Putnam patriot., 1914-08-14
NORWICH FAIR
Exhibition Hall Enlarged
Unusual Interest In Horse Classes


 secretary of the exhibition hall at Nor wich fair this year, was in this part of the state the fore part of the week, hunting up exhibitors, he said, for the biggest hall that any fair in the state, save Charter Oak of course, will be able to show this year. He said that the annex to the main building is be- ing pushed right along by Contractor Frank l.. Beckwith of Norwich, who must have the 80 96 structure all roofed and ready by Aug. 20.
 Many concerns that have never ex- Slotted at Norwich before will be there this year, Mir. Valley said. His posi- ton Is one that was created this year by the fair management. Sapt. Cook, who for many years has run the hall, will be on deck this fair, but he is not to be loaded down with the great mass of details that will be handled this year in the effort to get more and bet ter stuti from all four counties of the Second Congressional district.
 "rhe day of Norwich fair as a purely county proposition is passing" said Secretary Charles D. Greenman of the New London County Agricultural society at his office in the uncas bank building tn Norwich Monday" Little by little, il is getting to be an eastern Connecticut proposition. Ky putting on the best fair this part of the state ever had or heard of, and by advertising it judiciously in all the papers of the Second district, we made money, quite lot of 1t, last year; and we are out to double the profits this year. We have big, rich territory to draw from, and we aim to make this one of the model fairs of the United States. Only the other day 1 heard from the publicity committee chair man of the Big Four fair In Fremont, Neb., asking for pointers. My adver- Using man, to whom 1 turned the let- ter over, wrote back that the only way was to get stuff to make good fair, and then advertise 1t .in every daily and weekly paper in the territory, and take the public into the confidence of the management completely, telling them, in the frankest sort of fashion, just what we will do, and what we hope to do. IL would not surprise me if Mir. Bruce got a chance to go out to Nebraska in October to put on a modern advertising bureau for the Rig Four fair, which will, in addition, Dc an Old Home week and state fire mems muster.7
 The racing committee is looking for fast horses. Several are already in sight for the 2.l4 as well AS for the free. for-all It was wise policy, Presi- dent Arthur D. Lathrop said Monday, to put up 5000 for the best race. The biggest money gets out the best horses. There was sentiment for 2.i0 class, but 1t is common belief in Norwich that the 2.l4 will get out some 2.i0 animals before the race Is over. The l county colt race should be good, and the running race, too, ought to be a good card, for since 1895 or about that time Norwich fair hasn't had 6 runn- 1 ing race, and nobody in authority knows why.
 The cattle, sheep, pig and poultry classes will be bigger than ever. II is q far cry from pigs to babies, but tho 1 1914 New London county baby show Is going to top the pioneer show of 1913, though 1913, now you mention 1t, had two tents of good lockers from | the 2l towns in New London county, and the two Windham county wo- men that were judges had job they admit was far from sinecufe when 1t came time to rick the winners. They did 1t somehow. They had served as baby judges at Wildwood and were not exactly green to the game. Col. ! k. C. Plaut k getting lot of letters about the event. He ran the 1918 baby show and spent good deal Of his own
 money oni He will probably do as
 much this year Us he did last, but he
 will not have 10 buy all the prices. I Business men of Norwich and New
 London will contribute. They did pretty well last year. They will do better this year.
 The night fair by electric light drew | from Putnam, Danielson, Moosup, Central Village and Dsnielson last year. A great many up-country peo- l pie that did not get to Norwich and the night fair to hear the band and see the fireworks will, it isexpected, im- prove the opportunity this time. The I rockets and the set pieces and so on cost money, but they are an invest ment that pays. There will be 50oU people on the grounds every night, the management figures, and the at-
 tendance by day will go to 10000 os
 more. MT. Greenman has placed an
 order for 100000 tickets. He expects most of them will be sold.