The daily sentinel., 1907-10-01
DENY CHARGES
NEWTON MAKES
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By the liberal business men Of the
city. II proved that the big race
day was the big receipt day. the
grand stand being almost filed with
people one hour before the opening
OF the program. Had II not been for
the handicap bringing the many gate
admissions the fair would have about
held its own and then again would
come the censure for what they had
left undone. We do not want too
much races. but we do want enough
to please three-fourths of the peo-
pie. as that Is the proportion that
came TO see the races.
Mr.. Newton's knock on other at-I
fractions is partially right before thel
people. but q is very unjust toward
the officers, as attractions were en-
gagged TO please the people who dol
not care for the races. Last June
a contract was signed with Prof. J.
d Mccormick of Osceoln. Neb.. to
make four cannon balloon ascensionsI
and leaps at the Mesa county fair,
and the contract is still in the pos
session OF the fair; but why Mr.. Me
Cormis sk failed 10 show up is not
known The management hoped each
day TO see him arrive, and as the.
telegraph service was such that com
municauon could not be had, nothing
could be done. Last year the aer-
ouaut jumped his contract three days
before the fair and another was en-
gagged by telephone and two prices
/ paid because he knew he had the
''cinch." This year when the balloon
Z ist failed 90 appear there was not
time 90 get another. Perhaps Mr..
I New ton ovcrlooks the fact that n Rr-
I iy one hundred dollars was spent
In getting Miss sullivan. the deaf
aud blind wonder. here with her
teacher. II ne failed TO see the Won
derful work performed three morn
inEs 'n the exhibition HAN by this la
dv. So is not the fault OF the fair.
{ The fair association PAID for the
|. band concerts on Main street each
l evening and also agreed 70 contrib
ute $500 toward features Of Modern
I Woodmen day. all OF which Mr.. New
! ton seems 10 have forgotten. II
more can be done on the receipts an
\ tieipated 10 IS up 90 the next board
OF directors.
\ myself care little for the hand
I some package handed the fair asso-
4 ciatiou hy Mr.. Newton because 1 be-
II leve the people know that nothing
/ hut hard work and worry has pulled
| the fair out OF the mire. ard II has
only beea by the help Of the staunch
Il citizens that today Dc can shed any
| search light that may De turned up
on it, The gentle digs at the secre-
tary arc possibly intended Tor evil
for good, which is the way some peo-
pie are paid for their Efforts. But
in justice TO President W. X. Haiues
and C. c. Price. the man who has
made the horse racing feature OF
the fair success. unjust criticism
is thrust upon them. II seems that
the man who tries to serve the public
gratis is generally treated by some
people that way. When the new
board OF directors Is elected Mr.. New
ton can have the responsibility of a
fair on his hands with pleasure
In conclusion one needs only to
cite the item IN The Sentinel OF the
same Issue, In which visitors to the
Mesa county fair praise the celehra-
tion. II would be well for some OF
: our homo people to he equally loyal
-. II. Sayles of Palisade phoned
The sentinel last saturday that while
returning home FRIDAY night he sal
in the same ear with a party or la
dies and gentlemen from Denver
From the location OF his seat h.
oould not help but oyerhear what
was said relative 10 the success o,
= the fair In this city,
They sounded its praises an tn,
time that he was sitting hear them
/ and unstintedly praised tho manage
ment. the hospitality OF the people
the manner in which each event hat
4 been presented.
He states that they said that tn,
fair had not its equal in the stat,
i Of Colorado. not even the state fair
i and that no fair association hat
4 grounds comparable to our own.
! "of one thing they were most en-
phatc 70 the future OF the city. The
/ agreed that IL was the present an.
I future capital city Of western Colo
\ rado. and that cities on the othol
side OF the range would So verl
few years have TO treat with this
city upon an matters for the state a
large"
From the reports brought home by
| visitors TO Delta and Moutrose IN,
Mesa county exhibits az the stat.
fair dii not do justice Co the Crane
\ valley. and before attempting 20 crit
iclEe the fair here Mr.. Newton hat
best look TO his own laurcls.
LEON J, CHAPMAN,
Al