Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-12
COUNTY FAIRS
 MAY BE HELPED
State Fair Secretary Wood Writes to Supervisors Pointing Out New Law and Urging Action

The secretary Of the state fair commission has sent to the county board of supS'yisors dhe following letter:
 The late legislature in a bill on county government authorized the board of supervisors to set aside $50 for every Sl 000O00 of assessed val uation in the county, not to exceed S1500 for county and state fair pur- poses.
 This authorization was given p order that boards of supervisors mislt encourage local or county fairs and make an exhibit of the county's re- sources at the state fair Prof. A. Nj. MeOmie, of the state University put in a considerable part of his last summer vacation in organizing local fairs in various departments of the state.
 'ith the cordial cooperation Of the beard of supervisors, and with proper encouragement and financial support much can be done this year toward the development of the various bust ness interests of the state.
 The state fair is interested in the matter, because it is the object and purpose of the state fair to aid in developing the various resources of the state by making a great annual exhibit Of the same and encouraging every hamlet and county in the state to greater effort
 The state fair is not only great educational institution, a great busi ness enterprise. advertising and dis IL tEr of Fhsa state, but it is also the harvest fes- tival, social coming together. of the people of the state.
 Rapid transportation, quick and frequent communication, and constant imingling Of man with man is the great unifying force of the nation.
 Local and county fairs play their part. Local industry is aroused, eN- hfbits are collected and a portion Of said collection at, least finds its way to the state fair.
 Prize winners in a county con test generally wish for greater vic tories and send their exhibits to the state fair to compete in the larger contests where a blue ribbon is a certificate of highest meTrt in the state.
 County supervisors can encourage their own people in the following ways:
 Il. By giving financial aid to local and county fairs.
 "2. By giving financial assistance to every county fair commissioner in the collecting of exhibits for the state fair.
 ~S. By offering special prizes 8; the state fair to those from tneiF county who compete and win at tho state fair.
 The state fair gives purses for thoroughbred and harness horses re stricting competition iu certain class. es to Arizona horses. Counties could give additional purses or prizes upon the condition that the winner comes from their county.
 The fair commission has offered for several years a handsome S3Ot loving cup to the county making the hest agricultural exhibit at the state fair. The county winning the cur twice keeps possession of the same.
 "Maricopa has won this cup once and Yayapai once. There VIII pc great contest between the two couh ties this year. lt would be me thing if some other county, Woni' step in this year and take the bil' ribbon away from both of them.
 We hope the boards of superyisors and the different fair commissioner from each of the fourteen counties of inc state will carefully consider inc suggestion in the above lettel and spare no effort in making ISt' the banner year for Arizona.
 Respectfully,
 "C. B. WOOD,
 Secretary Of the State F'air.