The state herald., 1907-09-13
campaign of 1903? He can do both /,
he will at the next session. Foreign
Trade Expansion.
COUNTY FAIR.

Many residents of the county are very
Tree to express regret over the fact
Ihat we had no county fair this year.
IL is right and proper that all should re-
sret the fact but there is no ground for
surprise when we stop and consider the
conditions responsible for the failure of
the county fair.
There is no good reason why Phillips
county should not hold a successful fair
svery year. We have in the county
everything that goes to make up the
successful county fair and VIC certainly
need the fair not only as an advertise
mcnt FOR the county but as stimulus
70 our peopl" TO 20 handle iheir business
as TO be able 10 make the Vest possible
exhibits ut such fair.
We have not had fair this year sim
ply because the people thought their
own individual business interests Of
more Importance than the county fair.
We can assign no other reason for we
know the people Of the county have not
Jailed In this for lack Of enterprise ms
there is not more entcrprising people
anywhere when il comes To individual
business interests. than the people of
Phillips county. The truth OF the mat
ter is that the people have permitted
their enterprise and zeal for success in
personal business interests To blind
them to their duties to the general
public. When meeting has been call
cd FOR the transaction Of business for
the general good, personal interests
have been permitted to conflict with AN
attendance upon such meeting and
the public interests have greatly suffer
sd M result.
a successful county fair cannot Le
had without some sacrifice Of personal
interests but II pays for all OF the sac
riiiee required. OF eoruse Il calls for
more sacrifice Of time and labor from
those who have the enterprise In charge
than from amy others but the managers
cannot make Il SUCCESS without the
hearty cooperation Of the people Of the
county.
Phillips county farmer OF town Lui-
ness man. what have you done To en-
courage the officers Of the fair aaaoeia-
toni You probably have criticized
them for not holding fair this year.
was II altogether their fault or did your
failure 10 take interest In such an en-.
tcrpriso have something 10 do with this
failurc' DO not lay amy more blame To
the officers Of the association than thoy
are Justly entitled To.
The time for making arrangements
for county fair for this year has pass.
cd and the only benefit 10 be- derived
from considering the question Of tho
responsibility for failure this year would
be tina, We might profit by the mistakes
of the past. The association Is now
without fair ground. Il owns the
buildings but Il will bo necessary TO 81.
thcr lease or buy land for the fair
grounds, II fair Ia 10 be- held neKt
year. nov Ia the time 10 begin affang-
Ing for Il. " no move is made ,illnc,t
spring tho chances will be against ue
holding Of suecessful fair next year.
The arrangements for grounds. build
ingH and race track should bc made this
fall and the sooner the better. Call
meeting. talk the matter over and d.
eide whether you want county fair ~
will drop all further attempts In that
enterprise. The writer would like to
ssc a sueeeasful county fair but is 40
notc interested than olhpf csIdrnts II
The county