The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-07-13
OUR COUNTY FAIR
Coming Fair Promises to be the Best
Ever Held in Any County of
Northern Minnesota.
Already $1,000 Has Been Secured for
Permanent Improvements and
$1,000 More is Needed.

$1,000 More is Needed.
It is up to the business men and
citizens generally to make the Mile
Laos County fair the best of any held
in northern and central Minnesota.
The association now owns it's own
grounds, over 20 acres, with half
mile race track. Last year comforta-
BILE barns we're erected for horses and
cattle, neat wire fence was placed
around the grounds and other i'm
provements aggregating over $4,000
we're made. This year new horti-
cultural hall must be provided, the
old grand stand must be torn down
and rebuilt on more extensive and
substantial scale and other necessary
improvements must be made. The
estimated expense of these improve
ments will aggregate $4,000 OF that
amount the county commissioners
have generously contributed $500, and
$500 more will be received from an
unlocked for source: it is expected
that $500 can be spared from gate
receipts, etc., and that will leave
81, 500 to be raised by public subscrip-
ton. Can that amount be raised?
Of course it can. A good county fair
where the products of the county
can be exhibited annually-is worth
thousands of dollars to the county.
Hundreds of strangers, many of them
home-seekers, will visit our fair for
the express purpose of seeing what
the county can produce. Think how
a fine display Of fruits, vegetables,
grains, grasses, live stock, poultry,
butter, etc., would appeal to home
seekers.
Then, again, neatly laid out and
well-equipped fair grounds indicate
thrift and prosperity and is a splen-
did advertisement for the county.
The county fair affords the farmers
an opportunity to meet and greet each
other and discuss matters pertaining
to the farm, personal and social
affairs.
This year, thanks to the good sense
of the last legislature, the state aid
to county fairs will be more than
double what it has been heretofore,
thus enabling the county fairs to offer
larger premiums-every cent received
from the state must be paid out in
premiums. Work must be commenced
on the proposed new buildings and
new grand stand at once, and the fair
officers must know the amount of
money that will be at their disposal.
A committee consisting of S. S. Pet
terson, E. K. Evens and r. G. Dunn
will call upon the business men of the
village tomorrow and it is hoped that
the response will be prompt and lib
eral. Let there be no holding back.
Let each contribute as his means will
permit. But the money must be
raised. The coming fair must be the
most successful in the history of the
association. The grounds and build
ings must be put in readiness. We
must make the Mile Laos County fair
one that will be talked about in every
nook and corner of the state. Put
aside all minor differences of opinion
and let all unite and pull together
with the end in view of making the
Mile Laos County fair one of the best
in the entire state. To accomplish
this requires means and hard work.
We confidently believe the means will
be forthcoming, especially when
81, 900 is already secured. And let it
be remembered that our fair is not a
merely local affair-it is for the en-
tire county and the adjacent parts of
adjoining counties. All will be well
come to compete for the premiums that
will be offered and to share in the
festivities.