The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-05-28
The Baca G ounty Fair

was determined to hold a fair
this fall, and another meeting
was called for Tuesday night for
the purpose of effectine an organ
ization for that purpose.
Al the Tuesday night meeting
the said organization was COM
pleted by the e.ectioo of the fol
lowing officers: President, L. n.
Albert; Vice President, Lee
Holmes; Secretary, DR.. Culp;
Treasurer, Sam Holt. The chair
appointed DR.. Culp, w. M. Stew
art, S. M. Konkel, and E. Koontz
to act with himself as com nit
tee to draft constitution ana by
laws. The question Of the best
method of putting the fair on its
feet and of conducting it was
considered in its various phases,
particularly as to whether the
fair association should be incor-
porated for profit or not, but no
definite conclusion was reached.
AS an after consideration, how-
ever, We do not believe it advis:
able t. attempt to Incorporate at
all this year, and as a matter of
fact there would hardly be time
now to do so, and then to again
organize and to sell the stock,
etc. 1t will now be a week or so
hefare We can meet again. and
then two or three weeks before
getting returns from Denver,
then would have to sell stock.
then re=organize. ETC., all of
which would be out of the ques-
ton fo1 this years fair.
But at all events Baca county
will have fair this fall. AS the
indications are now for another
great bumper crop, there isn't
any question Of THIS seeohd Raca
county fair bing a second time q
great big success:
It was estimated that s.hM
people were in attendance last
year, and we believe that We can
easily count on double that at.
tendance this year.
Last year it was 81 SNsss saa
asp-Haxard, and a great many
mistakes we're made. This year
we have the advantage of last
years experience, will know
something of what thefs is he:
fore us. aud can work according
iy, avoiding the mistakes last
year.
One Of the mistakes of last year
was in making it a free fair.
Had there been the usual en-
trance fee. something in the
neighborhood Of s., ooa or $4,000
could easily have been realized,
and that would have gone a long
ways towards putting improve
ments on the ground for a per-
mament fair,
But as stated, last year 1t was
all Observation-Disclosures know any
thing either about the exhibits
or the attendance, as to what
they would be, and we ccnse-
quently did the best we could
under the circumstances.
But last year was last year.
and the thing now is to get iato
the Aasness-every mothers son
and daughter in Baca county, to
get our shoulders against the
collars, and to make one hard,
long pull, and a pull all together
for the fair this year, and for all
the fairs for the years to come,
remembering that the coming
Greater Baea county is the goal
towards which we are headed,
and that our own futuree Is is in
its destiny. We are consequent
ly asking the good people to help
to ma ke this second Baca county
fair a grand success.
Let everybody in the county
get into the harness, and we'll
make hard pull, long pull and
a pull all together for second
great big fair for Baca county.
Mrs. Lena Clausen Is now
ready 10 serve the public at her
new restaurant. Mrs. Clausnn
is fine cock. and her table chuck
will be found to be appetizing
Try the new restaurant.
There was another champion
wrestling match pulled off IN
Springfield Monday, this time be.