The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-28
FAIR ASSOCIATION
Stockholders Meeting Elects Eight
DirectOrs-Secretary's Report.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the State Fair of Louis
lana was held last night in the coun-
Gil chamber of the city hall, with
President McCloud presiding and L.
n. Brueggerhoif secretary.
The secretary's report was ordered
to be published in the Times and the
Journal
The report covers the assets, liza
bilities and disbursements for the
year up to November 25.
The cost of operating the Fair ag-
gregates S30,785.06, with receipts at
s29 9O9711.
There was paid for free attrac-
tions S4,595.25 and for races $5,840.25,
being combined an expenditure Of
Si0,l35.50, or one-third of the whole
cost of the Fair.
IT would seem that these two
items should be considerably re-
duced in the budget for next years
attractions.
The secretarys report having been
referred to the Times and the Jour-
nal for publication, there followed
the election of eight directors,
which resulted in the nomination, as
indicated by the ballots, as follows:
w. A. Robinson %, George Freeman
| 80, G.. C. Hardman 26. DR.. Oscar
Bowling q, L. G. Bulkley 9, A. G.
Curtis q, R. r. Emery %, John Sen
tell Is, W. L. Foster I, J. C. Trichet
%, DIR. Ashton Blanchard 49,
| The naming of Mr.. Curtis was by
s. H. Bolinger; J. C. Trichel by w. A..
Robinson, and DR.. Blanehrd by A.
lQuerbes, and the names Of the old
directors by Sam Dreyfuss.
The vote as cast retires l.. G..
| Bulkley, who has been one of the
| most active and Jealous Of the di-
Irectory, q gentleman who has been
associated with the association from
the very beginning of its existence,
land who has been jealous and loyal
NliGIt tllC dooOOIdtloH was III th'
greatest straights of distress. He
should have been reelected, and the
Caucasian regrets that he was not.
The retired directors, John Sentell
and w. l.. Foster, were reckoned and
recognized as being representatives
lof the country on the board, but
which as now constituted is COM
lpPised OF gentlemen exclusively
from the city.
Atthe close of the balloting, when
the result was announced, Secretary
Brueggerhoff was authorized to cast
the entire vote, including proxies,
| for those having received the major
lity in nomination.
Alive Wire, so to Speak.
Unwittingly there was precipitat-
led lively discussion when Mr.. Boil
linger suggested the endorsement of
| a proposed school of equestrianism
which is being featured for the fair
grounds. It was suggested that such
a school would encourage horse
Imanship. which would lead to a
horse show from which revenue
could be derived on fixing nominal
fee for admission.
This suggestion was met with the
fact that the fair grounds being a
Ipublic park could not be used for
any kind of amusement or enter
1tainment for which charge of ad-
mission would be exacted for any of
/ the citizens. The city is in full au-
thority and control of the fair
grounds as a public park, and there
fore neither the mayor nor the COM
Imissioners could or would permit
Iany exhibit or entertainment on the
grounds for which there would be
charged an admission. The only ex-
Iception to this order is expressed in
the conveyance of the grounds by
/ the Fair Association to the city, in
(which is the stipulation that the
Fair Association for the purpose of
lholding fair has the right of con-
ltrol during the progress of the Fair
land month preceding the holding
iof the Fair.
A substitute by L. R. Smith which
Twas favorably considered is in brief
that the proposed equestrian school
lshould be encouraged. but the use of
i the fair grounds for such purpose
Unjust be obtained from the city au-
/ thorities.
i The meeting was then adjourned
! The directors will meet on Tues
lday next, January 2, at pm, in The
,1office of the secretary on Spring
istreet, for the election Of officer:
flor the year 1912.
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