CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-03-28
Kod a Plot 7


/ Our fruit exhibit, while not as large
as the previous year, was OF much
finer quality and much more artisti-
cally arranged; some of the designs
and arrangements were very beautiful
indeed and too much credit cannot
be given Messrs. Snow and his CO.
workers in this department
Our farm products were the finest
exhibit the association has ever made;
this department was handled by
Messrs. c. F. Turner. W. S. Howes and
John McWilliams, and to them is due
the credit of as fine a collection of
farm products as was ever shown at
any fair
While our live stock department
was not what it should have been,
with the material we have 10 work on,
We still have very creditable show
ing and some very fine cattle and
horses were exhibited, as can be pro-
duced by any other county in the
state.
Our poultry department was in
every way success; in fac; the build
ing had all the poultry that could be
accommodated with the limited space
we have for this department
Our art department deserves special
mention and too much praise can not
be given the following ladies for the
energetic manner in which they con-
Quoted this department: Mrs. Dan
Hall, Mrs. H. S. Lewis, Mrs. H. n.
Bcecher, and Mrs. Hutton of Florence.
This department certainly demon
strted the fact that the ladies OF Fre-
mont county are light fingered" with
the needle
4 new department was introduced,
that of plants and flowers, and it GER
iaiuly added great deal to the fea-
lures OF our fair. While the display
OF flowers was limited. owing TO a Sc
we're hail storm that occurred a week
or ten days prior to the fair. still the
display demonstrates the fact that we
can and do raise flowers as well as
fruit, and that the residents of Fre-
mont county appreciate the beautiful
as well as the substantial. Mrs. t. r.
Roane was untiring in her efforts to
secure exhibits, and made this depart
ment a success.
The baby'show was presided over by
Supt w E. Galley; there was quite a
number of fine specimen of the rising
generation entered, and while they
could not all receive the first prize,
no doubt many were deserving of it,
The decision by the judges was ac-
cepted good uaturedly and no discord
existed.
The amusement committee arranged
a fine program for each day of the
fair. Potato racing. racing TO win by
girls, relay racing, and other forms
good humor during the intervals be-
tween the racing events. The amuse-
ment committee deserves a great deal
! of credit for the success of our fair
The racing committee was badly han
dicapped on account of not being able
to secure the necessary number of
racers. Mr.. Peabody, secretary of the
committee, made a trip to Pueblo and
one to Rocky Ford in the interest of
this feature, and by hard and ener-
ge.in work succeeded in interesting
enough horsemen to flll their races,
and while we did not have as many
horses as heretofore, this feature of
our fair was In every way success,
It was the policy of the board OF
directors to spend as little money as
possible repairing and n proving our
buildings, realizing the fact that Il
will only be very short time before
we will have to vacate the present
grounds and that every dollar spent
except that which is absolutely neces
sary. Is so much money thrown away
for the coming season It will be neces
saryl to make some much-needed re
pairs and improvements on our gran
stand. do not consider It safe in 1t
! present condition. We will also hav
to spend some money for the fences
the posts have rotted down and tn
lfence ls down in many places. fet
safe in saying II win take from $1o