The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-26
The Pending Fair Proposition

The Chamber of Commerce committee IN charge Of the fair
grounds proposition has announced It's plans and has taken
arief Tor an association with authorized capital Sovk Of $50
o Stock The association is 10 he sold for the purpose
curing funds with which purchase grounds and make the
ing:
"Tbc adviabliy of Grady county fair longer being dis
csscd II is conceded that Chckasha permanent fair
grounds and have nd the slightest doubt that will find ready
support when the stock is put on the market
Concerning the first statement take IT, there will be little
difference OF opinion The necessity for fair grounds has long been
1eognzcl aud lcbaablc Numerous put the
proposition in the past have 10 naugh the usual obstacle
the being the attitude assumed by those who said Now
bad time TO start es put it off another year The result
has been policy Of delay and donoin9 consequence of which
business and farming interests have suffered ali these ycar
from lack of a needed enterprise
Now certain that This ancient aud honorable obstacle
with n again and il must be dealt with before there is chance,
10 gc anywhere with the pending proposition With The possible
exception of the select company of rd degree oplmiS all vii
praby agree that The present is very unpopiiiols time
launching a In the face of business depression lo'
cal and nationwide the people of hcasa find S10OO o
spare change in their pockets to invest in fair grounds, 1t is
time when business big and little needing all their cas
their operations and naturally they feel that then
first duy and first thought should be to keep their snes
going though they have surplus which they NIGH
under other circumstances be wiling and even gad to pnl INTO an
enterprise of public nature the feeling here alluded to win mak'
them reluctant do Let frankly face the situation
tuay exists and admit that this attitude is backed by good logic
What them Shall tell the fair promoters put off again
I'LL some sweet day. that Will never come we wa @ TIL every
in the community says, Nows the time The answer
"no helpless and lacking resoureefuness
ncgove answer to the question would imply and we should have
pride than TO hang out such sen OF weakness TO the world
70 finance the fair grounds proposition hard problem under
present conditions may freely admit without of shame
surely of energy aud enterprise who have met and
obstacles of many kinds not going to admit that diff
Guilty of this magnitude has them baffled
That needed $4,000 is not Floating loose i'll the community
in easy getaabe form is certain and therefore have very
grave doubts whether the proposition of the Chamber of Commerce
comitee will be success If an attempt raise the
tire sum needed cash It would that the only practicable
course would be to TO sell the stock the partpaymcnt
payment and extending the remainder period OF three
more years OF course this would involve putting the deferred
ments the form of feass bankabe paper no mere sub
,ftn fnrrQh bucic fo1
financing the deal We feel that many men who could not and
would subscribe for $500 worth of stock to be paid for IN
lump sum- would have hestancy obgatmg themselves tc
smaller payments during term Of years and the same hne
in to those who might wish to buy larger or smaller
blocks Of stock
If satisfactory partial payment plan of selling the stock
be worked believe it will be possible to out the pro
posed plans in the face of adverse conditions The best a
ores taking the view that the worst the business de
preston banking better conditions during the
coming We afford have faith the future Of
town county and country, realizing that although tenn
pory may settle business and industry III the long
run we shall be disappointed All of who have lived very
long have seen good times gnmerng periodically but have
observed that they have failed to back That why
we need buy small block of fair grounds stock and
M IN or ability to meet our obligations year and the next
year This of policy which with confidence IN his
own ability pull out pusues in his private business and viii
work just well in the case of community enterprises IN winch
As we see It. the fair committee has important job
before it now than devise workable parapaymen plan one
that viii all the requirements of sound financing and at the
same time provide that those interested IN the proposition
can TO this point the committee well devote ITS mos
decision regard this matter believe will rest the success or
failure of the movement.
Tho fair grounds matter plianthropic charity pro
noson: plain business 1t already sold to the community
psvsfoogicay least but the sale cannot be completed unless
forms which by the purchasers arranged We need
+ county the benefit of both business and farmers
Let our aseeng business put their heads together
and Show us the way to get it. It can be done
Sspcan that there's little real tobacco in cigars isl
strengthened by the fact the reduction IN Kentucky hurley hash
affected their priecs.-Nuslogee Times Democrat
Just imagine of the who pluck their eyebrows
probably voted for presdent.End Eagle.
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Several international marriages being arranged the Balkans
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