The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-08-04
FALLON Will HOLD
STATE FAIR; IN
SEPTEMBER
DONATION OF LAND BY
WILLIAMS EST. ACCEPTED.
Work viii Begin At Once on Prepa-
ration of Grounds for Neces-
sary Buildings.

fftA ASAA1.estai-'s
Fallon is to hold State Fair this
fall in accordance with the statute
passed at the last legislature fixing
this city as the location. This was
made certain by the acceptance last
Thursday by the Board of County
Commissioners of the very liberal Of
fer of the Williams Estate, made
through Senator w. A. Keddie, of a
proposition to deed to the county a
strip of land west of town for road
purposes and which will permit of
changes in the present highway that
will make it possible for the State
Agricultural Society to come into
possession of tract of land of suf-
ficient size to accommodate build
ings, corrals, etc, suitable for fair
purposes.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago, speaking in behalf of the
Williams Estate, Senator Keddie, at
public meeting offered to deed to
the Agricultural Society the land
now used as race track, provided
the county would make certain
changes in the road that would per-
nit of the present half-mile track
being extended to a mile course.
Several petitions against the accept
ance of this proposition were pre-
taxpayers, who urged that the coun-
ty would, in effect, be giving up a
road and buying another and that
the finances of the county at this
time did not warrant such an ex-
penditure, which it was claimed
might well reach the sum of $4,000
These negotiations acted to hold the
State Fair matter in abeyance until
last week, when at a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce held at the
City Hall, Senator Keddie presented
supplementary proposition that
would obyiate the objections that
had been made to the original offer
and temporarily, at least, permit Of
active work being prosecuted to ar
range for the holding of the fair
here next month. This contemplat-
ed the requirement by the county
of something less. than an acre Of
land, a strip about eight hundred
and fifty feet in length and sixty-six
feet wide that would permit of the
Strengthening of Williams avenue to
the race track and rendering avail
able the gore point now occupied by
the county highway for building
purposes. Senator Keddie's offer
was accepted by the commissioners
on Thursday last and the proper
deeds were made out Friday and
taken to Reno for acceptance by the
members of the Board of Control>of
the State Agricultural Society.
Under the law passed by the last
legislature there will be available
the sum of $4,000 for the exclusive
purpose of providing buildings, etc,
for State Fair exhibit purposes. In
order to avail ourselves of this ap-
preparation it is necessary that a
tract of land be secured and dedi-
Gated to the State for this purpose
The further sum of $4,000 per an
mum to be expended exclusively fol
such purposes as the society may
through its members deem just and
proper. 1t is explicitly provided
however. that no part of this sum
shall be used to pay purses for rae.
ing.
Unfortunately for Fallon, there
was at the time the law was passed
changing the location of the State
Fair from Reno to this city, no men,
ber of the State Agricultural Society
from Churchill county, hence 1t has
been difficult to enlist any active out
side support of the proposition to
make the fair here a success. While
Governor Boyle was desirous OF car
rying out the intent of the law and
realized the handicap under which
we were working, he was powerless
to render any assistance from the
fact that the terms of all the pres
ent members of the State Society
still had considerable time to run
and there seemed no disposition on
the part of any of them to resign.
However, an opportunity presented
itself to appoint two members OF the
Board from this county and the very
excellent selection of Senator ked-
die, who secured the passage of the
statute, and ex-senator r. l.. Doug
lass was made. Both gentlemen are
men of the communi-
ty and both have the interests OF
this county and the success of the
Fair at heart and under their able
direction, there is no question but
that Churchill county will rise to the
occasion and her opportunities and
give the people of the State an 'agri-
cultural exhibit in all its branches