The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-26
FAIR DATES NAMED
SEPTEMBER 3, g, z FOR MADISON
MINIMUM RACE PURSE,
$400-AT LEAST TWO
RACES 4 DAY.

At a meeting called by the North
western Iowa Fair circuit, held at the
Cataract hotel in Sioux Falls, Tues
day night, at which Madison was rep
resented by A. G. Schmidt, secretary
Of the Lake County Agricultural as
ISOLATION, fair dates were named for
the entire circuit, the local fair COM
ing September 5, 6 and Z.
Purses will be higher at all the
fairs in the circuit this year, the min
imum purse rate being fixed at $400
by a vote of the members. Hereto
fore the minimum rate has been fixed
at $500 and the maximum at $3.50,
but it was thought that a higher
purse would mean higher class rae
ing than in the past. There will be
at least two races a day. according to
the agreement.
Madison's fair comes the week be-
fore tn one at Huron and those who
have been in the habit OF Directing to
the early date of the local attraction
must consider hat Madison's is the
third from the last i'm the circuit and
that the Huron and Sioux City fairs
come later. All the others in the
circuit are scheduled for July and
August.
This year the local fair association
will ask the merchants to close their
places Of business from 2 TO 5 in the
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avoid counter attractions and to en-
able everyone TO attend. 1t Is a Mad
ison institution, fair officers contend,
and thus is entitled TO the support
of all.
1t has been the custom in the past
to ask the merchants for contribu-
tons. but such will not be the case
this fall. All that will be required
of the merchants will be TO close their
places of business at the time indi-
Gated and to lend their vital support
to the enterprise. A county fair can
not break even unless the town and
the county support il royalty.
Running one lis not only a bust
F HtNHs DNR Il E0nAft as bhf man al tAAt
meeting expressed il. And as long
as it is 1t game. then il is necessary
for everyone TO play the game by Civ
ing the institution the proper kind of
backing. Ii is not a money making
proposition. but it takes money to
run il. The fair officials believe it is
not asking TOO much when they mere
ly request local cooperation.
The annual meeting Of the local
fair officers and directors is to be
held in the near future and the plans
for the coming year will then be dis
cussed and a few preliminary an
nouncements will be ready to be is
sued at that time. The present plan
is to give Madison the very best fair
possible and there is every eason to
believe that there win be no de-
parture from the plan in any way.
To return TO the matter of closing.
All the other cities and towns in this
section Of the state shut their store
doors and all other places of business
ION the fair days and act i'm concert to-
wards encouraging those who have
the worries and responsibilities of
operating and directing. If the 9TH
err towns have enough civic and coun-
ty pride for such action, Madison
should not only equal, but surpass
them in the matter of support.
Besides the different secretaries
from the various cities and towns in
the circuit, the president and secre-
tary of the Iowa State fair, of Des
Moines, We're present, as were the
secretary of the Sioux City fair and
the secretary of the American Trot-
ting association, of Chicago.