Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-01
FAIR STATEMENT FOR 1896.

FAIR STATEMENT FOR 1896.
RECEIPTS.
Gate receipts and amphithea.
tire ................... S22S3. .3S
Entrance fees. -. ....... 1900
Privileges Qast year S28s).. 352.oe
Advertising IN Premium List
Qast year S1eS). ....... s225.oo
State appropriation n........ 10000
Total ........... S3I38.38
DISBURSEMENTS.
Expense of Fair. r....... 49,. S123o.o2
In detail, as follows:
Band ...............S1oo.oo
Rent of Driving Park. $1,000
Starting Judge. $3.50
Hay and straw. Io7.5o
Brooks, putting up
wind. mill, etc.,. 1850
Advertising and Pre-.
MUM List. ....... $4,000
Postage, telegraph, tel.
ephone, etc. ....... 1860
Police, and hired help
before and during
the Fair. .......... 10000
For Sec'y during '95
and 'o6 T.. ..... 10000
Supts and Clerks of
Floral Hall ....... 5000
Suudries. ........... 1880
Total. l............. I23o.o2
Speed department. 49,. 5S6.1
Attraction. (ca rver $3.50,
Base ball $1oo). .......... $4,000
Debt of last year ......... 62o. 90
In detail, as follows:
First National Bank. $4,000
Lithographs not paid
last year ........ 1900
Lumber of Hollister
Co., not pd.last yr 1914
Advertising not paid
last year.... -. $500
Premiums not paid
last year r......... 5o.S3
Sundry bills before
the FAIR. -. 43.43
/ AOtaI. pOZO.OO
On hand Dec. Ist, when this
report was made and sent
to State Department, as
required by law ........ 52.26
Total ............... -. S313s.3s
= The 5000: for Secretary's salary is
tbut SIS more for the two years than
he turned into the Society as proceeds
of Fourth of July meeting in 'e5, and
5000 less than was to have been paid
for the two years.
Some small bills have been paid
since the report was made to the state
department, and there are still FEW
unpaid bills besides sthe premiums
that have not been paid.
In submitting this report for publ.
cation we will say for the benefit of
those who have been unkind enough
probably through ignorance, to claim
publicly that the officers of the society
were not making proper account of the
money received, that the Bank of
Cresco received the S313S.38, and has
paid the same out only on checks
signed by the President and Secretary.
These checks are all on file in the
bank, the stubs are on file with the
Secretary. Parties wishing to see
just what every one of these checks
was drawn for. are invited to call at
the Seoretary's Office and look them
over.
The Board of Supervisors have
partially promised to aid US little in
the way of paying premiums, and the
officers of the society, sometime dur
ing January, will endeavor to borrow
some money with which to pay per-
centage, at least, on the premiums.
The officers of the society take
great pleasure in most heartily thank.
ing all true friends OF the Howard
County Agricultural Society, especial.
ly those who so literally aided us IN
the way of advertising and those who
helped make the fair success in the
floral and vegetable halls. Also those
who helped make the horse, cattle,
sheep, hog and poultry departments
what they have not been for years;
also those who helped make the
machinery department success.
1t is the army of helpers, not the
kickers. that the officers regret not
being able to pay on time and for
which they are willing, as they did
last year, to borrow money, if it can
be had, to pay.
Had it not been for our debt we
could have paid all expenses and
premiums, and had money to spare.
Had the weather been good on Thurs.
day, we would have been able to have
paid debt, premiums and all.
Respectfully submitted,
c. D. NICHOLS, Pres.
B. P. NORTON. Treas.
j. c. WEBSTER, Secy.