The log cabin Democrat., 1914-05-13
WILL S(ANDARD|zF ALL COUNTY FAIRS ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED J. A. KING OF CONWAY ON EX- ECUTIVE BOARD AND PREM
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Little Rock, May 13.-A permanent organization to standardize county fairs throughout Arkansas and to har- monlze them more with the Arkansas state fair at Hot Springs, was effect ed in Little Rock yesterday at meet ing of the secretaries of the fair as- sociations of nearly 50 counties. The meeting was held yesterday morning in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. with C. w. Watson, state agricultural agent, as temporary chairman.
 Enthusiastic and beneficial talks were made by Mir. Watson, c. C. Kirk patrick, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; John c. Small one of the directors of the Pulaski County Fair Association; w. w. Waters of Hot Springs, secretary of the state fair; Chicot County Judge Harry E. Cook of Lake Village; Miss Emma Arche~, state canning club agent, and half a dozen others. In addition to the men directly engaged in county fair work, the meeting was attended by represen- tatives of several commercial organi- zations and farm demonstration agents.
 Jordan Sellers of Morrilton, secre- tary of the Conway County Fair As sociation, was elected president of the permanent organization, w. K. Cross of Magnolia vice president, and John C. Small of Little Rock, secretary and treasurer
 President Sellers named an execu- tive committee with the following members: c. w. Watson, w. w. Waters, J. A King, Secretary Small and President Sellers.
 MT. Watson discussed the purpose of the meeting and sought to inspire the county fair officials with a greater enthusiasm. He explained the bene- fits that would accrue from co-opera- tive plans especially in fixing the county dates so that they may not conflict and also in adopting a more uniform premium list.
 By having all county fairs planned jointly it will be possible to obtain a greater variety and better class of amusements, the secretaries believe A standard method of assembling the agricultural exhibits would facilitate the assembling of these exhibits for the state fair and also enable the state fair to arrange premium list that would be satisfactory to all the counties.
 A committee to arrange model premium list, which will conform with the state fair list, and to prepare a set of rules and regulations for all county fairs, was named with the fol lowing members: C. w. Watson, Lit tie Rock; J. A. King, Conway; w. w. Waters, Hot Springs; Prof. w. L. Fowler and Prof. w. R. Wheeler of the college of agriculture of the Uni versity of Arkansas at Fayetteville i; John Andrews, secretary of the Inter- state fair at Fort Smith, and w. T. Sitlington of Little Rock.
 No effort to arrange for uniform prizes or awards will be made, but all products and materials to be exhibited |
 at the county fairs will be displayed in conformity, so that the exhibits may be reassembled readily for the state fair.
 "One feature of this meeting" Sec retary Small said last night, that is second in importance only to the de- cision of the fair promoters to stan dardize exhibits and work out a uni form premium list, is the spirit of CO., operation which was evident between the county fair officials and the off cers of the state fair at Hot Springs. Secretary Waters of the state fair made an enthusiastic talk. The coun- ty fair secretaries went home with their minds made up to help in every way possible in bringing about sue cessful state fair at Hot Springs"