The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-20

last installment II In before the falr
begins. The revenue from the sale
Of booths and privileges, if your
privilege committee is good one,
will run all the way from 5000 to
5000. The program will also
make you little money-enough,
perhaps, to pay the item Of labor.
A wide awake town should figure
on spending from 81, 800 up on a
street fair. This includes advertis-
ling, the attractions, the premium
list and every possible expense. ,
Whatever money you have left after
paying your expenses can be left in
the treasury for the following sea-
son, or donated to some charitable
institution, or disposed of in what
ever manner your organization may
think best.
4 COMMITTEES.
You will need large number OF
committees to properly handle your
street fair. One object in having a
great many committees is TO give
every business man in town some
'thing to do in connection with the
liar, so that those who are inclined
Ito grow lukewarm will, of necessity
be compelled to take continued in
terest in the forthcoming far.
Furthermore, there are too many
details connected with the work OF
preparing for the fair and conduct
it to place it OH the shoulders OF one
small committee. Accordingly,
there must be seperate committees
for each department OF street fair
work. The Finance Com nittee
must look after raising the money.
! The Amusement Committee must
see that proper attractions and
a amusements are provided. The
2 c ,mmittee on premiums will get up
= the premium list, appoint Judges in
g the valious departments and see
q that the awarded premiums are
% paid. The Commit ee on Parades
i and Special Days will look after the
stw work indicated by its title. You
J. will need also a committee on con
"a tests, such as cake walking, baby
N shows, old violin players, fat men''
,, race, creased pole climbing, CREASED
he pig catching and such other diver
sions as may be introduced for loca
talent,in addition to the attraction
!, engaged from abroad. Your Com
10 mittee on Privileges and Booths vii
i be able to render great service t
4 the association by using prope
90 judgment and enterprise. A large
i revenue can be realized from thu
] sale OF booths and spaces for merry
:. go-rounds, Ferris wheels, sid
~ shows, etc. Your Committee OIL
- Railroads will have to look after tn
! important work of securing specia
! reduced rates from Ill points in ter
4 ritory tributary to your city durln
i the continuance of the fair. BY ap
- pointing influential men on thi
:, committee and having them 60 di
- rect to the main offices Of the rail
:. road companis $, you will be able
"A secure liberal concessions in the wa
- of reduced excursion rates that wi
. greatly swell your attendance durin
e the week. Your Committee on Ad
=. ver;ising will have plenty of work
! do. 1t is a good plan to appoin
i the local newspaper men on tn
n com mittee. They will keep boom
,n ing the street fair from the time tn
~ date is fixed upon, and will see thu
Il the field is thoroughly and cor
"a stantly covered so far as the adve
be tising is concerned. You will ais
~ need an Executive Committed
j, This committee may include all tn
III members OF the above committees
ofIthese being merely sub committed
u lof the Executive Committee, or
,st Imay be limited as you think bes
oe La some cities regular street ia
he company is incorporated under tt
= laws Of the State, with a Prcsiden
;al Board of Directors, etc. This is
nj very good plan. 1t gives an air
nv 'permanence to the organization, AN
makes all the transactions OF the a
sociation more business like
character.
-, ADJUSTMENTS.
m. The subject of amusements is ol
on that should be regarded as OF Il
he highest Importance by every sire
ID. flair association. The Committee I
ID Amusement should be composed
by progressive and enterprising gentl
he men. Ii ahould be the aim Of Il
ial Amusement Committee to contra
ip- with some first t-class theatrical ma
Ike ager to furnish the attractions.
doIgreat many street fair association
.et have made a mistake in bookir
/, althoir affracficua senoratplv Rv n