The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-16

| st. Maries valley tar, announced 60
a Representative Of the Record Mon
day evening the official program of
the three days fair which will COM
mence here Wednesday. After
strenuous summer spent in active
preparations for the first real big fair
which will be held in this city, a
fair that will be held upon the
grounds owned by the fair assooia-
tlon and In buildings owned and
erected by them, the directors feel
bat their work has been we'll done
and that this city will see a fair this
week which is a credit to the city and
we'll worth attending.
When one considers the gigantic
task which the fair association, has
accomplished this year, there IN
deed no room for anything the
greatest amount OF credit them
for their labors. Early year
when the first early pyepV qTe-a
started for the fair, the
was handicapped with a
ey, which made the thouf
buildings an extremely en-
terprise. During the sn as whow.
ever, the management adopted the
plan of selling stock as a solution to
the fnanioal question. Their efforts
we're we'll received by the loo peo-
pie and today the association has up
on its grounds three substantial fair
buildings and has laid the foundation
for fair 10 this region which In the
years to come will not be surpassed
by anything in this part of the ooun-
try.
The association has expended con.
siderable money on the work and yet
II the present indications are fulfill
ed at The end of this week all things
will have been paid for and the mau-
segment will still have a nucelus up
on which to start the next fair. Un-
like the Occur d'Alene fair. no aid
has been received from either the
county commissioners or the city its
self. IL has been the individual
boosters of this region which have
made the fair aud It is to them the
credit will be due. A little compar-
lson will probably not be out of place
10 this regard. The Occur d'Alene
fair received an appropriation Of
$1,000 from the county commission
ers. Although a partial promise was
made the local people, they received
nothing from the county. The Occur
d'Aleue fair which will be held next
week, will be held upon rented prop
rety. where there ls absolutely no
chance OF making anything oUnnect-
ed With the fair permanent. On the
other hand the local fair will be up
on grounds owned by the fair associ-
alton, and In buildings erected by
them, a place where the fair exhibits
and things of this sort may be placed
permanently. The county spends
sl2CO on tha temporary proposition
and gives nothing for something
which will be a boost 10 ell senses Of
the word to a permanent enterprise
Of munioiT al benefit
A glance at the fair grounds upon
your visit there will speedily show
you what has been done there. All
the buildings as planned aud written
about in this paper during the sum
mer are up and completed. Since
Sunday morning still another exhibit
building has been erected, this being
a merchants exhibit hall, size 1929
feet. Sunday the displays commence
ed to come into the grounds Will
such rRpidity that Secretary Cham
bers at once commenced to get alarm
ed over arrangements for space fol
them all, aud he at once took up the
proposition Of another building tol
the merchants displays, It having
been previously planned to hold thl
merchant exhibits 10 the main build
ing Ia connection with the other ex
hibits. Three teams we're engaged
aud lumber was placed on the grouui
: early In the afternoon aud a larg
u crew Of carpenters put at WORK q
once. By Monday evening the worl
was flushed aud outside Of fs'
o smaller jobs about the grounds al
It is in readiness for the opening Wed
ueday.
Il Wednedsy, September 18th, tn
:. opening day Of the fair, has bee
Il designated as Pioneer Day, Thursda
T. as Elks Day and Friday as St. Marie
Day. On Wednesday Judge r. n