The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
SELL NO LIQUOR
AT STATE FAIR
Directors Vote Not to Use
License Already Issued to
Fair Association.
MEET WISHES OF PATRONS
Recent Statewide Election Is
Taken as Index of Views
of Majority.
MEET WISHES OF PATRONS

Liquor VIII not be sold at tho Vir
Rtnia State Fair next week This de
cision was reached yesterday afternoon
when the directors OF the Virgins
suite Fair Association. Inc. passed
( icyes granted II under a license ISSUED
! last May In the Henrico Circuit Court
/ The meeting was held in the rooms O.
the association in the Mutual Building
ana the action was practically unan.
I iinous.
IN deciding rot TO sell. or permit the
sale OF liquor at the Fair Grounds, the
association >acccded to the demands O.
hundreds Of prominent Nirginians. who
nave pctitioned the directors and Of.
hccrs. not only this year. but for sew
: Graz years past The decision puts an
c!d 10 The annual fight. which has been
"aEed against the issuance OF n IL
cchst. as II il not probable that tho
association will ever again make appli-
c;.uoh Tor such Il privilege.
me state wide election last week"
sal" onc director yesterday, showed
That the majority of the people of Vir-
g!nia arc opposed TO the sale OF intox-
icatiug liquor, ana il would have benn
uhSraceiul 10 say the least tor us to
go against the will Of these peopie
,roih whom wc get our support Ne
nave made plans for the greatest fair
!" tnc H1st"T: OF the association. and
~ ny want /" nave any feature on
NJ t'"uhds that would not meet with
inc approval of our patrons
WILL not USE LICENSE
HERT:TOFORE: (.RASTI.D
he meeting was called for the pur-
po.c OF taking up routine matters in
connection with Tho anp-nacbi,n 60
n"' II" business OF Importance. other
than tic passage OF the rosoIution
against the liquor sale. was taken un
in ih" ahseucr o. the president of tj,,,
association. Henry FaIrfax. the cI,nfr
Was h!led by j. T. Anderson. vice
president Tho resolution. which was
offered by .llvin NJ Sril,, ,r,. nc
follows:
"I;esclved. That tho association ,jo
not cell liquor under The license here
toi"rc granted"
IN" resolution provoked l,,l. die.
Gus ss'on, the majority OF tho mc,nb.rs
haNlhE MAI" their decision before AZ.
tending the meeting The senti,uent
MAS clearly against tho sale ara thn
resolution was adopted with hardly =
dissenting voice.
j. 7 anderson, vice president Of the
association, and chairman. OF the exc
tutiNe committee. said last night, In
reference ~. the action OF the board OF
directors: = t,f'
we decided against the sale of
liquor nt the fair for business reasons
! hr people. as shown by the election
~" against ~. aud VIC wish 10 give I
"e;h WA't th"! wish
N!- anderson stated that he did net I
no" "ha' effect the decision would
.tNe Oh the attendance. as that pha..
II thr matter had not been touciaJ
i"i;' nc thought, however. that il
'o"!d be beneficial.
'"nies be!iw"od. on. al tile directors.
"r On" o, 'hc biggest exhibitors OF
= ''"!'u''! products at the Virginia
'it" = an is cnphatic in his opinion
'''' ' tne saii 81 liquor should he pro-
!bitcd there lie bas sccr -, ,t
!, o,H"F tt!rS' anu can sec nothing but
80 ~ mooiisAins rs sale.
VIZ of License
.r, VAS hfl'ti;HIY OPPOSED
''"a ne'i: considerable opposi-
"' ~ 'h', SAT- oi !iIuor.at the grounds
~ several years past. In 1918 the as
'c'a'ioh quietly secured IA license be-
'". "fs3Mzcd opposition was {
ware OF its Intentions Later i'm ,hc {
ear an injunction was sought to r. ,
-."" 'he association from the exer-
sc vi It's privilege under the license.
VI 1unSc II. Carter Scott refused 10 d
avs ,he INJUNCTION permanent q
'n t"o spring OF this year the asso- !
80 a1'lo!lced mat It would again (
~ @ incense, and bitter fight a
az hi'tdc a6aihs; Its issuance, but the /
'lr' asain decided against the oppon- l
"liu me right to sell ut retail was {
@ on S.d"eeu. Under this license the a
'tMiol non has already paid the State y
~ Va H'Vo' "hich amount. as we'll as n
:, ~ lis rom the sale Of liquor, is (,
=, iost ~ the association. ~
Is expected that the attendance b
20 20 year VIII he a record breaker as n