Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
ARE MADE
FOR This YEARS
GEM STATE FAIR
Annual Meeting of the AS
ISOLATION Is Held and Di-
rectors Elected for the
Ensuing Year.

Plans for the biggest state fair ever
held in Idaho were laid yesterday
afternoon at meeting of the member
ship of the Gem State Fair association
held in the Commercial club rooms,
The meeting was largely attended and
while it was called for the purpose of
electing officers and directors, only
new directors were chosen and the
election of eff, ers was postponed un-
til next Saturday.
d. r. Hubbard president of the as
ISOLATION, rendered his resignation for
the reason that his personal affairs
demanded all his attention Eugene
Ihrig and Miss Ivy Wilson also re-
tired as directors and the five new di-
rectors chosen were T. j. McDermott
and Ii. j. McGirr re- elected, while w.
G. Messersmith, j. S. Boone and d. c..
Mullen were elected as new members
of the board
Exhibits From San Francisco.
II was unanimously agreed to have a
committee appointed to wait upon the
Goa. ty commissioners at their annual
state meeting and arrange with them
TO have exhibits from their counties at
the fair next fall. A plan was also
approved to appoint a committee and
have them take over the Idaho exhibits
shown at the Panama Pacific eXposi-
ton as custodians. The exhibits are
to be installed in the old Central
school building which. will be kept open
for visitors during business hours by
the board. The board also expects to
place on exhibition there seeds of all
kinds samples for recommendation to
those who wish to buy seed thus work
ing in cooperation with the farm
market bureau.
Secretary Her1crshot reported that
he had already been active for county
exhibits at the 1916 fair and from
present indications he believed that 81
out of the 81 counties in the state
would be represented. Mr.. Henderson,
as secretary, also submitted his report
of. the 1915 fair to the board, golns
into detail of the organization of the
Gem State fair on June 80, 1915, anI
its business meetings and the results o
the fair. He also made a number o.
Recommendation concerning a raise il
the premium lists in several depart
ments The financial statement sub
mitted by the secretary showed tina
the total receipts amounted to SIS,
1850 and the expenditures $1S,339.7S
leaving a balance of $107.12. This wal
considt ed an excellent showing whei
all former fairs have faced a deficienc!
1T the close of the fair.
Would Increase Premiums.
In ibis report the secretary recon
mcnds the increasing of the premiums
more or less in all departments AM
especially mentions the co-operativ
extension work of agriculture am
home economics under the supervisio
Of the university extension depart
ment, the women's department, fin
arts department and domestic depart
mont, the latter OF which he advise
9e literally increased.
He advises a good race program wit
plenty of amusements in front of tn
grand stand, recommends the inaugu
ration of a boys high school encamp
n1ent at the 1916 fair under the pla
of selecting two to four young me
from each county for systematic oh
serVation and study under direction {
competent instructors Of animal agri
cultural, mechanical and educationt
exhi bits.
The secretary also pointed out tn,
a strong feature of the fair would b
the county collective exhibits Cndc
the Idaho laws, he stated, tho count
commissioners can make appropria
tions for fair purposes and he felt
would be of great benefit to the stat
and especially to the counties repro
scented to have such exhibits at tt
state fair.
The secretary does not entirely al
prove of the membership tickets, {
sold for the 1915 fair. He stated thi
while he believed the ticket scheme WI
the means of increasing the attenC
ance, the gate receipts were disal
pointing and he explained that the az
mission from members tickets ave
aged but 10 cents for each person dali
For .he coming fair he recommends
members ticket with a coupon a
tached emitting the purchaser a give
number of admissions.
Financial Statement Given.
The financial statement of the Sc
rotary was the most important part