Show STATE FAIR ATTENDANCE NUlBER OF PAID ADMISSIONS WAS 25824 I The Attendance Last YeaiWas Over Five Thousand More Public Spirited FruitGrowers V The secretary of the D A M association as-sociation yesterday announced that the total attendance at the late fair was 25821 paid admissions as against S103C last year This proved to be a great disappointment to those who I have an Interest In the exposition as they confidently expected that the attendance 1 at-tendance would bo almost double that of last year i That the fair was not a greater financial success Is a cause of keen regret I re-gret to tho directors but Pre ldent Winder has the consolation of knowing that he will not go out with n deficit hanging over him as there was some money left In the treasury Several o the directors remained the city yesterday and were prepared to attend a meeting that they had been notified would be held at the office 1 of-fice pf the society in the Hooper building at li oclock At that hour they S were on hand but the secretary told them he knew nothlng about the matter mat-ter An endeavor will be n ace to have a meeting today when It is expected ex-pected that a financial statement will be made |