The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-11-20
The County Fair.

secretary, j. w. Woosiey, last Monday
afternoon, and called meeting ofthe
stockholders OF the association to be held
at the City Hall in Union City next
Monday afternoon, Nov. %, 1914, at
/ O'Clock. There has been great deal
OF discussion about the future of the
fair and the time has come when the
stockholders should all get together and
decide the matter. President Farris and
the directors are all anxious to have a
full attendance, 50 that proper express
sion may be had in regard to everything
connected with the fair--its finances, its
future management, and, in fact, to de-
eide whether or not we shall have any
fair at all in the future. All these
things should be discussed freely and
fully and understandingIy.
There are those who probably believe
that some changes should be made.
These men should be present and state
their views. One share OF stock entities
its owner to as much weight Of opinion
as any other share. Everyone OF the
stockholders should come. As far as
this paper is concerned we believe 10 the
fair and most all our readers are familiar
with our views. Another thing, we be-
lieve that the fair has been we'll man
aged altogether. There are few things
we might have changed. We take no
stock in such things as the John L.
Sullivan project, and might as well
be candid about it. II that week had
been one of most beautiful weather
instead OF flood and Sullivan had stimu-
lated crowds every day the aftermath
and after effects on the following meet
ings would have been very depressing,
and on account Of that we say, with no
aspersions for anybody, it was fortunate
for the fair that the rain disposed OF the
matter. Smuggling matches and boxers
have no place at county fair. On the
other hand we did believe in the air
machines. Balloons and flying ma
chimes are as much part of county
fairs as the merry-go-round and no fair
is complete without one OF these or a
Ferriss Wheel. The Fl rst flying machine
was failure, so was the next, but had
they been successful the fair would have
been greatly benefited in increased gate
receipts and nobody could have OBJ
iected to the exhibition. Outside OF
these things the management has been
very conservative, and to the credit OF
the present management no fair was
held this year. The two thousand dol
lars or more, it is estimated that the
fair saved this year by suspension have
balanced the losses on both Sullivan and
the air machines.
The loss estimate is made, oased on
the losses at other fairs. Humboldt, 1t
is understood, lost about two thousand
dollars. Trenton lost $1,000. Corinth
lost $1,000. Jackson lost some and but
for suspension on the last day would
have lost probably three thousand.
Do not know what success Fulton had
with her meeting this fall, but do not
think any money was made. The horse
men say that the entire western and
southern fair circuits were drag this
year. Many suspended and many 9TH
ers lost money.
Now, getting down to the real ms and
outs OF the fair, there has been no ac-
tual loss here. The capital is $4,000,
all paid in. The debt is approximately
$4,000, and the property, grounds and
improvements, have cost that amount
OF money. Therefore assets and liabil-
tiles are about the same, estimating the
improvements at actual cost. One thing
more, and this has been the real and the
only disadvantage the fair has labored
under. Union City people, our own peo-
Pile, have never given the fair respecta-
BILE attendance. No better attendance
from the county and adjoining country
could have reasonably been expected.
The crowds from the country have been
large, exceedingly large, but from Uu-
ion City limits the crowds have been
exceedingly small, and thereby hangs
the tale OF the Obion County fair. II
anybody has got way % get the Union
City people out to the meetings that
man should be called at once TO take
charge OF the fair. Last year a door
to-door canvass was made in Union City
and each person. and family, was inyit-
edto come and help swell the crowds
and, above all, to encourage the fair
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