The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-06-26
Enough Funds in Sight to As
sure Success
FOR THE FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Work on Fencing Grounds and
Building Grand Stand Be-
gins Next Week.

Next week the work fencing the
fair grounds and building a grand stand
will be started. The Dodge City Driving
and Fair association will begin business
with over 81 900 cash, and So $50 to draw
upon for future improvements. The first
81 200 will be expended in fencing the
grounds and building a grand stand. and
if possible this part of the work will be
completed in time to have a meeting on
July 4.
The success attained up to the present,
assures the ultimate carrying out of the
original idea of the projectors of the as
sociation, the establishing of fine driv-
ing park and fair grounds, ard an an
nual Stock and Agricultural fair and race
meeting. The movement is in line with
the general Improvement in Ford county
and will help more than any other one
thing in giving this town and county
prominence among the towns and coun-
ties of the State.
The stock in the association is taken
with the understanding that 25 per cent
shall be paid in at once that there
will be a cash fund of 81 ,250 to begin inn
provements with.
a large part of the work is already
done it will not take any great outlay
to put the track in good condition.
Those who have taken from % to 100
shares each in the association are, H.
Juneau 100, j. Il. Churchill 100, w. F.
Petition so, Frank Manda so, VIM.
Wilkinson 100, Andy Falkner %, Frank
Chapman %, J. w. Lillis 80, j. NJ. Kirk
patrick so, H. B, Bell 100, H. r. Brown
100, E. s. Adam 100, V. j. Tiffenbach
80, G. A. Milton 100, w. A. Morgan %,
G. o. Waring 100, DR.. j. S. Crumbine
%, Pine 81 Bond 100, r. NJ. Rath 100,
J. A Arment so, p. HI. Young so. Bur
son & Burson 100, d. Swinehart 25, w.
L. Coolidge so, c. H. Northup so. Harry
Hubbard 25, Leobner & Bader 100, L.
Holmberg so, Grant Hale 100, 8. Gala
CHER Jr. 20, l. j. Pettijohn 70, w. E.
Davies %, +tHerr MOST 100, B. F.Milton
25, F. j. Oyler 100, HI. A. Burnett 100,
Argabright & French so. Luke McGlue"
100, E. j. Riney %, II. F. Miilikan so,
f. Q. Mace 25, Bargain Store 100, f. E.
Smith 80, o. II. Simpson %, Capt. d. L.
Sweeney, so, L. 2. Kingrey %, Fred
Gardner 80. s. p. Reynolds %, S H.
Connaway %. B. r. Martin so, A. Rus
sell %, j. G. Baird 20, @. f. Lopp %,
John Gissell & Son %, l.. r. Miller so,
f. A. Sturgeon & Sons 100, @. r. Jones
80, j. f. Anderson 100, T. w. Harris %.
James Howell %, NJ. NJ Gwinner
p, Louis Bader 25, Jim Helton %,
MeCarty &c McCarty 100, j. w.
Wells 20, w. c. Crutchley so, 2.
H. Sughrue so. Geo. B. Doolittle so, "A.
GIuck 100, Leroy Martin so, J. H. Miller
80, Geo. Reighard so, Sam Stubbs so,
Bennett & Reynolds so, T. w. Henlin
100, R. Nj. Wright %, Geo. Theis Jr. 100,
Hugh Rogers 20, A. p. Kolley %, E.
Hendricks %. d. Brenneman 25, J. N.
Cord 2o, A. B. Reeves so, r. S
Crane donated in cash SO.
a meeting was held at the Pheniz
cub rooms on Monday night at which
the committee first appointed to sell
shares made report. AT that time the
committee reported that 50 600 of the
proposed s.. 900 had been subscribed for
also that the committee knew where sever
al hundred more could be placed soor
as the parties could be seen. The com
mittee asked for more help in soliciting
and three more names were added to tha
committee, L. J. Pettijohn, Cash Warins
and j. Nj. kirkpatrick.
1t was decided to adjourn the meeting
until Tuesday night before organizing
the association permanent basis
This was done to give the committee tim'
to make the list of stock subscriber
more nearly complete, and to secure
larger atte ndance at the meeting.
At Tuesday nights meeting a tempo
rary organization was formed with DIR
c. A. Milton president, F. a. Sturgeol
vice president, Sam Gallagher Jr.. secre
tary, and A. Gluck, treasurer. Tn
treasurer was instructed to collect in tn
20 per cent due of subscriptions to tn
fair fund, and issue receipts for certifi
Gates of stock. A committee was aI
pointed draft a constitution and b.
laws and rules for the association. Thes
are to be ready by Friday night whe
another meeting will be held and per
manant organization effected. At Frida
nights meeting it is purposed to elect