Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-31
GRAND * FORKS
FAIR CLOSES;
1. ]. BIG SUCCESS
Montgomery Issues State.
1nent Thanking People for
Cooperation.
Exposition Greatest Ever
Held in the State of
North Dakota.

with the closing Of one Of the most
successful fairs eve put on In Grand
Forks, Secretary Z. r. Montgomery
and his staff havc been busy oday
closing up tho business details of the
weeks activities. The success of the
fair, to a largo extent, Mr.. Montgom-
cry attributes to tho splendid spirit OF
90 operation Of people of the city, and
the various departments Of the city
OF Grand Forks. with the association
carrying out the program OF the week.
and In Safeguarding the interests of
the visitors on the fair grounds.
'''rhe various departments of the
city OF. Grand Forks, as well as the
heads OF tho display departments and
AL who assisted in making the fair
tho success that 1t a deserve the
thanks Of tho Grand Forks Fair as
~pociation. The work could not have
been carried on without the efforts
Of these various agents, and to
them. the credit OF last weeks exht
hilton ts due" the secretary stated to-
day, Mr.. Montgomery called atten-
(tion TO the fact that due to the splen-
did traffic regulation, and h persis-
tent caution Of the police and fire de-
APARTMENTS Of the city. no accidents
occurred on the grounds during the
week. The roads leading to the fair
kgrounds were kept in splendid condl-
ton, he said, and through tho efforts
(Company M service he grounds were
~iearefuily protected against thefts and
laceidents.
|; had weather during the early part
GOT the week mado q hole in the an
kticipated profits of tho week. Mr..
EMontsomery stated. but with the
tgrounds crowded during the last few
fdays, the hooks show that the asso-
{ciation has come out on the right side
s0f the ledger.
During the day the dtsmanteiing of
{cut Of displays has boon practically
Derby Day.
Tho fair closed Saturday with the
! derby day, the first event of it's kind
fheld in the state. 1t is expected to
make this an annual affair from now
on. The races were termed the most
successful by far ever sponsored by
the fair association.
The Grand Forks fair this e a has
been named without doubt the best
In tho history of such expeditions in
tho state. The attractions and enter
tainment features and the exhibits
have never been equalled. follower
state. ~
The educational features of the fair
in particular are worthy Of mention.
The livestock display in some depart
ments greatly excelled in the number
of entries any former showing and
!; tho quality was much better, indi-
. eating the success of the fair asso-
], citation In bringing about the raising
Of moro pure bred stock in the state.
Tho cattle display showed a twen-
AutA k~aA RtveA rNA. AAAt aN~AocA IN
size, It being necessary to take a part
Of the outside sheep pens and convert
them into space for the overflow from
the barns. Tho horse show was larger
than any In the last four or 1 v years
The sheep and hog exhibits. though
smaller in number than usual, were
j. OF q much higher quality md grade
nd-nhow the work of the fair in rails
ting the standard of stock In the state.
The poultry department this year sur
parsed all expectations. both as to size
and quality.
Flne Agricultural Show.
Never has the agricultural exhibit
of this IA had a par in the past
The splendid growing $ permit
: ted the showing Of much further de-
kveloped grains and vegetables than
usual and. according to the judges.
tho display has never been equalled
As a feature of the entertainment
program were the attractions In front
I OF tho grandstand everysafternoon and
Jevenfng. Four troupea~ took part in
these programs, Mystic China" fol-
lowed by a militant display of fire
works. concluding the evening pro-
gram. The evening program was not
i given Tuesday, however. due to the
rain and wind, storm on that day. The
race program on Wednesday after
moon was postponed on that account
also.
Members Of the boys and girls
clubs Of Grand Forks and Walsh
icounties were encamped on the
grounds during the exposition, a spe-
II cial program being carried out for
them under the direction Of county
a and state club leaders.