The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-17
THE BEST,
Is What the Stark County Fair
Will Be,
Thinks Secretary Niesz Features for the
Coming Exhibit---why Stark Ranks
High in Agricultural Displays,

! oil the coming Stark county fair, he was
found looking over some premium lists
of county fairs in Ohio, having somo
forty before him.
"Do you know" said he, "that our
claim that we pay better premiums than
any county fair in the state is sometimes
disputed by our people? Well, it is, but
here is the proof Of the pudding the
official lists, and it is easily demon
strated that our statement is correct.
Some offer apparently higher premi-
ums, but on reading the rules care
fully you will notice that only sixty to
seventy-hve per cent. is paid the win
ner. This is deception pure and sim
pie, as not one in ten of the exhibitors
read the rules carefully, and
only learn the truth when
they come to draw their premiums.
We endeavor to arrange our classes and
! premiums 80 as to encourage enterprise
/ in all departments. In the mechanical,
| domestic, artistic and educational, the
| agricultural and it's divisions, horti-
cultural, floral, stock-raising, etc, are
| found incentives abundant to bring to-
l gether the finest display from the field,
the mine, the work shop, the home, the
studio and the school room, yet shown
at our county fair"
A COMPARISON.
"Have you any way of comparing our
! exhibits, attendance and finances with
those OF other counties in Ohio, to en-
able you to say what position our an
nual fairs hold among fairs?"
go, yes Secretaries of county fairs are
| obliged by law to file an annual report
! of all entries, premiums, receipts and
disbursements with the State Secretary
of Agriculture. These are all published
in the Ohio Agricultural Reports
! and by examining them for the last five
wears you will observe that Stark Coun-
| ty has kept in the front rank.
"Of course there are some fairs that are
not strictly county fairs, as they throw
open all departments to the world, while
We only open to the blooded line Of stock
| classes.
"There are, strictly speaking, district
fairs, and as such obtain half rates from
| the Ohio r. r. Passenger Agents Asso-
citation, while as @ county fair we can
| only get two-third rates"
"To what do you attribute the
MARVELLOUS SUCCESS
our fair has attained in the past?"
"Well, you know, nothing succeeds
like success In the first place, unity
of purpose and action. Since my con-
nection with the management there has
existed the utmost harmony, each one
striving to do hie share of the
duties devolving upon the Board.
Then the courteous treatment our
Board and the patrons living along
the line Of the o, @. & S. road
have always received from the manage
ment OF that road. Nothing has been
top much for them towards the success
1 OF the fair. For five years they have
carried the school children and teachers
TO and from the grounds free, and have
always provided ample facilities along
their lines for all who wished to attend.
We wish we could say as much for the
other roads.
"Then again the press of the county
has been q
POWERFUL INFLUENCE
in our favor, and the management is not
Indifferent to the goodwill of the edito-
rial fraternity.
"The class OF advertising matter that
has been selected has also contributed its
snare. We have, Of late years selected
only the finest, and the Board feels thai
tins very best is none too good for us.
work OF art will always gain attention
and while the art is being examined the
, Importance and dates OF the fair will bC
, eDgrafted upon methory's walls. See?
"Well, now, with the success IN the
past, and what you expect the coming
fair, the society will have nice surplus
, | on hand. What will they do with IL?
RI 81 can hardly say just what will b.
3 l done with it. We now have nearly TIVE
) 1 Thousand dollars on hand, and hall O
, this should have goae into sheep barr
1 and the balance into a horse barn jus
: west OF the race track and reserved ex
) clusively for the race horses. In thl
E way the marshal would always know
| whore to find them when wanted, ant
the horses could get to and from tn
stables in short time.
HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT.
"The money on hand, or any that ma
come into possession of the society
t must be spent in improving the grounds
$ The fair is managed for the county
profit and not for its members. Ever
}, citizen in the county has an interest i
I. the Stark county fair, and the director
= get the muniicent sum of one dollar pc
r day for managing it for them"
"What attractions have you for tn
fair. aside from the usual exhibits?"
"Well, hardly have time now br
merely to enumerate them.
al SOME ATTRACTIONS.
y "Fine pictures for the educationt
. . class, "merry.go-round" for the children
s industrial day, with speeches and music
= The best races ever held in the county
a Free.for.all pace with Bud Crooke, GA
:, light, Davy Crockett, Gypsy Boy, Emm
e and other fast ones will make race, th
, like of which was never seen here b.
IS fore. The Battle of Gettysburg( (reduce
:, to fifteen cents admission. A herd I
y "Black Doddies' will positively be here
the first ever shown at our fair. o yei
add a"doll show" ], 900 dolls; big doll
little dolls, black dolls, white dolls, ol
=, dolls, young dolls. / can't tell yo
- half. You must 60 and see then
e, They will be In the gran
is stand. Don't miss it. Yc
Or will be sorry If you d.
< Say, you may just tell your readers thi
they need not bother about bringir
their dinners to the fair, as the U.