Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-27
FAIR POSTPONED
Indefinitely BY
DIRECTORS VOTE

definitely postponed and the EXPOSITION
that was to have been held in this city
during the first week in November will
not occur. Whether or not the move
ment to establish district fair will
be rejuvenated at some time in the fu-
ture, is merely matter of speculation
The postponement Of the fair is the
result of action taken by the directors
of the association at meeting held
yesterday afternoon, when G. r. Ellis,
recently elected to the presidency, Of
fered his resignation after the situa-
tion had been explained and the post
pcnement resolution passed. The res
ignation was not acted upon further
than being laid on the table.
In a detailed statement concerning
the status of the Third District Fair
President Ellis outlines the exact rea-
sons influencing the directors to post
pone the exposition Indefinitely. His
statement is as follows:
After written notice. meeting OF
the directors of the Third District fair
vas held yesterday, June 26, 1917. and
Frank Lanier, G. S. Glover, L. A. Nor
gan, L. G. Council and G. R. Ellis were
present, and Crawford Wheatiey and
J, E. Poole were absent.
THE matter of holding the fair this
fall was fully considered, after which
the following resolution offered by Mr..
IA Monoas was Aadapted
Whereas, The financial condition
Of the fair was thoroGgniy, tanvassed
and fully discussed at stockholders
meeting held at the Americus and
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
rooms on June 18th, 1917, at which
meeting estimates were presented
showing that fully s4,OOeaa would be
required in order to pay the existing
Indebtedness ana to meet necessary sex-
pense prior to the opening OF the fair,
the following resolution was passed by
a unanimous vote of the stockholders
present, representing majority of the
paid-up stock of the corporation;
"Resolved, That ii is the sense OF
the stockholders Of the Third Agricul-
tural District Fair that the 100000
necessary to be raised to put on a sue
cessful fair this fall shall be secured
within one week from this date, or, II
it is found impossible to secure the
full amount Of 100000 within the pc
riod of one week. that Il shall be def
nitely determined to have no fair under
the present organization
And whereas, in accordance with
the above stockholders resolution,
which was approved and adopted by the
directors, public notification of the ac-
tion Of the stockholders was given
through the columns of the press and a
letter addressed personally to over 200
Subscribers to stock, the directors at a
called meeting held Tuesday afternoon,
June 26th, 1917, received a report from
the president showing that in response
ta his letter only $340a0 in additional
subscriptions had been received from
eleven subscribers out of over 200 ad-
dressed; and that, with additional sub
scriptions personally made by the offi-
GERS and directors, there would still be
a shortage Of approximately $1,000,
be it
Resolved, By the Board of Directors
of the Third Agricultural District Fair,
tsat the fair announced to be held from
November 18th to November 17th, 1917.
shall be and is hereby indefinitely post
u,ned for the following reasons, ciz.
''d) Failure on the part of large
number of citizens of citizens of Amer
iers and sumter county who subscribed
10 the stock to make payments on their
notes which were due in full Sept. /,
1916. thus creating the shortage in
funds of ss,500.00; which amount, had
it been paid as promised, would have
insured the fair being held.
"(2) Lack of interest on the part OF
the public,as manifested in the failure
of subscribers. whose subscriptions
were necessary to the success of the
fair. to give the needed financial and
moral support and cooperation to the
undertaking; and also to the apparent
" universal reluctance on the part Of
residents of Sumter county to take
,sarge Of and make creditsble display
Of the eonnty's resources
~The officers and directors who have
given. much time in trying to promote
the fair we're very anxious for it TO be
held but this became impossible on ae-