The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-17
PRESIDENT FoRDYCE GIVES s1ooc AND PUBLIC UTILITIES LIKE.
 WISE DONATES 5000.
NEW IMPETUS GIVEN WORK
Exhibits from the Arkansas State Fair Will Be Placed at the Panama Vice President.

Within a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas State Fair Association. he'd last night at the Business Mems League, the sum of s3545 was subscribed towards the fund of $10,000 that is necessary to have pledged by Saturday, March z, as assurance that this big Arkansas institution will be maintained for at least another year in Hot Springs and until the state can have oppor- unity to make some susbtantial an. swer to the question as to whether it shall be continued for all time.
 There was quite an imeptus given the work of the Arkansas State Fair last night When President s. w. For dyce brought to the attention of the directors the fact that Arkansas needs the institution now more than ever be- cause arrangements were being made for the best of the Arkansas fair to be taken to San Francisco and plac- ed at the Panama-Pacfic exposition, where the whole world might have an opportunity to an insight of what this commonwealth actually produces and the fieId of opportunity that lies within it's borders.
 President Fordyce called the board to order to a very large attendance, and before the meeting had progress ed far some others came in. The first business before the meeting was the election of another vice president and Hamp Williams was nominated and elected.
 The matter of an executive com mittee was next taken up. Col For dvce stated that he usually preferred that the boards in which he tcok part elected the executive committee but as the procedure here had been to appoint them. he named $. E. Dli- lon. chairman: C. N. RiX, sam Wll- liamson, Robert A. Jones, Dave Bur gaurer and William Borman' lie then announced that the finance com mittee would be composed of every director of the association, with Wm. Borman. T. J Petit and k. F. hlelh as a committee to direct the work and Secretary w. w. Waters, Walter w. Little and Hiram Wilmington as a committee to help in laying out me work
 We are expected before Saturday March [. to raise q fund or $lo'oVV for this coming state fair said COL Fordyce We have 3l directors. u by that date we have failed to raise this money. then we must turn our attention to something else, prooaoiS to the Arkansas exhibit at the Pan ama-Pacific exposition, but m thls connection I was visited receHliy p' Col Scott a direct representative or ,he Panama-Pacific exposition, to whom gave letters to Gov, Hays Superintendent of Public lnstructioh George B. Cook, Commissioner Jouu Pags and others, that he G'g9t nave
 
 aid in getting the people ol ms S'a,e to join in having Arkansas proPeIIS represented at San r'rancISco' "e propose that through thas9 the co"'l' ty fairs shall know that the pest of Shelr exhibits. as sent to the slale fair. will be taken from here to 0"i Francisco, to be shown there a. ''' This will inspire the counties to oe. ter efforts for this state fair anu "i' create more genuine interest h 'A5 county fairs and state lair.
 George R. Bedding. former secre' tary of the institution, is SlVlhS n's time and attention to tue detall oI the future fair the same as II ne i'u continued to serve, and this was prov ed in the fact that ne had many re- tails to offer for consideration Dy the board last evening. none the least ol which was the matter of selecting 'ne dates
 After some discussion PresiuehO Fordyce named a committee cohipoS ed of Sam Williamson, Secre'alS Waters and George R. Beldlng' "no will go to Little Rock today ana col' fer with the government demohstla'- ors. Gov. Hays, and exhibits at 'ne stock show now in session there anu after this conference announce tue dates for the next fair which propa' bly, will he october l9 to "A HIS is an open week. following the Fof'