The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-21
Executive Officers COnferr.
ed Saturday Morning.
TO HOLD FAIR IN
GARLlNGTON'S PASTURE
Decided Not to Buy a Plot of Ground
Just Yet-WilI Hold the Fair for
One Day Only so That All Energies
Will be Directed to One Days Big
Celebration.

the County Fair Association held
meeting in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms Saturday morn
ing and went into lengthy
and profitable discussion of the pros
poets and plans. A large number of
the committee was present and little
time was taken to get down to bust
ness.
DR.. III. *. Aiken, who had been APP
pointed on committee to look into
the matter of a site for the fair, made
his report saying that the committee,
after looking into all phases of the
subject, had come to the conclusion,
after consulting Mr.. Stobo Darlington,
that GarlmgtOn's pasture was the most
suitable place to hold IT. Assurance
being given by the City Council that
safe bridge would be placed over
the stream leading thereto and that
drinking water would be supplied
motion was made and passed that the
selection of the committee be accept
ed as final.
On account of the fact that the date
of the State Fair was not known,
nothing definite could be decided as to
when the county fair should he held,
but it was decided that it should last
one day and that it should be held
at some date close TO but not con
tiicting with the State Fair. lit was
decided, however, that all agricultural
exhibits, such as Boys Corn Club ex-
hibits etc, should be brought the day
before the fair so that they could he
Judged that day and the ribbons plac-
ed on them in order to be displayed
the next day. The committee wished
this especially borne in mind ana took
pains to announce it at this early day
so that no possible mismderStand-
ing should arise. 1t must be under
stood, therefore. that all agricultural
displays in competition for premiums
must be put in place the day before
the fair.
The committee decided that the court
room of the Court House be used to
display the exhibits and a committee
was appointed to get the proper au-
thority. AS will be seen in another
column of this paper, construction
might begin on the remodeling of the
building before that time so it will be
doubtful whether this place will be
available or not. Another meeting OF
the committee will be NECESSARY before
q place can be selected,
A committee composed of Messrs. W.
ID. Byrd, j. ID, w. Watts and c. A. Pow
er waa appointed to arrange premium
list. Committees were also appointed
10 solicit advertisements i'm the prem
ium list catalogue, which the committee
expects to make a very handsome af-
Mar The committees for this are as
follows For City of Laurens, W. r..
McCuen, II. W. Martin and Alison Lee;
for Clinton, Prof. A f. Spencer r. j..
Adair, w. ID. Glenn; for Cross Hill,
DR.. j. III. Miller; for Woodruff, r. G.
Harris; for Waterloo, w. Carl Whar-
ton. Any wishing advertising space
can communicate with any one of the
above committees. One thousand
premium books will be printed and
scattered freely over the county.
A very important decision reached
by the committee was that to include
a household and needlework depart
ment In the fair so that all the ladies
of the county Will have an opportunity
to participate.
No other business being presented
10 the meeting 1t adjourned.
1t is unnecessary to state that all
doubt as whether Laurens is to have
fair has been dissipated. The fair
is an assured fact and, although 1t
will last but one day the first year
preparations are already being made
all over the county that will guarantee
one of the best exhibitions in the state
One stock breeder, Mr.. Il. w. Martin
says that he expects to see at least
eighty-five young colts here to com
pete for one of his prizes.