The Alaska daily empire., 1922-08-26
GOV. BONE WILL FORMALLY OPEN
 COUNTRY FAIR
Detailed Announcement of Fair Plans Is Made by
 Manager E. M. Kane.

The Soutbea stern Alaska Country Fair will be formally opened here on the afternoon of September 2S, by Gov. Scott C. Bone. according to a statement issued today by Ed. NJ. Kane Fair Manager. All booth space for mercantile and distributing firms has been literally taken and funds from this and other sources assure the success of the undertaking. ac- cordng to MT Kane.
 Plans Are Announced
 Tn making public the Fair Com mittee's plans for the Fair, MT. Kane said today:
 "In working out details for the Country Fair entertainments. the Fair Committee is following. as close ly as local conditions and finances will permit, the system followed by homogeneous of county fairs and agriculture expositions in the States. The entertainment features presented at those fairs are of light and frivolous character and have made
 
 and popular forms of attractions to the pleasure seeking public, bent on a holiday. Those carnival features are clean and wholesome, but are fast-moving, quick action affairs "snappy" This is the style of fea- lures that we are planning for the amusement of the visitors to the first big agriculture exposition that has been staged in this district.
 We have been quite successful in selling season tickets. and in renting b oths to Juneau merchants and rep r,scntatives of distributing firms. al d are now in financial position that we can contract for entertain CTS and carnival attractions. No ex- pcnse is to be spared in securing the best talent available that will appeal to the pleasure seeking pub lie of Southeastern Alaska, who will attend the fair. and who are al- ways looking for the unusual in amusement features.
 Open Thursday Afternoon
 The Fair will open at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, September 28, with a speech by Gov Scott C. Bone. Dr. C. C. Georgeson. in charge of the Agricultural Experiment Stations If Alaska, has agreed to speak also, providing his present trip to the In- terior doesn't prevent him being pres ent We are making inquiries in an effort to secure the services of d man who is familiar with the busi- ness side of farming, to speak on marketing farm products, and ways of creating an alliance of farmers, 90 that they can establish CO operative storage warehouse, and a means of distributing their goods as the market demands them.
 "The remainder of the afternoon will be given up to vaudeville carni val entertainments and dancing. In the evening a big display of fire works will be set off from the roof of the A. B. Hall. Fireworks forms one of the big night attractions at all fairs and expositions and should be an attraction, as well as a nov city in Alaska. At this time of the year night illumination will show up very we'll The evening will be de voted to a carnival, entertainments and dancing We are bending our efforts to get up a program that will afford one big feature to follow another all evening. The second day will be carnival amusements, com plete change of vaudeville stunts and dancing. The Fair will run from 1 o'clock in the afternoon till l o'clock the next morning. with some thing dceng every minute.
 To Depict Development.
 We are working out plan, that If successful, will help to give the public a better conception of the de velopment of our agriculture in this district. This plan is to show Ian tern slide pictures of ranch and gar den scenes in the different communi ties Requests have been mailed tc ranchers and members of the com mittee on exhibits, asking them tt send us views of farm scenes ant disO ol iHc lOduS Ol tucil cCSeiohn If we can secure a suitable quantit! of views of this kind. we shall hay' the scenes transferred on glass slide' and flash them on screen in thu hall during each evenings per formance.
 "A picture display of this kint will help to demonstrate the stag to which our farming industry ha progressed, the nature of our pres ent roads. and the need for nor, and better roads No one com munity or district will be favored in this form fo publicity. Eacl section that shows an interest b, furnishing suitable views will b, given a reasonable number of slides
 Hold Fair in A. B. Hall.
 "The idea of holding the Fair il the city dock buildings has beer given up. This location promised t furnish us with quite a large space but that was about all. It was i'm possible to arrange seating space fo snacf atora The floor of the docl