Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-27
DO YOU WANT A LARGER AND
BETTER FAIR?

The people all over the county are we'll
pleased with it, it has been a great
success as Fair and financially but
it is not large enough, it does not
give the sightseers the satisfaction
they want, it has not got enough
buildings up, it has not got the
grounds properly. fixed up as they
should be. 1t made q very creditable
show in regard to cattle, as good as
any in the country, it's race track is
good but it has not enough show of
products from the farm, from the
household, from the stores, from the
Implement houses, from the Mills,
and hundred other displays that
should be made very attractive and
interesting and would be a drawing
card to bring in thousands of people
from all over the country and far.
away from Great Bend.
This is what we want. We. want
it the best Fair in the country, better
than Hutchinson, Wichita, or Salina.
We can have it, if all of US will take
an interest in it, will tslkit up, will
work it'up, and each will try to help
build it up.
We want the farmers Of the coun.
try to make display of wheat, oats.
barley, rye, of potatoes, of horses.
and chickens, and the housewife
make display of butter. bread and
I fancy work. We want every one to
/ make display of what they can so
! that before the races and after the
races the people will be we'll enter
/ tanned and highly pleased by seeing
| this display. We want to make it so
attractive that people from distant
towns will make it business to
i spend Fair week in Great Bend.
Now what do We want? A fine
Machine hall. an Art Gallery, and
! an Auditorium. Can we have themi
I Why, of course We can if we will all
do our duty and do it we'll.
How would this proposition suit
I you? Let each Merchant, and indi
vidual who can, give present to the
Fair Association. For instance, we
would give nice buggy or a nice
cook stove, and every Merchant in
the town would give accordingly.
4 Suppose some of the farmers would
give a cow, a calf or horse. as some
4 have already said they would, and
4 every one else give a nice present.
1 Let these presents be put in a large
4 room on display then let them all be
4 sold on a guess, this guess will be on
d some election in the spring, and
4 tickets be sold for 25 cents each and
( every one buying ticket will have a
chance of getting one or more OF
these presents. Every one would
buy one or more of these tickets.
The children would save up their
money to buy one, and the grown up
3 people would want several. Why,
we would take SO worth at the be-
ginning, others would take So worth
3 while others would, at least, take
one ticket. GO
We are satisfied that if the Directors
of the Fair Association would take
this matter up now, put their Com
mittee in the field canvassing for
presents, put these presents in large
vacant room in the city, put lady
! there to sell tickets and show up the
presents. by next spring the Fair
Association could clear from FIVE to
ten thousand dollars and by next fall
!, could have their Fair grounds and
, buildings fixed up III good shape to
accumulate ten thousand people and
: all of us would be vieing with each
other to make the best display.
II We would like for the Editors of
!. the newspapers to go around the
| town and get short expression. in a
few sentences, what they think of
this. We believe they will all be in
favor of it, all support it, and nearly
every one give, and all buy tickets.
i Now while you are thinking over
Q the Fair business and how best we
can make it a success, we are thinking
how best we can satisfy you In max
ing q little more pleasant and cheer.