The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10


cost much, but will draw people from
all over the State, but it was not yet
ripe
William Skeels said the subject was
new to him. 1t was necessary that the
people Of Sacramento should put their
shoulders to the wheel or they would
soon have no State Fair. The mer-
chants must exhibit They must do
many things and put lin many attrac-
lions SO as to draw the people. The
first week is almost always failure,
as the place is like barn. What really
draws the people is to see the other
people that go. We must try to make
the first week success and the second
will take care of itself. Get the people
of Sacramento to CO. the first week,
Get them to take tickets for the first
week and go to swell the crowd.
Frank L. Gray said the townspeople
themselves must take an interest. The
plan to get townspeople to take tickets
was good one The Club of 80 could
hold a. reception the first night, as it
did during the session of the Legisla-
| ture. Get the ladies to take hold. The
assurance Of the directors that the
| State Fair would be all ready on the
| crowd.
| George Boyne thought the purpose to-
night was mainly to let the directors
know that the chamber would be with
them. We must advertise in the coun-
| try papers so that the people would
know what each days program was.
! New Orleans has it's Mardi Gras and St.
Louis does likewise. We have many
| lessons to learn. Give good program
| for the first week and interest the peo-
pie.
| Louis Breuner said the same question
came up last year, and but little was
| accomplished. The best way is for the
committee to go around town and get
! pledges We must back the committee
| up and hang together, and not each
man have his own plan. 1t was his plan
last year for the Agricultural Society
to lay so much money aside and send
men through the State to interest peo-
pie and show them that it was a State
affair and not a Sacramento one, but
! it was not pressed and was dropped
If the committee goes out he wanted to
see them backed by the chamber. The
| trouble in Sacramento is always that
there is some one to fight any plan.
| The committee can get exhibits If it
goes after them right and advertises
| There can be day entertainments at
Agricultural Park Native Sons on the
| 9th, butchers barbecue, the bicycle
club The country people want amuse-
ment and entertainment. Sacramento
will work hard to entertain and accom-
modate people, but needs men to mako
suggestions. He would suggest that the
directors appoint a committee Of ladies
to get up an exhibit of fancy work and
! manipulating, and it would succeed.
Exhibitors should not be charged for
tickets, or they will not exhibit.
| Albert Gallatin said he had attended
the fairs for over thirty years. His OBJ
observations of late years was that
there was too much Of a stereotyped
plan and people fail to attend. People
attract people. We must have new at
| fractions and varied entertainments. If
the town is filled they will go if there is
something new.
Mr.. Purnell moved that the President
| appoint a committee of five besides the
Entertainment Committee, to go before
the directors tomorrow. He also moved
that the committee have the backing Of
| the substantial business men of the
community in what they state to the
| society.
| 0. F. Washburn thought that what
was most needed was the determination
to do something and to go ahead and
do it. He thought each one should
think and plan, and go to the commit
tee and help it by ideas and back it
solidly. They should avoid waiting for
some one to begin and should work to-
gether.
Mr.. Morton said we have talent, mer-
chants and money, and no town in Cali
fornia can carry out measures better
than we. but unless the exhibits are
more animated people will not go. They
think there is nothing to see n the first
week, and that they can see it all in the
! last week. We must put in new things
at first d
| c. M. Campbell suggested getting the
lodges, labor unions and other organiza-
| tons interested Special attractions
will make the people come. We must
! get the State Fair out of the rut
! c. A. Neale had noticed that the most
successful fairs were not those that had
| the best exhibits, but those that had
| the greatest attractions-ladies' tourna-
lIieHts, ,DToHcO busting, elt- II the peo-
pie come, the exhibits will follow. Good
music is a point, for people like it. It
would not be an expensive thing to get
a GLORIOUS of LOCO voices for the first
night.
The Entertainment Committee of the
chamber is composed of T. L. Enwright
Herman c. Fisher, w. F. Purnell, F. l..
Gray, George Boyne, A. w. Morrison
and Dwight H. Miller, and the Presi-
dent appointed to act with them T. Is.
Hall, W. Skeels, Albert Gallatin, o. r.
Washburn, L. F. Breuner, Gus Laven-
| SON and c. M. Campbell.
| The meeting then adjourned.