San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-07
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Suggestions About How to Run
Fair.

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Fair.
Written for the LIGHT:
The way to have a first rate and
q self.sustaining fair in San Anto-
MO is to run it on broad-guaged
schedule and to lift it out Of the
atmosphere of a close corporation.
Let a pesemptory rule be adopt
ed, that none Of the persons official
ly connected with the Fair, shall
compete for any OF the premiums.
In case they desire to compete for
prizes, let them resign their posi-
tions and come in as private citi.
Zens.
The public must be fully i'm
pressed with the conviction that
everything is straight forward and
above board in the management of
the fair and in the distribution OF
the prizes, and to do this thing the
officers should not compete for the
prizes.
The Jockey club, rightfully or
wrongfully, was regarded in the
light of a close corporation, and the
capture of most of the prizes by
the officers of the club confirmed
this unfavorable impression.
The prizes should interest the
farmers and the stock raisers. A
prize of 500 for the best bale of
cotton, exhibited by the farmer
who grew it, would stimulate far
mers to take extra pains in the
handling of their cotton.
A prize of $25 for the best bushel
of corn exhibited by the producer,
would induce farmers to compete
for the prize, and lead them to
plant the best seed corn, In future.
Prizes should be offered for the
best bushel of sweet potatoes, the
best half dozen pumpkins, the best
bale Of Texas hay and the best
bushel of wheat.
A prize of $50 should be offered
for the largest beef steer, and a
prize of $25 for the best mich COW.
Heretofore, it has been the rule
and the custom to make some rich
man president Of the club. He
had his hands full with his private
affairs aud have neither taste nor
adaptation for the position, and
felt bored by the position, the
duties Of which interfered with his
private business. and his inclina-
tions and habits.
The president il paid salary
should be required to earn it by
action and energetic exploitation
of the fair and by diligent atten-
ton to all the arrangements and
details. Few rich men would de-
cline an Office with a salary at
tached to it; most Of them have an
eye single to the main chance, not.
withstanding they have large in
comes from their property, and do
not need pitiful salary to exc out
their livelihood.
Give men, that need the salary,
a chance once in a century at least.
They will exert all their ability,
energy and tact in order to render
the fair a brilliant success; they
will spare no labor or pains to
make a reputation for themselves
by their management Of the fair.
They will devote their time to it.
They will hot have pets and IA
vorites to jam into this, or that
soft place about the fair. The presi-
dent of the fair should not be
drone or figure head, but a man
who wants the salary and wants to
make reputation, and who will
work with vim.
II the director are level-headed
and broad-gauged, they will quit
the old grooves, disregard the old
traditions and customs about rich
men being the proper persons to
place at the head of fair, and Sc.
lect some one who will devote his
time, energies and abilities to
working up a fair that will reflect
credit on San Antonio.
A set of books should be kept.
showing every dollar, that is re-
ceived and every dollar that is paid
out. Business methods and prin-
ciples should be followed closely
and faithfully as that is the only
way OF securing the confidence Of