Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
OF WHAT GOOD IS THE COCHISE
COUNTY FAIR TO YOU.
(By Eugene Serrand)

(hy fAu&eDG SeFR9mUD
remember nothing so well as the
Fair last year, when we were ex-
cused for three days and on the
fourth day we were too tired to
. move. However, that year is past
and gone, and we hope that this fair
will be bigger and better than the
one we had last year. The things
we like most, however are mechan-
ical and working models like radios,
toy automobiles, toy trucks, etc. These
belong in the carpentry department.
However, there are SO many differ
ent departments and interesting things
that nobody can say that he saw
only one particular thing which he
liked.
I like the automobile department.
where automobiles from as far back
as 1899 are shown.
They seem to be poor little car
riages when compared to the high
class automobiles of today.
Then there is the art department,
where many beautiful pictures are
exhibited. All kinds, some made by
tiny boys and girls and others made
by big grown up folks.
must not forget the domestic
science department, where cakes,
cookies, pies, crullers, jams and sweet
things are shown by the women of
CochIse county.
After that is the educational de-
partment, where many girls all over
Cochise county bring dresses, skirts,
tunics and aprons to show everybody
how they are progressing.
Another department is the livestock
department, where prize livestock OF
all kinds is shown, such as rabbits
hens, cows, pigeons, bulldogs ana
many other kinds of animals
I must not forget the agricultural
department, as farming is one of the
chief means of living for many
people in the United States. There
were rows upon rows of all kinds
of produce. such as prize ears OF
corn, big watermelons, pumpkins,
apricots and all kinds of fruits. There
was also a prize bale of cotton shown
in last years fair. All of us want
to boost our own county and city so
that they Will grow bigger and better.
Of course, you know for what purpose
the Cochise county fairs are held
They are held in order to show every
person in Cochise county what his
neighbors are doing.
The people, the amusements, the
races must not be overlooked. You
should see the people when the air.
planes roar overhead and the racing
cars buzz on the track. The people
are ready to take each new excite-
ment as it comes.
There were thousands of people
eagerly watching the cowboy sports
and the words, Ride EN- cowboy,
were heard now and then.
There were also hundreds of small
booths. where one could eat sand
wiches or weiners filled with cab
bage or mustard. The Ferns wheel
and merry-go- round, where little
horses with brilliant stones set In
their saddles went around to music
and amused the crowds.
/ will now tell you why l like
to go to the fair. 1t is because the
Cochise county fair is instructive as
well as engaging to our minds.
Many people from all Coch:se come
TO see the fair, from such cities AS
Dos cabezas Pierce, Johnson, Benson,
WILCOX, Cochise, McNeal and many
others.
The city of Douglas should be
proud of the fact that the fairs have
been held here for four successive
years and this is the fifth annual
fair held each year. We should alt
get together and work together for
the welfare of the Cochise county
fair and the city of Douglas.