In addition to funds received from stockholders, an appropriation was received from the State Department of Agriculture. Clarence A. Johnson and L. D. Hargrove, both of the Royster Mercantile Company, were secretaries of the association through the 1910s and 1920s. Correspondence mainly concerns the booking of acts which included balloonists, high-wire acts, acrobats, animal acts, bands, and fireworks. Correspondence with State Department of Agriculture Home Demonstration agents concerns exhibits and premiums, while that with school principals concerns school exhibits. Fair management is a recurring topic.
Harness racing is a major topic throughout.
Racing committee minutes, circuit minutes, and correspondence concern the number of classes, purses, rules, and admissions. Short Ship Circuit finances are given for 1927. Auto racing is discussed in 1927 and occasionally in 1929. World War I influenced the fair in several ways. A 1918 flyer from the Internal Revenue Service gives war tax information for racing associations and fairs.