The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-28
Lack Of Support Given as Reason; Smith
Says No Place Furnished to
Hold Fair
THANKS BOARD OF
DIRECTORS FOR WORK
Declares Fair Money Must Be Spent in
Premiums, Not for Location;
Draws Down Cash

That various organizations il
Chickasha apparently do not want
free fair in Grady county, was tn,
statement of w. e. Smith, former
president of the Free Fair associa
tion, when he rendered his resigna
ton to the fair board Mr.. Smith
also gave this as his reason for re
signing.
The resignation Of the fair head was
rendered to the board of directors al
the meeting held in the Farm Bureau
office. Those present at the meeting
were, Kit FarweH, Ninnekah; Roy c.
Smith, Bradley; Linus Ferguson, Min
co; J. r. BurIeson, Rush Springs; 0,
G. Cooper, Chickasha; Arthur Frs.
land, Chickasha, and w. E. Smith,
9hickasss,s.
In explaining his resignation, Mr.
Smith said. I'VE cannot hold a fair
without some place to hold it. Ten
days ago, met with the Lions club
of this city AT that time they ask
ed me to wait ten days in order that
they might complete arrangements
for a suitable place to hold the fair
| was assured that representatives of
the Lions club would meet with the
fair board at this time, but there are
none here. Neither are there official
representatives of the Commercial
Club here | was also assured that
this organization would be represent
ed
q have been waiting and have kept
the state fair board waiting until we
could decide definitely here, Just
where the fair for Grady county
would be held The state fair people
have absolutely held up publication
of their catalogue, in order to give
Grady county two pages in it, free of
charge. This advertising that Grady
county would have received, would
have gone 70 every state in the union
and there would be no other county
in Oklahoma represented in the cata-
logue to the extent OF this county.
This woltld Of course mean big
thing, but the state fair people can
rot hold UP their booklet any longer
and we cannot give them the date of
our fair, for the erason that it is not
assured that we will have fair,
"We have been spending a part of
the state money in the past for the
purpose of paying for place to hold
the fair. This money is supposed to
go to the farmers in premiums, and
personally / am not going to spend
any more OF it for place to hold the
fair, or for the rental of tents or
buildings. This was our reason for
asking the cooperation of the Lions
club and the Commercial club in Sc
curing a place in which to hold the
fair. 1t was our desire that all the
money go to the farmers in premi-
ums. 1t seems we cannot get action
and because we cannot wait longer
on uncertainties, am rendering my
resignation.
81 want to thank the board of di-
rectors for their work with me in the
past. l want to thank Mr. Cooper
for his help Also, the farmers who
raised the products for us, with which
we won second place at the state fair
last fall, want to thank George
Hurley, Homer Naudain and Guy
Busler, the livestock board, and Mrs.
Ed F Johns and Mrs. w. H. Gilkey,
heads of the textile and culinary de-
partments for their efficient work.
1T appears that the Lions club and
commercial club do not want a fair
in Grady county this year, else they
would have had representatives at
this meeting. 1 have subscribed $500
toward securing a permanent place
in which to hold a fair I now draw