Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22
The Fair.

mencing on Tuesday, September
ID, will be an unprecedented sue
cess. With favorable weather
during the week It will be a success
beyond Il peradvcnture. The Sec
retary is in daily receipt of letters
of inquiry from all parts OF the
country. The high reputation of
the fairs of the $. w. Wis. |. a.
is known far and near, and for this
reason we have heretofore rctrained
from speaking other than in Il gem
eral way Of our coming fair, No
one need have any fears that ii will
not come up to his expectations.
Before us lie catalogues and lists of
premiums of the Wisconsin State
Fair, of the Northwestern Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Association
at Dubuque, and ofmany other fairs
of high refutc. But none of these
catalogues give amy better evidence
of the successful management of
the fairs referred to, than is given
by the Fairs of our own Association.
The Wisconsin State Fair each year
receives 4 large amount of money
to aid it from the State, and in
many instances the premiums are
not as large as are Offered by our
Association. The Dubuque Fair
does not pay out II dollar in pre-
miums this year, except for racing.
Our fair has each year for the past
nine years paid large premiums,
and paid every dollar of them in
cash, The Fair held here last
year was pronounced by competent
Judges one of the very best fairs
ever held III the West. The re-
ceipts, however, owing to the large
premiums paid, were not sufficient
TO meet expenses, and the officers
have this year been compelled to
raise the price of admission during
the two principal days to fifty
cents. This is no more than
is everywhere charged by fairs of
IA similar character. A season ticket,
however, good for the entire fair,
can he bought for S1.00 The price
of admission for the second day,
Wednesday, Sept. 3D., remains the
same rs last year, at 25 cents, No
one should complain that $1.00 is
too much to pay for season ticket,
or that 80 cents is too much to pay
for admission during either of the
two principal days, when the high
character Of the fair and the SUI
pcrior attractions which are offered
are taken into consideration. We
arc led TO these remarks by the fact
that some complaint is made that
the price Of admission has been
changed. We know that the affairs
OF the Association are economically
conducted, and that expenses are
cut down to the lowest possible
figure. II was necessary for the
officers to do something 70 keep the
Association out of debt. They
decmed IL betert to slightly advance
the price Of admission than To
reduce the amount to be paid il
premiums.
Sporting men say that Tie racing
programme il an excellent one,
and as usual 4 number Of noted
horses will be here to run for the
large purses. Roman Hippodrome
races will be nun each day Of the
fair under The direction Of Prof
IIiglev. This is new feature in
racing, and is something never be-
fore attempted in this part Of the
country.
The Shullsburg. the Monroe, the
Mineral Point, and other bands will
compete for The premium offered
for the best band. This will add
much interest and entertainment TO
the fair.
Every one should make il point
to work ior the success Of the coming
Fair. With the bountiful harvest
with which We have been blessed,
there is no reason why the fair
should not be the grandest ever
held il Wisconsin, and al we have