The Greeley tribune., 1909-04-28
ORGANIZATION FORMED HERE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
DIRECTORS ARE NAMED
Meeting Called for Next Saturday to
Perfect the Organization to Com
plete the Directorate and to
Formulate Plans for =
Fair This Fall

The threatening weather and the
activity in the fields kept number
of the subscribers to the Weld Coun-
ty Fair association from attending
the initial meeting on Saturday al
ternoon and the twenty stockholders
present were mostly from the vicinity
of Greeley. This was regretted by
those in attendance, but it is hoped
that the county at large will be we'll
represented at the election of officers
on Saturday next, when the incorpor-
alton papers have been returned from
the secretary of state.
At the meeting Saturday Chester
Blunt of Pleasant Valley was Sc
lected as chairman and Attorney
Strong, who drew up the incorpora-
tion papers, acted as secretary.
The Weld County Fair association
was the name selected for the organ
izntion, and 1t was decided to make
the capital stock $4,000, to be di-
vided into shares of $40 each. This
gives everybody the opportunity to
subscribe for a few shares at least
and the greater number of stock
holders means the greater interest In
the enterprise and more certain the
success.
The company will have thirteen
directors, and in order that the Or
ganization could be perfected at
once, the names of thirteen men
were picked to act in that capacity.
Many of the men named were not
present, but were selected with tue
idea that they were best qualified
to give their time and attention t.
the undertaking.
Messrs. March, Eaton, Camp.
Rothschild and few others who
have been most Interested, desire
that every portion of the county shall
be represented upon the directorate
and several of the men who now com
pose the board have only allowed
their names to be used Temporarily,
;nd will resign as soon as the prop
sr men in the distant portions OF
the county will signify their wiling
ness to serve.
The directors named Saturday for
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follows: d. ]. March. A. L. Camp
Chester Blunt, J. B. Dickey. W. a.
Insinger, l. Rothschild. C. r. Woods,
r. A. Dix, Bruce q. Eaton, George
Emerson. W. l.. Clayton, X. w. De-
Viuny of LaSalle and George A.
| Hodgson of Platteville.
resolution was unanimously
PASSED that Chester Blunt be elected
president and d. j. March secretary.
These two men are known to be in
the project with heart and soul auh
with no personal interest.
So far ID. j. March has done more
FOR the movement than any other
one man. With no assistance what
ever he has travelled from one end
of the county to the other, explain
ing the big fair project. and solicit
ing subscriptions until he has now
pledged nearly $4,000. Mr.. March
met with some opposition as there
were several who were fearful that
The organization would be domin-
atcd by a few for their own personal
interests. However, the resolution
of the directors Saturday in favor Of
Mr.. March for secretary and mana
ger, will eliminate all trepidation
and shows that the directors, as
we'll as the large number of sub
scribers who have pledged $4,000,
have absolute confidence in the abti-
ity of MIR. March and other compe-
tent officers to conduct the big pro-
ject with a single purpose-the ad-
vancement of Weld county.
The Organization will be entirely
a county affair and will open an
office somewhere in the downtown
district and cooperate with the Farm
ers club and Driving club. with tne
result that all three may ultimately
be consolidated.
With the election of officers next
Saturday the association Will be
ready to get down to business ana
prepare for the big show.
As far as expenditure is concerned
everything will be done along con-
servative lines this year and If the
results prove that the people appre-
ciate the enterprise and that Weld
county is benefited, then permanent
ARRANGEMENTS will be made. for the
future.
Every director shoul make an e.
fort to attend the election Of officers
uext SATURDAY.