The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-18

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of it's many interesting features and
attractions, will long remain a pleas
ant memory.
"To me, the fair was a regular sur
prise party" said a lady who had come
fifty miles to see what Wayne county
had to offer, on such short notice and
after such brief time for preparation.
1T was such a beautiful morning, and
l wanted a nice drive anyway, so said
to Tom at breakfast: this is the big
day at Richmond; let's hurry things
a bit, get an early start and take
lunch at the fair. Don't worry about
getting things ready for silo filling,
Tom, that kind of a job will keep,
and the corn won't blow away"
Well, Tom reluctantly agreed and
they were soon on their way. We met
them at the dining tent where the
ladies of the two Whitewater churches
were as busy as bees in clover, serving
a lot of good things to eat for mighty
little money But few words were ex'
changed and they were gone before
we recalled that we hadn't learned
just where they lived or who they
we're. Tom said he had laid in a sup
ply of cigars and gas at Winchester,
on their way down, so they were from
the north, at least.
1t is generally conceded that the
show was a pleasant surprise to ali
corners, also, and in a large measure,
to the men who planned and worked
the hardest to put it over. The num-
Der and class of the exhibits as well
as the ever present throngs, were a
revelation aS TO what ran hn done
here at home by friendly, earnest CO.
operative effort.
But the fair season didn't close in
this vicinity with the Richmond show.
Remember the Preble county fair at
Eaton is yet to come, also that the
Boosters club at Lynn are preparing
to get there first by staging a great
homecoming fall festival and pageant
on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
PrebIe County Fair
The Preble county fair at Eaton
will open wide its gates on Monday
morning, September %, for a five day
run, thus allowing Saturday for the
removal of livestock back to the
farms. The management promises to
put on the best show in years, which
is saying a lot, as everybody knows
that you can expect a real show when
you visit the fair at Eaton. J.. l.. Has.
ton, Suerintendent of the speed ring
and races, says there are to be some
~top-notch horses OF the ground and
that there are three big trotting and
pacing races on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday afternoons. The three
year-old pace or trot, open, mile heats.
best in two, will be run on Tuesday
afternoon; purse 5000. The gentle,
mans road race. half mile heats, three
in five. for a 800 purse, will also
be pulled off IN Tuesday, to be fol-
lowed by the mule saddle ace for
$50, divided into three parts of $25,
SIS and SO. The pace and trot purses
are $500 each and nine races are to
be run during the three racing event
days.
Returning to the Homecoming at
Lynn, the promoters tell US that all
past efforts are to be surpassed this
year with a bigger and better show.
The program includes live stock and
poultry shows, band concerts, two
stunning night pageants with decorat.
ed floats, balloon assensions with par.
achute drops, baseball, ct cetera. The
program runs for two days, September
20-21.
Big Profit Bran
The Beacon-News, of Aurora, Illinois,
~discourses thusly about profits on bran
in small packages. Senator Capper
tells about a certain make of brand
which WHOLESALERS at $23 per ton and
costs consumer $500 a ton when it
reaches them in package form.
There is only n real problem in
economies. That problem is shorten,
ing the gap between producer and con.
sumner. The gap, however, continually
widens."
How freight rates may be practically
prohibitive is shown by the plight OF
the grain growers in Montana. Al
Great Falls, for example, dealers are
paying 80 cents for wheat, less 4C
cents per bushel to Duluth, their best
market.
And here is another instance: Be
cause Of prohibitive freight rates or
apples from Seattle to eastern cities
the Chamber of Commerce announces
that about IL million boxes of apples
will be shipped by water and through
the Panama canal to east coast cities
this fall and winter.
Might be True, at That
When We find a good story afloat
which interests farmers we turn i
loose for their benefit. This one ism
vouched for as exactly true, but NIGH
be at that, depending on the conscience
of the city butcher. 1t runs like this
A farmer drove up to a meat market
hauled out of his wagon a dressed pig
and laborously lugged it into the shop
How much are you paying for pork?'
he asked.
Fourteen cents a pound" replied
the proprietor.
"All right" said the farmer, ''yol
can have the pig. Now just cut me
good ham from it, will your
The butcher cut off the ham, wrapp
ed 1t up, weighed it and showed il
across the counter. Then he finally
took his pencil and began to figure
When he glanced up, the farmer said
impatiently: How do we stand, any
how"
We'll" said the butcher. "as
reckon it you owe me about 8 centsi"
South-American Beef
A New Yorker is responsible for the
statement that Argentina beef can BIZ
sold on the American market for /: