The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-15

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Relative 20 -FOUR editorial Of Fob.
ruary ~. IN regard 10 IN agricultural
aud livestock oNhihitlon "a be- staged
in our city some time IN 1919;
" the writer may 10 permitted. he
wiHheu 90 state Tor Your Information.
that he Was -HucccssiXslY assistant
and secretary OF The last iat fair.
held in 1915 and MAY. perhaps. BE-
in position 90 render Information
which r1nY be- nf material value 70
those interested IN the promotion of
such an exposition. Wish TO AID
further that the Information aG set
forth in This letter be- the eist OF n 10.
port made tp Mr. W a. Southland.
president Of tho 1916 fair. and at thai
time The recommendation Included
in the report met with his hearty APP
prevail
Aside from the iack ct proper ~
uanciai aid from No legislature. per
hnpH thc greatest hundicap 90 our
thirty-siN former fairs has nsen tho
lack OF continuity Of the fair idea.
Instead OF being maintained aH ~ pef-
mnncnt institution. uuf previous fairs
have Just been stinuul shows" hast
49, formulated, Hud placed in charge
Of men. who. through no fault Of
heir own were utterly inexperienced
and untitled To undertake the tasks
thrust upon them. We have but 10
consider the possibilities OF growth lf
any private business whore such
methods are cmployed. 10 realize why
our fair. which IL one Of the oldest
established eNpositious ln the west.
has not grown and urnHperod. tn re-
NltNiur the results 81 1919. the com
mission definitely proved % thoir
own satisfaction that a commission
composed ~ perhaps six members.
two Of whom were elected. or 40.
pointed annually OleHNing o majority
upon tho board who hud boon
through tho mili' ut ieuHt cuccl TO-
rcthUr wifi n pHid srcrrfnrt. whose
services we're retained he ear around
could affect re- saving of from nftN 90
one hundred PET cen over and above
the amount necessary tu retain such
secretary annually
Your idea Of eliminating the catch
pcnnN' attractions b. 10 be- commend
81. True, tho owners Of the NrTlous
carnival companies pitch tents aud
games 90 chance which frequent the
lees mudrrnizrd fairs. do PAY n con
Crsaion e." or royalty Tor tho pnNi-
lege ~ spying n puhur bent upon
having e good time. The fact ro.
mains, however that we're good. clean
aumHDmcnts offered these same pro-
wv NN % WNlNNNNNN sum- NMN NNNHn zee
turns 20 the fair Coffurs would mors
'han offset the amount paid hy the
uhoN, mentioned ownsr in addition
ia which We would not be- rnntrihuf.
iur tu the Hunpurt Of u uroup of uaifN
SAMPLERS and professional rraftors,
nud our money would rpmuiu 81
home. The suggestion regarding
horse racing Ia ALEC worthy OF con-
sidcration. while fair secretaries and
commissioner are almost universally
agreed that nd fair can really be "a
success, ~ far as gatv receipts are
concerned unless some form of
amusement b. provided for. % has
been demonstrated hsrc that houfc
rtriur does not ON the ban. for sct-
grnl reasons principle among which
b. The ttrt that n iH "a form of sport
too costly Tor our purses. consuming
Hs II docs, d majority Of tho amoun
of cash generally d%csiEnated for
amusement purposes. IN addition We
may add thai horse racing docs not
appeal 10 everyone. and generally no
provision ls made IN Offer e diVorsi.
ncd program capable ct holding the
attention Of The entire attendant
crowds As I'M illustration the cost
Of amuscments for 1878. IN round
numbers amounted 10 thirteen thou-
sand dollars, three thousand Of which
WIN WI MNNNN NNNtMWNMM. w tho
balance. spent upon day amusCmouts.
seven Thousand went for rurvs. twelve
hundred for music. seven hundred for
decorations. parade. etc, leaving u
balance Of approNim tells o. thou
sand dollars for the entertainment af
those who had no Interest in horse
racing The poor attendance was
obvious
Too litile attention has been paid
our livestock and agricultural posi-.
hilities. While II is true that % con-
siderable amount he premiums hus
generally been offered the methods
Of distribution seems la have met with
the d|iHBpproyal Of the MAJORITY of oN-
hibitofa. iu addition to which tho
premiums were not alwfyH uAii
This latter fact may work % consider
able hardship on those entrusted with
the task of establishing such q show
u0 Nou advocate, but can doubtless
ho overcome " properly handled. At
teution is called to he results of an
appeal for recognition aud financial
aid sent 20 tho various national live
stock aud poultry associations early
iu the spring Of 1917, before the leg
iHlaturo ruined the prospects of u mir
for that year within three months
from date Of mailing these Appeals,
recognition was promised from AZ
most Il OF the organization appealed
10, and financial aid iu the sun Of
three hundred dollars NHf allotted
QUO fair In 1918 like offers were
made, uiourh not IN such great pro
portions, due. no doubt, 10 tHo fact
thht "" did not take udNuiagn of
previous offors, This year. tho writer
has TO date, two offers from such Or
sanlzations' Offering both recognition