The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-10-15
For the EAGLE
Our County Fairs.

CowsKIN GROVE, Oct, IS, IA.
EDITOR EAGLE: Allow me to offer
few suggestions in regard to our
fair grounds, aud what Is necessary to
make our county society q success.
LIST. Plant shade trees around and
through the grounds at the earliest
day possible. End. Revise the law I'M
der which the society was organized
SO that the election Of officers will
take place OH the second day of each
annual fair at the fair grounds. Sd
Prepare aud publish the premium list
ready for distribution by the first of
June each year.
To the first suggestion--planting
trecs-I presume all will agree. 1t is
therefore folly to argue a point that
all are willing TO admit. The second
proposition is Of the utmost impor-
lance, as under the law as it now
stands on our statute books, the newly
elected officers have not time to pre-
pare the grounds, revise the premium
list, get the printing done and distrib-
ute the same, appoint the superintcnd-
ents, marshals. awarding committees,
etc. This should take one full week
each year. If the election is held oil
the fair grounds during each annual
fair it gives ali the stockholders an
opportunity to participate in the cleo
ton. 1t will not require one hour to
hold the election as the time and place
should be published in the premium
list and will be in the hands of each
stakeholder. The greater part of the
work should all be done in the winter
when country stockholders have time
to give it their attention. The time
of outgoing and incoming officers
should be January first.
The third proposition, all will see At
a glance its Importance. If the print
ing and binding is done by the first Of
June $1,000 persons i'll this valley
will know when our fair is 20 take
place and the premiums to be paid.
They will also understand from that
little book that we will pay liberal
premium for anything thata farmer,
his wife or his daughter can raise on
the farm, or make in the house. The
same is true of the mechanic, and of all
other classes, they will each look the
list of premiums through and have am
pie time to prepare, or make any thing
that will be of credit to themselves,
and help to make up a good show at
the fair, and especially is this true
with the stock men, the will have time
to train colts and calves, and prepare
horses, CATTLE, hogs and sheep, by
giving to each little extra care in or
der to excel anything of the kind on
the ground. This one question to us
in our present condition, is of more
Importance than all the rest. If we
delay the publication of our premium
list until few days before the fair,
we must expect failure. No one will
be prepared, and you cannot blame
any one. Our citizens are not going
to trouble and expense, until they see
what they are TO receive i'll return.
Then the question of holding an annu
al fair in our county is not an establish
ed fact. Yet we should establish the
fact beyond doubt. And whenever
we succeed in this, then early publica-
ton is not so important.
Now, Mr.. Editor, do not wish to
be understood as debating to the Off
GERS and stockholders of our Society.
But simply suggesting what believe
to be necessary, in order to succeed in
this important work. know full well
the ability of our presiding officer to
successfully carry out anything that is
Of public good. But this organization
| look upon as one Of the best in the
state. All that is wanting, is for our
honorable president and secretary to
say "come on boys" and l will guar
antee success will follow.
Respectfully,
JNO. KELLY.