Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-10
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR DECLARED
MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORLD

der the deInsien that @ state fair II pr.
fnarilY q farmers fair. Thia snoNla
e eHn Cor one class Is entitled 70
support By taxation To iIlustfaIes
noticed au announcement g ans ot t RAJ
III 10 BE- held In Minneapolis next month.
The purpose or the exposition " ao ex-
aash h IT, atfferent grades. inspectors
will be on hand 70 explain how autnnex
I'll graded, etc The American lniapeT
III ataisdard grades and lumber IL |
marked I'D 81 this standard, but the
Idea of gfasaa II hut little known TO |
WHY not this expoaition9 II not |
practically ssery9na---ne TehantBs nank-
ers lawyers des'oIs. ~ VEL ~ = ta a,sra
her sometime or Rn0therf submit
ID tho necessity of this exposition but
he1l " ofs fspl feature u exhtbit II
the state fair.
| There are other commodities such ~
office furniture and fixturea. fond prod
ucts, wearing apparel and What not
that have never been part OF the
exhibits at our state fairs.
III maaY Of orr citEea. They are local
I I'm scope and do rot reach much beSnnd
[ the limits where the s,iow ~ ho ..aL
sfaa pFaetfeal these ahoWa would he IL
| put On MI our state faira which draw
Their attnndanna from every locality
Exhihits showing the equipment and
/ ARRANGEMENT tn atnall stores, with =
vfnW 10 economy tn conducting bnsl~
ness by ASA of equipment ard syetems
that VIII fanfIftate the carrying on ct
trade with less eSartiofl, less sxpefas
aat thousands Of atorekerpers as well
/ as patrons
II comprehensive electrical exhibit,
exhibits that would get close tp the
city and village patrons ~ The state
After dwelling ON the failure Or
most faifa co awaken the proper
y amount or interest among city folks
except BY entertainment. and. third,
Inability of large number OF fairs
to accomplish their purpose without
such support aa IN given colleges and
other educational Institutions, he said:
orr fourth eonnluaioa speake for
The pact aeason has beer full of
trials and trIhnIatipns for most fair
! managers. The unFeatfni feeling
nf the season grew less noticeable aA
Il the season advanced with n hnuntIful
aSergbods hsesn M sake aaa s more op s
II ful view of the future, the quarrel
among the crowned heads on Europe
broke out Into the greateat war of all
, AT the beginning CTR busy ard In
braoithers aorosa tha M AL eHreeiaiiy
i throughout agricultural sections, but
! about tho time the fair season opened.
I Il Just at n time when tha fatts needed
Ihe most pHbiteitN@faiF managers were
ii confronted with u publicity situation
, never before rnoonafsrsa. they found
that the flrEt pace, second paNe third
Il rage sometimes tire fourth page, md
even fhs saltgra9l paEe ef the Great
4 With war news. doubt IN there has
e ever been n tifuN III the history af the
American fairs when II vas as atftlculs
coming exposition ns the PAST season
We are not eritteiAinH the nFesa FOR
shis situation e far thsy efe g,y.ln y,
. This was true m our state, where the
[ majority ar the LARGE dAillea published
forward md showed L reaeroslty IN
4 npenfng their news columns TO state
!, salr publicity aa ef old rhe country
!. were even nore generous Id thn
! spaee devoted 20 the state fair than
IN nFder that tae peoples minds
i Ing daily reports ffnn shs seat sf wat
our publicity dsrartment inaugnratt,a.d
showed the farmer as the soldier ~
i peace on our farmers day We showed
III nrosperias. on Minnsauoi i n ssss
y we showed the SLOGAN aTIoer Rarrelr
are letter Than Han barrels" III tlre,
works. SO successful were we TN ons
+ peace aud plenty campaign OF rub,
4 i lfrsty that I took tie liberty pf Mtrlns
J many NJ yon ta iAln MS IN auF humble
q eanacitY ~ fall a9anasger In peace
l. and plenty or WA sun war; movement
Your feanonHes Showed that the Amert
n VMH Association sf Fsnira and ESpnwt
! tinna IN live body tsf "hobstsrsa
Il CUR i.eace, prosperity and pfent'
|. should NJ followed NJ Nv MI Of gu
fairs npSt YEAR And zach HticeaAains
]. year until there Sfaai he IN nnanisnpu
a | ans united sentiment NS aNr pennf
AGAINST war. with all ftR horrors. witt
Ast all M aafewsfnE. nfta Its every tnnaere
il 20 stHsGnatfan and ruth af rrnsnesitv,
4. Unanimous decision 20 publish tht
= address at once for universal diatrihs
n ton In this country and caEada amonI
4. nli Interested In state and county fair
Il and enthusiastic faith that united III
q tion il 10 fellow 10 many matters d
vital interest To the counry IN voice
Il by those who attend the convention.
j. II Id generally agreed the the Amel
I lean Association N Fairs II perhap
II the one body that can unite NIL SO,
tiona and ail parties In d campasg
~ Tor the public good of the entire coal
II try and that federal cooperation, pro-
n ably ln the share of eNhihlta, Ii anon
ii the possibilities of the near future.
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