Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-14
SAYS FAIR WILL
Be Bis BENEFIT
L. A. Andrew Thinks Project
Has Great Possibilities
for the Community
RETAILERS PROFIT
BY LARGE CROWDS
Exhibitors Encouraged and
Aided, Thereby Helping
the Entire Locality

One of the features that has thus
far been given little or no attention
In the numerous interviews relative
to the proposed fair for southern lows
and northern Missouri, has been its
financial phase, what 1t will mean t.
Ottumwa, the community and the ex
hibitor In financial way. This view
OF the project is taken by L. A. An
drew, president Of the Citizens Sav
ings bank in an interview today. Mr.
Andrew Is in favor OF the movement
and believes that 1t should be launch
ed and once organized, developed un
til it becomes a really big and bene
fetal project to city, community and
exhibitor.
II have not seen anything about the
financial aspect Of the proposed fair
In the many interviews published
said Mr.. Andrew, "and / believe that
much can be said for 1t from this
standpoint.
"The project is one Of great possi.
bilities to not only Ottumwa but the
community served and the exhibitor
as well. mean In financial way.
II properly launched and rightly man.
aged when organized the possibilities
are great have no doubt that II
will be properly launched and rightly
managed, but it is important that 1t
should be.
what 1t means financially to OF
tumwa, the community and exhibitors
Ii to my mind suffic cient reason for go
ing ahead and organizing the fair. II
should be considered from every angle
and all its various phases should be
weighed with view to make 1t a
really big and worth while exposition.
II people here will only realize what
1t will do for the city In bringing
crowds here and aiding business, they
will lend boost to 1t. 1t should
make Ottumwa a much bigger center
for the business Of this community
than it now is. Ottumwa with such
a show to attract the people Of south
ern Iowa and northern Missouri
should be the common meeting place
for all these people.
This city can be made the assembling
place for various purposes because
once advertised as a place that can
take care OF crowds and supply all
wants, 1t must necessarily grow to
meet the demands that will be made
upon 1t. It will be direct benefit
to the retail business because Of the
crowds that 1t will bring here and 1t
will also indirectly benefit all Of the
in these parts. 1t should In
crease the value Of lands here by call
ing attention to the excellent pro-
ducts that are raised on local land
and thus everyone is in some way
benefited by such a proposition.
"The project will be financially
worth while to the exhibitors because
1t will extend the market for their
various products. People will begin
to realize that great variety and
of products are raised in this
community because they will see the
best of them exhibited at the big in
Ter state fair. This does not restrict
itself to the agriculture for the live
stock breeder no matter what animal
be handles will have an opportunity
Of showing his stock and will like
wise find a greater market for his
products as well as an incentive to
breed more and better stock The
Of varied kinds of ar
.lCleS JndJ IlHu USE " IL diSO Uc given
j chance to show what he makes and
.hus advertise to the thousands who
will attend such an exposition the
things made here, their usage and su-
Deriority over many other kindred
when the business and the agri-
culture OF a community are on the
,oom the interests generally through
,ut that community are benefited and
10 either directly or indirectly is ev-
.ryone in the community. | favor
yery strongly the organization Of this
air and believe if the people general
v realized what 1t means as a finan-
.ial proposition to the city, commun-
ty and exhibitors, they would rally
lbout 1t and make it huge success"
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