Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-08-04

When the Bryan county fdlr opens
Thursday, September IA, prospects
are that It will be many times big
Der and better than ever before,
according to reports given by the SUI
perintendents of the diTerent depart.
ments and the directors at a meeting
held yesterday afternoon.
c. II. Crook, president of the Fair
has outlined progress that has been
made to date, which includes the
following:
/. The best men and women pos.
sible have been appointed as super
intendents of the different depart
ments, and are now at work getting
people interested in the fair and their
special departments and working up
exhibits for the same.
2. The general admission will be
25 cents, instead 35c as last year
and SO cents as was at first proposed
for the fair this year. This will
mean great deal to the people Of
the county, and was done to create
that good feeling between town and
country that is so necessary for the
success of both and of the fair The
show that will be given this year
promies to be worth much more than
a quarter, but that is all that will be
charged for general admission. Chill
dren under 10 years of age will be
admitted free.
8. The fair this fall will be much
larger and better than ever before.
It has the following that guarantees
its success: First, the fact that there
is $2,500 in cash in a local bank to
guarantee the payment of all prem
lums and expenses; Second, the mem
bers of the Boys and Girls clubs in
this county each working ana talking
for the fair; Third, enthusiastic heads
Of departments and citizens of Du-
rant and Bryan county who are work
ing for and talking for this years
fair; Fourth, the big premium list,
which will be paid in cash, and which
will well pay exhibitors to show at
this fair in addition to the prestige.
honor and advertising of winning.
4. The success of previous fairs
has been due to the cooperation of
the men and women who served on
the committees and as heads Of de-
partments, and this year better feel
ing of cooperation and enthusiasm
exists than ever before. And this is
right, for to succeed, we must have
put their shoulders to the wheel and
work for the good of the cause. so as
TO keep down the expense account
which runs high in spite of every
precaution.
3. And one of the biggest boosts
the fair for this fall is receiving is
the enthusiasm the merchants of
Durant are evincing and the work
they are putting in to make it a sue
cess. The majority of the merchants
Of Durant have subscribed $4,000 a
piece TO assure the success of the
fair and each and every one of them
Is doing all in his power to make
the fair a success in every way
President Crook states that this is
going to help the fair a great DEAL
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subscriptions of the merchants and
their active cooperation.
Reports received from the superin
tendents of the different departments
are all encouraging.
j. w. Owens, superintendent of the
agricultural department, states that
much interest is being taken by the
farmers this year and that the prem
ium list for his department will prove
a drawing card for exhibits.
J. W. Scott and w. Il. Haynes, SUI
perintendents of the poultry depart.
ment, are working enthusiastically
for the biggest and best poultry
show ever held at county fair be-
fore. They have asked for much
larger quarters to accommodate the
great numbers of birds that viii be
here, and their request will be grant
ed. They state that something like
1900 to 1900 birds will be shown at
the fair this year, and this is sew
eral times more than have ever been
shown before, The premium list for
this department this year is also a
good one.
Mr. G. w. Short, superintendent Of
the swine and sheep department, has
offered some mighty nice premiums,
and believes that he will have more
breadS Of hoPs and rnora Of the djf.