Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-03-24
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We believe that the county seat is the
right place to have the County Fair in Lyon,
if there is to be one this year. For the past
two or three years our County Fair has been
held at Wabuska, IN Mason Valley, but II
never has been much of a success for the
want of patronage, and other reasons. In
the first place there seems to be JEALOUSY
existing between the two Mason Valley
towns Wabuska and Greenfield, and when
il is announced that there is TO be fair at
one place, the people of the other town i'm
mediately proceed to have doins OF their
own, on the same date if possible, and thus
things are pulled wide apart.
Now for few substantial reasons why II
would be best to hold the fair in Dayton:
The town of Greenfield is situated about Il
miles from the line OF the railroad and is
therefore a very inconvenint place except tor
residents and stock owners in that immedi
ate vicinity. 1t could hardly be expected
that stocSmen from this end Of the county,
or this end of the State would take their
thoroughbred animals such distance to ex
hibit them to so few people and where there
would be so little in it for them. Nor would
Greenfield be visited by owners Of uottlng
or running stock OF any consequence for the
same reason. Ii would be teo expensive for
the members of the Association to offer
premiums large enough TO attract owners OF
the best class of animals. The same argu-
ments will apply to Wabuska, although she
is not quite so far on. of the way. There,
however, accommodations for both man and
beast would be limited, should there by any
possible means be a fair-sized gathering.
There is not doubt that many owners Of
fine stock and fast horses who bring their
animal. to the State Fair and the Ormsby
County Fair, would also come to Dayton,
where they would not go 10 Nabuska or
Greenfield. Another point in Daytons IA
vor is this: In holding fair at either OF
the Mason Valley towns it is visited by only
a small number of outsiders, and the Valley
people are not benefited to any great extent.
They can go and look at each others stock
any day in the year, but it is not every day
in The year that the can show their stock to
such a crowd of outsiders as would assemble
in Dayton were the fair held here. The OBJ
ject Of many in taking stock to fair is to
ind sale for it, and the chances for farmer |
10 sell his animals at fair held here would |
be ten times greater than they would if the
fair was held in some remote part Of the |
county. Thus it would Re really more of a
benefit to the Valley folks to have the fair
here than anywhere else. They would have |
a great deal better chance to show and sell
their stock, and it would give many more
people an idea Of what is being done IN the
different lines of business in this county.
Should the fair be held here, the place being
in such close proximity to Virginia City,
would visit it and the gate receipts would
so quite a way towards paying expenses.
There is more than one splendid place close
TO our town for half mile or a mile track,
water facilities are good anc everything
could be conveniently arranged at slight ex.
pense.
We are aware that some who read this
will say that Dayton is hoggish, that she
wants the earth, and all that, but it is not
with any selfish motive that the foregoing
was penned. We believe that Dayton is
the place to hold the fair because a greater
benefit would be derived by the whole coun,
ty. We would be glad 10 hear frem and
publish anything from parties interested in
this matter, both pro and con.