Cañon City record., 1904-08-25
4 Knocker in Canon City. Everybody is
osting the County Fair September 2l, q and %

inittee chosen at the mass meeting
ing July 18th to enlist general inter-
est in the movement launched short
time previously by the fruit growers
business mems and driving associa-
tions for a county fair.
From It's incipieney the movement
met with hearty response from the
public, and whatever OF doubt may
have existed month ago as to the lex
pediency of holding q fair in this city
for the exhibition of the products of
the county, whether of field. orchard or
workshop, has been dissipated by the
enthusiasm with which the matter has
been taken up by all classes of people.
The usual barrier in the way of carry
ing out such an enterprise is the ques-
tion Of money, but this has been over
come by generous subscription to the
stock of the association and road
opened TO a successful exhibition Of
the varied resources of the county.
Aside from an immense amount of
preliminary work during the last few
weeks the executive committee has
formulated premium list, which is
now in the printers hands and which
it Is expected will be ready for distri-
button before the end of the current
week. Il was originally planned TO
limit the premium list TO thirty-siI
pages. but the many additional
premiums being offered in all cloass
It will probably increase it to fifty
psges or more 1t will be found
70 be comprehensive manu- a /
and should be given careful
inspection by everybody interested in
making the fair next month a credit to
Fremont county.
c. N. Ward has 8 gang Of men at
work on the exhibition building, which
is TO be 5sx93 feet in size. and he says
II will be ready to turn over to the
board of directors by September lst.
II was believed at the time the con-
tract was let that the building would
be ample to inset all the requirements.
but the applications for space are com
ing in so fast from intending exhibitors
that Superintendent Work is appre-
hensive that it will be inadequate to
properly house the various displays.
Next week Mr.. Work will begin 3
systematic canvass of the county in
the interest of the fair and he hopes to
arouse similar degree Of interest in
the forthcoming exhibition in the rural
districts of the county that is now
manifest in Canon City. For some
time past he has been receiving from
fruit growers packages of apples,
peaches. plums and other orchard pro-
ducts (which he has temporarily put
into cold storage at Weaver 4 Bond 5
meat market Mr.. Work is delighted
at the way people are taking hold Of
the matter and he predicts for the fair
an astonishing success in every depart
ment.
The officers of the association are re-
ceiving many applications from abroad
for concessions, such as refreshment
stands, merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels.
side shows etc. etc They will ad-
init legitimate amusements of every
kind, but will not countensnce gamb-
ling, drinking or skin games of any
character
At last Mondays 5 meeting the board
of directors decided sto add a baby
show to the long list of attractions at
the fair, and TO that end will offer
valuble prizes. The babies will be
divided into classes, viz. those under
one year of age, and those over one
year and less than three years of age.
Four premiums will be awarded, two
in each class. A special premium of .
silver cup will be given by W. II. Pea
body for the pretties, baby under
three years of age.
While there can be no question that
the fair next month will be = success
it can be made to surpass the most
sanguine expectations by an intelligent
cooperation on the part Of the public
generally. 1t can easily be made an
exposition OF the agricultural and in
dustrial resources of the county, than
which no more valuable advertisement
could be afforded us.
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