The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-28
The New Community Spirit

CHE Wayne County Fair September 49, ID and 49, 1922
has been undertaken by citizens of Richmond, at the
request of and with the cooperation of farmers and
breeders of Wayne County the hope and belief that it
will be the nucleus of permanent organization that will
provide an annual fair beginning with next year, with
permanent grounds fitted to meet the requirements
There must be start made sometime and somewhere.
good feeling between Richmond and county in general must
prevail The farmers organizations in Wayne County
tons which will result in material advancement of the
science of farming and stock raising No greater stimulus
a county fair To bring fair into existence in Wayne
County will require the fullest cooperation of Rich
favorable to such cooperation exists 1t has required action
in crystaze this sentiment and put it into
For this year city Richmond has granted the of
part of Glen Miller Park for the beginning of county
fair that will permit farmers and breeders to display live
stock every variety products The farmers
have taken up the task with will They have fixed the
dates and have undertaken classification and preparation
of exhibits that will be highly commendabe
The committee of business and other citizens who
have vouched for the financial of the enterprise do
not propose that the first fair shall be conducted in
ner that shall not meet the demands The money invest
community spirit that will be created will
outweigh the work and the cost Material benefits to the
individual not to be considered No section of the city
is to be neglected Fairs held fairgrounds in
the streets of the city where located The 1922 Wayne
County Fair will be held in Glen Miller Park but the benefits
therefrom will the city of Richmond and the
county as whole Another year it is hoped and conf;
and equipped that will adequately meet the plans the
farmers and citizens committee have in mind
Members of the committee have had brief time in which
to set the machinery of organization in motion They have
been working tireessy to produce result that will be sat
sfyne The premiums to be offered exhibitors for the
best offerings in the various classes will amount to $24Oo
The housing of the various classes of exhibits erection of
pens stalls the providing of entertainment features OF
high grade and giving of proper publicity will require
$500 in addition The whole undertaking. approxmaed
from careful survey will cost between $500 and SO 900
unreasonable to believe that there hundred
in Richmond who would mderwrte the undertaking
at S85 each It should not be difficult to finance propo
sition will bring forth real returns in the of
community spirit and which in the final analysis
material benefit though this is the primary aim of the
project.
The financial part of the undertaking should not be
considered anything but smonpure investment. 1t will
expense 1t is the opportunity carry into effect
the idea of citizens that there need for spirit
of relationship between city and county in general
Very truly,
L. A HANDLEY, General Chairman
TARKLESON KICK
KENNEDY