The daily sentinel., 1905-07-06
Fair Committees
Long Session

Last nlght lengthy conference
was held by the committee represent
ing the Mesa county. the Montrose
and the Glenwood Springs fairs, at
the Offices of the local association in
this city
The meeting was called to order
shortly after S pm. and did not ad-
! journ until after 10 In spite of the
| long conference, little advancement
/ was made, and no important action
was taken regarding the changing
of the dates of either or all three of
| the fairs.
| The object of the meeting was to
| arrange a circuit for the fairs of the
| three associations, in order to avoid
| conflicts of dates and to lessen the
| aggregate expenses of conducting the
! fairs. At it stands. Monrose and
| Grand Junction are now advertising
their fairs for the same week: that
of September is to %; while Glen
wood Springs is TO follow the week
| later.
Montrose claims that for years
! these have been the dates of her fair
and that in face of priority rights
| they should not be called upon to
| change their dates in order to let
Grand Junction have clear field ON
the western slope for that date. Be
lieving this. the committee from
Montrose evidently came to the meet
ing with no intention of making
compromise that would in any way
call for change of the dates of the
Montrose fair.
The Mesa County association
claims that their dates We're selected
in the winter and that the Montrose
fair officials we're notified OF the
dates set and asked to file a protest
or objection at once if the dates
would not prove agreeable to them.
No reply was received from Mont
rose, and consequently the Mesa
County association made definite
preparations to advertise their fair
ior the week of September 1872.
Within the last few weeks Montrose
has made a kick Many sound rea-
sons were advanced by the local fair
association for not changing the
dates fixed upon last winter
Glenwood Springs dates do not
conflict with either the Montrose or
the Grand Junction dates, as they
follow the week of September rs;
but naturally Glenwood Springs is
desirous of perfecting a circuit. and
this was the prime reason for the
coming of the Glenwood Springs del
egation.
Only two weeks intervene be
tween the Pueblo state fair and the
Salt Lake City raCes--the week of
September is and the week of Sep
tember %. Each of the three asso-
Citations being desirous Of getting the
big strings of horses that viii go
from Pueblo TO Salt Lake City, is
bent upon having its fair within this
period. Consequently the main prob
lem before the joint committee meet
ing was the arrangement of dates so
that the three fairs could be held in
two weeks.
which could not possibly be accept
ed by the Mesa County association
and is not to any degree feasible.
That city proposed that Montrose
have her fair on September IS, 10,
20 and > /, and Grand Junction hold
her fair on Friday and Saturday
September % and %. leave Sunday
open. and conclude the fair on Mon
day and Tuesday, the 25th and 26th.
Then Glenwood Springs to follow on
Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, This proposition was not
given much consideration.
After lively and prolonged dis
cussion Of the merits of each side il
was finally decided to leave the mat
| ter to a committee composed of Pres
ident Ella of the Mesa County asso-
| citation, President Harris of the
| Glenwood Springs association and
| President ReddinE of the Montrose
association. These gentlemen were
| to meet this morning. and, if changes
| in the dates were made, 1t would
have to be done by the unanimous
vote of the committee of three
The following members of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Montrose
| Fair Association were present at the
meeting last night: President W. o.
Reddiug. Secretary c. L, Blake,
! Treasurer j. r. Peltou. Col. Phil
| Peters, r. G. Brown. o. c. Skinner,
| c. r. Adams. r. l. Osborn, d. f.
| Schermerharn and George A, Har-
| rington.
The Glenwood Springs committee
was coutpused of President Harris,
Eugene II, Grubb, G. A. Thornton,
Lem Grace, Secretary Hoover and
Mr. Preyille
President Ella. Secretary Fisher
and several members OF the execu-
tive committee OF the Mesa County
Industrial & Fruit Fair Association
We're present.
AT a meeting of the committee OF
presidents this morning It was de
cided to make IA report in six days.