The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-09-21

l dare say Lynden is offering the
largest bunch of good premiums eve
Offered for any agricultural fair II
Whatcom county, and yet it is no
what it will be another year. Inc
Whatcom County Fair association il
offering over $500 in prizes.
Perhaps $500 is not such an awful!l
large sum, but it means that ca5f
prizes are being offered for every
thing that the secretary and trustees
could think of that was likely TO be
exhibited. j you have something
you want to show, bring it along
anyway, whether prizes are offered
for it or not, and if possible you Will
be given something, if it is deserving
In spite OF the wet weather which
has delayed the improving of the
new fair grounds, at this writing the
superintendent says the grounds VIII
be ready for the 1911 fair If he is
right the Tribune wants to say tnat
he and the trustees are deserving III
a lot of credit. The title of the new
grounds has been in the hands Oh
the association less than Two months.
1t was ing but rough ground
and It was covered with big t'r
stumps. small trees and brush. 1t
took a lot of nerve to undertake 20
make it ready in anything short OF
a year. Eventually it will be one oi
the best fair grounds in the state.
/ sincerely hope that every far
r.er in M?atcom county will try ana
show something at the fair. We
want you to bring your best whether
you think il is worth IA prize or not.
A fair is intended to show the pro-
ducts Of IA county. All of those pro-
ducts cannot be the best. But, we
want the of-Whatcom-cOunty
visitors to see an average OF what
Ne can dc here. Some of our poorer
products are better than the best III
many other places.
Make your exhibitions at the fair
net in a spirit of boasting, but in II
spirit OF boosting.
Lynden had an illustration of how
bad story grows, last week. 1t was
rumored on the street, and told ny
many with great gusto. that the
manager of the electric power colh-
pany, doing business just over the
line, had been in Lynden TO try
and get right to bring power into
.his town. According to the story
he went to Mayor Hall, who inform
ed him that he couldn't have fran
chise to do business here--that We
had plent of electric power now.
The story was plain lie. II
the first place if the electric com
pany manager was here he never
made himself known to the mayor
and hence the balance of the story
could have no substance. The stor!
was dicussed in the council last Fri
day. 1t was quite evident that
good many people would have beei
glad to know that the new compan!
was really seeking an entrance here
but if it is, no one in the council
knows about it.
! Lyndey sadly needs "a hour electro
service /and, the Tribune believe
from talks it has had with w. il
NAPLES, owner of the franchise unde
which we have electricity a part o
the night, that he recognizes tn
need as much as anyone. Howeve
1t is a serious problem for him t
put in steam plant that would pay
If one Of the big companies doe
not come in here soon, hwever, III
Tribune believes it will be up TO MI
NAPLES OF at least TO some loca
company to get water power, so
will be possible to have "a hou
service. The incest way, of course
would be for the town to own IL
own power and light system.
1t is sometimes difficult to &c
all we need, but at least We ca
keep on trying.
1t don't make much difference VIVA
your business is, if you don't d
your best your profits are going /
he small-that is If you have an
profits.
Elsewhere l quote p. NJ. Serrurie
on the financial conditions of Lynde
and of the coutry in general, ana II
says among other things that Lyn