Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-28
FAIR TALK.
The Farmers Meeting 1t the Board OF Trade
Rooms to Consider the Question or Holding
Fair this Fau-Temporary Organiza-
ton Erected and Committees APP
pointed.

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Yesterday was the day for the farmers
meeting at the board of trade rooms to
consider the question of holding fair
this fall. The hour arrived for the meet
ing-l:9O-when very few were on hand at
the board of trade rooms. A half hour
later about twenty farmers and others in
terested were present, the farmers being
about half the attendance. The meeting
was called to order by Mayor Clement and
on motion of Mr.. n. A. English Mr..
Clement was made chairman and Ex-
Senator Kelly secretary. The mayor
stated that the object of the meeting was
to consider the advisability of attempting
to hold a fair some time this coming fall,
possibly in the month of October. He
stated that the board of trade directory
had considered to question to some extent,
and while some of the members thought it
a good plan to hold fair they thought
not best to take hold of the matter as d
board of trade.
Major Davis said the farmers were not
exactly out of the woods yet, but he
thought there was no doubt but they
would get out all right. He thought the
farmers would take kindly to the idea of
building a fair, and in his opinion an ef-
fort in that direction should be made. AS
to the meeting, he explained the fact OF
there being small attendance by stating
that the farmers were quite busy at farm
work, and at present had no time to come
to the city to discuss the fair question. He
believed most of them would assist in
having good fair.
Mr.. H. G. Toler inquired if he thought
the farmers would take hold of a fair, and
the reply came that he thought they
would Mr.. Toler then observed that
Sedgwick county was one of the richest in
the state and also ond of the best farming
counties. All the adjoining counties were
preparing to hold a fair, and he Thought
it perfectly reasonable that Sedgwick
could hold the best fair of any county in
the state with little united effort on the
part of the citizens.
Mr.. w. J. Wilson said he had heard t
remarked by the farmers that the town
people were in the habit of not doing their
duty on fair occasions.
Mr.. w. r. Jewett said whenever a fair
in this county had been conducted prop
erly it had always been success. He
thought the city had always done its part
freely in sustaining fair associations,
Wilson thought the question to consider
concerned holding fair this fall and
would it be possible
Col English said it was late but he be-
lieved it time enough to hold the most sac
cessful fair in the state.
Toler, in response to ''its being late,
said so far little had been done by any as
ISOLATION and it was not too late to COM
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the first or second week of October.
Col B. H. Campbell, who could
not be present on the occasion ad-
dressed letter to the meeting
in which he gave his reasons why fair
should be held and thought the board of
trade would assist in financial way, Civ
ing 81, 900.
English observed that some of the mem
bers of the board of trade were quite anx-
ious to see fair.
Toler-A fair would support itself
English submitted resolution to the
effect that it would be expedient to hold
fair. 1t carried, with seventeen in the
affirmative and no votes in the negative.
Eichholtz observed If the people could
have confidence in the management there
would be no doubt of success.
Toler asked if the grounds could be Sc
cured at reasonable figure, when Mr..
Clement replied thrt he anticipated no
trouble in that matter.
1t was decided to appoint COM
mittee of five to select temporary president
and secretary, and as members
of that committee the chair appointed: l..
f. Sherwood, H. G. Toler r. S. Cook. A.
j. Foreman and Dan Jones. After few
minutes deliberation the committee re-
ported having selected Mayor Clement as
president and Ex-senator Kelley vice.
president. Eichboitz moved the report be
adopted, which prevailed.
Clement said he always hated to take
hold of a thing unless success could be as
sured, and he did not know whether he
could accept the position.
Mr.. Sherwood observed that more time
would be needed for appointing dlrec-
tory. 1t was decided that the organization
committee should select directory OF nine
members, taken from various parts OF the
county, and report TO be made at meet
ing to be held next Saturday at p. IN. at
the board of trade rooms.
Kelly moved a committee of three be ap-
pointed on bylaws and constitution, which
prevailed, and the chair appinted as such
committee. Kelly, Wilson and Toler, and
the committee was instructed to have a
report ready for the Saturday meeting.
Concerning the use of the old fair
grounds Mr. English said he would not e1-
pect anything until expenses are all paid.
Whatever the association or management
should deem proper would suit him.
The committee on directory was APP
pointed to determine what amount should
be allowed for the fair grounds.
A DYNAMITE BOMB.
About midnight last night while Officers