The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-28
COUNTY FAIR
PLAN MEETS
WITH FAVOR
Wayne County Breeders May
Enlarge Hog Show to Com
plete Stock Show on Large
Scale.
TO INVESTIGATE SITES

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CENTERVILLE, Ind. April ss.-Pre-
lininary arrangements for a mani
moth Wayne county annual fair were
completed at the regular meeting of
the Wayne county breeders associa.
ton. held in the city hall of Center
Vile Wednesday evening.
A hog show for this fall already had
been agreed upon by the hog breeding
associations. and sentiment at the
Wednesday night meeting was strong
~ in favor of enlarsing the hog show
10 complete stock show and if posi-
bic. eventually to an annual Wayne
county fair. organized on large
enough scale to grow into an immense
couny fair with national reputation,
such as already exist in some counties
IF Ohio, Massachusetts, and other
states.
Representatives of the different
sorts of stock who were present at
she meeting insisted that any county
show should include other stock as
we'll as hogs. and from that the plans
eTew to include complete county
fair. Committees we're appointed to
investigate building plans and types
of buildings for such fair, to have
Incorporation papers prepared for the
Wayne county breeders associations
in order that it might incorporate for
the purpose of selling stock. buying a
fair site and erecting buildings; and
a site committee to Investigate posi-
BILE sites with transportation and other
advantase facilities, all committees
TO report at the next meeting on May
25.
To incorporate Body.
II was decided that :he fair promo
lion should be made by the breeders
association, and that it should as a
body be incorporated for that purpose.
sell stock to its members, and assume
full management of the fair if it should
be established.
Provisions should be made, accord
ing to the opinions of members, for
exhibits Of all sorts of stock and other
farm products. school exhibits, town
ship booths, and exhibits of machinery
and automobiles, as well as legitimate
and wholesome amusements.
Successful examples of county fairs
were cited in Preble and Darke coun-
ties. Ohio. and in Newcastle, as well
as in more distant territories, and the
opinion was expressed that with Rich
mond's backing. if it should be given
A Wayne county fair coulds be made
one with a national reputation. such
as the one at Springfield. Mass. where
a million dollars is being expended
this year for additional buildings
That fair started, according to infor
nation furnished by Mr.. Fulghum, as
an ordinary county fair, gradually
grew to include entries from the
whole state, and finally, from all east
ern states. J. l.. Dolan also told o.
The Wood county fair in Ohio. which
has a state reputation and has en-
trants from wide district, and al
attendance last year of $4,000.
Hope for Growth.
The hope was expressed freely b,
members of the association, that al
though no such results could be ex
pected in the first year. plans ant
sites should allow for plenty o
growth and it was hoped that the
complete show of this fall could b.
increased to county fair soon. l
was the consensus Of opinion that a
least 90 acres should be secured wheI
the site is selected.
1t was stated that all buildings
should be erected with a view to be
ing easily included in the final group
We want to start out so we cal
grow" said Bent Wilson of Cambridg,
city, speaking for that city as thu
site. We ought to take in severa
coun les in a few years, and with
location at Cambridge City, we viii
nave two railroads, two interurbans
site reached by good auto roads, ant
full of enthusiastic cooperation of TIL,
business men. Cambridge City ha
good hotels and it has better fool
than Richmond, because | have eater
at both places" w. B. Fulghum o
Richmond. secretary of the breeders
association, countered Wilson's speecl
with enumeration of the advantages o
Richmond. mentioning among othe
things the protection that the Rich
mond fire department could give.
Investigate Sites.
The site committee was instructed
10 investigate and price sites. and re
port at the next meeting, as action il
the near future will be necessary
Two garages in Centerville could no
house our hog show last year" sai(
Wood Eliason. president of the asso
citation, "and there is not building il
Wayne county now that will hold tn
hogs that are already entered for tn
hog show alone, to say nothing O
other stock that will be included il
complete show"
During transaction of other bushes
at the meeting. committee on mem
bership was decided upon, with a
least two committeeman in each towr
ship to solicit the pure bred stocI
men of those townships. the commit
tee to be announced later. The d
rectorate of the association. which i
to include representatives of all line
of stock. had not been announced be
cause of small membership whicl
made wise choice difficult, and wa
allowed to go over until the mex
meeting again. Representatives of a.
lines of stock breeding are also calle'
for on the building committee.
House Committee Refuses to