The Alaska daily empire., 1922-10-02
KANE PROPOSES FAIR SOCIETY,";
 NEED IS URGED
Says Permanent Organization Necessary to Make Fair
 an Annual Event.

Organization of a 'non-prOiit' so- ciety for the purpose of conducting annual fairs similar to the South eastern Alaska Country Fair, which closed successfully here last Fri day night. is urged by Ed. NJ. Kane, manager of the recent fair, in statement today. Such an organi2a- tion, sponsored by leaders in busi ness, industrial and civic life, he de- clared, will go far toward placing agricultural enterprises in South eastern Alaska on a firm founda- tion
 Wins Public Favor
 '"The Southeastern Alaska Country Fair was one pioneer venture that passed through all the hazardous stages of new, untried undertaking in this district and ~ound up with practically a unanimous stamp of public approval placed on it. said MT Kane. "The s2lc- cess of this agricultural fair can be credited to the farmers and gar deners cf the Southeastern Alaska country, who prepared such an i'm pressive list of farm and garden products to be placed in the ex- hibits. the generous attention given the Fair by tho newspaper editors of the entire First Division and the liberal financial assistance given the Juneau Fair Committee by the busl- ness men of Juneau.
 'fThe success of the promotion of the Fair is not due 10 any particular ability on my part, but through the cooperation of the members of the entire Fair Committee. The members of this committee rendered a service to the entire Southeastern Alaska country that is impossible to esti- mate at this time. In financing the venture, credit is due George R. Marshall. It was only through h,s untiring and persistent efforts that sufficient money was raised to carry out the entertainment program pre- scented on Thursday and Friday oi last week. J. P. Anderson. chair man of the committee, and Dr. Rob ert SimpsIon, too, rendered valuable services. and at times neglected theil own businesses to help make neces sary arrang gements and to carry ol the work in connection with the Fair
 Help In Development
 "The success of the Southeasterl Alaska Country Fair will be tn means of helping to advance agr -cnlture in this district to such al extent that farming will increase il such proportion within the next yea that it must be given favorable cor < sideration with any other industr in this section. In order to con tinue interest in agriculture fai must be held every year In pre- pairing for the exposition to be hel next year, provision must be mad to accommodate much large crowd than visited tho fair whicl has just closed. Room must be pro vidcd flor many more merchants booths. and space for farm product exhibits that will be at least fiy' times greater than the exhibits tha were shown last week.
 Need Permanent Organization
 sIn order to assure the success o future undertakings or tnls klnu. permanent agricultural fair associa tfon is needed This organization should be a non-profit society. b' sponsored by men of integrity ant ability. and should be organized 1T such way that farmers and busi ness men of every section and com munIty of Southeastern Alaska car become interested in it, and feel tha they are a part of the enterprise Il s men of this caliber can be induced to lend their influence to an associa aion of this kind and an all-South astern Alaska organization perfect d agriculture in this section will
 placed on such a firm foundation
 nt it will claim the attention oi
 In class farmers who will come to
 eka seeking a place to establish hd les and become permanent resi- Ne1 of the Territory"