Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-22
EARLY DATE FOR
FAIR URGED BY
new PRESIDENT
Eugene Looney Accepts Of
flee and Advocates Mum
Der Of Changes, Including
Abolition Of Pool Selling.

abolition Of pool selling, the making
of the Rainmakers' carnival perma
nent adjunct, the addition of neces
sary buildings to the exposition
grounds the taking Of the association
and its grounds over by the state, max
ing the annual show state fair, Prest-
dent Eugene I4oouey of the association
delivered his acceptance address to the
directors at their meeting last night.
COMMITTEES, composed Of j. j. Blake
of the fair association. Max Mayfield
Me the Commercial club, and @. +. Hen
dershot of the state Grange, together
with n, 6 Kerr, Arthur Hodges and
- Il Hubbard was appointed to work
with the legislative members Of this
county to secure the passage of a Bill
by the next legislature the object of'
Which IL 10 designate the inter noun
tain fair AZ the state fair Of Idaho.
supported BY Il state appropriation.
Lacks Sufficient Funds.
The address Of President Looney is
MS follows
Members Of the Board OF Directors
Of the Idaho Inter- Mountain Fair As
ISOLATION: On assuming the presiden-
CIV of this association / wish 70 tx
press my lindest appreciation OF the
honor conferred ON me in being Sc
lected for this responsible position. I
have for some years, as a director Of
the association, done an humble part
toward making the fair a success. Dur
ing this time / feel that the efforts OF
the directors have not been in vain.
THE Idaho inter Mountain fair IS
making rapid Improvement each year,
| until WI can now boast Of one Of tho
/ very bcst state cxpositions in the west
M has pow passed the experimental
stage and, though it has never had a
dollar Of state appropriation, it is rec
agnized as the Idaho state fair By the
people az Boise as we'll as those out
ever HE state; but the Inter Mountain
fam Has always been hampered from
lack Of sufficient funds with which 70
! carry 1t on In a way commensurate
II with the great state which Il repre-
\ aents. Iii making this statement ] do
not wish to infer that the people OF
n Boise haye not been loyal 10 the fair,
1 or have erudgingly supported IT, on
4 the contrary tile business men Of this
city have always shown liberal spirit
in contributing to the support 90 the
fair. but II has been for several Years
too large q proposition for fhe neopls
81 this city - properly finance. Il las
L Become Il great statea wide eNposition
| representative OF the whole state, are
4 is receiving exhibits and patronage ne
/ eordinglv. rs such Tho necessary ex-
/ perses for maintaining it have rapids
increased and tile directors If the ran
are confronted each year With greal
difficulty III raising tile necessary
funds to carry Il on.
Pool Selling Frowned On.
"fhe stormy weather prevalent a
the last two fairs has convinced ms
that the fair should be held at leas
t,a weeks earlier ii the year lie.
licve that tie chance ef bad weathe
during fair week viii b greatly les
sened by making this change.
AT the TIVE fairs Of 1911 and 1912
respaetieely. orr association gadopte,
vhat is called the eHfcrel palicy am
has permitted pool scIting or pari
mutucs during the fam This lit
proven a source of Some revenue to III
, fair, but / am of the opinion that, f.
several good reasons, all forms Of race
track gambling on the fair ground
should be prohibited in The future. Il
inns "Plili'41 80 - 80 s9al' =
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IN s I'll $ ! ~ !,
our az N'fs q go
a valuable adjunct to the fair, and 1t i
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