Barton County democrat., 1909-12-17
Fair Association Meeting I

ty Fair association was held on |
Tuesday afternoon. As no fair
had been held the previous year,
the routine business was quickly
disposed of. The future of the
association was fully discussed
The election of officers resulted
in about the same corps being el-
ected as has been serving. They
are:
President, Ira D. BrOugher,
Vice President D. A. Banta,
Secretary, W. P. FEEDER,
Treasurer. j. George Brinkman,
Superintendent, G. N. Moses,
Directors. J. W. Clarke, G. N.
Moses, C. S. Allison, R. /
Charles, Robert Merten, ThOs.
Clayton, F. H. Schrepel 0. W.
/ Dawson. and c. L. Moses.
Delegate to the State Agricul
tural Society meeting, Ira D.
BrOugher, alternate, W. P. FEEDER.
After some discussion as to
what should be done, the follow
ing committee was appointed to
wait on the Business Mems ASSO
citation. G. n. N"9cs. c. s. Al
lison. J. W. Clarke, E. W. Mos
es, Ira BrOugher and W. P. Fe-
der.
The situation is this. The as.
sOciation has 80 acres of ground
adjoining the city, with the I'M
provementS thereon. There is, a
trifle less than $4,000 in stock out
standing. and there is an indebt-
edness Of $1400. The committee
above mentioned will appear be
fore the Business Mems meeting,
and ask that institution for Its
moral and material support. II
they take hold of it all right.
It will be necessary to raise So
| 900 by the sale of stock for the
purpose of paying off the debt
now being carried, fixing up the
track and preparing for a fair to
be held the coming season. II
the business men of the city want
a fair, here is their opportunity
to get one. The directors of the
fair association have been inStruc
ed, that unless the stock is sold
and the support given as above
stated, to wind up the affairs OF
the association.
1t occurs to us that a county
rich as this one is, should, fol
no other reason than local pride
keep up the fair organization
Others do, why not this county
To this however, We must diScon
tinue trying to be in a class witt
Hutchinson, Wichita, and Sucf
towns. There is no use in talk
ing, we can't trOt in that class
A county fair, a real county faI
can be made to pay, if the peO
pie will assist, and then be sat
isfied with what they get. 1t i
to be hoped that the BuSirIes
Mems Association, who are neve
found wanting when it comes T.
boosting the city and county, WI
be Johnny on the spot in this in
stance also.
In pursuance of the action tax
en- by the fair people as abOv,
President Zutavern of the Blu,
mess Mems Association appOin
ed a committee consisting of
d. Spaugh, George Winstead, O
car Frazier, c. A. Hooper an
= Willis BOlinger, who on Wec
4, nesday evening held a meetin
with the committee from the fa
stockholders 1t was the consel
Sus of opinion of those in I'll
meeting that the fair aSsociatio
should be kept up and that ev
erybOdy should boost. Accort
mgly a meeting has been calle
for Dec. 29th., at which a luncl
con will be served, and the que
ton of the fair taken by the
Business Mems Association as
body and all others wwhO favO
holding a fair. and action take
which will bring that about. Nov
then every one talk for the fair
and we will win.
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