The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-15
GREATER FAIR
| PLANS MOVING
ALONG FINELY
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF d.
REcTORS HELD YESTERDAY
AND ENGAGED sToRRs TO MAN.
AGE PROMISING BIG EVENT.

Directors of the Interstate Fair, re-
ferred to during the meeting as the
Greater Tri-County Fair, held meet
ing at the rooms of the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday at 2:30 o'clock and
started moving plans for the success
| full conduct of what is going to prove
one of the biggest and most import
ant movements In local history. Inc
| directors accepted a proposltlon from
| r. w Storrs, who managed the nfsl
attempt at an agricultural falr IN inns
county so well, and Mr.. Storrs SAID
that he was going to start right from
today and whoop it up until the very
day the fair opens here" The man
agement was glad to get hold OF him,
for his knowledge shown during the
first one was enough to make him
valuable in connection with the work
to be done now.
Those present were: ]. e. Stillman,
president; F. F. Bingham, vice-presl-
dent from Escambia county; j. A. Car
ney, vice-president from Baldwin coun-
ty: C. H. Simpson, vice-president from
Santa Rosa county; F. c. HecKer, OF
, Century; R. w. Storrs, of DeFun1ak;,
! C. w. Mcdonald, of Cottage Hill; ano
J. C.. Watson, secretary! w. A. Blount
Jr.. treasurer: N. j. Lillard, L. Ii
Welles, w. w. Watson, H. e. Wright
7 A. M. Mcmillan, Jas A. White, t. H
o Lannon. w. L. Meyer and Gus Eitzen
" The chairman suggested that eacf
d county be represented by vice-pres1
1t dent and two directors, and this VIII
ii make up the full board of directors
o. This suggestion was accepted. Ther
Il will be twelve counties to participate.
r. w. Storrs presented propositio
for the management of the fair, an
w after it had been discussed by a.
= present, the proposition was accepted
IL He was employed as general manager
r. to go to work Immediately on the pr
~ liminaries.
u The question of the incorporation {
the fair resulted in motion autho
izing w. A. Blount, Jr, to go ahea
with the Incorporation, to be capita
iii lied at $4,000. All stock paid for
the last year fair will be good for
certificate of such subscription.
For the purpose Of deciding upc
the site for permanent location, COZ
4 mittee of three was named to take l
the question for report at the nc
8, meeting, which will be called by II
es- appointed yesterday. This Consists
OF f. L. Mayes, chairman; B. H. Thoma
ur- w. B. Crawford and n J. Lillard. M
an Storrs was also added later.
.s Vice-Presfdent Simpson, of San
Rosa county, nominated as directo
IRON his county Peter Tomassello az
ne j. A. Urquhart. Both were elected.
90 The meeting was addressed by Car
ne Welles, T. H. Lannon, and maj
gu others. The speech of Capt. Wellt
ny was pronounced the keynote. +
ldt urged the permanent ownership of tt
III grounds and the building of a "a,
track, thus placing Pensacola in lii
nu Tor being the headquarters of tt
sy Southern Fair Circuit and having he
Gu several hundred horses through IL
IT'S winter for driving races, and trainin
Ialking along this line. Capt. Wen:
NC said that the event could be made or
ga OF the greatest of the year and tn:
at handsome dividends could be mao
at possible. He stated that he held stoc
ne In an Alabama fair association. an
re- the first year handsome dividend
7 even higher than had been anticipate,
- mad been paid. Capt. WeIles made
1t plain that the track and the racin
which he had in mind for the Int
state Fair was not on the order of tb
KIND which is now being promoted i
Pensacola. The driving races COZ
templated by Capt. Welles were nc
attended by the book-making, poo
> room, and general gambling feature
which go with the saddle races an
\ which demoralizes thousands of youn
y men wherever such gambling is De
mitted. His ideas impressed then
selves strongly upon gentlemen VIII
r mad never considered the race trac
in the light that he saw and presente
E it.
Mr.. Storrs said that he intended t
- visit each of the Florida and Alabam
counties which are to participate 4
the fair, and he will strive to arous
the greatest interest. Possibly withi
:. the next three weeks he will retur,
- and be able to make report of wha
: ne has accomplished in the countie
A. OF this state and Alabama.