The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-19
Considers Projects To Sc
cure Funds To Pay For
Fair Grounds
THREE SUGGESTIONS ARE
GIVEN THE COMMITTEE
Society Bubbles Over With
New Plans For Bigger And
Better Fair Here

We've got IT, Now how are we to
pay for it?" A question of this kind
frequently bothers individuals and
just as frequently comes up in organ
izatiOns and it made its appearance
at a meeting of the Knox County Ag-
ricultural society Saturday with ref
erence to the newly acquired fair
grounds.
There is no doubt but that the mon
ey will be forthcoming That part of
the question is not bothering the
board in the least, but it is worrying
considerably over the best method of
securing the money The fair board
itself has not the money in the treas
ury to lay down $1,000 for lliawatha
park and when the committee. com
posed of l.. G.. Simpson, treasurer of
the board, B. NJ. Critchiield and Bar.
ton w. Blair. which was appointed for
the purpose of obtaining title to the
park for the society, reported Satur-
day that the park had been bought,
the members at once bgan to consid
or ways and means of paying for it,
THREE MAIN PLANS
There are 22 members OF the fair
board and practically each member
had a different theory about securing
the money--at least it appeared that
way at the meeting Saturday. The
different plans finally simmered down
10 the following.
10 borrow on first mortgage as
much as possible on the park and let
the board raise the remainder of the
amount within Itself. loaning II to the
society and taking Il second mortgage
for their loan.
To inaugurate a campaign through
out the county to raise funds by
popular subscription
TO borrow the whole amount Sc
curing the lonn by first mortgage
on the grounds and a note signed by
the members of the board.
While there is no doubt but that
either of the three plans would prove
successful, each has its objectionsy
and after they had been discussed at
length t.Ia committee was asked to
take the matter under consideration
and report at the next meeting of the
board with II recommendation Of
which plan to adopt.
While the board has not officially
considered any plan tor improve.
mcnts in the grounds themselves as
yet the individual members have
many things in mind that viii prove
of great benefit to the park as Il place
for holding the county fair aud the
general enthusiasm of the entire
board indicates that improvements
win be made AZ fast as practicable
considering the depleted treasury and
that the fair this year will be good
one, at least, IL not the best one ever
held here.
II is understood that various mem.
bers of the board have plans under
consideration TO provide innovations
at the fair this year that will tend to
place II among the best county fairs
In the state If adopted, but these
plans have not yet been presented to
the board for action,
ZEMER TALKS
Superintendent Iemcr of the local
schools attended the meeting Satur,
day and addressed the board upon
the subject Of increasing the size of
the school exhibits and the interest
in them. At the request of the board
Supt. Zemcr will work ont plans to
bring this about and present them at
n later meeting.
The board viii meet again at the
Office of Secretary Gates on March .
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