Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-01
HI A FAIR

The management of the State Fair for Grand Forks
will within a short time place before the. public its resu-
lar contribution in the shape Of the combinationSof ex-
hibtion and entertainment which characterizes the bienS
NAL state fair in this city. The state fair is local only in
the sense that it must of necessity be held at a particular
place, and that it has peculiar claims on the residents OF
that place for patronage and support. In all its essentials
it is a state enterprise. interesting and beneficial to the
people of the entire state. and Of special value to those
persons whose railroad communications and other means
of travel make it easily accessible to them.
The fairs held at Grand Forks have been marked by
a high level of excellence. More than that, they quality
has constantly been improved, as knowledge has been
gained from experience, and as increasing patronage has
made the addition of desirable features possible. The
management has been practically constant from year to
year, and this has made possible a regular, constant, or
derby and permanent growth. The State Fair at Grand
Forks is recognized as one of a very restricted list of first
class fairs on the continent. Only in size Is it surpassed
by any fair in the country, and in size it is far beyond the
proportions usual for territory of similar size and devel-
oped resources.
During these war years the management has had
before it each year a task of extraordinary difficulty. The
decentralization which the war brought to every form of
industry was particularly marked in all those activities
having to do with public education and entertainment.
and in many cases fairs have been abandoned altogether,
or have been held in a makeshift manner unsatisfactory
to all concerned. The local management has neither can
celled it's dates nor sllgrted it's work. Its solution Of the
problems presented by the war was presented in the form
of redoubled effort and increased concentration Of energy
to the end that each fair held during these strenuous times
should justify itself as something rally worth while,
in keeping with the spirit of the occasion,
and as a logical preparation for the larger things to be
provided after the war was over.
The fair of 1919 comes with the war over and the
country entering upon a new era. The management can
point to a record, uninterrupted even by war, of honorable
achievement, of faith kept alike with the general PUBLIC,
with the exhibitors, and of all who have come in contact
with fair work. That this record will be continued this
year goes without saying. Detailed announcements have
been made. and will contiue to be made, of the various
features which will characterize the fair. For the pur-
poses of this article it suffices to say that the record of
many years is an assurance that whatever promises are
made will be kept. whatever features are offered will be
presented.
a stimuls to useful industry, and a wholesome entertain
ment. The effort that is put into it merits recognition in
the form of hearty support from the public, and the pub
he itself will be benefited in proportion as that recogni-
ton is given. The fair Of this year bids fair to surpass
all others that have been held in the state, both in point
Of excellence and of attendance.