The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-07-15

being considered daily by Secretary
John O Chambers Of the St. Maries.
st. Joe Valley fair, all Ideas tending
toward making the fair not merely
little county fair, but something that
will make It we'll worth the time for
people TO come some distance to at
tend.
Secretary Chambers today installed |
q big clock in front of the postoftice
on Main street and has started his ac-
tive campaign 10 selling stock In the |
association. Each time the secretary
or any other official Of the fair sells
any stock the big dial on the clock IL
moved up cnrrespondingly. "Watch
the Big Clock Is the slogan aud 1t
promises to be big advertisement to
the fair in that stock is selling rapid
ly the secretary meeting with good
results Ia the past few days.
The plans for the new buildings at
the fair grounds have been received
and are up for the approval of the
directors Of the association.
These plans call for a large priuci-
pal exhibit hall 36x4s feet in size.
The first foof' will be open on the
sides aud will be Ted exclusively for
the grain. vegetable and fruit exhib-
It's and other things Of that kind
The second floor of this building
will be l9x4s feet In size and will be
used for the finer exhibits. such rs
might be injured by the elements II
lefti q the open. Here will be placed
the schoo exhibits. fancy work and
art features.
A big stock shed is another of the
proposed buildings which the man
agement hopes to have erected before
the opening Of the fair. this building
to be 164 feet in length. and will be
so arranged as to accommodate great
amount of stock, there being "a stalls
for COWS and horses, and ten smaller
compartments for use as lens for the
pigs or sheep.
The fair management has practical
ly decided to take no definite action
In the accepting of the plans until
22nd, when slides showing the pro-
posed buildings will be shown on the
screen at the theatre In connection
withlthe meeting. Thus 1t 's thought
to make the matter an individual one
and leave the selection or ideas of
the buildings up to every citizen In
this region.
Another thing which the secretary
is working upon is the premium list
for prizes to be awarded at the fair,
this list being about completed and
ready to go to the printers for publ
cation. The lists will be sent out to
all interested 10 the fair shortly after
the f6 OF August.
SeoEetRry Chambers IN an interview
With the Record representative yester'
day told of the different things thai
we're under consideration, saying thai
work was progressing rapidly and
that already communications are be-
ing received from different owners Of
Rmusements. lunch counters and the
like, asking for particulars In regard
to concessions. From the number
that Is coming in, 10 that respect
the st. Maries fair will not be excel
led Rs the different concession men
such as short lunch counters, ham
burger stands, shooting galleries
novelty stands, African dip. baby
racks, merry -go-rounds, popcorn
stands, ard all other of such thing
as make up a fair, are anxious to Sc
cure quarters at the St. Maries fair
He stated that the arrangement
for the big booster meeting July 22n'
we're progressing nicely and that th
services of Rev. B. Q. Preston ha'
been secured, his address, which viii
be the main feature of the evening
entretainment, to be on the subject
'What is the Use of a Fair. " Il
other respe ts, Mr.. Chambers con
tinued, that things we're lining up 8
we'll for this meeting and go mno
interest hss already been shown in
since the recent publicity It has rs
oeived. that 10 bis opinion the meet
ing would be larger and more enthu
siastlc than be bad thouhRt possibl
TO make IL.
On this line the secretary oompll
mented the newspapers men upon th
way they are taking hold OF Il
boosting for the fair, saying that
wanted them to state ell the facts !
regard to what the fair will be, hi
at the same time not to enlarge upo
them, thus giving people a false In
preston aud disa ppoint them whs
they come to see the fair. He sa
that be was keeping a record of Il
publicity given the fair aud so far q
newspapers hBd told exactly some
the things that would be featured q
even giving the fair hardly 90 mu