
Bulletins To bc Read.
Mr.. Southland arranged last night -
it'll news agency to furnish bulle- ~
MS on the Mexican situation. now =
intense interest to Acknowledgements, :,
be furnished the fair commission,
Id these will be read from the plat =
rm at the meeting, so that desire :,
know the latest news from the
rider need keep no one away from n
e meeting.