The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-02
s. SUMTER TO HAVE 4 FiIs.
PLANS FOR ORGANIZATION DE-
CIDED UPON FRIDAY NIGHT
AND STOCK SUBSCRIBED
Meeting Decides to Delay Having u
Fair Until Next Year and to Have
NO Horse Racing-Emphasis to be
Laid ON Agricultural and Industrial
Feature and no Immoral Amuse-
nrcnts To b. Allowed.

ter County held in the Armory Hall
Friday night for the purpose Of
discussing and deciding whetaer Sum-
ter County should have County Fair
sometime this fall. or organize
county fair association. was great
success so far as talk went. for there
was a great deal OF talk from $40
to ii.30. and II went even farther
than that for II was decided unani-
mously to organize a fair association
and to Immediately commence upon
the taking OF subscriptions.
There was some discussion as to
whether or not the fair should be for
Sumter county alone, or be tri-
county fair. with Lee. Clarendon and
Sumter counties In the association.
but this matter was left to the COM
mittee to be decided upon later after
they had talked II over with citizens
OF Lee and Clarendon counties to see
IL they would consent to come into
such an organization.
A matter OF Importance connected
with the fair was the deoision made
on a motion OF Mr.. Geo. ID. shore
and amended BY ar. l.. ID. jennings,
that IL was the sense of this meeting
that there be no horse racing ut the
fair and motion made by Mr.. s. III.
Edmunds that IL was the sense Of the
meeting that emphasis be given to
agricultural and industrial features
and that special care be exercised In
the selection Of amusements with no
immoral suggestion.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. s. c. Baker OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. who stated the object.
Mr.. w. B. Boyle. chairman Of the
special committee OF the county fair
conmittee from the Chamber OF
Commerce. was the first speaker. He
told Of the committees visit to
orangeburg and of the financial sue
cess OF the fair In that county and
how. I'm his opinion. Sumter county
could have an even more successful
fair than orangeburg county because
OF Its better railroad facilities. He
hdl attended great many county
fs1rs aud thc exhibits were interesting
ana ,he fairs were OF great benefit TO
thc farmers whore they were held
from an educational standpoint along
Industrial and agricultural lines.
Dr. Baker told OF how the COM
mittee would get at the details of the
matter and how prizes would en-
courage the farmers to greater efforts
In raising crops. He did not think
the direct benefit would count to a
great extent. but the indirect benefit
was what was of immense import
ance.
Mr.. Smell told OF how the county
fair was worked In Orangeburg coun-
~. How II had proved financial
success. $4,000 being cleared the first
year. He advised the purchase OF the
site and buildings for the fair so that
II could be permanent thing. He
ted OF the prizes. exhibits, allotment
OF space and other features in the
conduct OF county fair.
A report from the County Fair Com
mittee was then read by Mr.. w. NJ.
Graham that steps be taken at once
To organize county fair association
ard that subscriptions be commenced
Immediately. After some consider
able discussion this recommendation
was. upon motion OF Mr.. ]. NJ. Brog-
don. submitted as a motion and was
unanimously passed. The capital
stock was To- be $4,000 and stock was
To- be sold at SO share
Among those To- take part in the
discussion were Messrs. ]. Frank Will
Hams. president OF the County Farm
er's Union. r. w. Dabbs. President OF
the state Farmers Union. II. 1. Man
ming and others. All Of these were
In favor Of having an agricultural
fair and thought that IL would prove
Of immense benent along educational
lines TO the farmers
After the sasage OF the motion to
have n fair and to commence upon
organization and the raising OF sub
scriptions Cor stock very lengthy
discussion took place as To whether
or not fair should be held this fall.
some were IN favor Of having IL this
fall. others thought that the time was
too short and that IL could not be
sufficiently organized t. have "A good
fair this year and that Il could bc
POSTPONED until next f.U .,,,.,,,..