The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-11
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StearnS Fair
Met Tuesday
Will Hold 1884 Show-Dates
to Be Set at Next
Meeting
ADMISSION PRICE CUT
Expense Items for 1884 to Be
Budgeted-Abuses Will
Be Corrected

At q meeting Of the directors of
the Stearns County Agricultural
Society, which was held in the
Community Club rooms Tuesday
evening, 1t was decided to make
arrangements for the 1884 fair, the
dates of which will be set at the
next meeting.
The financial affairs Of the AS
ISOLATION were Immediately opened
for discussion following reports
Of the committees which interview
ed the County Board Of Commits
sioners, and the refusal Of said
commissioners to make good the
promise Of the proceeding Board.
County Commissioner Ferd
Borgmann was extended a vote Of
thanks for his efforts in behalf of
the Fair.
The secretary was requested to
re-read his itemized financial re-
port to the State Of Minnesota;
whereupon each item of receipts
and expenditure was roundly criti-
cized, particularly the labor item.
The treasurer explained that the
Fair Association was the first vol
untary relief organization in Sank
Centre, giving every idle man work
and food during the fair, and that
a number Of men were given en-
ployment for two weeks before the
fair, conditioning the buildings;
the City Of Sank Centre donating
$146, in materials for the project.
A motion was then made that a
maximum amount Of $50 be allow
ed for labor for the 1884 Fair, said
amount to take care of two night
Waterman, labor in the poultry
and domestic arts departments, and
ground labor. Motion was carried
without a dissenting vote. Officers
OF the fair were instructed to notr-
fy the city council relative to the
special police resolution.
Free feeding Of employees dur
ing the fair came in for a severe
parning, a farmer director Ge-
handing to know how that prac-
tice ever got started. The officers
defended the practice by stating
that, in the past years, employers
left their posts Of duty to walk up
towr to their homes for meals, Of
ten not returning for several hours;
tEat the original intention of the
lunch ticket was a sandwich ard
cup Of coffee; that abuses Of the
privilege crept in during the years,
cul,ninating in the 1888 fair with
lumber Of 80 cent lunches topped
off by a good cigar. This last
statement brought number OF the
farmer directors to their feet
with remarks, such as: LET the
city fellers bring their lunches or
buy thin on the grounds like we
farmers do, and "chiseling days
are over in the Stearns County
fairs" It was then voted not to is
sue lunch tickets or free feeds to
anyone at the fair. The chairman,
at this point, reminded the meeting
that the Boys Band must be cared
for. Mention of the band softened
the temper Of the meeting and a
motion was carried without objec-
ton that the secretary be author
lied to expend not to exceed SIS
for care OF the band boys.
The expense item of wiring the
grounds each year, $4,000, brought
forth more frowns than comments.
The president was instructed to
contact Mr.. Cole at once with the
object Of finding ways and means
to cut down that item of expense.
The secretary's salary was re-
duced from 5000 to $3.50 per year.
A motion to solicit advertising
for the premium book was lost,
after the treasurer explained that
adding advertising pages increased
the cost of printing, whereupon the
treasurer offered the following mo-
ton: ITO sell premium pages to
the merchants carrying the follow
ing line on the bottom Of the page:
This page paid for by John Doe,
!Clothier, st. Cloud Motion car
ried.
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