Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-03
DELAWARE COUNTY FAIR
SEPTEMBER & IS TO IS
SECRETARY WILSON SPEAKS TO
PEOPLE OF COMING
i EVENT.
COUNTY FAIR o. GREAT VALUE III
Premium List Will Soon .He In The
Hands Of The
People.

To the people of Delaware county.
The county fair is a home institu-
ton and ought to be encouraged and
fostered and all residents in the
county ought to feel it encumbent on
them TO pull. together and make the
coming one a grand success.
County fairs are worth the time
an1 money, says a writer in an Iowa
paper. Like advertising 1t is sometimes
hard to count the actual cash returns
from these agricultural exhibits but
they bring the goods. Mark that the
county with we'll established fair
| is invariably of the highest class. Its
farmers are among the best, its live
stock is of the finest, it's attitude
toward progress displayed give 1T
dastinctiveness and place. Note that
every county where a good county
fair is an established Institution,
shows better live stock, more interest
ed and successful. farmers, than those
counties who have none. The great
Jest value of the county fair is its
stimulating effect on the farmers who
. attend and support 1t.
1t is more than manifestation, 1t
is an educator, stimulatiye, tonic
leHect.
1t makes for better farming, for
greater production, finer and more
valuable stock, more corn to the acre
more money in the bank. and in cir
culatton fewer mortgages, and 9
higher citizenship.
/ County fairs are given solely fol
the benefit Of the people. and can on
ly prove successful when well at
tended. All monies received are pal,
out for premiums, attractions, and &C
tual expenses. The officers give much
| time and thought in working out the
various details necessary to max,
| the Fair success, and If highel
premiums and more costly attraction
are wanted the County Fair must b,
4 treated literally both in ettendane,
and exhibits.
Our county fair is not owned O.
controlled Ply anyone. It belongs I.
the people and will be just wha
they make it. They elect the Off
GERS, make the laws, offer the exhib
its. and put up the money, all o
which il wen done makes 7 success
sure. soi4
II The premium list will soon be Ii
the hands Of the people, the premi
ums are liberal and well worth striv
ing for. Look over the list, then lool
1 over your stock1 pick out and fit vi
fair. ~ esA Y
While some of the carefess, IN
4 thinking class. classify the annua
n county events. more or less, as pump
| kin shows. nevertheless it is uni
Yersally admitted, that the count.
! agricultural societies have done NOR,
and exerted more influence in tn,
improvement of agriculture, and ami
NAL industries, than almost an.
other educational organization, ant
such societies, and associations hav.
added millions Of dollars to the ma
I, tons wealth.
We have one of the most beautiful
fair grounds in the state Of Iowa
and with few years Of liberal pat
ronage and attendance, we can ge'
out of debt get what new buildings
we stand sadly in need of, and take
our fitting place in the front rank Of
county fairs in the state, and with
every one pulling strongly and har
moniously together it can easily be
accomplished.
4 Get busy and help, everybody!
T. Wilson, Secretary.