The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-09-16
BE THERE.
Read What the Secretary of the Agrl-
cultural Society Says,
And Then Declare that You and Your SIS
ters and Cousins and Aunts
Can't Miss the
Fair.

Two weeks from this Monday the thir-
ty.ssventh annual fair of the Stark Coun.
ty Agricultural Society will commence
busire less, and in year of plenty, as 1886
has proven to be, we may well look for a
hne gathering Of samples of the county's
products Of farm, field and garden. The
farmers Of Stark county have abundant
reasons to feel happy and thankful for the
bountiful favOrs Of Providence, and when
they are in that mood we may well look
for them to do their duty in the iorthcom.
ing fair They will fill up the horse and
cattle stalls, the sheep and pig pens with
the finest stock in the county. The grain
and vegetable hall will be filed to its ut
most capacity with the choicest products.
"Fruit gallery" will occupy the entire
space up stairs in Floral Hall. After
visiting many fairs, and among them at
least half dozen state fairs we have no
hesitancy in saying that the arrangement
fol the display of fruits at our county
fair for convenience to exhibitor aud Wis.,
itor is far in advance Of any other, and
only at the state fair this year did we see
an exhibit that ecipsed our display of
1864 year, too, when we had not one
third Of crop With such an abund-
ant crop as we have now, what may we
not with reason expect to see.
Glass 30, the domestic class, will have
the recess opposite Vegetable Hall. 1t
will be arranged conveniently, he in the
coolest part of the hall, and If the ladies
will bring flowers, bouquets, etc, Super
intendent Correll will see that that de.
partment will be tastefully displayed
A refrigerator will be built in which to
keep the fine but,er-for which our frugal
housewives are noted--in good condition,
and will be so arranged that all can see
display.
There will be new departments OF in
dustry represented in Floral Hall, that
busy hive Of industry. Already the space
is well nigh taken up, and we fear that
the need of new vegetable and domestic
hall will be apparent in greater force than
ever. :. .al!Es sss2sa s=l5:S s
Another great need is a Machinery
Hall. In a county with so many diversi.
fed industries as Stark has, ard where all
agriculturists, mechanics, merchants, art
lists, ETC., work so harmoniously together,
and where we have displays from the ma
chine shops, only excelled by State fairs,
it is due them that every effort be put
forth by the fair association until ma
chinery hall, equal to the demands upon
it, be erected.
The poultry fanciers of the county want
Poultry Hall for their fowls, and not
without good for all are aware that
fine fowls can not receive the care they
are entitled in open coops out in the open
weather, subjected to draughts, dust and
foul weather; and further they ask that
their fowls be judged by an expert, and
score cards issued, as every breeder values
such card much more highly than a
nominal sum of money offered as a pre-
MUM.
Another convenience and comfort
should be furnished visitors at the fair,
where they could go to rest themselves
awhile, as nothing is so tireso ne as 'tand-
ing around a whole day, and it would at
the same time be source of revenue to
the society, as the space underneath could
be rented for lunch stands, booths, etc.
Will the society build these? Most as
suredly they will, and just as rapidly as
their receipts will permit
Last year Art Hall was erected at a cost
of 1900; nearly 500 more was paid for
luuDCI, POOO OI 4uutlJ PCp lOI pun lH anu
driving them, $40 for insurance, nearly
$500 for carpenter work-upWards Of
$4,000 az ded as permanent Improvements
in one year. That expense We will not
have this year. If our people turn out
and patronize tn, ir county fair this year
as exhibitors and visitors, attending two
or three or four days instead of one as
other years, the management will supply
all things demanded in a very few years,
and then we will have the best equipped
cou ty fair ground to be found anywhere.
Our society offers higher premiums in the
live stock and agricultural Glasses than
any county IN Ohio, and by comparing
with our surrounding societies premium
lists you will find them nearly double.
Shall we cut down the premiums for a few
years until sufficient surplus is obtained
to supply the necessary buildings? Or
will each friend of the fair just take a
whole weeks vacation in attending the
fair and induce hit neighbors and friends
to also come? Don't think of the 25 cents
admission each day, but think of the rec
reation it will be to you; come and see
your friends; see what your neighbors
have on exhibition; have a jolly, good
time, and you will be repaid many fold.