The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-01-09

Meets With Success.
The fate of the Canyon County Fair
now rests in the hands OF the county
commissioner. If that BODY decides
that it is not eXpedient to make the
usual appropriation, it looks as
though the best fair in the northwest
will have to liqudate.
This was the sense Of the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders
held Tuesday evening at the Com
mercial club, at which 600 shares
were present out of the total of
l245. Neither of the two men who
handled the affairs of the fair were
t-Messrs. Henry Griffiths and
Robert Farrar, president and secre-
tary, respectively.
Vice-president Hannah presided in
the absence of Henry Griffiths and
after the regular routine business, sew
eral of those present began to relieve
their feelings regarding the associa-
ton and those that stand in the way
of its success.
H. w. Dorman said that he with
many others had interviewed the COM
missioners many times, but with scant
clared that the numerous petitions
presented from various sections of
the county did not mean anything,
that ANY d-m fool can get a petition
signed Mr.. Dorman had come to
the conclusion that a petition "cut no
more ice than SNOWFALL in hi"
Mr.. Hannah gave brief history of
the fair and the great advantage it
had been in building up the live stock
industry OF the community. He de
clared that it was amusing to him to
hear these young colts calling each
other war horses"-he was the orig
inal war horse Of the fair and had
plenty of callouses on his back to
give evidence of the burdens he had
borne since the very first inception of
the fair. He had made himself per-
sonally liable for the first hundred
thousand feet of lumber used in the
first fair buildings and each year
had assumed some such part.
Mr. c. S. Doan, being called upon
for a few remarks said emphatically
that the organization could no lon
ger exist if the county commissioners
would extend no help. He declared
that there was no doubt as to the val
Tie or the excellence of the fair, but
unless the county would aid in paying
the premiums to an extent of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, it would be
folly to continue. To get the mat
ter before the house he moved THAT
the Canyon County Fair go into Ii
quotation unless the county COM
missioners pay premiums to the ex-
tent of at least $1,000"
J. B. Gowen spoke of the many
years he had given his time freely as
secretary, of the many vicissitudes
which they had passed and
the yearly excellence of the exhibit
ton. He declared that it would near
ly break his heart to see the fair go.
The county commissioners of Ada
county had put up $4,000 last year in
bank to be used alone for premiums.
This was checked against to the ex-
tent of the premiums and the balance
returned. He thought that if bust
ness men and farmers from different
sections would personally see the
commissioners, they would adopt the
Ada county method.
J. F. Riddle said he felt the same as
Mr.. Gowen. He had for FIVE years
been directly connected with the live
stock interests of the fair and would
greatly regret the necessity of any
action looking towards the liquidation
of the association.
The directors elected were Messrs.
Chas. Carnage, J. M. Royston, J. f.
Riddle, B. NJ. Holt, c. L. Robbins, ].
B Gowen, c. H. Turner, Perry Had
sail, VIM. Cowden, John Kerrick and
c. J. Westcott.
An effort will be made to arouse in
terest in various sections of the coun-
ty, get men to lay aside petty sec
tional feelings and work for fair for
Canyon county as a whole.