The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-11-21
FAIR ASSOCIATION MAY
COME OUT ABOUT EVEN
Rainy Thursday Kept Down Gate Receipts But The
Association Will Profit By Another Crop Of Mis-
takes---Planning Ahead For Next Year

The Albemarle Agricultural Association
has given out no figures regarding the
financial outcome of last weeks Fair,
but the officials admit that the associa-
ton will just about break even, sustain
ing little loss if any. Failure to get ex
hibits in place ON the opening day gave
the Fair a knock at the start ard the
rain on Thursday keeping thou sapds
away, gave the Fair a set back from
which it did not quite recover. A rainy
Thursday invariably kills Fair.
The attendance on Wednesday was the
largest of the week, registering Zoo
paid admissions. This attendance should
nave doubled on Thursday, but fell to
| i,100 on account of the all day rain.
| Friday were not better than on Thursday.
The other days registered an incon ,ider-
| able attendance.
The Fair this year was far and away
ahead of any of previous years ard in
dicated that the Fair Association is will
| ing to profit by it's mistakes and make
advances from year to year.. Last year
the fair grounds We're without lights and
without water and the dust was unloear-
able The installation of lights anG wa
| ter at q cost Oh ABOUT 91,OOO Cu1S year
was big step in the right direction The
dust nuisance this year was eliminated
and the race track put in perfect condi-
ton. Horsemen who have raced all over
the south say they never saw q better
track.
But there are other mistakes to over
come The Fair Association made the
mistake of charging people for parking
= their cars in the grounds and provided
no means of transportation between the
city and the Fair grounds. People who
wanted to attend the Fair We're at the
l mercy of the jitney drivers.
There will be a paved road between
Elizabeth City and the Fair Grounds
next year and Secretary l.. d. Case says
that next year the Fair Association will
arrange for the transportation of people
y to and from the grounds. selling 5C
cent ticket down town that will include
:. jitney fare and admission to the grounds
= Thousands were kept away from the
), Fair this year because they wouldnt
:. stand to pay so cents to dollar to ge
to and from the Fair grounds and the1
!. pay admission to the grounds.
= Another mistake to be overcome is tn,
e. neglect of the agricultural exhibits. Sec
retary Case says this mistake will b
overcome another year, spite of the fac
~ that the Fair has at no time had the co
e operation of the County Agent, Grove
n W. Falls.
a. Many of the failures of this years. F'ai
s.. are due solely-to the fact that the secre
=" tary Mr.. Case was employed few week
E. before the fair and given little assistanc
lis during the short time in which he ha
ly to work.
he Considering the tin-e lost in emplo!
h ing a secretary, the results achieve
he bv Mr. Case in few short week wei
of nothing short of marvellous. 1t is Vi
lid derstood that he will carry on next year
lst fair Given a year in which to NAL
10. and carry out his plans, it is likely tn
. Elizabeth City will pull off a fair ne
raj year without having to make apoligi
IN after.