Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
FOR A COUNTY FAIR.

FOR A COUNTY FAIR.
The idea of organizing York coun
ty fair association has been suggested
dozens of times in the past, and why it
does not take definite shape is prop.
ositlon that is difficult of comprehen-
sion.
The resources of York county are
numerous and varied. There is no
want of intelligent citizens competent
to successfully carry out any reasona-
bile undertaking, and there is an abun-
dance Of the spirit of progress within
the borders of the county. The only
thing that we seem to lack to marked
extent, is a disposition to concentrate
our efforts in the matter of movements
calculated to promote the public good.
It is time that public spirited citizens
were remedying this defect.
The practical benefits to he derived
from u county fair organization are OBJ
vious. For Instance, there is great
good to he derived from the sllmula
ton of rivalry to produce the best OF
everything. There is good TO be deriv-
ed from concentrating the intelligence
and experience of the most progressive
element in the county toward greater
achievement than any one individual
has been able to attain alone. There
are social benefits that are not to be
overlooked, and again there is oppor-
tunity for the development of CONNER
cial intercourse between our own peo-
pie that is practicable in no other way.
For instance, take the question OF
fine blooded cattle. There is Mr.. W..
H. Hicklin, at Guthriesville, who prob
ably knows more on this subject than
any man in the state. Major A. H.
White. of Rock Hill, has also given
The subject attention, and so has Mr..
w. S. Wllkerson, of Hickory Grove,
DIR. #. w. Campbell, of Bandana: and
Others. Major White, brought togeth-
er with Dr.. A. Y. Cartwright, Messrs.
Brooks Inman, J. w. Snider and J. P.
White, of Yorkvile and others, on the
poultry question, would make little
congress from which the county gen.
orally could get much valuable infor-
nation. Mr.. D. 4. Leslie or Mr.. D. P.
Leslie, and Messrs. w. NJ. Faulkner,
K. N. Plaxco, DR.. T. w. Campbell, j.
H. Coltharp, and dozen others could
make beautiful exhibits of wheat, aud
give valuable information as to how to
produce the best resu It's with this crop.
Mr.. D. M. Hall could show some
splendid specimens Of York county
mules and horses, raised at much less
than Kentucky and Tennessee cost.
If we had space we might name scores
of people who have excelled in differ
ent speciallies and whose exhibits and
presence at county fair would be
worth much to all who desire TO im-
prove their methods.
Such fair does not need to he con.
fined to farm and barnyard products.
There are those who could exhibit the
rarest and choicest hot house plants.
The sewing machine, the crochet nee.
die and the paint brush could also find
representation, and the quantities of
culinary triumphs along with pantry
economy, etc., that could be gotten to-
gether would be bewildering.
So why cannot something be done ?
There are energetic progressive people
in Yorkville who will help. We be-
lieve that Major White, who is more
experienced in such matters than any
other man in this section, would give
bis CO operation, and there is no rea
son to doubt that the leading spirits in
Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Clover, Guthrics.
vile, McConnellsville, Hickory Grove,
Sharon and other sections of the coun-
ty would be willing to start into gem
eral movement if somebody would only
start the ball to rolling.