Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-18
THE REAL ISSUE
THE MIXTURE OF DATES OF TWO
FAIRS MADE FARGO
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Fargo, N. D., May IL THE people
of Fargo, as well as the people Of
Grand Forks have a. mistaken idea as
to the real issue in the suit that has
been brought between the two towns
in the state fair matter is what an
official of the state fair association
has said. This suit" continued the
gentleman. twas brought to arbitrate
the question of the dates for the fair
to be held in Fargo, as well as the one
which is being advertised at Grand
Forks as the state fair.
Before the Grand Forks fair officers
were even talking Of the state fair,
the Fargo people had selected the
dates Of last year, July 20 to ~, as the
dates on which they would hold the
fair that is given annually here Not
long after this, Grand Forks came out
with a statement that it had also
selected the same dates for holding
the state fair and which of the two
towns is entitled to the dates Is the
big question that is under discussion.
"The situation is this: Away last
winter Secretary Wilson, OF the Fargo
association was correspo nding ins con-
nection with President Hunter of the
Grand Forks. association with Winnt.
peg people about dates, Mr.. Wilson's
letters were written on letterheads of,
the old Fargo state fair association
of last year. Technically, of course,
We had right to use this stationery,
but in theory and ethically we should
not have done SO. President Hunter
got to hear that we were using this
stationery, and he and his people be
came wroth, hence the excitement Of
the present time: s
Mr.. Hunter has stated that he new
er saw It published in any newspaper
up to, the time he had selected the
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same dates we selected, the fact that
we had chosen those dates, but be-
lieve that he knew very well that we
intended to use them, just as we did
in 1906. He, as ! said before, was
angry and took those dates and that
is where the trouble originated, and
both towns advised the fair managers
to stick and that is what we are do
ing just sticking. We claim the
right to the dates, by right Of prior
occupancy, and Grand Forks claims
the same as the state fair town. But
We put it up to them, that they were
not the state fair; that. IL they can
show they are then we viii have to
Egive up the dates. They ask us who
made the dates and then they claim
they are fixed dates for the state fair
of last year.. and therefore the same
dates should stand for the state fair
for this season. .5ss
| We are leaving the question TO the
supreme court, the highest authority
in the state as to which town is the
state fair town. We are not saying
We are, as understand it. Grand
Forks isn't saying SO either. We are
merely trying to find out which is
The general opinion all over the state
is that the state made big mistake
when it undertook to have state fair
that was moved about each year. The
present status Of affairs is most un
fortunate, but when two friends &c,
into a controversy that last for some
months. about the only way under the
sun Of settling It Is to have the high
est authority In the state do so. il
the supreme court decides that Fargo
Is the state fair town, then we keef
the dates. but If II decides that Grand
Forks is the place then the dates VIII
go there and We will have to selec,
some other. This is all there is to ths
case, excepting that. Grand Forki
knew we intended to have a fair this
/ year, just as that town did last year
and I believe they mighty well knew
that we had selected the dates be
tween July ~ and July 27.'''
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