Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-09-21
TO MEET AGAIN SATURDAY,
Citizens Interested in Holding
q County Fair Discuss
the Subject.
An Elevator Man Predicts
Higher Prices for Wheat
Very Soon.
Sad Death of Mrs. Crafenstein
From Paralysis and Other
Causes.


Causes.
The meeting called by the executive
committee Of the fair association in the
q. A. NJ. hall Tuesday for the purpose
OF discussing the advlsabillty of holding
a fair this fall was fairly we'll attended.
Chairman Nickeus presented the object
Of the meeting and called upon various
gentlemen for their views upon the sub
ject one way or the other. Attorney E.
M. Sanford being called upon stated that
be was decidedly in favor of holding a
fair. The time is sufficient to make
ample preparations and then have the
date Of holding two weeks earlier than
the date last year. Eleven months ago
last hit the fair was opened.
E. P. Wells, president Of the James
River Valley Fair association, stated that
personally he was not anxious to have
fair held this fall. He believed 1t was
necessity though to hold one this year as
by doing so the $500 worth of property
which the association had on the grounds
could be rescued from the debtors grasp
by the payment of about $500, the
deficit of last year. The receipts last
year were about S3,400 and the expendi-
lures $4,000 leaving deficit for lumber
used Of about the amount stated. Unless
this amount could be raised by sub
scrlption it would not be advisable to
hold fair this year. From an approx
mate estimate which he made during the
evening he figured that the buildings
could be put in proper shape for about
$3.50 and that Dut little over 81 900
would be necessary to set the ball rolling
in as good. if not better, shape than last
year. With ordinary weather and profit
ing by the errors Of beginners and mis-
mana cement due to inexperience, the
fair could be made more successful this
year by the expenditure Of much
smaller sum Of money than heretofore.
Judge Baldwin, suggested meeting
of thu directors OF the ASSOCIATION be
held at the earliest moment and decisive
action taken.
Harry Helm, who was active in secur-
ing and perfecting the recent race meet
ing, stated that he was in favor Of fair
and felt that better races could be held
this fall than any yet held. There have
been but few races held this year, the
horsemen know what We are and no
trouble would be experienced in secur-
ing good attractions IN that line.
In regard to the business which 1t
would bring to the city and the benefits
which accrue to the merchants, there
could be no doubt. The remark was
made that one merchant took in 81 900 q
day during, the far last year. Mr..
Wells said he bad no doubt Of it. Dur
ing the three days OF the fair the de-
posts at the bank by the merchants
were unusually large. He mentioned
the case OF one person IN particular
who had taken advantage OF the cheap
rates to come to jamestown just for pur.
chases and not to attend the fair. and
had no doubt that it was but one Of
many.
The chair appointed Messrs. E. P.
Wells, Fl. B. Wood and E. NJ. Sanford a
committee to solicit subscriptions today
and do other necessary business. Messrs.
E. P. Wells, Supt. Wilson and Il. f..
Wallace were also appointed commit
tee on transportation-to secure cheap
rates on the railroads to this point.
The meeting then adjourned to Satur.
day the 23rd at , p. m., at the same place,
when it was hoped that many farmers
would be in attendance and lend their
voices to the occasion. Notice OF the
date OF the meeting and object will be
sent out to all possible and it is hoped
that the question will be favorably de-.
cided upon at that time.
The time is not too late nor the times
too hard to have rousing good fair this
fall, in, say, two weeks time, If hearty CO.
operation prevails and pull all together
is given. Unanlmity OF action and de-
sire is the principal requisite to the sue
cessful termination of the project this
fall.
Higher Prices Sure to Come.
James Johns, the Minneapolis elevator
man, who spent Tuesday in the city,
said to an Alert representative that
nothing had occurred to induce him to
change his views in regard to the prob
able price of wheat. Three weeks ago he