The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-05

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mltee look up the whole proposition
that the street railway company has
to offer, You know that the fair az
we have planned It and the amuse'
ment park, and the chautauqua viii
all be together and the same grounds
will be used for all OF them We
can combine them something Hike
Dallas does with the DALLAS fair, We
could use the grounds that way moi
only for the fair grounds but foI
these other enterprises Except dur
ing the fair the grounds would be
free to everyone who wanted to visit
them. I'd like TO have this commit
tee look into this and then to report
back at as early date as possible
A Fair Experiment.
-Four or five years ago" said
James Graham, in response to re-
quest for his experience in the pro-
motion OF fairs, 81 tried to get up a
fair in the town whore | lived, and
| finally went out and leased a tract
Of ground from a fellow with the
option Of purchasing at any time I
cared to, We had several success
full fairs and racing meets there,
The fair association didn't buy the
land and took II off the fellows
hands myself | made quite a good
thing out OF II because the land
came to be worth considerably more
than 1t was offered the association
for. But 1t also gave opportunity
for the fairs. In that older settled
community we didn't need the fair
for the development II would bring
as much as we do here. But even in
the more thickly settled country,
there was never any one thing that
stimulated the interest OF the farm
ers and other people in agriculture
and stock like those fairs.
Now to get up one OF these fairs
there usually has to be a few men
who will take an active interest in
the proposition and who will back It
till the people get educated to the
advantages of 1t and take care OF the
backing. There is no better way TO
start than by appointing commit
tee to look over sites and offers and
into the probable cost and then re-
porting back at public meeting
Recommends a Mile Track.
How much land would be reQuir-
ed for mile track" asked Charles
l., Green as Mr.. Graham closed his
remarks?
Il am not sure about the exact
dimensions OF tract needed for a
mile track. But there's nothing that
wolld be better for the association
than to have a good mile track. II
will attract the best offerings from
the bigger owners. That was one
disadvantage we had because our
ground was such that we could only
put in half mile track. would
strongly advise the securing OF a
mile track here"
The ease with which a good mile
track can be constructed here and the
fast condition that such track
would - in nearly all the time, was
emphasized in other short talks. 1t
was also pointed out that location
OF Amarillo Is such that racing as
ISOLATION here will have an oppor-
tunity to secure good horses from
owners who are making the circuit
OF the larger meetings. When the
motion for the committee had been
passed another motion put by James
Graham and unanimously carried,
made Secretary Lon D, Mars,
member Of the committee. With the
understanding that the committee
should report Friday night at the
meeting in the county court room at
the court house, the meeting closed.
viii BE in Randall County.
"Now want to see that commit
tee tomorrow" spoke up Judge Ha-
ney, getting the last word just as
the meeting adjourned. 81 have sew
eral propositions for 1t to consider
and | believe that there is a place
over the line in Randall county which
just about suits the committee"