Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-25
A FAIR FINISH.
A Last Look at the Successful
Fair and a Word Of It's
Management.
Some oFthe Fun which Was Mixed
With Business.

goods cartod back to the city, shipped
off home or started for other fairs.
1t was a general breakup, but still
a rather busy scene resulted, as
teams we're coming and going, raising
big clouds of dust, men were hurry
ing hither and thither and all vas in
commotion. The sound of the side
shows bass drum and the voice of
woman in tights we're silent, and the
everlasting 'let 'er roll, let 'er ROLL"
was hu,hed. Some of the tented
shows and catchpenny affairs were UNI
able to square up their accounts with
the ASSOCIATION, and attachments were
served, holding some of the property.
The fair, as q whole, has been a great
success, and was pronounced by many
equal to the more pretentious ones
bearing the name of state fairs, and
much better than some of them. The
attendance was not 80 large as the
most of the different displays thus
combined merited, but the managers
have the satisfaction of knowing that
they have laid a sure foundation for
great success in the future, and have
established a reputation which will
make 1t more easy another year to Sc
cure exhibits and draw crowds.
The officers of the association this
wear are: l.. G. Baldwin, president;
j. w. Peregoy, vice president; DIR.
A. B. McKune, secretary; Henry
Eiseman, treasurer. All of these and
Others were kept very busy, both in
the work of preparation and carrying
out the plans arranged. Mr.. L. @.
Baldwin merits some special mention
for the interest he took in the stock
department, and it was due largely to
him that there was 30 good a showing
in that line. Few realize the cost of
this part of a fair, except those who
exhibit. Many of those who visit a
fair will pasa by the stock show as of
little interest, and will gaze with rap
ture on some big pumpkin, or pay ex-
ira to see some deformity in a side
show, and hardly give a moments at
tention to a feature of the fair which
takes more capital and incurs more
expense than almost anything else on
the grounds. One exhibitor who had
only nine head of cattle, and who has
shown them at three fairs in this state
this year, figured up his expenses yeG.
terday, and found they would be fully
So 1000 before he reached home.
1t is estimated that 1t cost
fully 5000 a day for the cattle shown
at the fair here. There interest is on
the gain, however, and more attention
is being paid yearly to raising good
stock, so that it is an important fea.
ture of any fair.
Much credit is due also to j. w.
Peregoy. He was superintendent OF
tickets and amphitheatre, and worked
like a beaver wherever he could find
work to do, and he seemed to be ever
in demand. He kept his usual good
nature coupled with his activity, and
many exhibitors and visitors are under
Especial obligations to him.
The position Of superintendent OF
grounds is n of the most trying and
most busy ones, but it was well filled
by j. Il. Hart, who seemed omni-
present, first here, then there,
meeting demands on every
hand, Listening to complaints, set.
Ting disputes, assigning places and
with all the hurry and furry, not only
courteous to all, but finding ever
time, and having the thoughtfulness
to ask exhibitors whether they had all
the facilities and conveniences they
wanted.
Henry Eiseman, who handled the
cash and looked after the finances,
had a more quiet position, but one OF
the most responsible of all, and he aaN
that everything was conducted in q
business.like, careful manner.
DIR. McKune occupied the position
of secretary, and found his hands full
and his time all occupied. N. Nj, Pusey
looked especially after the art display,
which proved SO successful.
Col. ID. b. Daley as chief marsha
proved efficient, and had able assist
ants, so that this branch of the ser
vice did its full duties.
There was occasionally a iok,
cracked even in the busiest rush
One Of tho officers had the laugh turn
ed on him by n country friend whC
ASKED the oiiioer-"Weii what part o
the show do you furnish?' The off
Ger jokingly replied, well, l furnish
the brains, The country fiisnt
looked around for a minute, and with
out a smile remarked, swell, | mus
say, it is the darndest, slimmest show
in that line / aver saw" The laugl
which tho ~bystandcis gave was soor
lost in tobacco smoke.
A comical blunder was made il
tying ribbons L agricultural ma
chimes. A committee was appointet
and gravely marched into machiner,
hall, looked w various machine
and began tying on the bits of rib
bon indicating hrst and second pre-
! miums. Coming along to one exhib
itor's machines, they tied ON a re,
: ribbon. The exhibitor wanted /
know what that was for. One of tn
! committeeman replied: "Why, that
the second premium on reapers. w
: gave the first to that reaper up yor
der" The exhibitor waited till the
. had the ribbon tied firmly to tn
machine, and then he remarked
well, now, gentlemen of the con
; mittee, that may be all right to Civ
= me second on reaperr, but that mi
|! chine isn't a reaper at all, but a NOV
\ sr," The committeeman scratche
: each others heads, and, after consul
y ing, remarked that they had made
y mistake, and put the ribbon on Il
wrong machine. They unfastened
and tied 1t on another. The m
chine nan waited until the knot W
firm and then said: $50 hades wi
your second premium on reaper
You've got it tied now on a dropp,
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