The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-09-02
FRUIT FAIZ
this YEAR
PRELIMINARY MEETING Is HELD
General Opinion Is That Fair BE
Made An Annual DC.
currence.

Pursuant to call made by the off,
GERS of the Biennial FIuit Fair Asso.
citation, meeting was held at the
Commercial Club rooms last Saturday
afternoon to discuss the advisabliity
OF holding the fruit fair this year.
Since the organization of the associa-
tion the falI has been beld every two
years, year of the full crop. The big
success of the fairs have of late years
brought up the discussion of making
the fair an annual one and effectlng q
pei manent organization. Also the
matter OF securing permanent quarters
has been seriously oonsid cred, but
definite steps towards that end have
not been taken.
The matter was brought up in the
last meeting of the Commercial Club
and discussed at some length, and 1t
was the opinion that the fair should
be held this year and that a perman-
ent organization be effected, hut the
matter was left to the officers Of the
association. With this end In view
thes.meeting was called last Saturday,
but the attendance was not as large as
wished tor. A number OF apple grow
ers and business men we're gathered
upon the streets Saturday to augment
the small attendance which was on
hand at the time set for the meeting,
and the result was that committee
was appointed to solicit the growers
throughout the valley as to how much
fruit they would exhibit and report at
an adjourned meeting next Saturday
afternoon at the club rooms.
Q. d. Thompson was made temper
ary chairman of the meeting and W.
H. Walton secretary. The chair ap-
pointed as a committee to see the
growers of the valley: +. W. Cutler,
J. A. Walter, +. q. Church, A. 9.
Staten, j. l.. Carter, Il. j. MoIsaao,
N. W. Bone, +. l.. Davidson, q. A.
MoCurday, f. M. jackson and Chas.
fucker.
Chairman Thompson stated that the
Commercial Club had offered to help
in the making of the fair success
this year and he believed the Business
Mems Association wonld also give Its
aid and support to the enterprise.
lie said the last two fairs had been a
help to the valley and city and had
been very suooessful, as the associa
blUu uUW Hdu S6OC III buo tEodbuEys
The matter of charging admission
to the fair has been discussed at pre-
ceding fairs, and 1t has been the opin.
ion that II it could be avoided 1t
would add to the success OF the ooca-
sion. 1t would bring more people
here and it would look much better to
strangers to have tree exhibit. The
expense of the fair must te raised In
some way, and the Arnold Shows peo-
pie have suggested plan which is
meeting with favor. They propose to
furnish tents for the street, similar to
the plan adopted by The Dalles the
last two years. The exhibition to be
free. They ask for concessions OF
other side streets for their shows, and
will give percentage of the gate re-
oeipts to the fair management, and
enough revenue can be obtained from
this to pay the expenses OF the fair.
The shows we're exhibited here last
year and were conducted we'll and
unot jeotionable. They would also
furnish entertainment to the fair vis-
itors, as we'll az to the home people.
All Of these features will be fully
decided at the meeting next Saturday,
and IL lie hoped that there will be
good attendance, not only OF the
growers, but of the business men.
The date of the fair will also he oon-
sidered, many being in favor Of hold
Ing the fair a compile OF weeks later
than heretofore.