The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-08
Meeting OF Committeeman Tomor'
rev Morning at Q O'Clock 10 Hear
instructions and Start
Active Selling Drive
TINE TO SHOW HAND IS
VIEW THOSE IN CHARGE
c. Of c. Committee Points out That
All Lines Of Business Favor
Movement and Asks That
Opinions be Backed

Evarything Is IN readiness for
the opening Of the Chamber OF Com
meree drive to sell sufficient stock Ia
purchase a fair ground site and erect
buildings. according to members OF
the c. OF G.. fair ground committee,
who have called meeting OF sub
committeeman tomorrow morning at
o'clock in the Chamber OF Com.
meree rooms.
Lists have been prepared OF the
business interests OF Chickasha and
the committeeman will be given
these lists tomorrow morning and
after receiving instructions from the
general committee. headed by orin
Ashton. the campaign TO place this
stock will be launched.
II is pointed out by the committee
men that the campaign must be fn-
: ished as quickly as possible. owing TO
the fact that the Hot Stove league
Is waiting for the fair people to fin
ish their work before starting actual
building of baseball grandstand and
athletic field.
The baseball park and athletic field
Is TO lie a Part Of the general fair
park proposition and is to be leased
from the Grady County park by the
year. or for a term of years, ac-
cording to arrangements made. In
addition to the ball park, the Grady
County park will include free fair
feature, buildings for the exhibition
of fine horses, cattle, hogs, poultr
and a special show pavilion where
the fine stock Of Grady county is
to be shown in competition. In ad-
dition there will be the agricultural
building where the farm products
are to be shown, according to the
plans.
A half mile race course is included |
in the outlined plan, the proposition
in its entirety being complete
county fair with amusement features
thrown in A field for the demon
stration of tractors and farm machln-
cry is included in the program a. !
well as a camp for automobile tour
lists.
Business and professional interests
Of Chickasha have been interviewed
on the subject of Grady county fair
numerous times and the proposition
is to the point now where there
seems to be no opposition to it. Prac-
tically every line of business or pro-
fession has given expression to the
belief that Grady county should have
a fair ground and that that fair
ground should be located in Chicka-i
sha. 1t is pointed out by some that ,
.Minco, Tuttle and Rush Springs |
have offered to provide site and
construct permanent buildings for
the Grady county free fair and that
these towns are waiting to see what
Chickasha does before launching a
campaign to land the proposition for
themselves-or for one of the towns
mentioned.
Its squarely up to Chickasha."
said a memberfof the c. OF c. fair
committee this morning I'VE have al
start of $4,000 on the proposition
which is to cost $4,000. Whether
we have that fair ground here, de.
pends on the work done tomorrow
morning. If the committeeman will
turn out to the meeting tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock and will 20
out and work, and If the business in
terests of -Chickasha will back up
their statements with purchases of
stock, the fair ground for 'Chickasha
will back up their statements with
purchases of stock, the fair ground
for Chickasha will be assured by
tomorrow night. It's going to take
work and cooperation, but the thing
can be done. There never was
!, more vital time in the life of Chick
asha. It's either go backward or
advance. We can't stand still. If
we fall down on the fair, we will fall
down tomorrow morning. If we
put the fair over, it will be put
over tomorrow morning. The thing