The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-09-14
GOV. NEST0S OPENED WARD
COUNTY FAIR WITH ADDRESS
TUES PREDICTS GREAT FUTURE

Governor Il. "A. NeStOS delivered the
opening address at the Ward County
Fair at 1870 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, before a large crowd 1t was
fitting that Ward county's disting-
uished citizen, elected to the highest
North Dakota should return to his
ing of the great fair. The Governor
left that afternoon for Fargo to at
tend the conference he had called, in
hopes of securing better prices for
the products grown on North Dakota
farms this year.
His address was as follows:
1t is indeed pleasure to be invited
TO open the Ward County Fair, and
to see what progress has already been
made in making this a real fair.
| have the confidence that you who
have accomplished so much in a few
months will make this one Of the
greatest fairs in the State Of North
Dakota-not necessarily the largest
nor the most expensive. That is
not the real measure of its true great
ness. The real measure Of the value
of any fair is its inspirational and ed
ucational influences in making our
men and women, our boys and girls
better farmers, and thereby creating
more satisfactory economic conditions,
and the assurance of a permanent
prosperity for the territory served
by the fair.
1t is quite apparent in looking at
the good beginning you have made,
that this is your intent, purpose, and
ambition. You have already realized
that as sound basis for such a fair,
there must be a splendid line of ex-
hibits of the animal and plant life
that thrives in North Dakota, and also
exhibitions Of the work produced by
the women and children of the north
west No fair can be successful
one and claim any continued interest
and increased attendance that does not
have fine exhibits of different breeds
Of dairy and beef cattle, of draft
horses, of hogs, sheep and poultry,
nor would any fair in this state be q
what can be accomplished by the best
farmer in raising grains and grasses,
corn, potatoes, garden truck, as we'll
as fruits and berries, and in addition
thereto, the exhibition of the splendid
articles of beauty and usefulness Gre
ated by the hands of our women, and
the art work of the children in the
public schools will always and should
constitute an important part of what
is shown at a fair.
1t is the aim and purpose in making
these exhibits to show what can be ac~
complished in this section by intelli-
gent farming, the purpose of encour-
aging all others who see these ex-
hibits to do equally well. To achieve
this purpose, we must OF necessity
have demonstrations, lectures, and a
number of men who know and UNDER
stand the reasons for the success Of
the different farmers who have brot
exhibits to the fair to explain to those
that come here and who are seeking
information and inspiration the help
needed to enable them to go back
to their farms and to make there
the same success that others have
achieved.
Not only should this fair aim to in
terest and encourage the adults and
to induce them to duplicate or i'm
prove what others have done, but it
should be the distinct aim and pur-
pose of these fairs to encourage the
attendance of children, to make the
fair interesting for them, and to seek
through the proper presentation to
the mind OF the youth, what the talr
is seeking to accomplish, and what
these exhibits means to produce bet
ter farmers of the growing genera
ton.
1t has been the experience of most
fairs, however, and it is but natural
that in order to draw the crowd, you
must have amusements and other at
fractions that provide clean and whole
some fun. Good races always have
been a powerful drawing card, and
will continue to be such, l am sure,
for the future. In addition thereto
there will be needed the carnival fea~
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