Williston graphic., 1916-10-26
COUNTY FAIR AID
IMPORTANT ISSUE
PERMANENT, WELL SUPPORTED
FAIR is FARMERS BEST AD-
VERTISEMENT

The directors of the Williams Coun-
ty Fair Association, through Secre-
tary F. S. Morrill,, are making an
earnest campaign in support OF coun-
ty aid for the Williams county fair.
As part of this campaign letters,
of which copy is given below, have
been sent to the farmers clubs of the
county.
The letters cover the important
points of the strong argument in ia
vor of county aid for the county's
fair 1t is pointed out that big,
successful, we'll maintained and per-
manent county fair is practical and
valuable advertisement for the county
as whole and the individual farmers
who take advantage of its opportuni-
ties.
The fair is, says the letter, local
or Williston institution only insomuch
as the people of other parts of the
county make it such by compelling the
Williston community to bear the bur-
den of it.
Small Investment, Big Returns
If the whole county aids in support
ing the fair the whole county will
take interest in 1.-THE result will be
splendid, annual demonstration of
our resources that will bring big re-
turns. The fair is county wide and
thoroughly cooperative enterprize-
a business investment as we'll as
season of entertainment.
Calculated in the most conserva
tive way the cost in taxes of the coun-
ty aid ask is less than 35 cents per
quarter section and it is land value
raiser for which the nonresident own
er must pay his full share.
The Letter
November 7th will be election day
and on that date you will be given
an opportunity to vote for County Aid
for your county fair, and it is sin
cerely hoped that you will not only
vote favorably yourself but will get
out and induce as many Of your neigh
bors to so vote as you possibly can.
Burden Should Be Distributed
We had good fair this year., in
fact better fair than in any other
county, either in western North Da-
kota or eastern Montana. But even
this years fair was not near good
enough for this county. Our build
ings are inadequate, our grounds are
not properly kept up, and surely our
premiums are not large enough. But
money is required to perfect all those
items and at the present time the only
income the Association has is from
the concessions sold and from gate re-
ceipts, and, with debts necessarily
contracted in advance, the chance of
a rainy day, which would cause big
deficiency, is too great, and the few
men who have been shouldering the
burden in the past do not believe it is
fair to ask them to continue along
the present lines and they do not be-
lieve that, if you give the matter your
careful thought, you would consider
it fair.
The fair is a COUNTY FAIR. 1t
is your fair. It is maintained for the
benefit Of the entire county. The fact
that it is held in Williston is due to
Wllliston's being your county seat and
you should be proud to have your fair
held here. Don't let anyone try to
tell you that it is Williston fair. 1t
is only Willistop fair insomuch as
you make it Williston fair by not
lending your support and by thus
placing all the responsibility upon a
few OF the business men VINO nave !
heretofore, in order to have a fair at
all, felt it necessary to shoulder the |
entire responsibility.
Working Capital Necessary
The fair offers unlimited opportuni-
ties to the farmers and the stockmen |
by providing them with means of
display and advertising their products
and, if properly taken advantage of,
will prove to. you and the county q
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