Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-19
MANY IN FOR FAIR
Number of Stockholders in the COun-
~ Show VIII Probably Reach
Two Hundred.
HAVE NEARLY ENTIRE SUM
Meeting to Organize Will Be Held the
Coming Week-suiiding to BE
Completed in Ten Days.

There will be 200 stockholders prob
ably in the proposed new county fair
association. Over half that number of
persons already have attached their
signatures for different sums to the
subscription lists. The city committee
resumed its canvass yesterday and
mad excellent success, meeting with
but two refusals among the business
men that were called on. These have
the matter under consideration and
likely will be included before the lists
are closed.
The soliciting in the farming com
munity has been almost completed. It
is hoped by Monday TO have seen every
| farmer in the county who it is thought
would be willing 10 become Interested
| financially.
The farmers are enthusiastic over
the project, more so than the prOmOt-
ers believed they would be. although
there never has been any doubt from
the outset that it would be so with
them.
Stockholders Meet Next Week.
1t is expected to be able to call
meeting of the stockholders the com
| ing week. The meeting will be held
at the Rock Island Club A board of
directors will he elected and an organ
izatioE perfected. name agreed on
and application made to the secretary
of state for a charter
There is no particular rush about
| the collection of the subscriptions.
but this will not be delayed any long
er than necessary. as there are to be
| immediate expenses that will have to
! be met. The aim is not 10 be Crampcd
| for funds, and the association will not
| be. judging by the rate at which sub
scriptiOns are being obtained from the
| solid people of the county
Moline has not been visited yet, but
it is the intention to reserve n portion
of the stock for that city. Mayor c.
p. Skinner is away from the city. and
his return i awaited before undertake
ing the canvass there. He is to direct
| the work in that city.
The farmers. as has been stated
| heretofore. are to have equal rcprcsen-
tation in the board of directors of the
association. The county fair is more
to the farmer than the people of the
city, and he will be looked to for the
suggestion of plans in the operation of
! the same that will best suit the resi-
dents Of the rural section.
Inst Week in Scptembcr.
1t is hoped to have the fair not later
| than the last week in September 1t
will continue four days. opening tues
day and closing Friday. in the event
of it raining on any of those days il
will be carried over through Saturday.
| The main exhibition building will like
| ly be erected at the north part of the
grounds on the land that has been
| leased from the Weycrhacuser Svndf-
cate and the Davenport heirs. There
! are II acres in this strip, around which
| the fence will be extended. II will not
be necessary to alter the track. but
| there Will be ms allied added seating
accommodations. and stalls for the
| horses that will he entered in the
races and pJns for the cxI :bits of live
| stock will have 10 be built. II is esti-
mated that the buildings ana altera-
tons at the grounds will not cost to
exceed $4,000.
| BY the 25th of the month the asso-
citation will be organized and ready
| for active operations at the grounds.
! but nothing can be done there until
| after the running meotih:r scheduled
| for the first week IN Sep cmber. In
| the meantime contracts iii be let for
| the buildings. "ith the provisions that
all work of this character must be