The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-01-14
COUNTY FAIR
BOARD MEETS
Directors and Officers of Fair
Association Elected.
PETER A. WEST, PRESIDENT

PETER A. WEST, PRESIDENT
Report of Secretary Shows Financial
Standing of the Association and
Work Accomplished for Year
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Valley County Fair as
sociation, held Monday night in the
Commercial club rooms, a new board
Of directors was elected to serve dur
ing the coming year. The extreme
cold weather prevented many from
attending, and only three stockholders
were present in person, besides the
retiring board of directors, repre-
senting 229h shares, which was more
than majority of the stock issued.
Those present voted their own
shares and proxies and Peter A.
West, T. J. Hooking, w. W. Hurd, r.
M. Young and c. Prentice were elect
ed to the new board of directors. T.
]. Hooking and Peter A. West were
members Of last years. board and are
thoroughly familiar with the work
and the new members have proven
themselves Give wires" in helping
any public enterprise. DR.. M. D..
Hoyt and J. L. Truscott, who were
members of the board in 1915, would
not allow their names to be men
toned for this years board, after
having served the fair faithfully and
successfully since its inception.
The report of last years fair as
shown in the report read by Secre-
tary Moore showed that it was sue
cess from the standpoint of quality
in the exhibits, entertainment and the
enthusiasm displayed by those who
participated. 1t was not, the finan-
cial success of the previous year,
partly owing to the greater expense
the association buildings made nec-
essary, and largely to the unfavor-
able season, which caused many farm
ers to refrain from participating.
Many Of the farmers who had exhib-
its at the fair each year were COM
PEELED to remain away and attend to
their threshing and harvesting which
was delayed many weeks by long in
clement weather. This detracted con-
siderably from the usual number of
exhibitors. There were 372 exhibitors
in 1915 as against 419 in 1914, de-
crease of 10 per cent.
Compared with 1914, the receipts
for admissions, concessions, races,
etc., there was gain of about so per
cent. The association can show a
gain for the year 1915, as there were
permanent improvements and repairs
made on the grounds amounting to
$1,173.O3. These consist of new
grand stand with office for the Sec
retary and an exhibit room therein 10
by 80 feet; new stock barn, con-
tanning "a box stalls, new judges
stand, mems toilet and doors hung
on all hog stalls. Repairs were nee
essary on the woman's building, agri-
cultural building, and concrete piers
were placed under the old grand
stand, boiling it down so that wind
can not blow it over, as happened to
one during the past summer. Two
drinking fountains were provided
each holding about 80 gallons of
water. =.
The expense of the 1915 fair was
far greater than that of 1914, in the
size of premiums offered to the
farmer, for races; and in the conven-
fences provided on the grounds. A
report on the finances showed that
the association was in very good con-
dition, with an indebtedness of less
than $500
A vote of thanks was rendered the
retiring officers for their efforts in
making the fair the success it was
and DR.. Hoyt and J. L. Truscott
came in for special mention for their
untiring efforts and sacrifice of time
to make the Valley County fair rank
among the first in the state. Ar
item which has tended greatly to the
success of the fair each year, is the
manner in which the local business
men have offered valuable premiums
each year to be competed for.
Fair Directors Meet.
Tuesday night the newly elected
board of directors held their frs,
meeting and elected Peter A. West
president of the Fair association, C
Prentice, vice president, and R. M
Young, treasurer. The election o
Mr.. West as president is an ideal one