The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-21
NEED $4,000
| FAIR GUARANTY
Merchants and Business Men
Urged to Send In Signed
Pledges at Once.
ESTIMATED COST $4,000

One OF the most important matter
now being worked out by the Chatta
nooga Interstate Fair association IL en-
raising OF = $4,000 guarantee from 10
| cal merchants and manufacturers.
J. =. Hoskins and r. A. Nelson hav,
this matter In charge, and they ar,
very anxious that all guarantee blank
be filled out and sent back ~ soon a
| possible.
I'VE are right in the midst Of IN,
work In connection with the opening o
want TO help us through this work I,
facilitate our business can help Ne Z
great deal by sending In the signed
guarantee blanks without delay, We
win certainly appreciate their cooper.
alton" said Mr.. Nelson Tuesday
The idea Of a guarantee, Mr., Nelson
explained, was 20 protect the future oi
the fair In the event Of rain or other
disaster during fair week.
so Ts: far a nj; y ,ss Gg:rs.. s n.
Of which IL offered in premiums. II n
contemplated that about $4,000 VIII be
realized In concessions and entry fees
while another 5000 will be secured
through state appropriation. This
must come in through the sai, Of gate
readily understood that should there be
two or three days OF rain the future OF
the fair would be seriously msnacsd'
fair oficials point out.
been raised. but the guarantors have
never been called upon, AZ the fair has
always made expenses. The savings of
the FIRST four years were practically en-
pended last season when the new cattle
association Is starting out just about
even 30 far as the years expenses are
concerned, II Ia stated,
Entries Coming In.
Entries in all departments for tns
which opens in this city Oct. . At war
ner park, are exceeding ell sxpeota-
lions. The display OF cattle. poultry,
handiwork and all other exhibits VIII
far surpass those OF all other fairs, ae-
'oJ HrtSur 70 A iRSl chairman Of the i've
stock department, who has Just re-
turned from Louisville. whore he at
tended tho Kentucky state fair, states
that he has already listed In this de-
partment moro entries than were en-
tered when the entries were closed last
year. He declares further that half Of
tho entries In the beef cattle depart
mont have not been made yet.
In the swine department. Mr., Ahen
states that he expects to have one or
tho finest shows that has .,s eyer been been
have been winning AZ all big fairs in
the United States this year are being
entered for tho Chattanooga fair.
Tho live stock entries will not only
he larger In number. this year hut Mr.
Allen says they will be inner IN quar-
Among the entries already entered In
tho Hereford class are herds from the
II. r. Mack. q Son, Thomss-
vile, whose herd will be headed by
MON bull IL at tho International fair in
Chicago last fall; g. H. Velie, OF Blue
Springs, KY, who In owner OF the we've
Motor Car company. ana Enoch FARMS
Miss.
Entries IN the Aberdeen Angus clnss
have been madc by J, l. HugEins Dan.
bridge, Tenn, who In owner o. the
irish bull, for which he Ia
said 10 have paid $4,000; G, r. Har-
mon. Lebanon, Ky; J, Harvey Ahen,
SSOs't I"Snsr T Tsnr % SnS "sSsTs
Among the shorthorn exhibitors
lieted arc Alfred swan, cambridge,
Tenn, who IL now said 70 have one OF
tho greatest Shorthorn herds IN me
world: L. l.. Little. OF Fayettevi,ie'
renn.' who has been a consistent WIN
nor at the kentucky state fairi Dr.
Iroute. OF McGhee, Tenn, ana others.
Work Progressing.
Army off1cials from Fort OEiethorp~
were in Tuesday morning stalking or
Inc ground at the park, making prem,
for military events that VIII
lake place opening day. Reports from
no fair grounds are 20 the eject that
Inc work Ia progressing rapidly Ano
hat the carpenter work IL practically
w. M. Garrison. secretary OF the
state horticultural society. IN IN the
,ity Tuesday for the purpose OF start
ng construction work for the apple
show. He Just completed work on the
,lg display for the state fair at NASH
lille, and states that hs will practically |
duplicate II in Chattanooga and Mem
,his.
he finest apple show that has ever
,een seen in the entire south, The
society Of the state pnr-
,hnsed over II 900 bushels OF apples Tor
hone exhibits. Mr.. Garrison stated
hat tho very best In the lot were those
hat came from Hamilton and Hhea
counties.
President Sam Conner, Of the fair as
ociation; Mrs. Earl Cook. Mira, y. y.
auderbach and Secretary Joe Curtis,
ogether with other fair officials, en-
,ect to attend the Nashville fair TINS
week.. II