The Sauk Centre herald., 1914-05-28
CLOSER CO.OPERA.
TION IS ASKED FOR
DELEGATION OF LONG PRAIRIE
BUSINESS MEN ATTEND
FAIR MEETING.
RURAL SCHOOLS WILL BUILD
ST. CLOUD COMMERCIAL CLUB
PLANNING TO ERECT SUIT
ABLE STRUCTURE.

The regular meeting of the Agri-
cultural Society of Stearns County
held Monday evening attracted a
large number of the members of the
association.
NJ. E. Harrison, General Secretary
OF the West Central Minnesota De-
velopment Association, was present
and was introduced by President aic-
Gibbon. The gentleman is live wire
and was formerly publicity man for
the State Fair. He gave the local
Fair officers some practical sugges-
tions as to how they could improve
conditions, although he said, from
what he already knew, he was salts
fed that the Stearns County fair was
one Of the best in the State. He COM
plimented the organization on the
magnificent premium list recently
issued.
Mr.. Harrison said that the State
School would furnish car Of blooded
live stock for exhibition at the County
Fairs in this section of the state. The
only expense would be the caring for
the stock and the men in charge DUR
ing the time spent at the fair The
cattle exhibited will be of the beef
type and they will be in charge of
H. r. Smith, cattle expert at the
State Farm School. The Stearns
County association voted to add this
splendid attraction to their already
splendid program.
Mayor Day of Long Prairie, &c
companied by M. A. Scow, president
of the Todd County fair, C. w. Hart,
NJ. F. Maynard and Raymond A. Lee
were also in attendance at the meet
ing and most Of them made short
talks, the main thought of which was
a closer cooperation between the
county fairs of this section. Mr.. Lee
said that in the past. five years they
had had only five days of fair becxuse
county association were preparing to
spend $4,000 for new buildings this
year.
County Supt. Boerger spoke on be-
half of the rural schools OF the county
and assured the association that this
years exhibit would be larger in
every way than ever before. He
said that the work had already been
started for the raising of funds for,
the erection of suitable rural school
building on the fair grounds in 1918;
and was confident of success.
DR.. Dubois made one of his char
acteristic interesting talks in which
he urged cooperation all along the
line.
In his talk M. C. Kelsey said that
country people must finr amusement
and that one of the reasons why so
many of the young people drifted to
the larger centers of population was
| because of insufficient amusement in
the rural district. He urged strong
amusement program for the fairs.
Hon. Frank E. Minette made talk
in which he urged increased appro-
priations for county fairs. Short
talks were also made by Mr.. Meyers,
agricultural agent for the Great
Northern Road and Asa M. Wallace.
Jack Knight Akron, Ohio, ap-
peared before the Board and made a
proposition to furnish series of
Aeroplane flights at the fair. The
gentleman made a splendid offer but
1 the Association did not close with him.
He will communicate with Secretary
! Harrison, who is in charge of the
entertainment and who in turn stated
that he would get in touch with the
secretaries of the respective Fairs in
this circuit
A letter was read from President
Se5erger Of the ST. Cloud Commercial
Club, in which he stated that COM
mittee had been appointed to raise
sufficient funds for the erection of a
suitable st. Cloud building on the
Fair Grounds, and was hopeful of
success. The letter was greeted with
rounds of applause.
The Fair Officers and directors are
busily engaged in arranging pro-
gram for the coming fair that will
not only please but instruct. The best
of harmony prevails and it is not too
much to expect that the coming fair
will excel all of its predecessors.
THE GRADATIM CLUB.
Mrs. Cleveland, assisted by Mrs.
Bohall, will entertain the Gradatim