Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-30
n STATE FAIR
= GRAND PRIZE
.,i.siouer CallisOn Write
concerning the Controversy.
.,l,,A HAS SOME LAuRsLs

=. Fair Commissioner DID wake
u...,.,,A Attributed to Him-Judgss
-. Out "cousOIatiOn Prizes"
.,,.., SIM: In your issue Of De-
g7,b I see copied from The
en-, CO. COurier.InfOrmant an edl'o :,
sa'0r sssdsd. THAT Grand Prize"
d., vss very coneiliatory as far as
=. Gan was concerned, but it seems
=. aim Of this conciliAtory article TO
..nn the matter OF veEacisy be-
. Sn.S Polk couuty's Fair commission
',,Dd your informants regarding some
',,msr articles published in The SUM-
lam sorry, as Alachua county's Far
.r,i,.ioner. to be brought into a
.-.nspsr controversy with Polk
.o,,v,. commissioner, but what l
',,.sd TO YOU then. state now, not
-;,h.tspding Mr.. Ruhl's denial.
When stated what Mr.. Ruhl himself
ala me before the awards we're made.
!, vss only TO chow how unjust to
Il,ebus was the award by the judges
Siyidipg the honors between Alschua
and Polk. l stated that Folks COM
missioner hsd admitted 20 me that
polk county stood no show whatever
with Alachua for this grand priEe-his
oply ambition was to stand at the head
o,bs group. Mr.. Ruhl cannot deny
nyinR this to me, and he even admit
tsd more to others from AlachuR
county. do not see that there should
Be any fight between AlachuR and
Polk over the grand prize. The judges
made the award, and Polk county was
not TO blame for Il. As commissioner
from Alschua county had made up
NJ mind to let the matter drop, as ]
felt Alachua county could we'll afford
70 divide her honors with her lesser
lister, and still retain enough honorG
irum her great exhibit at the State
Fair TO rest on the lsurels won.
The people are the judges, and Ala
shna vas really conceded the banner
prize by them. The judges seemingly
only handed out consolation prizes. /
ssHainly don't blame Commissioner
Rail- for accepting one Of these prizes.
for bic county did not set even one
county prize. AlachuR county is will
Ing 10 let this matter drop. and stop
this agitation, but. II forced 20 it, Ala
shua eOunty's commissioner will talk
Get 10 meetin'." for there IL lots 70 tell
IAOOld We be forced 20 doit. AlachOa
county hss naught TO ssy Of the State
Fair management other than compli-
nsntsry, bot the basis Of arriving %
ihsss awards are very faulty. Take,
Tor instance, the individual sgrieul.
iunl prize which WAS awarded 20 q
gentleman who makes no pFetension
u farming, Who lives In town and Sdid
BOT rai'e one OF the agricultural pro-
iue's shown BY his county. This is
MY one OF many other instances that
'oald be cited almost as ridiculous,
Nd a. long as these Ihlngs occur 90
state Fair Just 90 long will there be
- is'ssess taken - s==ks = sFeditAhle
ispIay. All Of as can 90 and draw our
'ossolation prize, be nothing out, and
~ gain AL have said, I do not
'Lame Mr.. Rail for aeespting one Of
hsse prizes for bis county. FOR Il seems
% have been she proper thing 20 do,
10 When ! said NF. Rohl himself told
as be did uOt want me 20 think be uas
oal enough 20 even consider Polk vas
q cor class, and that bic ouiy
'noition uas 70 b. a. The head Of bic
i'o1p. Ioa viii infer that be did not
yea feel cafe IN this. 50 what's the
~ o denying these thlaesS TheY ars
as''' and uhsa ! state this the inei-
.sni . slossd ~ fac ss I am concerned,
20 ] am siliing % let The public
.saSas 81 % she vesseity betusen
'onnisslonss Rahl ssd mJsslf.
J Night farther sag ihsi Ne Q. G.
'sar'sk. one % Alaehus cosasy's
auaiasioasp and one 81 oar foFsmsst
''.asst men, and uho aiso made q
md sisplsy % tAil faiF IN ths u.
',ls.ai aspartmsai, says Cemmlssloa.
. AaAi II specting "a hin a ths SEQ
ani'st, tdzittsd Poik uas not u
tEaiHtf Alassua f5r the gfasd
ri'} tkai this va noa anly ha
re 'ou, b1t hs hst cNlisd 10 ssvsfsi