The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-09-12
Quay County's Second Annual Fair

At the meeting ol the citizens oi
Tucumcari, Thursday afternoon,
at knights OF Pythlas Hall, Tor the
purpose oi determining whether ~
not Quay county should uold a
fair this tall, large number Ui
/ people were present. and thu sub.
iect was thoroughly gone over, re-.
suting IN the decision oi "a major.
lty ol those present, that a tar
should be- held, and the date set Is
! October 10th and lG,t. \ committee
! FIVE wa, appointed TO take up the
matter ui preparing an exhibit Tor
| lAlbuqucrqur Territorial FAIR and
irrigation Congress, both Of which
convene early IN October. The
committee decided that owing to
the fact that the drought IN the
early summer made most crops late
IN maturing, that It would be- i'm.
possible To- prepare a general eN.
hihit tor the territorial far. \
committee vi nine was selected, NJ.
u. Goldenbcrg being the chairman,
On county fair, and thi, committee
empowered to have entire control
ot the whole matter until 1T final
report Is accepted at the fair Is
ended.
The Ball Park has h,"n secured
as "A place 10 hold IN, TAN and it
can be- made ready at y"r little
expense, as the south side Ji grand
stand can be- used Tor booths tor
agricultural exhibits etc. What
other preparations found necessary
may be- arranged a. the occasion
demands.
The committee appointed On eN.
/ hlbits to bc sent 10 the territorial
Fair and National Irrigation Con.
gress at Albuquerque, was. Don.
aid Stewart, :. NJ Wharton. W.
II. Brymer, !, \ Street and W.
. \. Jackson. The matter oi the
preparation OF exhibits tor the
fair and Irrigation Congress. was
left IN toto To this committee, they
| having the privilege oi selecting
and sending an exhibit, II they
thought It advisable; IN other
words, IT possible, collect an cN-
hlhl; and get It there IN time: on
the other hand, II IN their opinion,
owing 10 the drought We have had,
nl Al
mature a month later than hereto
tore, they may decide that II Is
impracticablc t. get the eXhIb,t
there IN time, the matter viii he
dropped. Tn, 1mm,ttr" oa Coun-
" Far was appointed as follows:
NJ. B. Goldenbrrg, Chai rman:
Herman Gerhardt, J. y. Street,
Il. l.. Patterson, Reed HoIloman,
T. ~ Mulrhrad, NJ. H. Fowler
. =. NJ. Wharton, and Silas May.
Now this committee on county Fair
IS entrusted with the entire pro.
gram from beginning 70 end; IT was
decided that one committee ut nine
members could handle the entire
affair better than u great number
oi committees and Subcommittee,
Tor tie various departments. The
committee was instructed TO do
any and everything that 1t Consid-
cred advisable Ia the collection OF
exhibits, and every transaction
that may come up in the interest
OF the ialr, from beginning TO end.
This committee will nee, Monday
night to arrange and make up the
list OF premiums to be offered on
agricultural products, ground priv.
lleges, and any other matters /,
considers necessary to the success.
iul handling OF the entire program.
The program will be published
next week IN every section ui th.
county.
Now as 10 the matter OF collection
OF exhibits, the Tucumcarl sun, II
its issue yesterday, was mistaken
as 10 the purpose OF the premiums
offered Tor the collection at exhibits
The S.. 90 offered on the varlou,
products, to be delivered to thi.
office from the first to tenth OF DC.
tober, has nothing whatever to d,
with the premiums that will be OF,
iered by the Fair committee, but II
is the sole purpose and intention oI
these premiums. which will be paid
to the farmers bringing the best
exhibits tn IA. used for the Fair. tc