River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-26

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Secretary Mackenzie will remain on
the grounds to straighten out &C
counts, and he expects to issue de-
tailed report of the receipts and eK-
penditures soon.
Wisconsin's state fair for 1912
closed with record for success
surprising all previous efforts so far
as the greatness of the exhibits was
concerned, and that in spite Of beset-
ting diff culties that lay in dilapidated
buildings and inadequate show rooms.
In attendance it was 1874 lower than
last year, this years total reaching
1914.
These difficulties bring the state
face to face with an earnest PROPOSE
Lion for betterment.
'Mr. Mackenzie and l are going to
ask the legislature to appropriate
$500 coo for improvements of the state
fair park" said President o. G. Rewey.
in point of educational features, in
point Of horse racing and in point of
special educational and entertaining
features, the 1912 fair has surpassed
anything and all in the states history.
When the state fair closed it's gates
the thousands on the grounds re-
ioiced at the announcement of the
management that the fair was the
greatest success in the history of the
state. This announcement came
coupled with an announcement of
plans for greater strides in an Off
cial statement issued by President
o. G. Rewey, who said:
II am well satisfied with the 1912
fair. Considering it from every point
of view, particularly as showing of
the resources and possibilities of Wis
consin, this exposition never has been
equaled. We cannot give any figures
as to the financial situation.
MANY conditions which have come
to my attention suggest the necessity
of Improvement, both of State Fair
park and details of the methods of
conducting the fair. AS to the i'm
pTovement of the grounds and build
iugs, do not believe in a piecemeal
method. The cost is fifty per cent.
greater / do not believe it is best
to build a grandstand in small por-
tions at time. l favor finishing the
grandstand next year, and l would fol
low the same method as closely as
possible in the construction of other
buildings.
Mr. Mackenzie and I are going to
ask the legislature to appropriate
100000 for improvements at State
Fair park. We need a new horse
barn, similar to the cattle barn. We
also need a new poultry building 1t
would be we'll to have a merchants
and manufacturers building. There is
OILY one building on the grounds that
can be described as adequate; that is
the Dairy building. 1t is a short-sight-
ed policy that prompts the use of a
large amount of money each year in
repairing old buildings that never can
be made adequate.
Area should be added to the state
fair park. Forty acres more could be
utilized to excellent advantage, al
though 1t would be possible to get
along with twenty or thirty acres
more.
why should Wisconsin, the best
dairy and cattle state in the Union,
stand fifth or sixth in state fair
standing? For several years Wiscon-
sin has been going down in the state
fair list, and for the single reason
that the accommodations at State
Fair park are not adequate. Nobody
doubts that Wisconsin can have good
fair. 1t is necessary only to take a
look at the cattle and horse barns and
go through the other buildings to note
exhibits of equally high standard to
become assured of the possibilities of
a worlds standard fair in Wiscon-
sin"
The exhibit of the state highway
commission of Wisconsin at the state
fair last week attracted great atten-
ton.