The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-15
STATE FAIR
 AT AN END
HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESS FuL OF PREDECESSORS FROM
 MANY VIEWPOINT.
President Harry Westcott Believes That It Has Made Money, While Keeping Up to the Standard
 in Other Ways.

Keeping Up to the Standard
 in Other Ways. q believe when a final accounting | is made 1t will be shown that this State Fair has made some money, and believe the people are wei sat isfied with It.. We have encountered many difficulties, but we have over come the most of them We have worked under some 4 disadvantages but that was expected. There are greater things ip store for this Arkansas State Fair, just as there are greater things in store for Arr kansas, but they will not come In a minute
 President Harry M. Westcoti. the head of the Sixth Annual Arkansas State Fair in the above stated rne situation last night just before he jumped into his automobile to be taken to his country home. Regard less Of the hard work and time he has glen the work during the past, he added: q feel like could go through 1t all again. am just get ting my second wind"
 The statement of the president or the state fair was one echoed every where yesterday and last night as to it's success. All of us here in Hot Springs knew what was to be under taken when the money for the per- petuation of this big exposition was made up iii Hot Springs The re- responsibilities for the Arkansas State Fair were upon the people of Hot Springs
 How well those responsibilities have been discharged We all know. The stock shows exhibited here has been the hest that ever was gath cred in Arkansas. That statement IS not denied. We had an example of Arkansas stock alone that should make every Arkansan proud, and we had some of the best stock from oth- CT states to place in competition with the home products.
 The exhibit by counties was not o~.,,,,fata ac ;,, for,,,a,, xaorc IIam to arouse the proper enthusiasm in getting the various counties into com petition is a problem. It may be that in the future liberal cash prizes will be offered for the best exhibits in various county displays! which may prove an incentive sufficient to get them out.
 The industrial exhibits have been all that could have been expected in the line of farm implements, and vehicles. There could have been wider range of commercial horses represented in the main exhibit hall, and it is probable that the merchants of Hot Springs. through more com bined effort. can do better in this line next year.
 The textile exhibits, the art depart ments, and these minor departments, have been all that could have been expected.
 The racing program has been well handled. Mir. Simon Cooper through his experience in these affairs, had assembled the best line of harness and running horses that have ever graced a state fair in Arkansas. and they have furnished some splendid exhibitions down the stretch of the famous Oaklawn course.
 In the horse show department, made up almost wholly of local en- trants. there was also much inter- est shown, and there is not another city of it's size in the word q that can turn out into show ring as many fine horses, and as Finely ap- pointed equippages as can Hot Springs. That also is an undisput- ed fact.
 The publicity feature of the fair. las conducted by Secretary J. L.. Wadley, through the smaller press of the state. has reached the people direct and has been large contri- buting factor to the attendance. Mir. Wadley was a former president of the Arkansas Association. and the press generally co-operated with him in giving the fair such publicity as such big state enterprise deserv- ed.
 The management deserves much commendation also for the order that Twas maintained throughout tie fair,