Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
THE COUNTY Fi|R
FATHER LUCEY DOES NOT THINK
THEIR DAYS HAVE
GONE BY.
Makes Few Sensible Suggestions as
to What a County Fair
Should Be.
TALKS ABOUT COUNTY EXHIBIT.

sM Father }, NJ Lucey writes a very in
/ teresting letter to The Graphic con-
Cerning county fairs. He does not
agree with The Graphic that the days
of the county fairs are numbered and
he suggests how a county fair may be
made a success. The Graphic agrees
with Father Luceys idea that the
county fair "must be changed and
adapted to new demands and new
ideas" and it may be that a fair thus
conducted may be made financial
success. There is one thing sure. it
is the only plan by which it can be
made to succeed. as the fullest pat
ronage possible cannot be otherwise
secured. The fair must be such as to
create the interest of all elements of
/ business and society in order to secure
hearty support. To have such a fair
would require considerable outlay Of
money yearly and whether or not it
would prove a financial success could
only be definitely determined by ac-
tual experiment.
The Graphic also further agrees with
Father Lucey in his remarks about the
county exhibit. 1t is not what it
should be and never will be so long
as penurous policy as to its man
agement prevails. The present build
ing is an insignificant affair which at
tracts no especial attention. and
more pretentions structure should be
erected and the exhibit handled in 4
Is way that would make it worth some
Ming to the county. Father Luceys
I 1tter is as follows:
Editor Of Graphic: | read with in
terest what you said in Sundays
Graphic about our fair | noted also
the pertinent remarks of Mr.. W. Il.
Taukersly. 1t seems that Pine Bluff
is too small place for jockey club
to live alone and make expenses and
that fair might live and pay expenses
fgconducted on the lines which We're
o0served some years ago appears to be
pEpbable. I do not think that the days
ofafars are gone by. They must be
Schanged and adapted to new demands
and new ideas, but the annual fair as
6lach is natural outgrowth of prosper
out times.
RsssSBm my opinion it is not possible to
held a fair where the products Of the
eQM are to be exhibited without long
A4 intelligent preparation. Farmers
N4 gardeners have but few articles
sE they would be willing to present
@10Mpublic exhibition at the end of Oc-
tMer. To have an annual fair with
AGTQ and garden products it is neces-
A.lzX TO have a permanent and first
#G16 county exposition, where such
pM ucts could be received in their
ba stage and preserved for the fu-
MM The exposition would also be
SsNHXX PloNC AOl CIlC uCPSoi'oAy VI
R hing that would be of general in
't-school work, war relics and
Ter.
%1 may be said that there is a coun-
position. Those who are giving
best efforts to keep life in it
M agree with me that it is an expo
in name only. A room or rooms
NJ mes the size of the present habl-
are needed A liberal annual
priation with first-class man
md well-defined policy are also
o. Spend a few thousand dollars
Plafged accommodations. provide
raj annual support and install
ass manager, and within few
there will be the substance OF
thousands of country people
ad a visit to such an exhibit we'll
their time and money.
J. NJ. LUCEY.