Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-11
MAKE PLANS FOR
WATERMELON DAY
Committees Appointed at Big
Mass Meeting
FAIR BOOSTERS
ABROAD IN THE LAND
And the Injunction "Meet Us in Rocky
Ford on Melon Day" Appears
on Many Unique Devices

AT the mass meeting held Friday
night in the Business Mems hall, at
the call OF Mayor Coffman to take up
melon day plans, the following hust-
ling committees were appointed by
the chairman, G. NJ. Coffman, and
other matters of interest were taken
up and thoroughly discussed.
The ever increasing number of mel
ons used each year makes an addition
al cost to the business men, as these
melons are purchased usually at the
market price from the farmers, and
where the number used increases as
it has during the past few years, the
expense increases with it.
So that the people may know the
actual cost of Watermelon Day, and
who are the contributors a resolution
was adopted that complete report
of receipts and expenses be publish
ed as soon after the big day as pos
sible.
G. NJ. Hall acted as secretary of
the well attended meeting, and at the
request of some present gave short
and terse explanation of the finances
of the Fair association. and of the
wonderful record made by it in build
ing in Rocky Ford the finest Fair
Grounds and grandstand in the west
Following are the committees:
Executive-W. c. Steele, chairman;
and chairman of the several commit
tees.
Financc-I. d. Hale. chairman; J.
w. Peery. Geo. H. Harris. w. /.
Jackson, Clarence Govreau. A. s.
Johnson, d. Bernard, Fred Johnson.
RE5iic. Comfort-J. w. Young,
chairman; w. r. Bish, ]. c. Vaughn.
T. F. Dobbs. w. f. Green. Henry
Hardey. Geo. Bryant. ]. Z. Lawson,
II. II. Harvey, NJ. Herr, L. A. Rich
ards.
Music-J. II. Price. chairman; E.
c. Shelton, NJ. c. Morris, l.. r.
Pollock, Karl Klatzbach.
Grounds-Chas. Recker. chairman;
John Williams. w. b. Goblin. J. /.
Ivey. J. w. Lawton. G. B.. Diehle;
Decoration-W. r. Hardey. chair
man: J. Byars, II. /. Maxwell. J: l..
Bonita, N. {. Morris, Henry Schott,
Geo. A. Blakely.
uldH, u. II. IldI ils, n"ii W ~. -
E. Fcnton, L. E. Wise, Ben Stauf-
fer. Al Devore.
Publicity and Auditing-W. r.
Monkman. chairman; J. r. O'Conner,
J. b. Lacey, William r. Wright, DR..
Z. T. Roberts.
Meions-C. v. Ryan, chairman; c.
w. Johns, /. D. Hale, w. B. Man
deville. A. p Kouns, II. Van Bus
kirk. ]. w. Edgar, A.. c. Sloan, c.
n. Gibson. Lewis Swink. Ed Rocka-
fcller. l.. Yates. /. l.. Weigland, ].
II. Crowley. G.. II. Rucker, S. A..
Mathews, II. d. Garwood. c. l..
Govreau, d. V. Burrell, Oliver Ad-
cock. NJ. w. Hall. J. d. Meador R.
II. James, o. ]. Baxter. |. NJ: SHAFT
lis, 7. C. Carleton, o. G.. Dukate, J.
C. Fleming. A. J. Latson.
Plans for the Fair proper are being
perfected every dav. and at a meet
ing of the Board of Directors several
things were authorized to tend to the
welfare and comfort of the visitors.
The races this year are giving every
indication OF being winners. and the
entrees are far in advance of anything
before. Some races for the big purses
have as many as 8 entrees in it, which
assures some classy racing for the
Fair attendance this fall. All other
races are filling up beyond expecta,
tions, and the whole program is good
The board has also decided to have
racing on Tuesday, the first day ot
the Fair. This is seldom done, but
the entrees and attendance warrant 1t
and the directors are catering to thu
demand of the people, and meeting Il
nicely.
John Edgar will have the chariot
races again this year. and as has beer
the case before it will be a thriller
The Edgar boys in driving the foui
horses in the chariots take chances
scarcely realized by those watching
the race. and it is one OF the big draw
ing cards of the Fair. The wild mule
races, and wild west events are better
than ever this year, and some exciting
novelties are being sandwiched III by
the racing people to entertain th'
crowds.
In preparation for the visiting mo
torists this afternoon the Fair asso
citation had printed some neat tag
welcoming the visitors. and inviting
them to the Watermelon day later il
the year. These tags were placed oi
each one of the party at Lamar, an'
some 200 local enthusiasts. and com
mittees wore them. Crowley count!
was also taken care OF by some sspe
cial tags of the same nature. whic
were distributed there Tuesday. oh
You Crowley County! Meet Us Mel
on Day" was the sum of the wording
But the Fair this year is going 4
be dandy, and no mistake. Ever.
year il is. but this year there are som