The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03

entertainments. IOuCLJ W 1CH Nv Oll3 dIC
of first class order, and are patroniZed
by the public much more literally than
they would be were the funds thus Sc
cured to be used for any other purpose.
Kenosha needs an organization of this
character. Let the ladies who take an
interest III all good works give this
matter some attention and see if some
plan may not be adopted for securing
so desirable an end.
Why is it that the county fairs at
Kenosha have not been successful !?
Is it because the business men of the
city and the farmers of the country
fail to appreciate the benefits derived
from such gatherings? Or is it because
the city and country have reached such
a state Of business supremacy, on the
one hand, and perfection in all the de-
tails of farming, on the other, that
such meetings no longer give adequate
returns for the time and money expend-
ed? 1t is claimed that they are not
self-supporting, that the gate money is
not sufficient to pay the premiums, and
that the association is going down
year by year and must soon be irretriey-
ably ruined and go to pieces for lack
of support and cooperation of those
whose interests would seem to demand
that they be kept in existence at the
cost of prodigious effort. Now we are
not very we'll acquainted with the way
in which fairs have been run in Ken.
osha. We cannot say precisely what
is the matter, but we have general
idea of the difficulties that usually
beset undertakings Of this kind, and
| it is probable that the fairs of Kenoshs
county have not been free from them
One of the first and main difficulties
is, that the management is left or giver
to few men without means at theil
disposal to propel the machinery along
who have the authority to recommend
to consider, to adopt or to reject any
project for the improvement of the
concern, but no power, without going
into their own pockets, to shove any
life into it. These parties can initiate
their wind bag and blow steam, but
the great body of men, whose respon
sibility is equal to theirs, will sit back
and be utterly Indifferent to any influ
ence of this kind. What can they do
They can become utterly disguised
with the name of "fair." and that's
about all they will do. Until money
can be placed in the hands of com
mittee of this kind to forward the in
terests Of the enterprise, to carry out
measures for its success, to free the
concern from the obloquy of failing tC
meet its premiums and bring it into
respect, these men cannot and ought
not to be held responsible for its sue
cess or failure. 1t is just as much YOU
bu5incss and my business aud every
body's business to take hold of this
thing and work for 1t as it is theirs
So don't get disguised because you are
called upon to perform duty you are
entirely responsible for and which you
ought to have rs much interest in as
any man, whether you are committee
member or not. Another difficulty that
besets the path Of the fair man is the
growing tendency for sharks to come
in and suck the pap without paying fol
their privileges. These sharks consid.
er the fair something gotten up fol
their individual and special benefit.
and they swoop down upon it with the
greed and rapacity Of pack of wolves,
1t is not necessary to mention the
character Of these make-penny estab-
lishments further than that they are a
numerous species, and comprise all
those who, without bringing anything
in, take good deal out. The control
of all this should be given to the asso-
citation. They should have every
means that is available for making the
fair q profitable business, the means
thus obtained being used to produce
succeeding successful ones. We feel
confident that if the association are able
to avail themselves of all the money
making means that connect themselves
with the fair, either directly or by lay
ing just revenue upon them, its in
income will be largely increased.
Let any business man look upon it
in business light. 1t is not the
great body of merchandise sold that
produces the annual profit. They go to
pay costs. It is out of the little odds
and ends of trade that money is
made. IL any merchant don't believe
it let him try it by neglecting them.
Give, then, to the association all the
money-making power possible by
throwing all these odds and ends into
their hands. There is TO be meeting
of the association, noticed in another
column. If you think there is anything
about the fair worth preserving, turn
out. Don't stay home, thinking there
will be enough without you. Half your
neighbors are thinking the same thing.
Merchants, farmers, manufacturers,
turn out and help this thing along.
THE GREAT FOREPAUGH SHOW.
A GRAND SUCCESs.-SoMETHING
NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THOUSANDS
TURNED AWAY, UNABLE TO GET
INTO THE TENTS.