The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-14
The County, Ear.

The County Fair.
Although the county fair dates
for the present year were announced
some time ago, there were many re-
cent inquiries as to whether there
would be a fair here this year. ia
answer to these the Telegram re-
spectfally refers the inquiries to
the fact that few days ago it pub
iished a brief synopsis OF the pro-
ceedfngs of the board of directors
.uf the fair association, In which
was the fact that the fair would
Be held September IS, 1sJ 20 and
al.
owing to the crippled financial
condition OF the association before
itkwas reorganized this year a diff
Acut situation confronted the pres
ent stockholders and board of d.
rectors, and the future OF the fair
association depended also upon
whether the county court, the street
railway company and various per-
sons. would contribute certain es-
sentials. The latter was done
dnally but not In time to aid ma
terial1y In the exposition this year.
Hence halls needed for general ag-
ricultural and many other exhibits
have not been built, and, therefore,
those features will not be seen until
next year. The association, how
ever, is to avail itself of the stalls,
stables and sheds It has for the
purpose of, encouraging live stock
raising, and liberal premiums in
horse and cattle classes have been
determined upon. This fact should
bring out a large array OF exhibits
in these classes.
No county fair is complete with
out speed program, and the assoc
citation is providing for this by Of
fering liberal purses and obtaining
many Of the best racers in the coun-
try. The racing will be fully up to
the high standard maintained on the
track here ever since the fair asso-
citation began business.
There may be some who entertain
prejudice against the fair because
OF their long attachment to the for
mer institution of the kind here,
and while all must admit that the
old institution completed its useful
ness, and while prosperous and pop
ular to the end did not measure up,
to the demands of modern times
for reasons that could not be mot
and overcome. Cramped grounds
with no possibility of additional ac-
Quirement, constituted the greatest
-, Jta.,. Doo, y-ooa froCfy Tya a
another drawback On the other
hand the new grounds are ideal;
indeed, there all find a lovely spot,
spacious enough to meet not only
the present exposition demands but
also those; of many years to come.
It seemed to be opportune to dis
pense with the old fair at the time.
as the new grounds under the all
most bankrupt condition in which
they were being held were doomed
to be abandoned as fair grounds, in
of which Harrison !
county would soon have had no fair
grounds at all. AS the situation is |,
now the county seems assured of
these grounds forever for fair pur-
pises, dependent of course on the
and cooperation of the
people.
The fair next month will not be
as great in magnitude as in years
to follow, owing to the conditions
stated in this editorial. but this
years fair will be of a magnitude
sufficiently great as to justify the
Of thousands of people.
The board is arranging to make up
Tor the absence this year of floral
and other hall exhibits by giving a
arge number of high class special
and the people may feel
certain that there VIII be something
doing every minute.
1t is hoped every one will accept
he situation as 1t is. whether it is
lust as all would have it, and make
he first fair under the reorganized
one of success we'll 4