The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-09-27
FAIR HAS BEEN
GREAT SUCCESS
BALANCE WILL BE ON RIGHT
SIDE or LEDGER FOR FIRST
TIME IN YEARS.
PRESIDENT is PLEASED
Declares That Attendance Has Broken
All Former Records
over 10000.


With an attendance conservatively
estimated at 10000 for the five days
the Maury County Fair closed Sat
urday night 1t has been both in
attendance and financial results the
most successful ever given in this
county. The marvellous resources
of the county have been advertised as
they never have been before. The
exhibits have been upon more am
bilious scale than ever before at
tempted and there has been nothing
but praise for the manner in which
they have been handled by the mana
gers of the several departments.
The weather has been all that the
most enthusiastic supporter of the fair
could have desired. 1t has been ideal.
The days have been clear and pleas
ant and the nights simply superb.
The fair has demonstrated that moth
ing but adverse weather conditions
can prevent successful exhibition,
and profit-making attendance.
The financial success of the fair is
absolutely assured. For the first
time in two years the balance will be
on the right side of the ledger The
patronage from the people of the city
and county has been most liberal,
while thousands came from the neigh
boring counties and other sections OF
the state.
While all of the exhibits have been
of a high order, the mule display is
unquestfonably entitled to the prem
ium. Y 1t was the best ever shown
here. This exhibit was also the most
valuable at the fair, it being estimat-
ed that 300 head shown in the arena
were worth in the aggregate more
than 100000.
The dairy exhibit was also of an I'M
usually high order and attracted much
interest. The display of the agricul-
tural resources of the county was not
as good as it could have been, but on
the whole and under the circumstanc-
es it was quite a creditable one. IL
is hoped that next year the association
will be in position to offer better in
ducements to the farmers and this de-
partment will be made equal to the
best.
Unquestionably the Horse Show has
been a better drawing card for the
fair than ever before. 1t has had
record breaking attendance and the
display of horses and hersemanship
has been all that could be asked.
Col. Allen Brown, President of the
association, stated Saturday that he
was very much gratified at the success
of the annual exhibit. He said that the
attendance had surpassed that at any
previous fair and he had no doubt
that the fair would be a financial sue
cess this year.
Unfortunately" said Col. Brown,
''our exhibit of agricultural products
was not up to the standard due to the
fact that we were not able to offer the
premiums which are necessary to Sc
cure the cooperation Of the farmers.
Had the county court made the APP
preparation for premiums which the
farmers asked have no doubt but that
our exhibit would have been the, best
in the state and that We would have
carried it to Nashville and brought
back the $1,000 that was obtained by
Giles county last year. We hope, how
ever, to do, much better next year and
to make this exhibit equal to the best
at the fair"
Much credit is due John McGaw, the
manager, for the capable manner in
which he has discharged the duties Of
a very trying and responsible position.
Mr.. McGaw has displayed tact and
judgment. Full of energy he has left
nothing undone to make the fair a
complete success.