The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-12
Time TO ORGANIZE
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Committee in Charge Issues
Call.

The following is the call of the COM
mittee appointed to take the initiative
in the organization of the Tri-County
Fair Association, including the coun-
ties of Putnam, Clay and st. Johns:
To the Public:
The remarkable advance being
made in Agriculture, Horticulture and
Animal Industry in the northern part
of the State of Florida has been little
az preciated by the great majority of
our citizens.
Il remained fol- the Putnam County
Far, held in Palatka, last December,
to demonstrate a series Of remal ka
bic surprises to the people of this, st.
Johns and Clay Counties. The sac
cess of this initial Putnam County
Fair was so great that it is desired to
continue under permanent organlza-
tic the holding of such Annual Fairs
i'll the future.
1t has been suggested to the under
signed commit by prominent Den
e st. Johns and Clay CuontieS, that
these two counties together with Pat
nam County, form Tri-County falr
Association, holding an annuhl eXhi-
Dirion in Palatka which is the %c2.
graphical center of all three counties.
With this object in view, this com
rItt2e writes to you, sincerely hopll :
thai It will enlist your hearty c2)pera
ton end that ways anG means may De
Igul ed out to Immediately incorpor-
ate the Tri-County Fair Associat GA
Of Tujnam, Clay and st. john Coun-
tics.
Ir trsuance CT this idea, if is ouy
desire to talk ever with you, and
any friends of yours who might be in
terested in this project, the plans to
make a permanent organization, ana
meeting is hereby called tor this
purpose, to be held at the PUTNAM
| COUNTY COURT HOUSE, on Satur-
day, June Goth, 1914, at 2 o'clcok p. m
Tne plans OF this committee lncl1Ge
the leasing or purchasing Of suitable
grounds close to Palatka, enclosing
them properly, erecting suitable build
ings for housing exhibits, and pens
for the showing Of live stock and poul-
try. ,-,,
The committee also hopes to be able
TO select a site where thoroughly
rood race track can be constructed;
where other pleasures aside IRON
the educational ones can be catered
to. A baseball center can also be
instituted with much profit to the
association.
1t will be necessary to incorporate
the company under the laws Of tn:
State of Florida, having a capita
stock Of from 100000 to 100000.
90 to be agreed upon at the meeting
The stock can be sold in small par
GELS and widely scattered so tha'
many of our best people in the three
counties will have the opportunlt!
of being interested in the assoclatlol
The Marion County Fair Assocla
ton is now on money making ba
sis. we understand, and has proved
mighty power of good for tina
County.
There is no reason why a Tr
County Fair Association should no
do equally as we'll, if not better, to
Putnam, Clay and St. Johns Counties
The fairs held in the various part
of South Georgia have proved yer!
satisfactory, by increasing largel!
the emigration to, and prosperity OF
=. Invite as many friends as you be
lieve would be interested and by al
means come yourself
W. c. Alvers, Chairman Putnam
County Commissioners; |. |. Moody
Chairman St. Johns County Commits
sioners; D. Durham, Chairman Ga,
: County Commissioners; T. E. Wal
drup, Farm Expert, G. S. & F. Rail
I way; Moses Folsom, Secretary PalaI
ka Board of Trade; A. D. Curry, |
H Sieg. F. J. Feanside, P. j. BeekS
c. H. Kennerly, H. F. Lecks, Rooer
| James, j. H. Millican, E. A. Perry
c. A. Dupont, T. A. Waldron, D. /
/ I,,,oOcIy and others