The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-05
SOMERSET CENTRAL 1922 FAIR
PASSES INTO HISTORY
BY RI. Patien1

The big Fair. the biggest and best
we ever had, Is now thing of the
past. What is such show for?
Every man you ask would doubtless
give little different answer. The
original idea of course was to promote
agriculture. horticulture and me-
chanical arts Some would say we
had lost sight of this but the care
full thinker knows better. No doubt
many a patron goes 10 the grounds
and sees little but the midway. Others
watch the races or baseball game, still
others find interest in the exhibition
building. Observations however leads
us to believe that a large proportion
of the patrons make casual tour at
least through the cattle department
and that there are thousands to whom
the cows, horses, swine sheep and
poultry are of primary interest No
one can doubt that animal husbandry,
horticulture and household arts are
advanced tremendously by a show such
as we had at Fairyiew Park last week.
There is feature about it which we
do not always think Of and that is the
reunion idea. People come from the
Middle West TO Maine and plan their
visits SO as 10 meet their old friends
at the Somerset Central Fair. Every
man and woman in Somerset County
knows that he can do more visiting in
one afternoon at Fairview Park and
see more people whom he knows than
he could in a months travel other
wise. Folks come there to buy and
sell animals, machinery and other
merchandise. The show is useful in
a thousand different ways
Somerset Central Society and the
public owes a good deal to it's found
ers and to people who devoted So
much unselfish endeavor to it in years
past. Among them, Gen. r. b. Shep-
herd, Col Isaac Dyer, Warren Russell,
Davis Miller and many others, whose
names should not be, but are in part
forgotten.
The same appreciation should ex-
tend to those citizens who in more re-
cent times, and especially this year,
have sacrificed so much to make the
big show Go Good" Among these
no one will question our right to men
ton Mr. Plummer. the secretary, as
entitled to first distinction. One way
to get service of this kind is to recog-
nize and appreciate it when it comes.
IT the MISREPRESENTATION and the
public generally, show some little
sense of gratitude to George Fl. Plum
mer for all he has done, we are more
likely to get some one to take his place
when he wears out, for wear out he
certainly would If he kept up the gate
in connection with this matter which
he has this year and .Iast year. George
has good constitution but no man
can carry a burden of that kind very
many years and not break down. If
we want to "let George do it" as to
Agricultural Fairs or anything else in
years to come, we must show little
sense and judgment as to what We
may load onto one pair of shoulders.
The Somerset Central show has climb
ed to be mighty near the biggest thing
of its kind in Maine and this result is
due more to Mr. Plummer's ability
and conscientious, untiring work than
to any other one man, past or present.
We have no idea of OVERRIDING the
thing by laying it on too thick but
when a man goes thru with and ac-
composites what Mr.. Plummer has We
believe the public would not wish us
to set limit on our commentator.
1t will be many year before we find
another man who can and will do the
same big stunt.