The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-08-25
THE FAIR AND ITS WORKERS

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Mena's Fourteenth Annual Fair
and Celebration has gone into his.
tory, and it is probable that more
people were in attendance than in
any previous year.
Taken as a whole it was a success.
And, let it here and now be fur
Their said; every single fair Of the
fourteen has been a success.
The first one was organized by q
few earnest workers for Mena and
Polk county because they Telt ii
would pay well to give freely of
their means and their time to bring
the country and city people together
in unity, and at the same time. by
premiums for the best of everything
stimulate a desire among the people
to excell--to go forward along lines
Of progress.
And another aim was sto demon
strate to visitors from other coun-
tries what could be produced in this
iocaiity-a demonstration Of whie.lh.
has caused many to come and live
among us.
Among the early workers in this
enterprise was G.. B. Dennis, the re-
firing president. Many others have
taken part. but none have more
faithfully carried the burden year
by year. Since becoming president
his task has grown. He.has had to
do with the greatest responsibilities
when the fair went through change
forced by its increasing magnitude
when it was impossible TO pay pre-
miums and expenses from contribu-
tions from Mena people alone-when
other means must be devised to
meet the heavy expenses, which
now reach into thousands Of dollars,
while at first they were hundreds.
1t wasn't surprising that Mr.. Den
mis-, as well as f. T. Wolfe. the hard
working secretary. should announce,
as they did early on the day Of the
election Of officers. that they would
not be candidates for reelection,
and new set of officers were put
in charge.
And The Star believes they were
wisely selected.
A. H. Scoggin, president, is a man
of unquestioncd business ability,
interested in the city and county Of
his home, and is so situated that he
can afford to give up days of his time
to the duties that viii fall upon him.
NJ. Hartman, vice president. Is
well known and progressive farmer,
and was so fayorably spoken Of for
first place that none will doubt his
efficiency in the place for which he
was chosen.
A. E. Wear, farmer. teacher and
10 charge Of the farm demonstration
work in Polk county, is eminently
fitted to make . good secretary
His relation to the farming interests
will be especially valuable in bring
ing the producers into touch with
the real purposes of the fair.
w. w. Townsend, known far and
wide as one of Mena's substantial
merchants, will make an excellent
treasurer.
With such officers to head our
fair association, it may be presump-
tIous In The Star to suggest any
course Of action-but it is going to
do 50, and feels that the public will
give its approval to the idea.
The Star believes that the fair has
grown to point where the associa-
ton should be put on a strictly busi-
ness basis that any loose, haphazard
organization must find more or less
needless trouble. 1t would seem.
then, that a strictly business-like
and legally conducted organization
or corporation should be formed,
into which as large number Of
stockholders. as possible. especially
among the producers. should be
brought.
With this and other things in
view. 1t would seem that the time to
begin to prepare for the Mena and
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