The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-29
Everything Now Is in Readi-
ness for the Canvas to Sc
cure Funds to Promote Biz
Event.
INTEREST INCREASES
AMONG THE MERCHANTS.
Street Fakirs Are to Be Barred
And Everything Made Solely
For the Interest of County
Residents.

The executive and arrangement COM
mittees of the Young Mems Business
club met last evening and perfected a
definite organization to promote the
Fall Festival, which will be held in
this city three days during the first
week in October. The question of
raising funds was the most important
topic of discussion. 1t is necessary
for the club to raise between $1,000
and $1,000 and the committees last
evening decided to raise this amount
In one day. In accordance with this
plan, subscription committees were
named, each of which will have a GER
tain section of the city to canvass AS
the business men of the city are hear
tily In favor Of the movement, no trou-
BILE is anticipated in raising the neces-
sary sum of money. The subscription
committees will meet next Monday
evening at the city building and will
then decide on the date the canvass
will be made
The executive and arrangement
committees intend to have every bus
dness section Of the city benefited by
the festival. To do this it was de-
cided to hold the various shows and
displays in various sections of the
city. This will keep the crowd on the
move. The club has reserved the
market place on South Sixth street,
the vacant lot at the corner of Tenth
and Main streets, Elm Place between
North Ninth and North Tenth streets
IN the rear of the Jones Hardware
Company, the A. H. Bartel company
and the Arlington hotel. 1t is also
probable that the vacant lot at the cor
ner of North Tenth and E streets will
be used. At these places will be held
poultry and live stock shows, agricul-
tural and industrial exhibits.
The exhibits on South Sixth street
will be in the market house. A big
tent will be placed at Tenth and Main
streets and booths will be placed along
each side of Elm Place. which is a
cemented roadway.
Tom, Dick and Harry Barred.
Street fakirs and street shows will
positively not be tolerated. The club
is of the opinion that the festival Is
solely for the benefit of the people of
Richmond and Wayne county, not for
every Tom, Dick and Harry from here
there and elsewhere. who operates a
fake attraction. To eliminate such
fakirs the club has reserved the right
to all street corners.
One OF the unique features of the fes-
tival will be the township competitive
exhibitions in live stock, poultry and
agriculture. Each of the fifteen
townships In the county will be repre-
sented in this competition and the one
having the best display will be award
ed handsome cash prize. Every ex-
hibit will be perfectly safe as special
police service will be provided. Stable
men will be employed by the club to
care for and guard the live stock ex-
1t has not yet been definitely decid-
ed as to the exact dates of the festi-
val. This depends upon the time the
Tenth Infantry camps in Richmond.
This regiment will be here some time
the first week in October. To ascer-
tain the days the regiment will be here
Paul Comstock and Perry ]. Freeman
will go to Indianapolis next week to
confer with Col. Greene. To entertain
thesoldiers, the military committee
will probably decide at its next meet
ing to hold two balls at the coliseum,
one for the privates and non-commis-
stoned officers and one for the COM
missioned officers.
List Of New Committees.
The general arrangement committee
for the festival is divided into three
sections. one for the agricultural di-
vision, one for the industrial division
and one for the military division.
The agricultural committee in
cludes Thomas Williams, chairman
Wilfred Jessup, vice chairman. Joseph
Helms. Thomas Butler, Walter
Runge. Joseph H. Hill, DIR. Markley,
Albert Gregg and ]. A. Spekenhier
The committee to have charge of the
Industrial feature includes: Ed Miller,
c. c. Common, chairman, w. P.
OsNeal. C. w. Merrill. Ray X. Shiveley
r. l. Study. William NJ. Bailey. Chas.
Morgan. j. B. Gordon. and w. E
Rummell.
The military arrangement commit
tee includes Paul Comstock, chairman:
Charles Kolp, Nettleton Neff. John NJ
Lontz, Cash Beall, DR.. A. o. Martin
and W. P. Haughton
Finance Committee.
Nimrod II. Johnson. chairman. Main