New Ulm review., 1921-11-30
f AIR MANAGEMENT
HAS $4,000 DEBT
NEW BUILDING COSTS ARE
CAUSE OF DEPLETION OF
TREASURY.
GOAHEAD WITH PROGRAM I
OF ENLARGEMENT.

Brown County Agricultural Society
is in debt and to the extent of approx
imately $4,000. This was the news
conveyed to the stockholders meeting
held Wednesday, Novem ber 23, at the
4 Commercial Club rooms. The meet
| ing was the most largely attended and
the most enthusiastic annual meeting
held for scme years. The indebted
ness is due neither to mismanagement
nor to poor business, because the net
profits of last year amount to nearly
$4,000, to be exact $4,947, but was
]created on account of the buildings
which were erected on the fair grounds
last year and which cost. the Associa-
ton $12,247.44.
Still More Buildings Needed.
President Crone told the stock
holders that in spite of the buildings
that have been erected, there is still a
lack Of necessary buildings and that
ways and means to raise money must
be devised so that building operations
for next year can be continued. In
cidently, he mentioned that the cattle
barn which was thought to be large
enough to house all the exhibits for.
years to come had proven inadequate
for last years fair and that quite a
number Of head Of cattle had to be.
quartered in his large barn in this city.
President Crone also stated that the
/ live stock exhibits would show still
bigger increase from year to year be-
cause Of the fact that diversified farm
ling is taking root and becoming
popular among a large number of
farmers in Brown and Nicollet coun-
ties. In his opinion, additional
buildings for taking care of live stock
should be provided for and it is almost
imperative that a woman's exhibit
building be erected, so that the
women's handiWork can be properly
displayed and merchants be given an
opportunity to properly display their
wares at the County Fair which is inn
possible at the present time.
It became necessary the past year
for some of the Officers and directors
to become personally liabla for the
money that was borrowed and they
did this cheerfully which proves the
faith that the officers and directors
have in the proposition. When asked
how much the additional buildings
that are necessary would cost, Prssi-
dent Crone stated in his opinion it
would take at least $4,000 to put up
s the buildings needed.
Ways and Means Dis cussed.
I This Immediately precipitated the
/ question how to raise the money be
cause every one present seemed to be
7 of the opinion that the money must be
raised so that the building operations
& can be carried on. Two ways were
: suggested by the management. One
4 is to sell additional stock and the Other
is~to rattle off an automobile and have
a big dance which if properly conducted
would net quite sum of money. Up
on motion the chairman was EN-.
Z powered to appoint a committee te
i push the sale Of additional stock anC
!. in this connection it was urged thai
!, possibly more stock could be sold j
i the prospective and the present stocl
a holders were given an inducement by
+ allowing every stockholder for eacl
: share of. stock that he holds a com
5 Iplimentary ticket for one days at
i tendance at the fair. This led to con
!. siderable discussion but no defnit
!. action was taken, it being left entirel.
"a to the directors to determine thi
"a question when they have to meet it
= As such committe tee i. 81. Retzlaff, Gee
Marti, And. Safert, a. ] Vogel an,
d j. A. Ochs were appointed. It wa
81 also voted to put on an automobil
contest and have it understood tha
81 this autobmoile contest is solely for tn
purpose Of raising a fund fora woman
4 building. If enough funds are raise
r-Ethen the woman's building will go u
il. next year, otherwise it will. have t
3 wait for such time as funds are avail
4 able for this purpose.
g Carnival Features conde mned.
8, An animated discussion followed til
proposal Of +. H. Retzlaff that th
carnival features be dispensed with j
,fs4i subsequent affairs. Secretary Lindt
g mann stated that practically all th
q secretaries were agreed that the ca
IS niyal concessions are not 4 desirab
81 feature Of 81 County Fair but that
,aIEi impossible to secure the 1nerry-g'
III round, Ferris wheel and other sati
3, q factory attractions without having
= carnival comp ii connect on wit
Il them and that it was even hard wol
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