Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
THE FAIR GOES
over THE TOP
FOR THIS YEAR
Secretary j. G. Eimers Reports
That There Will Be No
Deficit For 1924 Fair.
Plans For Bigger and Better
Fair Next Year Will Be
Under Way Soon.

"Over the top" beamingly replied
]. G. Eimers, secretary of the Fair
Association when asked as to the
financial outcome of this falls fair.
The secretary reported that enough
money is available to pay all claims
which had not been presented, ana sur
ficient funds remained in the treas
ury from this years receipts to take
care of the few outstanding bills and
leave small surplus.
This is the first time In the his
tory of the Idaho County fair that
deficit has not resulted. Not only
was the expense of staging the falr
this year held safely below the re-
ceipts, but the achievement OF the falr
management is made more remark
able by the fact that the receipts this
wear were the lowest they have ever
been. falling several hundred dollars
short of last year, which was regard
ed as an especially poor year.
The shrinkage in receipts resulted
principally from the drastic cut IN al
mission prices, the admission being
reduced from 75c to soc, reduction
which served to cut down gate re-
GENTS by one-third. Automobiles In
previous years have paid Toe for park
ing space. whereas this year there
was no additional charge, which fur-
! Their reduced the receipts by approx
| mately 5000. The grandstand admis-
sion was also reduced from SOC 10
25c.
In making these reductions the as
ISOLATION had anticipated a sufncient-
ly increased patronage to more tnan
offset the loss in revenue, but owing
either to a lessened interest In this
wears fair or to the Indictment weatn-
or the last day Of the fair, the In
crease I'm attendance fell far short OF
compensating for the reduction In al
mission prices
In view of the cold and threatening
weather the last day of the fair, the
attendance on that day was exceed
ingly gratifying to the fair manage
ment. which believes that mad the
weather been more favorable all one
day attendance records might nave
been broken.
DESPITE its effect upon the receipts
the fair management reports tnat II
does not regret the lowering OF al
mission charges, as this step, IL De
lieves, will serve to make the falr q
more popular institution.
Under the direction of Glib Eimers
the carnival and various concessions
, paid the largest amount into the ran
treasury that has ever been recelv
ed from this. source, and this despite
the fact that TO secure the type OF
attractions that were offered this
wear. such as the ferris wheel, the
big merry-go-round and tent shows,
much smaller percentage had to d.
accepted by the fair management thaI
in previous years
II Subscriptions from the business
. men of Grangeville fell short OF prev
ious years, doubtless due to the rae
that it was the second time in Just
few months they had been asked 10
support for the fair. In June the!
Z were called upon to make up a deti
cit of Approximately $1,000 in the fal,
i, fund. and this apparently had the Ell
: feet of cutting down the subscrip
tious this fall. Not only was the defi
. cit cleaned up at that time, but
;. surplus resulted of about 5000, whicl
= is NOT included in the 1924 recelpts.