The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-01
RECORD" APPEALS
. FOR FULL SUPPORT \
FOR THE STATE FAIR

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lust m III" ir"Ss. contains ~" 1"I''"'
!ng graphic appeal 20 IT, m"wh'is -
NuIprr, and l"nst his lnS;'tH'i"A WIG"
hns cn,,,,. - T., nm annua, event IN III"
LATE Of WhN"''ng. Says m" "R"c"'d
Of tho s'ato fair which begins next wee"
Ware wn ny!ng IN an ar" ~ N'nsS,
before ,No ahvru, Of the newspaper an"
the tnihoa-l c.arinu-v"Ir'd hera.dS
vnulI nrw 10 vending their Way
t',~uvrh lie IauI. calling out the w"nd'
ers q "Yc ,;lnnde niho Fairr OF h""'-
yrur" IA: n" h'ra.L has s'r" '''i"
tho discard, a'nng with H;ngs ara "tE"E
more or less romantic hut incpnN"nl'h'
nppurtenaurcs O.: DAYS G'no hy ana mas
heen rrua crd hy IN" modern etN'I"h''
far-renrh'ng and comprehensive system
Of advertising. Today, by means or over
a hundred newspapers Ia IN" TRISTAN"
territory. many trade Journals. zen "I
thousands nf premium Hs's Of our own
unl other fairs. prn'ed h"ra,dS. c" nv
less letters, b!UhU2rds. windows. i"'eS'
fences barns. automobiles trucks. street
car and trains and VII" can say h''W
many mouths. :he word has gone
through the length and breadth ot the
land from Canada 20 he tiulf Fr"m
The Atlantic to The l@"!Nc, that Wheel
ing viii hr tho scene nf tho Fnrtr.Firs;
Annual state Fair. the wr"k Of Sep'rm-
Ter i;h "a lO;E.
Y, is not our purpose 20 En Int" IN"
a;'ract.uns - the coming exhibition.
Neau know he FAR AMI : Is sEfhr''n'
10 say tina. w are assured Hy N" man
aEemcnt thar his or" VII /" ne post
IN :hr history ~ -" institution. bar
ring accidents What "" arc r"n"eTn"i
with arc :he spirit nUI ~" purpose ~
tho enterprise. and 80 crr"rt upon tho
Development OF rur cry.
The Spirit OF the Fair
as IL Ns spirit. we w"ndHr now
many people realize that TN" huge IN
stI'utiUn ia conducted solely IN the IN
tcres, OF the public weal. that Il IS
n-dIv!drnl-pAylng. and hat all prof
lts derived from rs operation are de-
voted to improving and building !, up
The directors. comprising nineteen "t
the most successful business men OF
this district devote great amount or
tina and effort 10 i's business without
am compensation. ard the officers. win
III. exception Of the secretary and h!s
assistant who give all their time 20 II.
serve without salary. rs sp'rtt IS the
true civic spirit OF h"lrtuin"SS. or
achievement for community and Sta'o
good, with no prIva'a interest To servo
and no private gain - Insure.
"Th" purpose of ;he State Fair can M
summed MP in one word--education. To
add 10 the sun Of human knowledge,
year by year. particularly "a Z relates
20 agriculture and kindr nursutts. but
also 20 many other lines Of pndravor. Ia
l. - No a
rrn fair. Incidentally. u provides en-
tertainmnnt Of varied nature. which
also has It's distinct uxe and value.
The Fair IS n growing institution.
From tho rrrt modest exhibition NJ n
few pumpkins some ,jvn stock and n
sundry assortment or products. Il has
developed into hugo. many sided on
terprisa. any one phase os which would
hs a big undertaking In Itself 1t makes
an appeal to MI classes and nil tastes.
IT has added to The original agricultural 3
fair features. many e1positloral dis
plays Of Industrial manufacturing and
mercantile progress. The fair no long
or appeals exclusively ~ the farmer. II
attracts those ot AL other pursuits a
VOL. II Is rapidly approaching IN"
rO'nt where !, mirrors the development
OF al lines OF human achievement. and
MS ,hcre IL no Nm!t 20 that development
thor" q an ever w!den!ng field or use
ru,ness f"r these exhibitions That 10
why N. fair. no matter how old - al .
ways now. There never was = creator
fsllacy than the expression one some
times hears: Oh when you see one Fair
you see them all. As matter Of fact. J
no fair Is Ike any that have gone %"
fore. because Il IL living thing that =
must either Grow or p'A
Tho possibilities Of our own Fair
hava scarcely heen tapped. Merchants,
"oal men. farm organ!
Nations. etc. have hardly begun the
goldsn opportunity that Ia theirs IN
bring their message or their product
directly before A hundred thousand prr- !
son n week. With the now system
Of state roads, opening NJ all sections
OF the stn'n ~ easy 'ravel his attend
ance should he enormously increased
within tho NEXT Few yrn:s.
"hs civic enterprise 'hat contributes
20 the wealth oc 'hc city nnh state. as
an educa t!onal institution II IN aiculah,e
value: as means nt bringing farmer
and city dwe,ler into c.,N"r 'oU h avn
sympathy, and 20 n medium for advrr-
Using the city and state and :hn!r 10.
sources 70 al the world. the sta" FAR
IS worth yof tho suppor. and c"-OD"ra-
ton OF every man ard woman in The
state.
The membership 81 the cha whcr ct
Commerce and all other citizens arc