The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-07
HELP IT ALONG.

Inc meeting Of the Commercial
Quo on. Friday night. was interesting
rom the beginning. The club had up
Tor consideration two or three promo
sll0ns OF more than usual Importance.
The first one related to the removal
from Arion OF the county fair to Den
1sOn, the county seat. Two or three
Nof:stee stockholders of the Arion fair
We're in attendance at the meeting
and proposed informally to sell out
the fair at Arion on condition that
Denison would take it over and main
tain 1t in the future. 1t was disclosed
that the hackers of the Arion fair had
proved themselves men of more than
ordinary enterprise in keeping up the
fatr as they have for a number of
years and keeping it out of debt
These men are to be commended for
their enterprise. They spoke of the
disadvantages of having the fair at
Arton rather than Denison, the limit
ed hotel facilities at Arion being a
handicap. That people who attended
theS fair if they had. occasion to re-
main over night were compelled to go
itosDenisOn or somewhere else for en-
ltertainment. The suggestion was
made that practically all of the stock
holders of the Arion fair would re-
tain their stock in the organization
ifStemOved to Denison. 1t was point
ed out that Denison had not shown
any great fidelity in perpetuating the
4 fairSwhen it was held here, not with
1 the thought of Fdiscouraging taking
over the tArion fair, but to point out
that one important thing in making a
lsuccess Of a public enterprise is to
stay by 1t and not desert it when ev-
erything is not clear sailing. We are
& ofsthe opinion that if the county is to
maintain fair at all it should be at
4 DenisOn and not some smaller town
inNthe county. There seemed to be
q continent at the Commercial club
meeting Of taking over the Arion fair
and from expressions made a major
itVsDf the members seem to be in fav-
ors0f doing so. A committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the represent
atkdes of the Arion Fair association
with view of coming to an under
stdnding and also to select a ground
ami the expense of pur-
ch&sing same. This committee no
dONbt will give prompt attention to the
work assigned to it and will report
infhe near future.
hother question brought up for
confederation at the meeting was the
onf.Of tie barn and sales pavilion
tOSke erected here. A full report was
made of the steps that have already
been taken and opportunities afforded
Tor making this improvement. 1t is
said that number of people have
offered to back up this enterprise and
have shown their faith in it by put
ting up their money. There has been
n great deal of talk of late about tie
barn in Denison, and while we do not
think there is any great demand for
1T, those who advocate this improve
nent are enthusiastic apparently in
the thought that there is need for it
md especially in connection with
sales pavilion, which they say would
prove a very helpful and popular i'm.
pavement.
ATTENTION was called to the normal
college and the possibility of it's be-
ing dropped, and in this connection
It'll was pointed out that the college
was Of more Importance to the COM
munity than almost any other. public
institution and that Denison could not
well afford to let this great agency