Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1913-05-20
r,ANs PROMOTED AT LUNCH.
EON WITH NEARLY ALL
SECTIONS OF COUNTY
REPRESENTED.
,eading Citizens Take an Active
Part in Advocating Polk County
Fair Association; County Court
Appealed to by Resolution and
Large Delegation.

With Incorporation under way OF
he Polk County Fair association
Il permanent county fair for Dallas
a assured. E. V. d. Paul, A. B
Muir, w. A. Ayres, j. S. Ulrich anC
Il l.. Tubandt are the incOrporators
HI the association. At large meet.
h. Tuesday before the county court
Ebe question of whether the money
Missed by the levy of one-tenth OF
NE mill should be turned over to the
fhir came up.
4 This morning over 40 citizens OF
hdependence arrived in Dallas ap-
Bearing before the county court will
Ne request that any decision relative
ID the appropriation of money fol
Dbuntv fairs be withheld until the
Jlne term of the court and this re-
anest was granted.
4 Citizens from practically all sec
Hons Of the county are showing keen
Interest in the plans Of the Polk
county Fair association as now be-
BE- incorporated here.
Impetus to the movement was Civ
b Saturday afternoon at luncheon
hven by the Dallas Commercial
hub to residents of Polk county liv-
b. outside of Dallas and a number
II Dallas residents. At this meet
hg which was held at the Hotel Gail
practically every section Of Polk
bounty was represented and those
Present unanimously indorsed the
hove to place the fair on a perma-
lent footing by incorporation and to
secure from the county court all
lunds which might be available for
|hat purpose.
Talks are Enthusiastic.
Many enthusiastic talks were Civ
'n. Superintendent Seymour de-
Dared that he has in his Office lists
showing that over 1000 school chill
} ren of Polk county are contemplate
b. furnishing articles for display
n the county fair and that each
shild will have from one to 80 such
lrticles indicating what an exhibit
Bill be furnished. He stated that
be had placed in the hands Of every
School child in the county a state
hent that prizes will be offered at
Ihe county fair and urging the chll-
l lren to participate and stated that
failure of the fair would result III
considerable confusion. Attorney
Harry H. Belt told of the success OF
|he Yamhill county school fairs and
Ihe great work that had been accom-
plished in that county. Frank Lynn
hrged that livestock be made fea-
Iure of the fair, declaring that Polk
county is not surpassed in the Unit
.d States for its pure blood live
'tock and that there is no place IN
Ihe country, perhaps in the world,
where climatic conditions are equal
10 those in Polk county for the de-
of such stock.
"Teach the children to develop
livestock as well as to develop the
lgricultural resources" was his plea.
He believes that the fair can be
made a source of developing this
asset of Polk county to an
llmu>t incalculable extent.
Many others spoke and all were
If the opinion that the fair should
De perpetuated and be made an or
yanization of county wide signlti-
lance and an organization in which
very citizen of the county should
display a patriotic interest.
Il was decided that the temporary
'rgauization named some time ago
.houid go ahead and perfect the de-
all, of incorporation and that incor-
ooration papers be forwarded at
nee 10 the Secretary of State. The
.hareS will be valued at 81 apiece
10 that they may be distributed over
he widest possible territory and
ave all citizens an opportunity to
lave a working interest in the fair.