Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-27
LEGISLATIVE
ENCOURAGEMENT
OF FAIRS,
Representatives Of Various
], Organizations Of State
Meet at Capital.

Bismarck.'N. D.. April z7.-systsm-
attic encoura8ement Of state, regional
n county fairs by appropriations Of
the legislature is favored by repre-
sentatives of some of the leading fairs
of the state. This sentiment was
pressed In a meeting held here at the
call of Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Labor j. A. Kitchen. ~
The matter will be laid before the
budget committee which meets prior.
to the next session of the legislature,
with a view of having dehiiite recon-
mendations submitted to the legisfa-
ture. A motion was passed directing
the appointment Of q committee to,
e the state aid.
The proposed distribution as out
lined in the discussions Of the fair men
here was the granting Of q state sub
sidy of $40, 600 to each Of three region
al fair associations and $4,000 to h
state fair and aid to county fairs in
proportion to- their size and coon
plishments. The Interstate Fair, held
alternately at Grand Forks and Fargo,
would be claseed as q regional fair.
Two other regional fairs would be the
Missouri Slope Fair held annually in
Mandan n a proposed regional fair
in Minot. The state fair, held alter
/. nately in Grand Forks and Fargo,
should receive the greatest aid it was
agreed.
Live stock Increasing.
During the discussion, J.. A. Barner
of Jamestown, spoke Of the Stutsman
+, county fair and Of the rapid growth
of the raising Of fine live stock in the
[ county. The fair. he said, was entitled
to strong recognition because Of the
success it had had. and the fact that
it draws from a$large and populous
I $o.u-sk1~rv S- vrr6S~kT <h@Nn nc vnoySU
breeders Of hne stock.
Minot representatives said that there
are. II counties either close to Minot
or whose people must pass through
Minot to attend a large fair. The
movement for regional fair In Minot
is now in the hands Of the county COM
m~issioners, they stated.
e. r. Montgomery Of Grand Forks,
secretary of the state fair. held there;
F. w. McRoberts of Fargo, secretary
OF the state fair held 10 Fargo, and
Sam +. Crabbe all expressed the oRin-
ton that the county fairs must be de-
veloped in order to insure. growth of
the larger fairs, and that the holding
of regional fairs would attract many
exhibitors who nov do not feel justi-
fed in arranging exhibits for but one
or two fairs. 4se
A committee composed OF two rep-
resentatives of fair associations OF
Grand Forks. Minot. Mandan and Far
go, and the county. fair association. OF
the state, will be named by Mr.. Kit
chen; as a result Of q vote Of the meet
ing, to complies a statement Of.the laws
of other states which provide sub
sides for fairs and to meet wifi the
legislative budget committee. !
Mr.. Crabbe made a talk on the re-
Gently organized North Dakota Devel.
opment association; and urged all fair
boards to cooperate in urging attend.
ance at the National Dairy Show to be
held in st. Paul next October.
Those attending the conference
were: J.. H. McricoL Grand Forks; G,
II. Parker. Minot;. j. I. Rovig. Thomas
Jamestown; Halvor Halverson, VIM,
w. II. See, G. E. Danie1son, Alfred Hal.
di, H. 8. Davies Minot; Samuel F,
Crabbe, r. W. McRoberts, Fargo; e
r.. Montgomery, Grand Forks.