Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
PREPARING FOR FAIR.

thon County Agricultural society met
at the Wausau club house at 3 O'Clock
p. m. The board was called to order
by President G. A. Barwig.
Present, S. NJ. Quaw, William F.
Lemke, Frank Deichsel, B. Reinke,
Fred linn, Jr., DIR. G. A. Mills, Aug.
f. Marquardt, E. G. Zimmerman, and
John F. Lamont. Absent, A. ].
Plowman.
President Barwig read a commun-
ication to the board, outlining his
recommendation for the ensuing
year. The communication was as
follows:
SIN meeting today to make prepar-
ations for the annual Marathon
county fair, / am satisfied that we
all have only one point in view and
that is to give Marathon county
fair of which the people may feel
| proud as we'll as making it credit to
ourselves and conducting it in an
| economical way CONSTANT with a
good and up-to-date fair. l have
several suggestions to make which |
hope you will take under considera-
ton. Taking the statement of our
| former secretary that the fair is get
| ting too large for one or two men to
| overlook, l think by experience we
will all agree with him. / would
| favor popular government, that is
10 say, that we divide the manage
ment into sections or departments,
and have committee, of which the
q rU fn
mittee, TO take charge of these de-
| partmentS, and, at the close of the
fair, made an itemiZed report of the
receipts and disbursements and such
| recommendation for improvements as
their department may require for the
| coming year: and should these Sug-
gestions meet with your approval, in
my opinion the following commit
tees should be created; namely, one on
advertising and attractions: a COM
mittee on speed, which would include
everything pertaining to this depart
| ment; a committee on privileges,
which would include every privilege
on the fair grounds; committee on
exhibits which would include every
thing, and a committee on stock and
poultry. In creating these commit
tees, every department at the close
of the fair, would be accounted for in
business like way. | deem it also
important and for the welfare of the
association to have all appointments
made by the different committees f0~
their departments, however small
| they may be, submitted to the boar
for approval before they are made.
The supplies necessary to operate the
fair running into large amounts, in
my opinion, should be let to the low
est bidder.
In talking the matter over thor
oughly with the former secretary, /
would heartily recommend that the
pass and Permit" system be taken
up by the board AMI find Satisfac-
tory way of issuing the same. There
are undoubtedly some improvements
that should receive consideration, and
L trust at the proper time the board
will look over the grounds and decide
what to do. The idea of giving at
tention TO the territory this side of
Clintonyille still finds favorable COM
ment, and with the assistance of the
Merchants association and WauSau in
general, ! believe we would not be
disappointed in the undertaking.
For novelty during the fair, | would
suggest floral parade of autos, say
for Wednesday of the fair week, and
| believe that if we place the matter
properly before the Wausau Auto
club, the parade could probably be
arranged.
Mr.. Quaw moved that in accord
with the recommendations of the
president, the work of dividing up
the labor incident to the fair, be
placed in the hands of separate COM
mitteeS, and that the president APP
point the committees suggested in
his message. The motion was car
ried, and the president appointed the
following committees:
Advertising and Attractions-J. f.
Lamont, E. G. Zimmerman, S. NJ.
Quaw, Aug. f. Marquardt.
Speed Department-Dr. G. Mills, S.
NJ. Quaw, A. J. Plowman.
Privileges-Aug. f. Marquardt, E.
G. Zimmerman, Frank Deichsel
Exhibits in Building-Fred INN,
Jr., B. Reinke, VIM. f. Lehk5.
Stock and Poultry-A. ]. Plowman,
VIM. f. Lemke, Frank Deichsel.
The appointments were by motion
confirmed with the exception that
the president was added to the COM
mittee on advertising and attractions.
Mr.. Lemke moved that we make
an exhibit at the state fair, and that
the secretary and treasurer be author
lied to announce the date of our fair
as the first week in September, that
being the week before the state fair.
The motion was carried.
1t was moved that the chair appoint
committee to get an estimate of
the cost of a wing on the west side of
the exhibit building. Carried.
The president appointed as such
committee: Quaw, Marquardt and
Mills. The president was added to
the committee by motion.
1t was moved by Mr.. Quaw that
the school tickets be distributed as
usual this year. The motion was
carried.
1t was moved that the secretary be
directed to see Mr.. zimmerman, and if
possible, engage his services for this
year.
On motion, the officers were di-
rected to apply to the city council of
the city of Wausau, for five hundred
dollars (S500.00) for the use of the fair
grounds for this year. Motion was
carried.
Moved and carried that when this
board adjourn, it adjourn to Monday,
February 10Th, at o'clock p. m. at
the WauSau Climb bOuSe