The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-09-24
Council Asked Farmer
Expression at Mass Meet
All Farmers Present Stated
They Are In Favor
Of Fair

a mass meeting in the Community
Club rooms Tuesday night, at which
time members of the city Council
asked for an expression on the
status of the County Fair. This
meeting was called by the Council
for the purpose of ascertaining
whether or not the farmers of the
community wished to continue the
County Fair. Carl Eckberg, vice
president Of the Council, called the
meeting to order and stated it's
purpose. He called on many of the
farmers and each in turn said they
favored continuation of the fair.
The first called was j. c. Math-
iesen, who said the fair was not
well located, as it was in one end
Of the county. But that being hard
to change suggested it be contin-
ued in Sank Centre. He advised
All one-act plays and an old-fash-
Toned fair with fireworks. He said
to cut down expense and continue
the fair.
Lawrence Herzog, county COM
missioner, said the fair was a won
derful institution. A few years ago
1t was too much of a carnival and
the county board refused to make
an appropriation. If it is continued
as 1t was run the past two years
the board will make appropriations
as in the past.
John Ceynar said that this years
fair had good exhibits and that it
was a good fair. He was in favor
of holding the fair in Sank Centre.
Jos Leutmer, of Metre Grove:
Il am personally in favor of the
fair, although I was unable to at
tend this year. Weather conditions
have been the greatest drawback.
In good years people will be more
interested. I want the county fair
as whole. Teachers working with
school pupils as they did through
out the county years ago will bring
more interest in the fair. If le-
gumes become more plentiful so
that cattle can be fitted for show,
the fair will have more exhibits. I
do not believe we should drop the
fair"
Frank ]. Minette: Regarding
the fair, do not see why we should
give up hopes. We have gone
through the hardest times. Keep
on"
b. H. Otte: do we want to con-
tinue the fair? A farmer went to
st. Paul to get a CWA project for
the fair grounds. He came back
and later through Governor Olson
$4,000 was spent on the fair
grounds. A number of men went to
see Christgau for work. They were
promised a All building on every
fair grounds in the state. Fifty
percent of the men at that meet
ing were farmers. Do the farmers
want the fair? It is an insult for
the city people to bring such a
question into the open. Later an
other meeting was held at which
so percent in attendance were far
mers. From this meeting came the
sec, 1000 project. This was thrashed
and rethrashed until nothing was
left Of it. All delegations were re-
presented by fifty percent farm
ers. Do the farmers want the fair?
A farmer measured the fair
grounds and made a plat and the
project was turned down. The far
mers are interested in the fair.
They were then and they are now.
Five years ago the same question
came up and delegations from all
over the county attended the meet
ing. It was brought home at that
time that the dairy industry of the
county was over 100000 900, and
that amount would pay the salaries
Of the county commissioners,
! judges and state officers and pay
the debt on the court house and
! still leave enough to have a good
time. Good stock shown at the fair
has been responsible for the growth
of the dairy industry. 1t is a pic
ture. A building on the cement
floor at the fair grounds would
meet the needs of farmers. They
haven't place to put on a dance.
It is an insult to invite the farm
ers to dance on the pavement at
the Harvest Festival. If the floor
had been covered you could enter
tain the farmers there. The farm
ers want to cooperate. If money
had been spent on the highways
and by-ways instead of dumping it
in the lake it would have been
much better" Mr. Otte referred to
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