The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-03
THE BLUE EARTH COUNTY FAIR.
An Open Letter from President curryer

Editor Frss ErssE
Seeing that you and Mr. L. :. Terry
have both spoken your little pieces in
regard 10 the Blue Earth County Fair.
we VIII now make simple statement
or our position. and al We had 10 say.
or do, IN relation 10 the Forthcoming
fair
| Some time during the last winter
! We met the secretary elect OF the So
| clety. when he notified Us that we
had been elected President OF the So
cleUy. and we understood him 10 say
that II had been decided 10 hold the
next fair somewhere else in the cOUn-
". He said Maplebon wanted il, and
some thought Lake Crystal was the
proper place. We informed him that
We did not want again TO 60 through
the ordeal OF assisting in arranging
and constructing another fair grounds
in the county. We also stated, that
II they were going elsewhere 10 hold
the fair this year, why not 60 10 Man.
kaIO. where grounds were already pre-
parede His answer. as we remember
II. was that the impression is abroad
that MankauO would trybO get il away
from Us. We told him we thought
not. as they had had experience
enough with fairs TO last them a long
time We thought no more about II.
until aI the time Of the Farmers In
SIIUuUe in MankaIO. there was meet
ing called TO arrange for 4Ih of July
meeting, by the horSemen OF the cOun-
", and we were invited 10 attend.
During the evenings business the
question of the fair came I'D. and they
decided not 10 hold any fair this year.
After this decision. we stated that
possibly the Blue Earth County Agri-
cultural society would hold their fair
al MankatO, If the council would give
them free use Of their grounds. as we
had understood the secretary TO say IL
could go TO some other place in the
county this year Our impression was
then, and is now, that great many
special premiums could be obtained
in MankaDO of the merchants and
business men. whereby we could great
" enlarge our premium list. Blue
Earth county is one Of the very best
counties in The State and is deserving
of as good fair as any other county.
So far as we are personally concerned
we would much prefer TO have il re-
main at Garden City. if the grounds.
the track. SJall-roOm and hotel accom-
modaUions were sufficient for the emer-
gencies of storm. and the convent
ence Of the people.
Blue Earth county is one Of the best
stock localities in the State. and own
ers Of fine stock do not want 10 take
the chances Of taking their valuable
animals where there is danger OF in
jury or great exposure. We have as
sumed no authority toward the re-
m0val Of the fair, nor do we wish 10.
But we would very much like 10 see
the fair on such basis and so favor
ably located that the whole county
would take deep interest in II.
Our fairs should be OF an education
a. character instead OF a money max
ing machine or gambling place. We
are satisfied that The premium list
can be very much improved. in char
acter at least, and believe the pro-rata |
plan is the proper one TO follow in the |
future. 4 long pull. strong pull and |
a pull altogether. is the only way TO |
make a success OF anything-the fair
not eXcepUed-and as long as there is |
tisc0rd in the family, we would prefer |
not 10 have anything TO do with the /
fair.
Yours in the interest OF improvement. !
J. c. CURRYFR-