The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-10
.FARG0'S CLAIMS [UD|CROUS!
Wilson Lists 70 Acresof Swampy Land at $l25
An Acre Where Grand Forks Assns. Prop
erty Of 76 Acres Is Worth $4,000
Exclusive Of improvements

days for. holding respectively the state
and county fairs, the directors of the
Grand Forks association have given
up in disgust and have determined to
stand irrevocably by the date previ-
ously selected-July 1927. In this
matter the local association has done
everything in its power to settle the
dispute amicably and when the Fargo
association proposed arbitration, the
Grand Forks association readily
agreed, only to find that Fargo had
again changed front and made an
nouncement of intention to "hog"
everything. That two can play at this
game will be ably demonstrated, and
probably somewhat to Fargo's loss.
Fargo's Claims.
According to the complaint in the
case of the Fargo State Fair associa-
ton against the Grand Forks Fair as
ISOLATION, the city down south has all
kinds of grievances. Their troubles
are as numerous as are those of the
milk dealers in Grand Forks. Here
are few things that the Fargo Fair
association is basing its claim for the
state fair on.
The seventy acres of land decided
to the state in Grand Forks is 1ncum-
bered by a $4,000 mortgage due June
2, 1907.
The sum of about $500 was ex-
pended in premiums, whereas under
the state fair law the amount expend-
ed for that purpose should have been
at least $4,000.
The report of the Grand Forks State
Fair association says that $4,989 was
expended in premiums, but part OF
that amount is for speed contests.
The Grand Forks association failed
to expend the $4,000 appropriation
for buildings and improvements as re-
quired by the state fair law.
The Grand Forks association made
no report of horse races to the COVER
nor, though races were conducted I'M
der the American Trotting association
rules, except that an item of $26.25,
which was paid to the A. T. A.
While it is alleged that the seventy
acres of land cost $10,50O, in reality
the price paid for the same was only
$4,000, exclusive of amount paid for
buildings.
The report of the Grand Forks
State Fair association was not filed ac-
cording to the requirements of the
state fair law; in fact, it was not filed
with the state auditor till December,
1906.
The property of the Grand Forks
County Agricultural society, which
was decided to the Grand Forks State
Fair association, was said to be valued
at $30,015.34, but the county associa-
ton was incorporated for only 100000,
and Secretary Wilson states that there
was really only $4,000 of stock and
cites further that he has reason to be-
lieve that the real value of the prop
erty decided by the Grand Forks Coun-
tv Agricultural society was only
| $23, 015.34. ~
The capital stock of the Grand
| Forks State Fair association was not
paid up to the amount of $4,000, as
required under the provisions of the
state fair law.
The Grand Forks County Agricul-
tural society had no legal right to hold
or convey any real property to the
Grand Forks State Fair association.
The indebtedness of the Grana
Forks State Fair association amounts
to about $4,000, and the management
wants $4,000 more funds to erect
more buildings and all of the capital
stock has already been issued and
there is no source from which to Sc
cure funds.
The writ cites that Feb. %, 1907,
President Scott and Secretary Viii
son of the North Dakota State Fair
association of Fargo demanded of the
state auditor that he deliver $4,000
warrant to Martin Hector, treasurer
of the Fargo association, and he re-
fused to do so and the Fargo officials
objected to payment to Grand Forks.
An alternative writ of mandamus is
requested of the supreme court, ask
ing that the state auditor be required
to pay the $4,000 warrant to the Far
] go association.