Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
THE MARATHON COUNTY FAIR
This Years Exhibit to Be Big and
Interesting EYent-Business Men
OF the City Boosting 1t Daily

The Marathon County fair will be
conducted strictly in conformity with
war principles. By the cooperation
of all fairs to be held in the state. il
is hoped that the annual fall fair will
prove help to the country. Recruit
ing may be encouraged, and certain.
ly addresses and a display of Ameri-
can flags together with excellent band
concerts will develop and enthuse the
patriotism and country love of our
community.
Bumper crops are prophesied for
the season. Earlier predictions have
fallen through because OF the favor
able conditions for growth following
the discouraging weather. By moving
the fair up a week into August, more
perfect weather may be hoped for and
consequently larger attendance NAV
be expected. Despite the change in
date the exhibition of agricultural
products will not suffer from all pres
ent indications.
John d. Christie, secretary of the
Agricultural society, has been untir-
ing in his efforts to make this years
program a big feature. He has sue
ceeded in booking some unusually at
tractlce features. NJ. H. Duncan, pres
ldent of the society, A. H. Zimmerman,
treasurer, and H. Ramthun, vice pres
ldent, together with the board of di-
rectors, have all been putting forth
great effort to increase the scope of
the Marathon County fair. Several
plans have been suggested, which may
be carried out, to popularize this fair
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farmers affair than it has been at
times in the past.
A booster automobile trip is planned
by the Marathon County Agricultural
society, the Chamber of Commerce
the Automobile Dealers association,
the city officials, the Rotary club, and
the business men of Wausau to adver-
tise the Marathon County fair. At
recent meeting w. r. Chellis. DR..
G. A. Mills and T.. o. Kellogg, were
appointed a committee to arrange a
two days trip to surroundings cities,
making a few minutes stop at each
place. If the desired number of auto
mobiles can be obtained it is planned
to leave Wausau Monday morning.
August 20, at 1880 o'clock, going by,
way of Merrill to Tomahawk, Antigo,
Aniwa, Birnamwood, Eland, Elderon,
Rosholt, Stevens Point, arriving in
Amigo for dinner, Stevens Point for
supper and Grand Rapids to stay over
night, the first day. The second day
the Wausau representative will visit
Marshfield, Spencer, Unity, Colby, Abb
botsford, Medford, Athens, Stratford.
Fenwood, Edgar and Marathon, taking
dinner at Medford. If time permits,
the intentions are to go to Mosinee,
from Marathon, and from there to
Wausau. If this booster trip can be
worked out satisfactorily, it is
planned to spend bunch of money
in advertising the big fair. The com
mittee is arranging to have a fife and
drum corps, also bugles, on this trip.
IL Will be necessary to have at least
fifty cars, and the committee must be
notified at once, whether this can be
done or not, as the advertising mat
ter must be gotten out to take along.
Any one going on this trip may take
advertising for their particular line
of business along if they so desire
There will be a banner for every car
and different lines can have their own
banners if they wish. This booster
trip would mean much for the success
OF the Marathon County fair, and
would also be a big boost for Wausau.