The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-10
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE FAIR
sTocKHoLDER ALL GO ON RE CORD FOR BIGGER STATE FAIR
 THAN EVER BEFORE.
Believe That With the Start the Fa'r Now Has it Can be Made Bigger and Better Each Year
 Hereafter.

There was much interest and en- thusiasm manifested in the 1912 Ar kansas State Fair last night at the annual meeting of the stockholders, when a new directorate was elected and ilhe stock represented went unani- mously on record as being for not on ly fair this year, but every succeed ing year as long as the results were beneficial to the city.
 There were speeches made by ev- cry stockholder present who expressed himself as strong in favor of keeping this fair enterprise going, and there were many pledges of more work and more contributions than ever be- fore.
 If IVES also decided that the work of the 1912 fair would be begun iiii- mediately instead of waiting until June or July to get the work going. Many very congratulatory expressions were made hn favor of President West cctt who will no doubt be elected unanimously to succeed himself when tbc directors meet next Friday even ing to elect all the officers for 1912.
 Board of Directors.
 K. ]. Huntington, H J Lehman, W :. o. Creason, H. Nj. Westcott, M. A. Eisele. T. E. Holland. Hamp Williams c. N. Rix, Wm. Borman, w w. Lit tie, J. ]. McManus. c. J. Horner, Sim on Cooper, George R. Bedding, F. F, Kle'n, w. w. Waters, Dave Laser, E. NJ. Cohen, Joe Russey, Sam Mckee han, \ !. Kempner. T. A. Cockburn, HI A. Wilmington, Ernest Latta, Gil bert llegaboom il. A. Jones. w. O.. Forbes II. E. Megginson. L. E. Saw yer and George Callahan.
 The meeting was called to order ny Ires5ent Westc. wro hsd the stock as ieprese ited aoiied aati ii was 'curd iEer vas several ptesent who did nc. kGJs l"'N many siares they had Ii 's4s asfertaired there were i0.l shares presented ffwever.
 ihe coniusttec of svc c submit q rsl D :o o'.posc the board of direc- ,Jfs h,aue its rarcrt and the report aas reed Ky President Ncsaectt. which consisted af 90 names On motion of Mayor Waters the directors were elected. The secretary was instruct ed to cast the vote for the directors.
 President Westccit stated he had been to sy. Louis and talked with Lopie Cola of the Cakiawn course and believed it would he all right for the fair of 1912 with a few details yet to settle. Celia wanted $500 per year water rent paid, and this would a.so cover the rental for the horse show proposition in next March.
 There were many expressions fav- orabls to the fair from Mayor Waters, T. A. Cockburn. simon Cooper, pr. T. E. Holland. w. c. Maurice, Dr. Battles, c. N. Rix, pr. w. 0. Forbes, D. Laser, Joe Russey, J. J. McManus, s. P. McKeehan, Harry Lehman, H A. Jones. Roy Levi, Gilbert Hoga- boom, Billy Parrish, E. F. Klein, Dr. Tribble, w. H Ebel, James Anderson, w. Hayden, Nj. A. Eisele, Mir schof- ner, R. J. Huntingdon, George R. Bedding, w O. Creason, Chas. Birn- baum. J c. Rush, and Robert Hunt ington
 A resolution bt E. Nj. Cohen from the stockholders authorized the direc- tors to proceed with full authority for all purposes necessary to the end of q successful state fair and that the fair of 1912 has the unanimous sup port and endorsement of the stock holders.
 The directors then held their meet ing. On motion Harry Westcott was made chairman of the meeting and !. L. Wadley secretary
 It was decided that as but 20 of the 30 members of the board were present, notice would De given of a meeting Friday night at which time all the officers of the association would be filled.