The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-25
SPEAKING OF FAIR AS
SOCIATIONS

There has been more or less talk ii
Crawford county during the year about
q new county fair, to be located a,
DenisOn, and while there has been
much talk there has been little done
toward advancing the proposition. Oh
course it was intended to take the fail
away. from Arion unless the Arion peo
pie so desired and We're paid for their
property. Certain it is that the coun
ty is boosting for the Arion fair this
year. Inasmuch as the proposition is
before the people for next year, the
following editorial taken from the Car
roll Times is timely. Il u Il {
The fair just closed comes as near
being a success as can be hoped for
or expected before some radical chang
es are made. And while changes are
being mentioned, no one should try to
make; themselves believe that they are
exempt from having a glance of that
kind thrown in their particular direc
ton.
No one is to blame because the fair
ID not a bowling success, but some five
thousand odd cones" are to blame and
until the men who should be interested
in q county fair get their heads and
hands and pocketbooks, together, the
fair is only going to be fairly success.
full.
It is possible that a large crowd can
be induced to come to the fair again
next year, and, while a large crowd Is
necessary to make the fair a success
financially, the exhibits must be three
to Ave times as large before 1t will be
q success as an inducement to make
the crops larger, the stock better, and
the fancy work more fancy.
1t can be done. 1t is being done in
other. counties and by counties which
are populated by farmers and fmerr
chants who are no more wealthy than
the farmers and merchants of Carroll
county. And it does not require vast
amount OF wealth to make fair sue
cess. What 1t really requires Is ambi-
ton and cooperation and when Carroll
county gets the cooperative spirit, It
should have, then and then only will
the fair be a success from every stand
point.
II Carroll county will spend $40 900
in erecting suitable buildings and pens
for livestock, horticulture, ETC., and
then not only offer some premiums.
but pay them, every available spot
will De taken by entries in every line.
Thousands Of people who are not inter-
ested In the exhibits now, will have
become enthusiastic boosters for the
association, and the crowd will be there
as well as the exhibits.
In the first place, if The Times could
have its way, buildings would be erec-
ted early. next spring in which to take
care OF every possible entry. It will
require considerable money, but the
money is available if the people are
shown that improvements are to be
made with it. The writer is Of the
opinion that every farm owner in the
county would be willing to spend IS
for each 30 acres of land owned, in
the constructions of buildings there.
There are, any number of merchants
In the county who are willing to spend
from 40 to $25seach to make the fair
grounds look like there was not room
for another building. We would then
be on the road to success, and barring
the inevitable--the weather mantle
fair would bring exhibits from every
corner Of the state.
Then, to get, enthusiasm to a boiling
point, the writer would appoint the SUI.
perintendents of the various depart
Inents early in the game. say about