The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-27
SOUTH-PLANS FAIR STOCKHOLD[
ERS TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING; LAST TUESDAY SHOWED THAT
LUBBOCK is STRONG FOR PERMANENT FAIR
CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED TO $25,OOO.OO
The Grounds VIII be provedBudngs Enlarged and Several
New Buildings Erected Take Care of the 1922 Fair
Stock VIII Be Offered for Sale a a Early Date.

Things don't happen by half way
in Lubbock. The Panhandle South
Plains Fair Association was incor-
porated two years ago with Capital
/ Stock Of $4,000 and an ambition to
stage an annual Fair Of the First
/ Class. IL is believed that we had
Buildings enough TO care for such q
Fair for several years to comedy
making the necessary improvements
from year to year painting them and
/ Improvements TO the grounds. But
/ the 1921 Fair knocked that idea
definately out Of the minds of every
citizen that has watched the develop
ment Of the Fair.
There was but one of two things
to do-and these two things were
very definately put up to the Busi-
| ness men, citizens. Fair Officials
and Chamber of Commerce directors
Monday afternoon at the Annual
Meeting of the Stock Holders in the
Justice Court room. The choice was
TO be made between either closing
the Fair or doubling the Capital Stock
The Fair officials felt that it would
be impossible 10 attempt to handle
the Third South Plains Fair with the
present equipment and they recon-
mended that we eight provide suffi-
cient buildings to care for the ex-
hibits or else close the Fair until pro-
vision could be made for such en-
largement.
II is useless TO say what the bunch
decided 70 do. Somebody made a
notion that the Capital Stock be
. ~ I .I-tlr
on the motion declared that there had
never been any one thing started in
Lubbock that offered such great pos
sibilities not only for the city and
county Of Lubbock but for the entire
section Of the South Plains and West
Texas as the great Fair and that he
did not believe that an additional
$4,000 would provide buildings
enough 10 care for next years Fair.
He moved that the previous motion
be amended 70 read an increase from
$4,000 TO $25, 600 and that every
business man and citizen Of the city
get behind the Fair and make it the
greatest institution in the entire
South Plains Of Texas.
To summarize the actual facts Of
the Fair the following report is given
starting in the summer Of 1920 and
ending with the present Fair:
An original amount Of $4,000 was
subscribed TO the Fair Stock and
buildings TO the total cost Of S1l, 500
were erected on the Fair grounds.
This stock was subscribed upon the
absolute assurance that IL would
never pay one cent dividend, or in
terest or refund in the way Of special
privileges, admission or any other di-
rect return to the stock holder. OF
this amount $4,000 was paid in and
the balance was not coilected-abou
half Of that balance can yet be coli
lected
At the close Of the 1920 Fair
cheeks were paid TO 407 exhibitors
from seven counties on a premium
list Of $4,000. After all accounts
were settled as far as the money
would allow there was a balance owed
by the fair Of SiSls that was car
ried over by the long Bell Lumber
Yard, the McAdams and the Bowman
Lumber Companies and bill TO the
Western Windmill.
AT the close If the 1921 Fair more
than 500 premiums were paid TO
eleven counties from a premium list
totaling Ss,200 with a deficit Of ap-
proximately $3.50 including lumber
bills and wiring costs Of approximate
ly that amount In short the Fair
this year, in spite Of the trouble we
had With the delay cf the Carnival,
said its operating expenses but did
not take care Of the necessary ~
manont improvements that we're
made to care for the additional en-
tries
At this time the Fair association
owes approximately $500 and has
buildings and improvements to the
value Of more than $4,000. The
plan to raise an additional $4,000
IS for the purpose Of retiring the out
standing obligations and 20 double
the capacity Of the present Stock
Sheds, erect Judging and sales pa
Wilton and TO erect an Agricultural
Building as large and well equipped
as the present main buildings, to
paint the present buildings and make
additional improvements In the way
Of moving the Grand Stand. new
race track and additional fencing to
handle the crowds for next year.
A new board OF Directors and Bet
ter Fair for 1922 The South Plains
have shown their desire 20 particle
pate m a Real Sectional Fair. the
city Of Lubbock and her citixens
pledge the whole West their very
bcs> efforts to make and maintain
the South Plains Fair a. truly rep
rosentative Fair Of this section.
The board of Directors include;
n. 4. klest. President. n. l. Rober1-
son, Geo. W. Foster and n. N. Hob
land Of slston. Vice Presidents. viii
n. G. s,mmons l. q. Ella LouIo
Moore completing the pirseterk O.
4 sIaton uas retained a. Ir>e1urnF
and Cartis A. Keen ~ Secretary ~