Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-25

fair. AS the board named the farm
markets director secretary, IL was de-
cided that the secretaries of the two
state shows should become assistants
In name, although neither of them was
elected to the positions. This action
will take place this week when con-
ference can be had with both Of them.
For. the state fair, authorized repre-
sentatives Of every county in the state
will later be named as assistants to
help to make the fair statewide in its
scope. These assistants will be judges,
etc.
AccuRANoEs GIVEN.
The Ada county commissioners as
sured the state board that they would
see to the preparation of the state fair
grounds, prepare the race track and
place It in fast condition; make a
number of permanent improvements In
parting the grounds and see that they
| are ready for the first fair supported
| by state aid. They offered to the
board the use of the grounds for the
| purpose of holding a state fair there
| on. The offer was not formally acted
| upon but 1t is taken for granted that II
| will be accepted as the agricultural
board bill plainly designates that Boise
\ is to be the place for holding the state
| fair and Lewiston the place for hold
ing the livestock show.
| Both Lewiston and Boise will be ex-
pected to lend greater assistance to the
show and the fair respectively than
other parts of the state due to local
pride. President Dougherty thought
that financial assistance should be
pledged by the citizens. He took the
broad view that the agricultural board
bill was drawn so as to Indicate that
the appropriations contained therein
were to be used fo- premiums for both
shows. other members of the board,
including state treasurer did not seem
to think So They held that the only
restrictions placed on the expenditure
of the funds was that the money could
not be used for the purchase of fair
grounds, for it plainly stated so.
| The question as to whether or not
the board of commissioners of Ada
county would pledge financial assist
ance was not settled. The Ada county
commissioners said they wanted to
think that matter over.
The general sentiment prevailed that
cooperation was necessary to make
| bliC III Sl StdtC ldlI a oucSSSS anu every
one should lend helping hand
OLD DIRECTORS MEET.
Prior to the meeting of the agricul-
| tural board a recessed annual meeting
of the Gem state BOARD was held. Re
ports submitted shows that the re-
ceipts from all sources in 1916 amount
ed to $4,000 and the expenditures
| $4,000 receiving a deficit of $500
which the directors had agreed to
stand personally responsible for. The
Boise Commercial club, however, took
this obligation off the directors
shoulders and assumed it on the
grounds that in giving their personal
services to the success of the fair the
directors had done enough and they
should not assume the financial re-
| sponsibility. The deficit was said to
be caused by the board of county COM
missioners failing to pay the amount
1t agreed to at the time the directors
took charge OF the fair MANAGEMENT
1 The management of the fair did not
exceed in any instance the amounts of
the budget for each department. At
the request of the governor the Gem
/ State fair directors and the directors
i of the new state agricultural board
met To the state fair under the ag-
ricultural fair board the Gem state fair
directors pledged their hearty support