Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-28
ORGANIZE FAIR
ASSOCIATION
Hold Fair and Races in Occur
d'Alene This Fall

That Occur d'Alene Will have 4
county fair and a race track by this
fall Is an assured fact, according 10
a statement made BY j. r. Sears OF
Wallace this morning. who has been
IN the city for the past few days pro-
noting the enterprise.
Mr., Sears came to the city some.
thing like a week ago to look over
the situataion and returned to Wal
lace 20 confer with his business aaso-
ciates in relation 70 Il. He found
for an enterprise Of this character
conditions 80 ideal in every respect
that he Immediately returned 20
arouse interest In II among the bust
ness men and citizens. and every
where he has met with hearty aud
loyal support In the matter. MIR.
Sears idea is TO form a stock com
pany and TO sell shares OF stock to
citizens and business men OF the city.
He states that this plan has met with
approval In all instances where he has
approached persons concerning ii,
and that he felt that he was in a po-
sition to state without any resarya-
ton whatever this morning that
stockholders association would be
formed, a fair secured and good
race track against which horsemen
could find no complaint be estab-
lished.
A meeting will probably be held in
few days with the members OF the
Commercial club and the enterprise.
With all It's phases, presented 20 them
for consideration, At this meeting a
committee will be appointed to take
the matter OF securing an approprla-
ton for u county fair up with the
board of county commissioners. Al
this time also the organizing OF the
association will be taken under con-
sideration and steps be taken looking
to fits perfection, and from then on
4 is the plan OF the promoters TO
commence looking TO the establish
ment OF an Interstate Fair association
In the city. According TO the state
ment OF Mr.. Sears, good grounds for
the fair and also for a track have
already been secured, and everything
Is IN readiness to proceed to work az
soon as the association Is organized
All business men and citizens whom
! have met, be said, have aIgnlfied
an interest in It, and Indicated that
they will contribute their portion to-
ward the enterprise" and he ex-
pressed himself as fully confident that.
as soon as the preliminariea OF effect
Ing an association were disposed OF
that work would Immediately com
menee.
lie enumerated at length the con-
ditions that this city possessed over
any other which were favorable to
making a fair a success, and In doing
so made a comparison with Lewiston.
Lewiston for a number OF years has
given each year a fair and run In
conjunction with IL a race track. and
IL has been a success. Occur d'Alene
possesses large number OF advan-
tages that Lewiston has not. Lewis
ton has not the track that can be-
established here. and he give Il as
his opinion that a track could be-
made here that would be perfect.
and would be unexeelled by any other
track In the northwest. The railroad
facilities are also in favor Of Occur
d'Alsne and the surrounding country
viii be able TO place on exhibition
products that are equally ~ good a.
those on exhibition At the Lewiston
fair. and In a number Of instances
much better.
II work IL commenced Immediately
and favorable action can be secured
from the board Of county commits.
Eioners ample time exists for q good
fair this fall. II IL the plan OF Mr..
Sears 70 10 arrange the dates upon
which II win be held that they viii
not conflict with the fair held nt 500
kane. and 10 this way the fair will
not only be able TO draw upon the
entire northern country for visitors
and support. but also from Spokane
as well.
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