Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-17
NO GAMBLING.
why Don't You Help Get Up Special
Purses and Encourage the Fsir7
tn fbS E,fitor M the RfOister


To the Editor Of the Register.
SIR: In your issue of this date l see
the Directors of the West Virginia State
Fair have taken grand stand for the
purpose OF trying to make our coming
Fair clean place by abolishing the
gambling business. This is as it should
be, and is what has been desired by the
best patrons of the Fair as well as the
exhibitors. Our Fair should be made
an educator to all who attend, where
the best OF stock Of all kinds can be
seen. and where those who attend will
not be intsrfered with by every kind OF
catchpenny games.
This Fair has a wide reputation all
over the country as one Of the best
places to exhibit stock OF all kinds, and
one that is visited by more people than
any other fair IN the State, and 1t be-
hoves the management to do all in their
power to make it one Of the most pleas
ant places for fathers and mothers TO
bring their families without coming in
contact with the various gambling de-
vices to lead the young and even the old
astray. When once the community find
IQdE our L dir 10 4Ol bAAC Otsb ihSOA CShS ~
the country, and not only for the pur-
pose of only Dutting,o or trying to put,
few dollars in the stockholders pockets,
it will stand by the management in
their endeavors to help build up its in
terests.
If these resolutions are fully carried
out, as we trust they will be, let the
citizens of Wheeling and vicinity come
TO the front, and let there be such a
Fair this fall as has never been field on
the Island. This can be done If the
citizens of Wheeling will only take
hold of the matter in the right way by
opening their doors to all who come
and show to the outside world that for
once the city Of Wheeling is all alive to
make the thing go. There should be
inducements held out by the merchants
of the city 10 bring in the people. They
reap good harvest from those attend
ing the Fair; why don't they get up
some interest in the thing by offering
purses for the various departments out
side of the regular premiums? This
would greatly stimulate the interests
on all sides by bringing out q much
larger show of everything. II only
needs for some one of our enter
prising citizens TO make a break in this
direction to get the ball a-rolling, aud
we hope it will be done. There is time
enough yet to get up these special
prizes and have them announced through
the papers of the city and country.
Let some one start out with a special
prize for the finest display OF cattle,
sheep, hogs or horses from Ohio county;
either one OF the above classes are
worthy of special prize, and we think
either or all these classes would be
much fuller than they have been,
and would certainly encourage the
interests in these lines. We
hope our citizens who are
interested in the welfare of this exposi-
ton, will think over these things and
act promptly. Our city press could do
great deal to encourage the idea; al
though the time is short, much can be
done If gone at with the determination
that IL shall be done. Who will be the
first to make the break. EXHIBITOR.
Wheeling w Va. August lG, 1892.