The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
BUSINESSMEN. !.
WORK FOR FAIR
Prominent Men at Commercial Club
Meeting Friday Evening Favor
Holding Fair at Denison.
Will Entertain Editors on September
eth and 28th-Other Business
TRANSACTED by the Club


| Prominent business men of DenisOn
expressed their approval of the plan
to hold the Crawford county fair at
Denison, at at meeting of the Com
mercial club held on Friday evening
of last week. 1t was the general opin-
ion that the county fair should be
held at the county seat and every ef-
fort made to secure it.
At the Friday evening meeting the
question was brought up and it was
learned that the heaviest stockhold-
ers Of the Crawford County Fair asso.
citation, who hold the annual fair at
Arion, were anxious to have the fair
held in Denison and would be willing
to sell their stock. 1t developed, how
ever, that a few of the stockholders
did not approve OF the plan to sell
They contend that they took hold of
and have kept up the interest during
many years, until now it is paying
investment for them.
Denison business men expressed
themselves as favorable toward any
movement WulCH "Oulu luC
county fair to Denison but they would
not favor starting up fair to run in
opposition to the one at Arion. Some
of those present were of the opinion
that the stockholders OF the Arion
fair would consent to some sort OF an
arrangement that would bring the fair
here, either selling their stock or
trading it for stock in the new asso.
citation.
Mr. John Woodruff was one of the
biggest boosters present for the fair
at DenisOn and stated that in his be-
lief a fair held at Denison would be
self supporting. He stated that he
would be one of twenty men to sub
scribe $1,000 in stock.
After considerable discussion the
club voted to have the chair appoint
committee OF FIVE to solicit sub
scriptions for the purchase of stock.
The committee named by President
Lyon is as follows: John. Woodruff. !.
p. ,Eggers, H. Gebert. 3. Brodersen
and John Hoist, j. This committee
will report at the rext meeting OF
the club and if they have enough sub
scriptions solicited the association
will be organized.
The question of suitable grounds
for the fair came up and Richardson
Brothers offered to lease their IS acre
tract just west of the river, which was
formerly the fair grounds, for $3.50
per annum for term of ten years or
twenty years if desired. According
to the terms of the lase as drawn up
by Richardson Brothers, the fair as
sociation would have to pay any in
crease in taxes over the 1916 levy
that may arise during the life of the
lease and in addition would have to
maintain so per cent co-insurance up
on buildings erected on the premises.
Some present argued that il Denison
decided on holding the fair here it
would be best to purchase suitable
grounds and not be paying out rental
on grounds amounting to over $4,000
an acre each year. The question Of
grounds, however. will come up be-
fore the club at the next meeting.
To Entertain Editors.
The Commercial club extended an
invitation to the Western Iowa Edi-
torial association to hold their fall
session in Denison on Thursday and
Friday, September 9th and 2Sth. Mr..
l.. c. Hatch, OF Dow City, president OF
this association, was present and ac-
cepted the invitation. In addition the
editors OF the Upper Des Moines as
sociation have been invited to hold
their fall meeting in Denison on the
same dates.
1t is expected that Denison will en-
tertain over one hundred Iowa editors
on the above mentioned dates and
every effort will be made for their
entertainment A committee made up
of l.. Evers. George Naeve. J. r.
Carey Alfred Wright and w. A. Cram
er. was appointed by the chair to ar
range for the proper entertainment
of the editors.
1t is planned to invite the editors
to hold their business meetings in the
club rooms. A banquet for Thursday
evening has been suggested, to which
the editors will be the guests Of the
business men of Denison. The edi-
tors will be given an opportunity OF
visiting the points Of interest such
as the Nicholson cold storage plant,
bottling works, Doud milling plant,
court house, post Office, ETC., which
will be followed by an auto ride
through the CITY, Plans for the en-
tertainment have not yet been work
ed out, but will be published in a fu-
ture issue of the Review.
Conscripted Men to be Entertained.
A committee made up Of c. j.
Welch, Gail Richardson, A. c. Rohwer,
Andrew Bell and George Lamberty
was appointed to arrange for proper
entertainment for the cOnscripted
men when they leave Denison for the
cantOnment camO at DeS MOineS As
no dates have been set for the depart
ure of these men from Denison we are
unable to state when the entertain
ment will take place.
The committee plans to arrange for
an automobile parade to the station.
headed by the band.
Other Business Transacted.
Mr.. George Naeve reported the
names of A. w. Schumager and B. X.
Tompkins for membership to the club
and both were voted members.
A large picture of the Denison boys