The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-04-11
FAIR MANAGERS
AGREE ON DATES
EXECUTIVES OF THREE STATES
MEET IN BILLINGS FOR
CONFERENCE
Midland Empire Fair to be Held Sep
TENDER 10 to 10; Montana State
Exposition, Sept. 1927; Features
to BE Standardized.

Plans for standardizing fair
features in order to secure larger
and better entries in all depart
ments and arrangement of fair
dates which will give the Midland
Empire fair and the Montana State
fair the opportunity to draw ex-
hibits from two circuits are the
main items which have been
agreed on at the meeting of fair
executives of Montana, Wyoming
and North Dakota, recently held in
Billings.
According to the agreement reach
ed the Billings and Helena fairs will
be held on the weeks following two
fairs in North Dakota and also the
Sheridan, Wyo., and Forsyth fairs.
The dates are as follows: Missouri
Slope fair, Mandan, N. D., Sept. Id;
Stark county fair, Dickinson, ND,
Sept. ell; Sheridan county fair,
Sheridan, Sept. 1-3; Rosebud county
fair, Forsyth, Sept. 9-12; Midland
Empire fair, Billings, Sept. 1919;
Montana State fair, Helena, Sept.
1927.
In the speed department, two inn
portant decisions were made. 1t
was agreed that the same ruling and
conditions will apply in all harness
races. These races will be under
the American Trotting association
and those fairs which are not already
members will join. 1t is believed
that this decision will serve to at
tract much larger number of horse
men with speedy strings.
Make Relays One-Day Events
The second ruling will make the
relay races one-day events and will
eliminate the difficulties from adding
time from day to day. 1t is believed
that this innovation will also increase
popular interest in the relays. No
particular changes are contemplated
in regard to running races and each
fair will be left free to put on or
leave out rodeo features as local con-
ditions determine.
All departments of agriculture ex-
hibits will be made uniform so that
can be shipped from one
fair to another without rearranging
or changing their exhibits. The exc
cutiyes worked out the various rules
to be followed and they will be put
in shape and adopted by each fair
later. 1t is believed that this rule
will bring out many more exhibitors
as well as giving more incentive for
showing at a number of fairs. The
rules will conform to those of inter
national shows also.
The fair managers were in agree
ment on the value of boys and girls
club work exhibits and these will be |
stressed at each fair although each |
will work out its own program in this |
No contracts for fireworks or |
have been closed as yet. |
All the secretaries and fair mana
gers are heartily in favor of putting
IN fireworks entertainments, how
aver.
Aim of the Managers
The aim of the fair managers is to
ecure larger and better programs by
with each other. Higher
lass exhibits and entries can be Sc
ured and better amusement features
ecured for less money by establish
ng uniform rules and circuits work.
ng in harmony. Educational feat
Tres will be given prominent place
n all the fairs.
According to Bert Hammond, man
ger of the Midland Empire fair, as
urances have been received of sew
raj other fairs which will work in
armony with the new arrangements.
he fair management at Ekalaka has
lready promised to cooperate with
he Midland Empire fair and send
xhibits that have been shown at
heir fair. A number of other
ounty fairs are also planning along
he same line.