, 1926-09-29
FAIR ATTRACTS
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS


effort for a Park county fair. large
tions of the county came to Powell
last Friday and Saturday. 1t was
"a big, successful fair effort-suc-
cessful financially and in the way of
exhibits-although there was found
to be room for improvement in
many particulars.
This was the first annual agricul-
tural and livestock exhibition of
the combined fair interests of Park
county. Cody and Powell people
alike were interested in it's success
full outcome.
The weather man vas not very
kind tt the fair management, and
seemed disposed to do all in his
power to hinder the amusement pro-
gram. but people came in spite of
the wind and cold, and Secretary
Burke informs the Tribune that
enough money was taken in at the
gate to take care of the expenses,
which would indicate that had the
weather been at all favorable a
goodly surplus might have been
left on hand.
Louis Pearson, in charge of the
poultry exhibits, felt hat there was
not so much competition in that de-
partment as there should have been,
and the amount of livestock was
not up to some past fairs, but the
fair management and the spectators
were of the one opinion. that the
Park county fair must work up from
small beginnings, and that great in
terest in the event was not to be
expected at the start. There is
much improvement that can be
made from yea to yea in the ag-
ricultural display, vegetables and
grains, but sufficient of the farm
ers took an interest to make the
display very creditable, and all
Park county people observed the
heavily loaded tables in the agri-
cultural hall with a feeling of pride
that they were residents of a county
SO rich in varied resources.
There is not at hand a list of
premium awards for this weeks is
sue but 1t is hoped that such can
be prepared for the county papers
by another week.
The program of amusements, al
though interferred with greatly by
>She weather man, drew large crowds
to the grandstand to watch the
races hat had been arranged, and
particularly the baseball tourna-
ment. Powell met Billings at base
ball or both afternoons and lost
both contests by close margins and
the luck of the game. In these
games the Powell team was well in
the lead for several innings but fell
behind at the close. Powell people
appreciated the interest takn in the
Park county fair by Billings bus
mess men and are grateful for their
kindness in sending this baseball
team here to help entertain the
crowds.
Prof. Willis, 'horticulturist from
the University of Wyoming, judged
the farm exhibits at this and the
Washable county fairs. He declared
the exhibits here both in quantity
and quality to be equal to the
= Washable county fair, an order in
stitution, and that although the Big
Horn county fair exhibit at Basin
was larger than the exhibit at Pow
ell, the quality of the display was
about equal. He greatly admired
the fruit exhibit of the Park county
fair.
w. H. Cameron, assistant county
agent, who judged livestock at the
Washable county fair and saw the
exhibit at the Basin fair as he came
back thru the city, was able to
make a comparison of the efforts
in the three counties. He said that
the livestock exhibit here was given
much more attention at Powell
than at Worland, with the excep-
ton of hogs. He found an excel
lent hog exhibit at Worland.
1t is the conclusion expressed by
judges and the fair management
that for the first annual exhibit
Park county people can well take
great pride in their fair and should
feel encouraged to even better eff
forts a wear from now