The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-29
NEXT YEARS STATE FAIR.

IIIlEN the gate, Of the State Fair close tonight and the
W eleventh annual exposition passes into history, teS
days will be required 10 wind up the affairs pertaining TO
The las, eight busy days And within few days rrepara
,ons will be well under way Tor the great State air Of
1918 For work in connection with tins big institution IS
not confined the portion of the year when visitors
come the State Fair is operated like business, and ITS
officials work practically every day in the year.
Now that We have had eleven State Fairs, where the
resource. of the state arc exploited and where people OF
Oklahoma meet as though tho State Fair great
human clearing house for the exchange of ideas the State
Fair has ceased TO be experiment like was in the
early daw when state builders struggled against heavy
odds 10 maintain this State Fair.
Never at any time until the>pre,ent has the State Fair
had the financial strength that It's worth entitled It, Bu
with the bond issue OF $4,000 available build
nes before another State Fair /, held Oklahoma pre-
fsEss to take rank among the big institutions Of the kind
m the United States With the added finances from the
proceeds Of the bond ISSUE Oklahoma will be in position
10 say before another year that State Fair earth
can make the showing at the age of twelve years
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota. Ohio and other states
have been engaged In the State FAIR business for about
half century, and Oklahoma for less than dozen years
Yet before another twelve months Oklahoma will have
State Fair that will grade with the best Of the land
State Fair association. private corporation. turned their
holding, Of 100000 Oklahoma City, and the
Of this city supported bond issue Of $4,000 construct
new buildings Thus the State Fair passes from private
public ownership, where II belongs.
The 1917 State Fair that Is coming to end today
encountered minor handicap; there enough space
to show the exhibits Fire destroyed number Of build
ings in the spring and It impossible to rebuild them
in time for this year And exhibitor, from all
Oklahoma Just poured their farm products and live stock
and poultry and minerals and manufactured wares into
the grounds Of the State Fair at rate that caused
hurry-up call to tenmakers bring houses into
play shelter autouobes and other exhibits representing
values far into the tens Of thousand, OF dollars,
But the shortage Of display space and the shortage Of
buildngs for oil purposes will not be problem future
State Fairs. With the $4,000 available a great new
liberal arts building the greatest Of its kind in the
viii provide the space that will accommodate the
magnificent exposition which Oklahoma ha, yet held And
there will be fine building erected for the women so
that lhy may have place congregae rest TO confer
and be comfortable steel roof will be put the grand
stand Other improvement, to cost prneey will be
added to the equipment And rcproof construction will
Be followed in fuiusSbuildng operations
A. an exposition OF the and accomplishments
of the state, every citizen Of Oklahoma is proud of the
1917 State Fair The average farmer a,toni,hed at
what he the Fair He viewed live stock which was
raised In Oklahoma and which win prizes in compct
don with the best herds OF the land He saw agriculture
exhibits whsh served spur to encourage him to ex-
pand his operations. The city man gasped as he
surveyed the farm exhibits. he had not realized that Okla
homa had advanced to such stage Of production to such
stage Of quality to such power in raising ayariey
OF cops that go to feed nation D
A feature Of this years State Fair wafleypitit OF
good nature which prevailed Oklahoma has been pros.
porous this year. and the prosperity was reflected in the
actions Of visitors Of whom came to the State Fair
In their automobiles. They will all come back next
year With them will thousands all riding in
their own hghpower motor cars.
When State Fair can establish such a record with
capital Of only $oooo what the possibilities Of mex,
years State Fair with the added capital made possible by
city bond issue Of $J0o00Ol The answer admits Of No
doubt We're planning to 60 and make the State Fair
three times big, three time, good three times as
entertaining, simply for the tha, Oklahoma is de,
veoping that kind OF a bassI
The Oklahoma State Fair has been stabilized its sue.
s cess is gratifying TO all citizens And nest years State
Fair will be better the money ready to assure that con
dition Visitors who return here year will marvel at
e improvements which viii be made These improvement,
demanded by the expansion Of the states industries
fest state calls for great State Fair II exists; il
bigger next year