The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-28

wards the County Fair provided the
promoters deposit $1,OOO.0O in cash,
same to be paid out of next years
tax" Carried.
At a subsequent meeting of the
Board these minutes were read and
they were passed again. This
pleased the Fair committee in as
much as it showed that the County
Commissioners were with them in
this enterprise.
A few evenings later the matter
of the County Fair was brought up
before the Palatka Board of Trade
at a large and enthusiastic meeting
and this committee received the
hearty endorsement of this splendid
body of business men, resolutions
being passed to the effect that
committee be appointed to assist
and confer with and to aid the Fair
committee in their efforts to make
the first COUNTY FAIR a success.
This Board of Trade committee has
been very faithful and attended all
or nearly all the meetings of the
COUNTY FAIR committee since
that time.
Fully realizing the difficulty of
securing exhibits enough for his
initial PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR,
TO make a great success, this com
mittee looked in every direction for
every other means of amusement
and entertainment so as to bring the
crowds to Palatka and when the
johnny }. Jones Carnival Compa-
| Y,,yv annpnpphnl -.
pay $4,000 to the FAIR ASSOCIA-
TION for the privilege of beng allow
ed to assist in making the FAIR a
success and agreed to enter into a
contract under which the FAIR COM
mittee might reasonably expect to
have greater rotits than this $500.
The committee very gladly
concluded negotiations with the Car
nival Company and on the End day
of October signed the contract under
which the Carnival people are coming
here to show during FAIR WEEK
what we consider to be one of the
greatest Carnivals in America.
This contract was signed by the
PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR ASSO-
CITATION, by its Chairman P. J..
Becks, its Secretary G. W. Land, and
c. H. Seig, Louis Kalbfeld and John
B. Flynn committee
Strenuous efforts have been made
by the committee to secure exhibits
Of county products and we have no
doubt but that splendid showing
will be made Of the products of PUT
NAM COUNTY at this FIRST AN
NUAL PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR.
No less than thirty seven exhib-
its have already been arranged for
| by exhibitors, and a committee work
lng throughout the County under the
direction of Mr.. Robert James will
undoubtedly secure many more. 1t
IS believed by this committee that
The PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR will
make a splendid showing and that
the initial event will be successful in
every way.
In conclusion the committee would
state that the 100000 agreed by
the county as the fund to be raised
by the promoters, has been raisec
and is on deposit with the treasur.
er of the Association, Mr.. David How
ell Of the State Bank of Palatka
The committee has also arranged
for a number of Aeroplane flight
; during the FAIR WEEK. They
; have arranged for extensive and yer,
/ beautiful decorations of the street
and will have adequate buildings TO
the exhibits of farm products an,
T. such live stock exhibits as may b
brought here for exhibition purposes
The committee further desires t
/ state that any profits that may b
l. derived from any source whateve
Il during FAIR WEEK will be devote
It to refunding to the promoters, and t
d the county, as much as possible O
l. the donations put up by both side
Should there be profit, then the cour
IS ty will be reimbursed in full its $50
y and the promoters in full thei
} 81 100000, and any balance remair
le ing will be left in the hands of tn
Is treasurer Mr.. David Howell, for us
of the FAIR ASSOCIATION. W
as further desre to state that a charte
y is being secured now at Tallahassee
Is for the PUTNAM COUNTY ASSC
Y CITATION and this Association wi
l. take charge of all business carrie
r on by this committee immediate
after receiving the charter.
N The committee has determined
T. make this FIRST ANNUAL PU'
it NAM COUNTY FAIR a splend
n success if it lies in their power to
r so. 1t asks only from the citizel
" of Putnam County and the citize
1d of Palatka their cooperation.
ne P. ]. BECKS, Chairman,
ge G. w. LAND, Secretary,
n CHAS H. SIEG, Com.
nTTTC L AT DETEJ n Gov,