Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-01-19

Total receipts. .-o,f'o.o
A brief summary Of our disburst
mems is as follows:
Salary of secretary and as
sistant .$329.5
Postage and other office ex-
peHSeS ..'s'.- .''''' co''
Expenses at TillamoOk coun-
ty fair. ir.................... 200
Expenses at Oregon State fair 300
Expenses at Seattle Land Pro- r.
ducts exposition. ....... 242.o
Expenses at North Pacific Fair
association ............... 13.l
Expenses at Corn show at Sa-
lem ......... 43.1
Advertising and pennants. -. 52.4
Printing ......... 252.5
Miscellaneous supplies (hard-
ware, bunting, wool, bottles) blu
Loan repaid to Dallas Com
mercial club. ............. 5O00'
Better Babies contest. .......- 19.6'
Miscellaneous expenses, (cor-
poration tax, phone, light,
water, insurance. banquet
and luncheon) -. 2O3.S!
Judging .................... 48.6t
Gathering exhibit. .---........ 1926
Amusements for county fair. $50
Feed ...............-.-..... 46.2t
Labor ......................14 146.7t
New structures, fencing, tent,
chimney, etc). 6OS.Ss
Expenses incurred 1915, paid
l9l0 ....,.. .".-----. lUu.fl
Approximate balance ond hand 345.0(
Total .............. 81. 9o,Ioo.f "a
Owing to the fact the treasurer 's
report covers the premium funds in
detail, I am omitting this report.
The following are suggestions Of
the work I would like to see carried
out in 1917.
LIST. That we decide upon some
means of controlling the issuance OF
season tickets to exhibitors. As you
all know this was much abused last
year.
End. That each director of Polk
County Fair association grow at least
one variety of produce to exhibit at
our county fair.
3rd. That the arrangements for ex-
hibiting at our Oregon State fair,
Seattle Land Products exposition and
Portland Land Products show, be left
to the secretary advised by the exec
utive board.
4th. That an amusement commit
tee or the executive committee be Civ
EN- full authority to secure attractions
early, as we must have something
more in the way of "free attrac-
tions" than we had last year.
5th. That we decorate our streets
during the three days of our fair and
in this way try to create Gear
nival spirit"
9th. That the secretary be given
authority to gather the exhibit, per-
mitting her to hire conveyance and
an assistant when needed.
9TH. That committee be appoint
ed to secure fresh produce for our
exhibit at Seattle and Portland. This
is very important as we shall need
of fresh articles on account of
the long length of time our exhibit
will be on display.
8th. That we carry on a "Polk
County Prune" advertising campaign
through these agricultural expositions,
asking our Dallas Commercial club to
cooperate with us in this.
9th. That we secure all of our judg-
es from the Oregon Agricultural col
lege. Certain standards have been
set by our agricultural colleges and
we are trying to bring our products
to these standards. The quickest way
we can do this is to have judges who
place awards according to these fixed
standards.
In other words ask that we secure
judges who place awards at our com
ty fair on the same basis as at ou1
State Fair and Land Products shows
To meet the competition at these
places we must know the opinions of
cur judges before assembling our ex-
libit so that We may select only the
choicest specimens.
Let us learn these standards at oui
county fair where it is possible foi
each exhih''o- TO profit most.
AID 10th and last, l would suggest
HAT a committee Be appointed from
the Polk County Fair ass~~ia.'ol to
work with he Corn show committee
nf Indepep lenee that we may peIfeet
nur plans ,nd bold the best corn show