Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-09-08
HAND co. FAIR.
possibIIi,ies at the Sixth Annual Ex.
bibition Of the Prosperous
Rec VALLEY.
, Few Suggestions TO SYSTEMATIC the
Work-Partial List or
Premiums.
rn. threshing Work shows Satisfac.
tory Returns here and there
Local Squibs.
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The time is rolling around for Hand
county citizens to bestir themselves about
,sir matters. We have this year raised a
epe crop Of nearly everything that grows
in this climate. and can make an exhibit
Of products, stock, etc., second to none in
,he northwest. But while oil this is gen
erally conceded the question arises,
WILL WE DO IT?
Every citizen Of this grand county can
bring something to exhibit that would be
Of interest, and even thou1h 1t might not
be the best in its class, yet il would add
greatly to the exhibit. Fill the grounds
and buildings with something to look at
snd you have fair. We have the stuff
vhy not do 1T?
There are a great many people coming
| to South Dakota thJs faE. On the last
weeks c. & N. W. harvest excursion five
big train loads left Sioux City for this
safe. There will be another excursion
| Sept. 9th, first day Of oar fair. We want
these people TO see Hand County and what !
' she has done in her brief existence. How |
can this be done better than right at our
/ hH3 We should have men on the trims |
as they come into the state TO induce
visitors to come to Hand County and
then We should have our fair grounds
loaded. This is what we ought to do. Now
WILL WE DO IT2
While everybody should take an active
interest in securing exhibits. yet it is
certain everybody will not-not at least
without direct solicitation, because as a
rule what is eyerybody's business is no
body's business. The PRESS believes !
there is way to get at it however, and
offers it as suggestion to the directors
and citizens. To create interest and in
duce action upon any subject someone
must make personal effort, and expert
eDee demonstrates this in even so great
general public benefit as fairs. We want
| the products of Hand County brought I,
The fair The way to get them is to 60
AFTER THEM, Let a committee of one ac-
tive citizen. or director, be selected TO
induce exhibitors on gather an exhibit Of
one important product, making him re-
sponsible for full exhibit in that one
line. For instance, make one man re-
sponsible FOR good exhibit OF corn,
which he can secure by personal solicita-
ton very readily, because If personally
appealed to, even the busy farmer will see
the Importance OF this enterprise, and
will bung in a little corn any time be-
tween now and fair day, which can be left
at some place here, properly marked, and
when good collection is obtained take
1t TO the fair. So with grains, vegetables,
fruits, ete.-in fact everything but stock,
which Of course would be largely display
ed by farmers and stockmen, if some ac-
tive hustler attended to the matter before
band. Prehaps 1t would be well to give
one man potatoes, another some other
vegetable, SO that no, one person would
have too much to do. But these details
could be easily arranged. The idea is to
make ONE PERSON responsible for one
thing, and ten to one he or she will DO
more than committee of three or any
other number.
1t takes work TO make fair, as we'll as
money. and while the business men and
citizens of Miller have contributed hber-
ally in cash, there remains yet some very
earnest work to be done to make the fair
reach that point of success possible IN this
prosperous wear. The Press believes
that on Sept. 20, 30 and 80 Hand County
can have grand agricultural fair We
have the sentIment--all it needs Is crys-
hllization; We have the prodacts--all
they need is the gathering. We believe
the citizens of Miller understand the mo-
uon and are ready for the question. Let
the Fair officers put IL with that degree of
enthusiasm and energy known only to n
Dakota rustler.
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