The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-03-31
Board Also Announces That
All Mortgage Notes
Will Be Paid
ADMISSION TO GROUNDS
RAISED COMING YEAR
Agricultural Society Holds
Enthusiastic Meeting
On Saturday

AT VIGIL uttcuueu uleetIHB VI tuc
board Of directors Of the Knox Coun.
ty Agricultural Society held Saturday
afternoon, in the Office OF the Secre.
tary, Charles l.. Bermont, 1t was de-
cided by the board to pay all prem
iums In full of last years fair.
As will be recalled the fair last year
was held under the worst weather
conditions imaginable, not only did it
rain almost continually, and Thurs
day, generally the big day, ii rained all
day entirely, but the balance of the
week was go cold that it was positive
ly disagreeable. The weather condi-
tions cut deep into the attendance
and not only that, but the expenses
on account of the high prices and war
conditions and the additional cost of
holding the fair over Saturday all com.
bined to cause a rather large deficit
to exist at the close of the fair.
Ever since tho close OF the fair the
board has been working very hard
to take care of this deficit and at the
meeting It was found and ordered that
the premiums of last years fair be
paid In full at the Office of Secretary
Bermont, In the First National Bank
building on and after April 18th, and
that all premiums not called for be-
fore June 1st should revert to the
society.
The total amount of the premiums
amounts to sl,462.00. which amount
has been slightly reduced by reason
Of q few persons donating all or n
part Of the amount won by them.
It was also ordered that all inter-
est due on the mortgage Indebtedness,
incurred by the hoard In purchasing
the fair grounds, be paid in full when
due. April 1st 1919, at the Office of the
secretary. 1t will be necessary for
oil those holding these notes TO pre-.
sent them to the secretary so that
the interest payment can be credited
on the note. Quito large number OF
these notes are owned by the directors
themselves who agreed at this meet.
ing to donate to the society all inter.
eat due them at this time.
A number OF local horsemen pet.
toned the board for the privilege OF
training their race horses OF the fair
grounds this spring and summer. And
the board granted their REQUEST, giving
them the free use Of the track and
stables, and also, agreeing to put the
track in good shape at the beginning
Of the training season, but with the
upaAett ttaasdipgl that the horsemen
tissr4 twil keep It in shape the
bSlaHke epfgtho time.
colihtWxgent Anderson and School
Superintendent Marriott representing
the Knox county school system pre-
sented to the board tho plan whereby
they plan TO put on splendid exhibit
In the way OF an organized pig feed
Ing contest. an organized production
club, county wide feeding contest
and . food club exhibit. Tho board
was In hearty sympathy with such
movement and voted TO offer $4,000
In premiums for this work. Also Mr..
J. W. McCalla was appointed to rep.
resent the fair board and to act In
conjunction with Messrs. Anderson
and Marriott In arranging and putting
on this program.
Another action was taken by the
board which is In conformity with
action taken by other fairs throughout
Ohio. This action was taken az a re-
suit of the decision Of the state meet
ing OF the Ohio Fair Boys held last
January at Columbus TO increase the
price OF admission TO county fairs TO
thirty,Avo cents, This action has be-
come necessary for the reason that
lifty years ago the admission fee was
quarter which has continued on until
this time. while the expense and cost
Of putting on a fair have more than
doubled.
Tbs board found that all fairs are
going 10 make this increase and that
the Crotou or Hartford fair, tho Lick.
ing county fair at Newark, the Rich
land county fair at Mansfield, the Nor
row county fair at MI, Gilead. the
Coshocton county fair at Coshocton
have III already adopted the thirty.
nye cents admission fec.
And 80 II was determined by tho
board that the admission fee for our
1919 fair should DO as follows: All
childrep under 10 years admitted free;
70 III other persons admission fec
khfrtyNve cents; automobiles thirty
nve cents; horse drawn vehicles TWEEN
ty.6ys cents. Membership tickets will
~ noid. with three coupons admission
tickets for el,00.