The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-08-06

toward the Floral hall. The people
will escape the dust and mud stirred
Iup by the vehicles, and, there will
be no throng assembling for a hund-
red feet or so around the entrance
with the auto busses dashing in and
backing out. All vehicles will pass
in at the usual place, with no foot
men in the way
Somebody suggested that if church
organizations want concessions for
money-making schemes, such as fur
|nishing refreshments in any line, that
they be required to pay the fees in
advance just like anybody else who
lis there to make money by rendering
Ia service to the public; that it is
not fair to charge an individual a
zee for his line, and let church
organization handle another line on
a more lenient basis o" to be lax
about requiring the payment whether
they make money or lose it. There
had been times when church organ
izations took a chance of making
money but took no chance of losing,
because, If they did not do well, they
would say that inasmuch as they
we're working for the church and had
not done we'll, they should have the
fee remitted. There had been in
stances where they had the desired
privilege and had neglected business,
had not furnished service and goods
that deserved to meet with success,
and the public had lost the service,
the fair had lost the fees and the
organization had lost an opportunity.
1t was thought best to treat every
body alike, and IL churches don't
want to do business on business prin-
ciples and take the risks that attend
all speculative enterprise, they
should leave the field to somebody
else. All spectators are going to
look alike to the directors this year.
The board adjourned with the un-
derstanding that they would go to
the grounds on Tuesday morning,
which was done, and they looked
over the proposed improvement. They
will be done in accordance with the
specifications noted in the notice for
bids published elsewhere in this is
sue. The new COW barn Is to be
located west of the old ones in the
northeastern corner of the grounds
where a 200 foot fence now stands.
After they had finished planning
these improvements for the fair, they
went to the west end of the grounds
to look over the site of proposed
winter skating rink. 1t was pointed
out that in the preparation Of the
race track the fair association had
unconsciously prepared and almost
completed skating rink. 1t lies
in the form of a crescent 500 feet
long and about 100 feet wide, with
a large ditch running along the high
side, high board fence suitably sit
uated for wind break on two sides,
q high embankment across the inner
side, all making protected spot ad-
joining the city park.
AT the upper end is a swimming
hole, place prepared for the pur-
pose of driving the sprinkler wagon
into to fill it from the ditch, and it
is no longer used for that purpose,
since the city mains have been ex-
tended to the grounds. BY cleaning
out the swimming hole, making 1t a
little deeper at one end and cement
ing it and adding springboards and
ropes to aid those who cannot swim,
a safe and sanitary swimming hole
could be made. It is fed by water
from the ditch, and letting the water
in at one end and out at the other
would keep the water fresh and
clean. It Is we'll known that the
swimming season is short here on
account of the cool weather, and it
has been suggested that this might
be greatly extended and the comfort
and pleasure OF the youngsters en-