The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-03-07
FAIR DIRECTORS
ARE ELECTED
AND OTHER BUSINESS is TRANS
ACTED AT ANNUAL MEET
ING SATURDAY
PLANS FOR NEXT FAIR DISCUSSED
Country and Smaller Towns are Given
Good Representation on the =air
Board of Directors

Board Of Directors
The adjourned meeting of the stock
holders Of the Brookings County FAN
association was held at the assembly
room of the city hall on Saturday after.
Don The attendance was the larg.
est at any fair meeting in years and
the larger portion of the crowd was
from the country and smaller cities.
The crowd gathered shortly after
twelve and a fine buffet luncheon was
served by the Commercial club. The
club rooms were opened for the use
of the visitors and a good social time
vas enjoyed before ard after the bust
ness meeting.
About two o'clock the stockholders
gathered in the assembly room and
We're called to order by President
Rudolph. The first business was the
election of a secretary of the meeting,
Prof. r. f. Kerr being selected, and
the minutes Of the 1911 meeting and
the adjourned meeting of February Il
were read and approved. The com
mittee appointed at the latter meet
ing to audit the books of the secretary
and treasurer reported that every
thing was correct in those depart
ments.
President Rudolph then called for
a general discussion upon the needs Of
the fair. There had been some criti-
cism of the management of the last
fair, particularly in regard to the
amusement features and children's
day. Neil Donaldson gave his views
upon the question of the amusements,
al of the stockholders. Mr.. Donald
son advocated securing a carnival to
be placed on Main street, and this will
probably be done. The Fair associ-
alton may not take charge Of it, in
which ease the business men of Brook
ings belonging to the Commercial club
will likely bring the attraction here.
Everyone knows that the fair in it
self is a good one" said Mr.. Donald
son, but when the young people Of
the country, especially, come to town
fair week, they want and demand
some other amusement besides look
ing at the fet stock and prize pump
kins."
Frank Sherwin discussed the ques-
tion of corn contests and said that
unfortunately they had proved to be
failures, and he urged the %co-opera-
ton of the fathers of the county to
assist the boys in getting interested
in corn culture.
John Messerschmidt complained
that the starting of the fair on Mon
day did not give the farmers living
at a distance an opportunity to get
their stock and other exhibits there
on time. President Rudolph informed
him, however, that the coming fair
would last but three days, commenc-
ing Tuesday, which will give every
one an opportunity to bring their eX-
hibits in on Monday.
Mr.. Messerschmidt also took up the
question of children's day and asked
that the youngsters be given some
other day than the first one, when
he said there was nothing in the
amusement line for them. 1t was
moved and adopted that children's day
he t~ransferrde to the second, instead OF
the first day. This will come on
Wednesday, which will undoubtedly
be the best day of the fair.
President Harris of the Brooklngs
Commercial club, gave a short talk,
explaining the interest of the cup
in the fair, and offering its hearty sup
port to the management. He also
read a letter from Editor Horton OF
une NOlSd lIipuhc' VIM
to be present. Mr.. Horton made some
recommendations regarding children S
day and a distribution of the iair
officers about the county, when were
afterward adopted.
The question Of the ownership Oh
the children's building, to be built on
the fair grounds, was brought up and
satisfactorily disposed of. Every
school district Of the county has rails
ed. or will raise, a sum of money FOL
the construction of a children's build
ing, for the proper are and exhibition
Of the work of the county schools
and many present felt that the child