The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-09-29
TO have GREATER
COUNTY FAIR
Large Attendance From All Parts Of
County at County Fair Meeting on
Last Friday Evening
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
Finance Committee Consisting Of One
From Each Township and One
From Each Town in County

Finance Committee Consisting Of One
From Each Township and One
From Each Town in County
The meeting called by the county ag.
ricultural agent for last Friday eve.
ming. at which time the matter OF a
Z greater Crawford County Agricultural
society was to be taken up, was the
largest in point of attendance OF any
similar meeting held thus far Every
township In the county except three
was represented by two or more dele.
gates, and a ajority of the towns with
in the county were represented. and
the delegates proved by the discussion
throughout the meeting that they were
enthusiastic for d greater agricultural
society aud were willing to put in lots
Of time, hard work and money in order
to bring about such society.
The meeting was called to order Ivy
County Agent John Quist. who stated
the object of the meeting and gave an
outline of what he deemed most ncces.
sary to start the ball rolling. He sug-
gcsted the election of temporary Off.
GERS. consisting of a president vice pres
ident5 and secretary: the appointing Of
"a location committee. a building com.
mittee and a finance committee. The
object Of the location committee was
to look UP suitable grounds of sufficient
acreage. ascertain the probable cost,
amount of money necessary to put the
grounds into condition, etc.
The building committee would outline
the necessary buildings, estimate the
probable cost and do such other work
pertaining to the housing of exhibits Of
9all kinds.
The finance committee would deter.
mine the amount of money necessary
for the first fair. after comforting with
the location and building committees.
and then wage campaign for the
sale of the necessary stock. wv
In order that the meeting might get
under way motion prevailed that
Agent Quist act as chairman of the
meeting and Il. r. Tucker as secretary
After the organization the different del
egates were invited to express opinions
regarding the fair and the work. and
n. T. Dunham. OF Boyer township, was
the first speaker. AS on previous Oc-
casions Mr.. Durham expressed himself
as favoring q greater Crawford County
Agricultural society, and favored Deni-
son as the place Of location. He also
favored the plan Of organization as ont
I.safy ss
Soldier township. said he. had talked
to a few OF his neighbors and they all
favored a bigger and better fair, and
favored DenisUn as the logical place to
hold the faiF. r. n. Sandstfon. Of
Stockholm township, said that he had
" and everyone with whom he talked
was enthusiastic for a greater fair. and
more enthusiastic that the society Sc
cure grounds at the county seat and
make 1t a big Organization.
w. II. Meyer. of Jackson township, ex
pressed the sentiment Of his people as
favorihg Denison for the location and
urged a greater fair and livestock ex-
hibition, and said Jackson township
stood ready to do its share of promo
tion work. j. III. Healy. of Manila,
who operates farm in East Boyer
township. favored the project from
start to finish and desired to go on rec
ord as fayOring Defison as the only 10.
cation for such q society. Theo. Rohw-
er, the Schleswig banker, spoke at some
length, saying that he had not talked
the matter to any great extent with his
people in Otter Greek and Schleswig,
but personally he very much favored
a greater agricultural society and fav.
ored Denison as the proper point for
such a society, providing a majority of
the people of the county wanted the
location changed. He urged proper and
suitable. buildings, grounds, track and
tne ike, ana sala ne Wouiu 10 ail ne
WouIu pe asked 20 40 III lasorihs 'iie
pfoJect,
Editor Van Atten. of Dow City, ad.
dressed the meeting at considerable
length, told of the success of fairs in
other counties, and urged proper equip.
mcnt. and above all. livewire officers.
Seeking information as to whether the
present officers OF the fair, association
desired to relinquish their fair. E. w.
Houston, OF Boyer township. addressed
the delegates and ended his remarks by
favoring a rousing agricultural society
and IL the people of the county wished
10 change from the present location he
would favor Denison as the proper
place for the fair.
Sears McHenry again stated Deni.
sons position in the matter; said the
city was not seeking the fair unless the
entire county wished to have Denison
have 1t: that If all the people OF the
county did not favor Denison. the bus
mess men of the city certainly did not
intend to create dissatisfaction by try
ing to steal the association away
from any other locality. If the people
of the county desired to locate the fair