The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
TALK OVER THEIR DEB
MEMBERS OF THE GARDEL
CITY FAIR HELD MEET
DISCUSS BIG PROBLEM
Regardless of Financial Diff
culties They Will Hold the
w.. Event In Fall

Regardless of an accumulation {
debts confronting the Blue Earl
County Agricultural society amount
ing to $3,593.39, it was voted unanl
mously at meeting OF the assoccla
ton held Saturday at Garden CITY 7
continue the fair during the coinm
fall. The dates were not decided
Int seems that the debts nave acca
mulated during the past three
four years, and the whole anal
presents a very serious problem
those interested in the welfare o
the association.
1t was the unanimous expression
of the meeting that inasmuch as tn
Garden City fair had been establish
ed over sixty years ago, under con
ditions much more trying than thos'
facing the pIesent members, that thu
fair should be continued.
"Our fathers did not have tn,
money that we have today, they dit
not have the things to do with tina
we are blessed with in this presen
age, and it seems that it would bt
a terrible confession that we woulC
have to make if we should say tina
we could not continue an institution
so long established and which has
been of great benefit to this county
one of the members declared. He
years ln1o ldli Acs
been the meeting place of all the ole
settlers, who probably don't see each
other during the entire year until the.
gather on those grounds, and it is
also the meeting place of those who
come from all parts OF the United
States to meet old schoolmates with
whom they attended the old log cabin
school, reunion that is enjoyed by
all who participate in it. There Is
a sentiment woven into the Garden
City fair that cannot be lost sight
not the oldest in Minnesota.
How, To Raise Money
Having decided upon continuing
the fair, suggestions for raising mon
ey were in order. A note for $4,000
is held by a Mankato bank and Is
eight months overdue, 1t seems, and
the bank is pressing the association
for the money. The bank was per-
fectly willing to renew the note pro-
vided that two signers could be OBJ
tanned who would endorse the note
be mortgaged to these two signers
as a matter of mere formality. How
ever, two individuals who would as
sumo the responsibility of the pay
ment. could not be secured at the
meeting.
1t was also suggested that twenty
men sign the note, but only seven of
those in attendance expressed a de-
sire to do so.
Another motion was made that the
members of the association, some
four hundred in number, be assessed
an amount that would raise the debt.
Upon being called upon to express his
opinion in the premises, G. E. Phil
lips, county attorney, stated that
after hasty examination of the by
laws of the association he had come
to the conclusion that it would inn
possible to levy such an assessment.
due to the fact that the association
was merely voluntarily one and
had no provision for such a levy.
The Neff Bill
Paul D. Neff Of this city has pre-
scented a bill to the association for
$500 due for some printing alleged =.
have been done for the society. Up
on failure to pay the bill, Mr.. Neff
has attached the grounds and build
ings to be sold at auction on May
81 of this year. A suggestion that
if the grounds were Sold, it would
the purchaser to take possession for
the period of one year, and the fair
could be held as usual during the
coming fall.
One member told of having been
in Mankato and interviewing several
members of the Mankato fair board
who stated that they personally would
be in favor of meeting the obliga-
lions of the Garden City fair provid-
ing no more fairs were held at Gar
den City. The grounds would be
given over for community use This
plan however, did not seem to meet
with the general approval Of those
present.
A motion made to the effect that
the meeting adjourn for one week
and then come together to settle the
matter definitely was passed
d. E. Crane. president of the asso-
citation presided at the meeting
which was held in Woodmen hall.
Between seventy five and 100 mem
bers were in attendance.