The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-05
WHAT WILL
FAIR COST
Committee From Chamber Of
Commerce Is Getting INtOT.
nation ON Location

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the committee OF five appointed last
night al the round-table meeting In
the Chamber OF Commerce rooms on
the Panhandle fair proposition, This
committee will look into all offers
OF sites for the fair, will consider the
advantages and disadvantages Of the
locations, will learn terms OF pur-
chase or lease, find out In general
way what the cost OF starting the
fair would be, and embody this In
formation In report to be made to
a public meeting at the county court
room Friday night this week.
short Talks on Fair.
| j. II. Avery opened the meeting
last night by briefly stating the pur-
pose of the meeting and something
Of the plan for the proposed fair,
Following him, Secretary Lon D,
Mars, called in turn upon other men
present for discussion OF the propo-
sition. In short talks by NJ, c, No
bles, II. A. Campbell, J. V. Pottinger,
James Graham, the benefits and the
desirability OF Panhandle fair here
we're warmly urged,
Colonel II. T. Groom seconded the
remarks about the benefit which
would bring to the country and ex-
pressed his opinion that communi-
ties over the country would take
part in the fair by exhibits.
For Canyon First.
Judge Haney, OF Canyon, was for
Canyon first, and Amarillo second. 4"
He stated that Canyon already had
in mind a fair and that his efforts
should be made toward its success
He believed that the various COM
munities of the Panhandle should
take a part in fair and that ANA
rillo and Canyon should join in the
undertaking but that the fair
should be located at Canyon,
l.. w, Avery. the Farwell man,
told Of the interest developed by a
little exhibit contest at Farwell-
Texico last summer and how the cit
iaens there planned to make the fair
still bigger this year The idea for
a larger fair at a central point like
Amarillo, he accepted as good one
and one which should be carried to
large success.
One Lost Opportunity.
IL have helped dig the grave OF so
many embryonic enterprises here, 4"
remarked ]. d. Hamlin, OF Farwell,
when called upon for talk, that
fell hesitancy in talking on this
subject. / believe that Mr.. Pash,
over there and myself were instru-
mental in starting fair and acqulr-
ing some land here for fair associa-
ton several years ago."
That's right" agreed c. B, Pash,
I'VE did that and the land we start
ed to buy then for SIS an acre Is
selling now for $500 an acre"
Mr.. Hamlin then went on to out
line some Of the possibilities of the
fair, but reminded the Amarillo men
that all communities of the Pan
handle have enough to do in de-
veloping their own enterprises with
out taking stock in an Amarillo
proposition or otherwise investing
money in It. He assured them how
ever, that these other towns and
counties would join in the fair 9th
erwse by visiting 1t in large num-
bers and "by splitting a quantity of
loose silver and by bringing all the
exhibits the management would
want
After other short talks by II. A.
Mobiles, C. B. Pash, Charles l.. Green,
NJ. C. Raley and others, j. II. Avery
brought the meeting to definite
point by moving for the appointment
of committee of four to confer
with the street railway company and
other parties in regard to land suit
able for a fair, and in regard to the
use of buildings for the fair. After
questions and discussions of the mo-
ton for time, Mr.. Avery explained
it more fully and amended It.
For Combined Fair Grounds.
I'VE have several propositions be-
fore u.s." he said in following up the
motion, 1--WE ought to have $4,000
or 100000 for the fair association,
but we could do with less, could start
the fair with $4,000. We could
get the land for race track and such
things by purchase or by lease for
a term of years with the option OF
at any time, so that we
could buy II IL we wanted TO. That
would be perfectly safe for us and
1t the same time safe for the other