The Mankato free press., 1918-07-12
Meeting Held This Morning
To Discuss Enterprise
NEEDS OF SHOW SHOWN
Association To Be Aided and
Magnificent Exposition Will
Result

Mankato fair, plans to raise this
amount having been formulated at
big booster meeting of members OF
the fair board and representatives OF
business organizations. which was nelo
in the council chamber at the city
hall this morning.
Mayor L. L. Champlin called the
meeting to order, and announced that
it had been called for the purpose OF
arranging booster program for the
Mankato fair. Chas. t. Tayior was
elected chairman of the meeting, and
A. E. Quimby was chosen secretary.
Mr.. Taylor stated that there was a
movement among the business men
of the city to boost and assist the
Mankato fair, and he hoped that all
organizations would cooperate to
make the fair bigger and better than
ever. He called attention to the fact
that the people of Southern Mime
sofa like to come to Mankato, which
is centrally located and beautifully
situated, and if efforts were made to
make the fair a big drawing card
people would come here from all
parts of the state. The Mankato
fair board has been handicapped, but
last year the Merchants association
had given assistance, and in spite of
unfavorably weather the results had
been quite satisfactory.
''The fair is yours" said Mr.. Tay-
lor, addressing his audience, "The
question is, What are you going to
do to make it success?'"
Should Have Live Stock And Ma
chinery.
], G.. NARROW was the first speaker.
He stated that farmers are more in
terested in livestock and machinery
than anything else. and in order to
bring out the crowds there must be a
larger display of livestock and ma
chinery.
Mayor Champlin stated that al
though he was not member of the
fair association he believed the or
ganization had done what it could.
He stated that ne was of the opinion
that Mankato should have the best
fair possible, and that interest in the
fair should not be allowed to lag on
account of the war. Fairs were one
of the home fires that should be kept
burning, and the mayor said that he
believed Mankato should have more
and better exhibits, and should offer
larger premiums in order to induce
the farmers to bring in their live
stock. "We should have more of a
fair and less of carnival" said the
mayor.
Joseph Schell was of the opinion
that bigger and better premiums.
should be offered that being the only
way to induce the farmers to bring
in their displays. Farmers are in
terested in machinery and livestock,
and special attention should be given
to these departments, he advised that
ihe premium lists and circular letters
be printed and mailed to the farmers,
drawing their attention to the fair,
and the advantages of attending
Should Be Big Fair.
M. r. Benedict, county agricultural
agent, stated that with the railroad
facilities and general location of Man
kato, which is about the center of
Southern Minnesota, crowds could be
drawn for all over the southern sec
tion, and the fair made one of the
biggest in the state outside of the
state fair. The premiums, in his
opinion, had not been large enough
to attract the real showmen. Those
who had come in had cleaned up all
the prizes. If the prizes were bigger
others would come in and compete
Mr. Benedict stated that it seemed
to him that the success of the fail
depended on the showing of livestock;
that Blue Earth county is swingine
more and more toward pure bret
stock. He suggested that absolute
confidence should be had in the judg.
ing of livestock, and said that some
poor losers" in the past had beer
disappointed with the stock judging
He stated that if the active supper
and assistance of some of the live
stock breeders was obtained it woult
be of help.
John Nyquist remarked that Blu,
Earth county has large amount O
pure bred stock, especially hogs
having two very line hog farms, on
of the hogs raised on the Rose e Las
by farm being the finest hog in th
world, and known as the "Mankat
Wonder" This hog had been sol
cheap because it had not been proper
ly advertised, and would now bring
much higher price. We've got th
stuff in the county to make a goo
fair, and we can do it," said MI
Nyquist.
A. e. Quimby stated that i'm hi
opinion the fair was not being ru
along right lines. I'VE should hay
one man on the job all the time" sal
Mr.. Quimby. He should work on til
fair proposition all the year aroun,
and should be paid a salary"
- Newspapers Are Criticised.
y Mr.. NARROW arose and said h
would like to say something abor
the hog which Mr.. Nyquist had men
toned. In'his opinion that hog shoul
have been the subject of big fea
ture story in the newspapers, wit
big headlines. He stated that b
owned a fine Holstein sire on HI
farm, which the newspapers had M
noticed. and which probably the me
present knew nothing about. Fl
suggested that committee DC ar
pointed to call on the editors of til
local papers and impress them viii
the Importance of such hogs and sire
He said that a herd of fine Holster
had been sold at, Good Thunder SON
time ago, and the local newspaper