The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1911-07-21
Results Achieved This Year Not in ANY
Way Due 10 Matters Of Chance.
feeding HUNGRY 4 Big PROBLEM
Monster Crowds Taxed Resources
Of Restaurant Men and
HoteIkeepers.

The 1911 Bottineau county fair will
long be remembered by the thousands
who attended as most successful one.
the biggest fair of it's kind ever given
IN northern North Dakota and probab-
~ the biggest that ever will be seen
in the same territory except the ones
that will follow next year and other
years to come in this same little city.
The Bottineau Agricultural society has
learned that it can do bigger things
than have been attempted in years
past. They have tried spreading out a
little and they like it. The people like
/ it and it is therefore certainty that
good fairs are assured in the future.
This years fair was success in ev-
cry way. Financially the officers fig.
ure that they will come out in good
shape, in spite Of the fact that big
sums were paid for the attractions this
year. They are also figuring that they
have paved the way for future success
ses, and that they have pleased the
thousands of people who attended the
fair last week, that these people will
have implicit confidence in the repre-
sentations made by the fair associa-
tion in the future, that, in short, it was
a great big success.
That success was attained was no
matter Of chance. The credit belongs
to the men who worked long and hare
to succeed. For several months Presi-
dent Hamilton, Secretary Mckenzie
and the members of the board of dires-
tors have bent their energies to the
task of making this years fair a hum-
mer and they must feel great satisfae-
tion in the outcome. They have q
right to do so. Some of the more con-
servative ones sneered when thy
learned that the officers had agreedt to
pay $500 day for appearance of
Lucky Bob" St. Henry, the aviator,
at this years fair, and especially when
the deal was closed only week before
the date of the fair; but results proved
the wisdom of this action and the fact
that the appearance of the birdman
was SO thoroughly advertised in so
short a time speaks volumes for the
energy of the fair officials. The fair
was success in the matter of exhib-
it's. OF course, if the year had been
a more favorable one for crops there
would have been a greater number Of
things shown and in some cases there
would have been improvement in
quality. Nevertheless, the exhibits
were good ones and brought forth
much favorable comment from the Wis.
itors.
A remarkable feature of the fair was
that in the two days there was not a
single accident of a serious nature, no
fights, no drunks and no disorder.'
Much OF the credit for this belongs to
the efficient corps of fair employees,
the men who did their duty thoroughly
and gave their whole thought to the
safety and comfort of the crowds Be-
sides this there perhaps never was q
more orderly, good-natured crowd OF
people gathered in one place any
where any time. They were here for
enjoyment not for trouble. Everybody
found means for enjoyment and they
were happy. Which, perhaps, accounts
for their splendid behavior.
The task of feeding the multitude
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