The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-28
CITY TO SUFFER
If STATE FAIR IS
LOST MARTIN
Big Opportunity If We
Grasp 1t, Realty
Dealer Says

ITO my mind ono OF the most
serious cases ~ lost opportunity
that can be charged against Alhu-
qucrque IL In permitting the state
fair 10 die" said a. L. Martin.
president of the Kiwanis club to-
day. THE matter has been m my
mind for some time. I believe that
revival Of the state fair was one OF
the 10 projects undertaken for the
Chamber OF Commerce by IT, mem
bershlp vote, FOR the present year.
The matter has boon brought
prominently before IA this week by
the Incorporation in santa Re Of n
private company with tho title 20
State Fair association. while ]
assume that the reel purpose of
this organization b. to conduct an
nmuHemcnt park, and not a re
sources exposition such as "A real
state fair should be. rtill a. prob
ably serves to give this city notice
thas unless we revive the state fair
this year. II will be lost to Alhu-
uuerque permanently
state Needs Rc-ourccs SHOW
AS the largest city and the buTi-
ness center Of the state Il D. up to
Albuquerque. / believe. to provide
an annual occasion Tor the as
seinhlipg % the people O. he whole
state. aud also 90 provide "a re-
sources show which will encourage
development. The state needs 81
and he influence ~ such an ok
position IL beyond question. II has
been demonstrated IN state after
state.
III is 10 be doubted " Albuquer
que people realize what an fnnu-
ence tho old state fair exercised,
not only on the growth Of TITS city
hut on the development of the
tate. Looking back on the years
In which the state fai- was held we
can soc iis Influence everywhere
throughout the state. Certainly
we cannot count those Influences
ns most important In their relation
20 proEress and prosperity here,
Cnsh Consideration lmpurtnnt
The matter ~ Immediate moueN
pcturn from the state fair, ran ON
the right BASH. 10 og utmoEt im
portancc. ! happened 20 attend
the western stock thuw 90 Denver
last year, During that week th"
clearings Of the two stuekNnrd7
banks totailcd 81 goo 600 dollar
1 have attended ths state fairs 90
AftN MUM M#NN AhHfN 1900
portancc % those events to th" fo-
spoctlye rates and cities b. be-
yond question.
Nc-ri a Rca, tiair
'Dur state nee,ia q rcnl fnir aud
lis usefulness b. far beyond any
mere Immediate rash Income CON
ALTERATION for Albuquerque. We
should revive the state fulr NOT as
a mere street carnival. ~ ON ihr
broad bnals of q state ~rcunurtoH -
noeitinn. incnding 70 stock NOW IN
~. higher hcveIonmcut Of the uvc-
stock Industry IN this stn'o th"rp
h "a Hrcat md profitable MUIR"
Tho annual stock show properly
developcd. would de- murv thtil
ANYTHING else 20 advance IN" hN"-
stock industry.
For am,tremont features We
couid r3viVc hero n racing eNeni
which would quickly nh-
tlonai importance. hufct fh'liei
IN coming back as "a natinnHi SnuFi
The bad clements have been .llnhl
mated. n u heconlns 49,.
clean snort In which Clear incn en-
garo md Al A. "a sport which never
wiil fail OF popularity when non
eftiy conducted, -
.Out on the mesa we havc th'
ta.at IN, for q fair grounds lil'i'
n room for a splendid nntomonil,
traok. for n race course iusiu" w
automobile course. TOY hFih,,,"
In fact no better location contu w
deslred FOR a project Of THIS klnl
"a considerable Investment Woun
he renutred. no doubt. 20 revive w,
.,afc fair on "a proper hnstr. hp'
,bnt investment. within any re',
sonabie bouuds. would prove one ~
,h@ most profitable we could mai
hotb Tor this city and for the f'It'
"pcrsonaily 1 would hke ln KY
some action taken toward ryVislns
a.. rtnte fair at once and uehes'
/, would find worry gcnural a"Pl''
and backing