The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-03-18
NEW LIFE INJECTED INTO
GARRETT COUNTY FAIR
At a Meeting of Business and
Professional Men Held Here
Last Night.

At meeting held last night at the
City Hall, sponsored by Mayor Fraley
and others interested in the success of
the Garrett County Fair, representa-
tive number of the business and pro-
fessional men of Oakland was present
and showed keen interest in all the
proceedings. The moral and financial
support of almost every person pres
ent was pledged to the officers and di-
rectors of the Association with the re-
suit that this body of men will like
wise take new interest and hearten up
to their responsibilities to a greater
degree than heretofore
Attorney Julius C. Renninger was
chairman of the meeting which had as
its secretary Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed
In the few remarks made by Mr..
Renninger the keynote of the meeting
was sounded when he so well said that
"the annual fair was of vital interest
and benefit to the entire populace Of
the county, whether townsmen or
those living in the rural commune
ties" And continuing he said that it
was his opinion that the townsmen
were not working with the farmer,
and vice versa, and that if the fair
was to be made the success it should
be and reflect the community's inter-
ests it behooves the entire populace
to plan and work for a mutual objec-
tive.
DR.. Henry w. McComas, president
of the Fair Association, also addressed
the body Of citizens and talked very
fiuently upon the needs of the Associ-
alton to make the fair of 1926 the
largest and best assembly yet held in
Garrett county. After his remarks,
Mr.. Daniel Orendorf, who has been
manager of the Association for the
past two years, made an earnest plea
for cooperation between business men
and agriculturalists to make the fair
the success it should be. Mr.. Oren-
DORIS earnestness showed his inter
est in the fair and its success.
The consensus of opinion was that
to make the fair what it should be
finances were necessary and to raise
money a motion was made to open the
books of the Association for the sale
of stock and also to place upon sale
at once several thousand season tick
cts for admission to the 1926 fair. AS
a result of this several hundred dol
lars of stock was disposed of to those
present and tickets approximating
$500 were sold.
Dr.: T. B. Symons, Director of Mary
land Extension Service, was also pres
ent and made a few impromptu re-
marks upon the necessity of publicity
in making fair as we'll as any other
undertaking a success and suggested
that now is the time to begin adver-
Using the Garrett County Fair. He
said the best advertising writer pro-
durable should be engaged and put to
work now.
1t was further proposed that in adj
dition to selling tickets in advance to
business and professional men of Oak
land that tickets be placed with the
public school teachers of the county
who are to dispose of them and thus
ooro rorpard for + bair offorts
This afternoon at 1870 at the Court
House DR.. Symons will address the
agriculturalists and others on the sub
ject, "The value of a County Fair to
the Farmer" This meeting has been
advertised through the oranges and
otherwise and a goodly number of
citizens are expected to be present.