Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-09-16

out to the grounds, Mr.. H" Cali
right" ssYou will remember you
were in such hurry last night that
our converSatio-- was somewhat
curtailed. | took a few articles out
for exhibition this morning early, and
find quite a few additions in the
various Halls and upon the grounds.
The new Music Store of Great Bend
is putting an exhibit of pianos, other
attractions too numerous to mention
have come in since yesterday.
The agricultural hall will be crowded
this year with farm and garden
products as a small menagerie and
aviary. Quite few buggies are found
in this building, but I think the
| farmers ous hit to ask for and fill the
entire Hall with farm products. :"
"Mr. M you were talking about
race horses and races yesterday. [
think too much attention is given to
| that part of the fair and not enough
to the other branches of it.
From the objections you are bring
ing up constantly l believe you are
from the state that bounds Kansas
on the east.
You have noticed probably that the
association offers $4,000 in purses
and premiums. If you will look at
their speed program you will find
| $3.50 for the races in trotting, pacing
and running. The rest of the $4,000
is given as premiums on stock, farm
products and various other things
which are catalogued in their neat
premium list. If the people of the
county do not avail themselves of the
opportunity to obtain these premiums
they are the losers.
As we are nearing the gate we shall
say nothing more about the fair until
you have been over the grounds and
noticed every phase of it. This af-
ternoon, if we meet, want you to be
honest in giving your idea of the dis
play, comparing it with other years."
"What do you think of the Spiral
Tower and taut wire performance,
Mr.. H.?" 81 have often paid twenty
five cents, Mr.. M, and received much
less for the money, besides it is free
exhibition daily"
"Let us sit down here and tell me
what you think of the fair as whole.
Well, Mr.. M to be candid with you
I am very agreeably surprized to find
an improvement in every department
over last year. In many respects the
arrangement of the exhibits is more
artistic, and the varieties have multi
piled. The Fine Arts Hall is es-
pecialiy attractive. and makes one
feel proud of the Barton county ladies
culinary art, as we'll as their know
ledge and application of the needle,
including the committees tact in rep
resentation of the same.
interviewed several of my friends
upon the merits of the fair, and all
agree that it is fifty per cent better
than it was last year. One man told
me the performance at the tower ex-
celled anything he had ever seen.
Every act was new"
"Yes Mr.. H, would not like to be
shot at by that man even if he did
not see me. Did l overestimate the
Agricultural hall?'' 81 am more than
pleased with the display, Mr. NJ, and
am now sorry did not bring some
of my garden products and fruit along.
believe you are right about having
the hall filed with farm products and
I wish every farmer in the county
would feel on that subject as I now
do since I have studied over the
matter. It seems to me that little
awakening along that line would be in
order"
Well, Mr.. H I am pleased to see
that you are somewhat considerate
and have modified your views a little
since yesterday. So many people
, rush hurriedly through the fair exhi
= bits, merely giving glance at few