Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-12
FERGUS To HAVE
A COUNTY FAIR
COMMlS SslONERS AND FAIR Asso.
CATION AGREE AND FAIR is
ASSURED NEXT YEAR.
WILL BEGIN TO BOOST At ONCE

Thursday afternoon the county com
missioners and the Fergus County Fair
association met jointly in the offices
of the commissioners and the result
was that the commissioners entered
into deal whereby the county will
lease the fair grounds for period
of ten years. and If at the end of the
ten years the rental is all paid the
land becomes automatically the prop.
erty of the county. This insures a
fair for the county next year and is
a bit of news that will be received
with considerable qualification by the
people of this county.
That this county will be able to
present to the public fair worth while
is we'll known fact backed up by
the record made for il by Mr.. Charles
Wentworth, member of the state fair
board, and by Mr.. Suprenant. who has
SO ably assisted him in the last few
years. Fergus county has taken the
first prize for county collective aud
display arrangements for the last six
years, having taken two second prizes
prior to that at the Montana state
fair
Backed by Farmers.
This movement has been backed by
every well posted farmer in the county
and especially by the Pure Bred Stock
association Of Fergus county Of which
Mr. Amos Snyder is the president
This organization, composed of all the
breeders of good livestock in the
county, went on record when this
movement was first suggested and di
rected letter to the commissioners
ndorsing the project. That 1t has
finally been accomplished is due to
the untiring efforts of the commission
ers and the members of the fair board
who have labored to get the records
Of the deal and the title of the land
IN such shape that any incoming board
of commissioners will find clear way
to follow
The Empire Bank & Trust company
has been designated as the receivers
of all rentals from the county and hold
in trust the deed and abstract to the
property involved.
Plans Should Begin Now.
1t is hoped that every farmer in
the county right now will begin to
plan on taking some of the prize money
to his ranch next fall by planning on
selecting his grains. grasses and stock
for the big show. A county fair Is
an excellent institution from an edu-
catiCnal standpoint as well as bringing
together all the people of the county
once d year in general social way,
where they good naturedly vie with
one another in taking home the plum.
The general plan OF the commission
ers is to appoint Il board of fair com
missioners. appointed from the several
districts or the county who will have
in charge and be responsible for the
spending of the money allotted for this
purpose, to bring about a fair second
to none in the state.
Begin to Boost.
There will be Il talk given on the
worth of the state fair in Lewistown
soon by the president of the state fair
board, who, with his secretary, will
visit Lewistown and probably address
one OF the noon-day luncheons if such
an arrangement can he made with
the Chamber of Commerce. 1t Is up
to the commissioners appointed to
make this a huge success and by ap-
pointing men Of ability Fergus county
will soon be offering the people of
the state an agricultural and stock
show and auction that will be second
only to the state fair.