The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
AID ALL OTHERS WHO TAKE A
PRIDE IN THE GROWTH OF
OP0KAME MUST GET IN AND
WORK n THE HTERSTATE
FAB n TO BE A PERMANENT
THING.

at must be showdown with the
Interstate fair committee this sea-
son." announced Manager r. H. Cos
grove this morning. 1.-THE first of
next week the subscription commit
tee will start out and endeavor to
raise $4,000. 1t has now got to be
q question as to whether the fairs
will be continued after this year or
not"
Some of the foremost business men
of the city have been appointed on
the subscription committee and from
comment made today they will have
little difficulty In raising the desired
amount Of money.
The consensus Of opinion among
under no circumstances must the an
nual fairs be discontinued. These are
valued too highly by business men.
Not only are these wonderful adver-
Using mediums, but the amount Of
money brought to the city by out
prise here is vastly benefited there
by. Stores are among the greatest
benefited, while the smaller estab-
lishments get their share of the bust
ness
Spokane's annual fall fair has be-
come an institution inseparable from
the onward progress of the city. For
the past nine years the people of the
Inland Empire have focked to the
city for a few days of vacation and
amusement, until now the Interstate
fair has become Of such proportions
that its fame has gone abroad, MAX
ing 1t an event Of more than ordinary
notice. To the late Herbert Bolster
is accredited the originating Of the
annual fair, an exposition Of the prod
ucts of this section, its mining and
agricultural Industries, soils, forests
and other attractions. 1t has result
ed in hundreds Of immigrants visiting
this section who have had no other
reading matter anent the country than
published during the progress of the
fair.
May Have wild West Show.
Over in Missoula, Mont. is being
reorganized the wild west show which
went out from there about a year
ago and later went broke in some
small city in Iowa The promoters
are about to revive 1t and make an
other bid for success and fame, Just
In the same old way as Buffalo Bills.
They will try for q guarantee from
the Lewis & Clark exposition manage
ment. which Is to hold sway in Port
land. However, one Of the first places
they may show is Spokane. Manager
Cosgrove said this morning that he
would like to secure good wild west
attraction for this year. and II 1t was
not too large or didn't want the earth
all fenced in he would consider q
proposition from the Missoula show
men. Frank Hutchins Ia working
the preliminary end over In Missoula
now and Frank and Billy Simons,
the others, are also there, and the
proposition may be floated Immediate
ly. At Missouia they have the buff
falo near to hand, and the men easy
to get. and. best Of all. there is q
great lot Of capital behind the af-
fair.
s 70 Handle this Advertising.
c. e. Bortel of Portland will arrive
In ths city shortly to take charge Of
the advertising Of the fair. Last sea-
son this was great feature. and the
program Of premiums was chock full
Of the Advertisements of tho business
mon of Spokane.
An Expsnsive lAcs Track.
Much money will be expended IN
remodeiins and rsturfinS the race
track this season. The track will be
made some seconds faster than It was
last year. A larger entry list In sx-
p4cted.
Tho Masons Of the city are consid-
sring the proposition Of taking hold