The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-09-01
PROSPECTS FOR A FAIR
MATTER OF $1,000 FOR
PREMIUMS,
WILL GUTHRIE DONATE 2
The New Fair Association Meets
and Decides TO Hold a Fail Meet
ins With juicy Program. Pro-
Vidng Enough Interest Is
Manifested by the Cap
ital City People.
WILL GUTHRIE DONATED

nc IN nAANhhAA hAeNN 80
tion met yesterday and began perma-
nent plans for the holding OF state
fair The directors decided that fair
to properly represent Oklahoma terri.
tory should have offered in general
premiums, including the speed ring,
about FIVE thousand dollars. BY vote
OF the directors it was decided that
the state fair, as an ASSOCIATION, would
offer in their premium list five thou
sand dollars general premiums and
purses, IL the people OF Guthrie would
contribute in cash the sum Of one thou.
sand dollars for general premiums and
purses. aside from special premiums.
IL was decided that fair will be held
upon October II to 10, inclusive, pro-
viding the people Of Guthrie see value
enough in state fair this year to con-
tribute for general premiums the sum
stated above.
The secretary was instructed to
write to Orange Judd, the great ma
tionAi agricultural writer and speaker,
preliminary to arranging with him TO
speak ut our fair on Tuesday, Oct 70;
with Jerry Simpson to speak on We'd
nesday, Oct Is; with John j Ingalls,
on Thursday, oct. "A, and with w. J.
Bryan on Friday, Oct. IS, each Of these
speeches to be made at II o'clock a. m.
each daY, SO as not TO interfere with
the speed ring and other events. The
directory will get all Of these men
with whom it can arrange. M f,
Toler, Of Wichita, son OF the famous
horseman, II. G. Toler, was present
and he will probably be employed as
starter for our fair He is one Of the
most thorough racing men IN the west
But one thing preliminary 10 making
this fair certainty is for the people
Of Guthrie to show interest enough in
the fair to subscribe money sufficient
10 pay 81. 900 OF the general premiums
offered by the Fair association. There
is great responsibility in the run.
ming OF this fair. 1t will cost oig
lot Of money. twill be OF great value
10 this city and territory. Every hotel
man, merchant and business man IN
this city will share directly in the fin.
Ancial benefit. The talk OF some carp.
ing economists, as an excuse for not
contributing to the general premium
fund, that the men who have paid the
debts Of the old association and organ.
ized new one are going into it for
personal gain Is unfounded and ridicu-
lous, This fair has been organized for
six years. II has so far never made
dollar for any mem Der OF the associa-
ton. On the other hand 1t has been
40 annual loss. All the members Of
the new organization hope 10 do is TO
play even" They are men OF large
interests here, feel the discredit TO this
community OF a failure TO have a fair
this year, and are putting their money
ana labor into this matter now, purely
as public enterprise. Surely the peo
pie Of this town will not sit back and
expect them to do il ali.
The business men Of Guthrie should
subscribe at once the amount necessary
TO secure fair this year. The amount
asked Is small compared to the bene-
fits. There is no possibility Of gain TO
the stockholders. The gain will all
be to the city as a whole and TO the
business men as individuals. should
the association come out ahead, II as
snres The Leader that every dollar Of
profits will be put back upon the
grounds and fair facilities bettered.
The business men should feel graft
fed that men Of such well known
standing and business push have taken
hold Of tins matter, and they should
90 TO work TO assist them in making a
rousing success Of the fair this year.