The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
WILL SEND AGR|CUl TURAL EXHIBIT TO OTHER FAIRS
Farmers Should Cooperate With Committee Getting together
Magnificent Display Of all Kinds Of Farm,
Orchard and Garden Produce

In the Chamber OF Commerce
column this week will be found
an article relative 10 a county
fair in this county, and its a
magnificent move. IL means
great deal for the town and the
country surrounding Lubbock.
IL means stimulation 10 the agri-
cultural interests of this section
Of the country. and will place
Lubbock before the people in a
most favorable light. Every
farmer, gardner and producer of
any farm. garden or orchard pro-
duct in this county should enter
into the work in a most enthusi-
astic manner twill mean much
to you.
In connection with this we re-
produce an article from the Tex
as Bankers Record on the max
ing OF a county fair, which we
deem helpful in the beginning OF
ours. While there are features
there in that We believe should
be eliminated. still as whole IL
is good and 1t might be well for
us 10 read IT over carefully:
NOW TO OPERATE A SUCCESSFUL
ONE
Bankers everywhere in Texas
are interested in county fairs
events al least once a year 10
bring all the farming citizens 10
town. Brennan is noted for her
festival. this year to be held Oct
z. 3 . and 10. No better
authority - there on the subject
Of successfully operating a county
fair than c. l.. Wilkins. cashier
OF the First National Bank.
Brennan. Below are extracts
from a letter written by Mr..
Wilkins 10 Jo Wilmeth Of Balm
ger. upon the latter inquiring
about the management OF the
BRENNAN Fair. and county fairs
in general. Read il. MIR. Texas
Banker and organize fair IN
your community. The Editor
Let il be understood that the
fair IN permanent institution
in the beginning. We had our
merchants end business men take
stock and no one took more than
500, and this capital gave the
ready cash 10 begin operations
upon. We took the premium
lists of other county fairs and Of
the Dallas Fair. and endeavored
to reach a medium between the
two consistent with our pros
pective means and adjusted to
meet the local conditions. Then
we sent the young men of the
city out every night TO the rural
school houses. where they held
meetings with the farmers and
and made their speeches urging
them to cooperate BY making
exhibits. and getting them en-
Unused with the idea that the
County Fair was to be their in
stitution for the exchange of
ideas, their clearing house. and .
common place for them to come
annually to know vHf the IMAM
firm one end Of ..1sSJunty wss
dSNkg and how he was doing his
Ek. and then 10 exhibit the
best his years labor had given
him from the soil in competition
with his fellow farmers efforts.
and the winner to take the prize
that was based on what II
actually cost to make the exhibit.
I've farmers. like the city men.
have some people among them
who always insist that IL they
win a prize they will not get the
money, and your campaign must
be based upon the fact that you
have the prize money posted, /
the first year. 10 instill the re-
quired confidence Of the farmer
into the future Of the fair.
DALLAS SETS the EXAMPLE
The fair has been a paying IN.
yestment. and the farmer is
sufficiently shrewd 10 know this
As he notes the crowds and the
general receipts AZ whole.
You must therefore DO a. We
have done, and We gained our