The daily sentinel., 1905-06-30
The Coming Fair

Plans have begun to assume def
mite form for the annual fall festi-
val held by the Mesa County Indus
trial & Fruit Fair Association and
every detail of the big meet is be-
ing worked out. 1t having been dem
onstrated last fall conclusively that
Mesa county can hold an up-to-date
and successful horse meet and fair.
the board of directors and Secretary
Fisher are working with renewed en-
erEy to make this years fair sur
pass that of last season i'm every par
ticular
Although the plans and arrange
ments for the fair last October We're
made hurriedly. owing to the short
| time that elapsed between the time
the association was organized and
the week of the fair, the thousands
of people who gathered in the city
from all points on the western slope
We're highly pleased with each days
program, and left the city feeling
that Grand Junction and Mesa coun-
ty were determined to have a first
class and highly satisfactory fair CIV
cry year.
The premium list is now well un-
der way and will be ready for distri-
button in a short time The list will
bi NtAAlHAANh VIII EltdN AdIt ana ht-
curacy this year, and will be one of
the handsomest and most compre-
hensive premium lists ever issued by
a fair association in the state. The
edition will be large and the books
will be thoroughly and widely circu-
lated. Ii will be noticed that in
many cases the liberal premiums Of
fered last year have been increased.
Every inducement that the fair
association can hold out will be Civ
en- to the raisers of fancy stock and
fruit, and every opportunity and ad-
vantage for an attractive display of
the products will be given. The
fruit and stock exhibit which proved
among the most popular features of
the fair last year and which are nee
essary to every fair in an agricultur-
al and stock raising section. will be
given as much if not more atten-
tion than any other feature or feat
ures of the week The great exhibit
hall provides splendid opportunities
for magnificent display of the pro
ducts that make the Grand valley
famous. and the quarters for the
stock are most comfortable.
As last year, the owners of the
best horses of the state are making
arrangements to bring their strings
here for our fair week, and without
doubt 1t will be one of the most sue
cessful meets ever held in western
Colorado. The purses will be hand
some ones. The racing program for
each day will be of the highest class
II is now generally known through
out the state that Grand Junction
has one of the best tracks in Colo
rado.
Many new attractions will be of
fered this year in connection with
the regular features.
The fair will be held several weeks
earlier than last year, and by this
It is hoped that the rainy weather
which interfered to some extent last
year will be missed and for many
other reasons the earlier dates will
have an advantage over those of last
year.
There is hardly a doubt that the
attendance this year will be much
larger than that of last season. Ev-
eryone having friends throughout
the state should urge them to visit
Grand Junction during the fair
week 1t will be time enioyably
spent, and that the entertainment
provided will satisfy everybody there
is no doubt.
Many improvements have been
made on the grounds of the assoCia-
tion during the year, and the
grounds will be most attractive.
The second annual fair of the Me-
sa County Industrial & Fruit Fair
Association will be a big success and
the bigger the success the better IT
will be, so let everybody boost the
fair when ever an opportunity pre-
sents itself