The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-15
CANFIELD INSPIRED
BY STATE FAIR MEET

sty AgflculCural aSSOclaJl0n, VINO VIII
Secretary F. NJ. Plank attended the
recent annual meeting in Findlay OF
the Ohio Fair Circuit, returned home
full of enthusiasm over what he heard
and saw while away; of inspiration
that the Medina Fair of 1922 shall
exceed all previous ones here, and in
the following communication to the
Sentinel urges many new and con-
structive suggestions to that end. Mr.
Garfield says:
/ wish that every director could
have been at Friday, Nov. 81 and
22, for the Ohio Fair Circuit meet
ing. Anyone who attended this
meeting and heard the interesting
talks could not help but 60 away
feeling enthused to try and make
their fair better.
The year 1921 was record break
er in the show Of live stock. We
should endeavor next year to have
the best judges obtainable. Every
superintendent should be or the job
not only the first day of the Fair,
but the day before, if necessary.
Have a plan and system for your
department and see that it is carried
out.
Two or three years ago / was put
on as director Of our Fair Board.
l was working to have an educational
exhibit put ON at our fair to try and
interest our boys and girls and make
it educational rot only to them, but
to everyone. Our Medina County
Horse Protective association gave
$100 last year to boys and girls
club work and have voted to give the
same amount this year. Why could
not the banks OF our county each
contribute to fund for prizes in the
boys and girls club work? Where
could they spend a little money for
better cause or give them better
advertising? Have this money spent
under direction of Mr.. Halderson,
our County Agent and club leader !.
the County Superintendent of Schools,
and our Fair Board. We need more
boosters in county club work. Me-
dina county is back in this work.
Some counties have club leaders hired
at full time. Muskingum county, for
instance, has such a leader and the
past year had over 700 boys ard
girls in the club work. The Fair
Board gave over 5000 in premiums
for their work.
We need an educational hall in
which to show the work of our boys
and girls. was on a committee the
past year to arrange for plans for
such hall. The contractors bids
were higher than the amount voted
to put into such a building, but let's
urge that such a building be built the
coming year and for every superin-
tenderit, teacher, pupil, and parent to
work for the biggest and best exhibit
to put on at our fair, September 6,
Z, and 8, 1922, that we have ever had.
We need more land. Our grounds
are too small. Not machine should
be parked inside of our track. Our
grandstand wants to be enlarged to
accommodate the people who wish to
see our races and a multitude of re-
pairs and improvements are needed.
The directors, however, are work
ing under difficulties. We are short
of funds at all times and are still
trying to make better Fair each
year. It is your Fair. Help to boost
it along. When you feel like cen
suring the Board or a member of it,
stop and ask yourself these questions: {:
what am going to make the Fair
a success and would l do any better
if on that board spending my time,
energy and gasoline for nothing but
to please the people and make it a
success? We Iced the cooperation Of
all farm organizations, banks, schools
and business enterprises in the coun-
ty to make our county Fair what it is.
One of the features brought out at
the Findlay Meeting was suppression
OF time in our races. Get away from
that and give the other horses a
chance. A fraction Of second is
all that ever should be given.
The premium list was discussed
and the opinion was that nearly all
should be revived. Mr.. Sprague of
Lima advocated a sliding scale in
live stock so that where there was
no competition the premium would be
less than for a good show. The more
entries made the larger the prem
iums and as many as five or six
premiums should be paid where show
warrants it. Such scale will be
prepared and sent out to the different
fairs SO that they may work upon it.
This surely will be fine thing if it
is workable. 1t was also advised that
premiums won by exhibitors be paid
at close of Fair instead of waiting
from 10 to 60 days.
Finsdlay has a fine Fair grounds
with buildings Of tile and cement.
There were over 500 present at this
meeting. Nearly every fair in the
state was represented. The same Of