Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-10-01
VALLEY FAIR
assn. WILL BE
INCORPORATED
Plan to Issue Stock of SIS
Par Value per Share; Har-
lingen Subscribes for First
100 Shares

The Valley Fair Association. which
this year will hold its Mid Winter Fair
at Harlingen on December ~, IL, Ia
and Is. will incorporate, according to
a decision reached by the board of di-
rectors at a meeting held in Harlingen.
Shares of par value of S25 will be
issued. and residents of Harlingen have
already subscribed for 100 shares.
A number Of representative business
men of Harlingcn were present at the
meeting and prior to the decision to in
corporate N fund cf 1000 had been
raised in the city in the form of $40
subscriptions. and this subscription will
be applied on the purchase price of
the stock to be issued by the associa-
tion. An active canvassing campaign
will be started as soon as road condi-
tions permit and stockholders in the
association will be secured in every
part Of the Valley.
Secretary Phipps of the Fair assoca-
tion announced yesterday that the as
sociation has decided to turn all amuse-
mcnt concessions over to the Harlingen
American Legion post, and they will
have complete charge of that feature Of
the fair. IL is the intention of the
Harlingen post to interest all Leg on
naircs IN the Valley in this proposal and
some good amusement features are as
snred. Secretary Phipps stated that
this decision had been arrived n by
the general demand over the Valley
that the fair eliminate the carnival at.
fractions which proved an undesirable
feature last year. II is understood that
go-rcunds. and similar attractions. and
will offer a wide variety of home talent
stunts and other amusement features.
with the Legion in charge Of this de-
partmcnt. ! am sure the Valley people
are going TO have all the amusement
they went at the fair" Secretary Phipps
said. II don't know exactly what the
Legion will offer in the line. but we
know that the Legion has never yet Of
fcrcd anything that was not first-class
In every respect.
Plans are also being made for the
holding of a number of conventions of
various Valley organizations at Har-
lingea during fair week IL is point
ed out that il will be an exceptional
opportunity for the members from all
parts OF the Valley to get together for
the purpose Of holding their Valley
conventions.
Governor Ncff has announced that he
will be at the fair at least one day. the
date of which has not yet been def
nitely fixed. Invitations have also
been extended to the governor of the
Mexican state of Tamaulipas and a num-
Der Of other Mexican officials. Special
tnt hnU IL
of the Cotton Palace at Waco. and the
presidents and officials of various state
and county affairs. many of whom are
expected to attend.
The association desires 10 make the
work of the schools Of the Valley one
Of the most important features Of the
Mid-Winter Fair" Secretary IN pms
stated. Our plans along this line
have rot yet been definitely settled.
but we propose to cmphas &c this fea-
ture aud secure the interest and coop-
GRAFTON of the schools. II wolid Be ad-
visable for the schools Of the Valley to
start now. mt the beginning OF the school
year. to prepare for exhibits"
Reservations for stock. poultry. hor-
ticultural and agricultural exhibits are
coming in at a rate which denotes the
keen interest the Valley is taking in the
fair. Entries already made are more
than double the total exhibit last year.
Community exhibits will be one Of the
biggest features of the fair. and sew
eral communities have already made
preparations to collect and arrange ex-
hibits.
Work on the grounds will be started
this week. The fence will be moved
and the grounds enlarged to more than
twice the area covered last year. this
increase in area being made necessary
TO accommodate the large number of
exhibits the fair will have this year.
All sheds and booths erected last year
are TO be rooted and work of erecting
many additional buildings will be start
ed in ample time to have them complet-
ed before the opening of the fair.
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