The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-13
FAIR GROUND IS
NEW PROPOSITION
Free Fair Association
Wants to Build New
Show Place

Tulsa county is TO have new
fairgrounds.
In the belief that the Tulsa county
ftce fair outgrow its present loca-
ton this past fall, that IL definitely
passed from county fair TO district
iair class and that adequate equip
ment will make 1t not ony worthy
oil me fertile, wealth. producing
section tributary to Tulsa but
serious claimant for state and in
tor-state honors, the new Tulsa
county free fair association, In It's
first session Monday afternoon Ia the
municipal auditorium, enthusiastic
ally set about TO secure new fair.
grounds. The executive committee
was authorized to negotiate at once
for new fairgrounds and to make
preparation for its financing by
county bond issue and was cm-
powered TO dispose OF the present
site and buildings
Confer with Stock Show.
The executive committee was en-
powered first TO confer with Live
stock Industrial exposition officials
as TO the possibility Of grant Of
land adjacent to their holdings east
or the city. 1t was suggested that
tho fair and the livestock exposition
could cooperate to mutual adNaut-
age, each working under its own
management but Offering clements
lacking In tho other, such as the in
dustrial exposition conducting a
horse show and horse races which
would react favorably on the at
tendance at the fair adjoining
Whatever the outcome OF negotia-
tions with the livestock exposition
however, the slogan will be to erect
new grOuuds
The free fair has reached tho end
OF It's resources and must either pro-
Sress or rotrograde, n. II. Graham,
elected Monday to executive board
declarcd. Tulsa county is the cen.
ter OF agriculture for all north
eastern Oklahoma and OF Is county
fairs, all wanting to come TO Tulsa
TO snow and looking here for n state
talr, he went on. Hc called atten-
ton TO the remarkable display at
the last fair and the fact that II
compared favorably In number and
character OF Its exhibits, in attend
ancc and entertainment features
with the older established fairs al
Oklahoma city and Muskogee.
Advocates Bond Issue.
A county bond issue OF 5000. 900
VIII comfortably float the undertak-
Ing with the sale Of the present
grounds, worth al least $50, 600, ID. A.
Wilson OF Lynn Lane township and
near Broken Arrow. newly re-elect-
ed president of the association, esti-
mated. "Of course. the grounds
when completed will cost in the
neighborhood of 100000 or more
Let us begin to campaign at once
FOR tho bond Issue I'm our respective
sections. a bond issue OF 100000
would only cost each quarter section,
$40, small amount on an assessed
valuation OF $l50,o00,000 and indeed
the cost per section would not av-
erage that sum"
Paul G. Meyer was elected secre.
tary. after completing a term as as
sistant secretary and previously act
Ing as president for two years. To
the executive board were elected
n. r. Graham, G. r, Dodson Of Col
linsvillc. &. a. Graham OF Glen Pool
NJ. c. Williams OF Broken Arrow and
Arthur Bynum OF Frye. For the
first time a woman was placed on
the county fair board, Mrs e. y
Rossen of Sand Springs being voted
in to take the place OF George Gill
more OF Sand Springs. Mrs. Rossan
will doubtless have particular say-so
about womcn's work tn connection
with the fair. Twenty-eight OF the
new fair board were present Fol
the first time In lts history, the ma
jority Of the personnel are farmers
and livestock breeders, rather than
busiVess men. Both Wilson and
Meyer have been connected with the
association since its organization six
years ago.
The association will meet the first
Saturday In January to take action
for the fair grounds. and thereafter
on the same day in each month In
order 10 transact business, keep in
personal touch, exchange ideas about
the fair and maintain a 12-months-
around interest In q. 4 committee
composed Of c. a. Graham OF Glen
Pool. NJ. A. Watkins and J. S. Cooke
Of Owasso, was appointed 10 inspect
cattle and livestock for disease be-
fore they can be sold at the fair