Show How To Help The Fair Many 1 leading people of our county county coun- coun ty y having noted the Industrial and educational importance of our County Coun- Coun ty y Fair and realizing to a measure the he tremendous problems confronting confront confront- ing ug those who endeavor to finance a fair fairI each year ear and the tho large sacrifices sac- sac I made necessary on the part part of or a n few to make mako it a success aro enquiring if ir there is not some somo other I way vay available to ease tho tube burden I INot Not in the tho spirit of criticism but butas butas I as tho the years jears go by and more of the I tho thoughtful men and women wOlDen take tako an active constructive part in carrying carrying on the tho fair more fully is it being realized h by an ever widening group that hat the problem of the county fair fairis fairs is s a n big one and If Ir it is to grow and be truly representative of this splendid splendid splendid did progressive county and her industries industries in- in n then there must be a a. greater great great- er or corresponding degree of support from rom the people in la general Many 1 men slew and some women women have for the fairs fair's success success suc sue cess sacrificing in some sonic instances instances' hundreds of dollars in n other in instances instances In- In I stances es signing personal notes for Cor as It high as six thousand dollars to guarantee n a fair fall simply because they believe in it as an educational institution and that it is It a big factor in promoting the tho industrial development development develop develop- ment of our resources by the enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- created in tho annual I 1 showing of or the best we produce It Itis Itis Itis is too much however to ask these few people to continue to shoulder these burdens for forr the benefit of the theman man many There is a way a provided that will deviate the situation nature fair fail fairis fairis Tho very nature of a n county count is such that it cannot support itself I IThe The keen everywhere inthe inthe in inthe I the amusement line Une is such that the receipts from entrance fees will not 1 in fn the best hest of circumstance do much more than pay for the program and maintain the grounds If to this tills expense you OU add which you must do in the caso case of a a. county fair fail an additional thirty per centI cent cant I for for in industrial exhibit prizes prizes and and that is not enough to recompense th the exhibitor exhibitor- j and additional bur bur- Continued Continue on op page 4 1 How To Help The Fair from page one den is added which makes the cost ah ost prohibitive This same len lenis is one which confronts confront's the oth r county fairs in the state and also the state fair None of them are able to finance themselves with without out outside aid either from appropriations ap- ap from the cit county or state Or from a smaIl levy pla d don on the tax payers ot the count The former method is uncertaIn taIn and therefore an undesirable method of securing ald Other counties of the state have found the latter by fal the most satisfactory satis- satis factory for aU concerned The provIdes that a ley may be maele for exhIbitors a el purposes by the county It the county commIssIoners com com- mIssIoners of this county be to make a levy levy-a tenth of a tor fair purposes the income this source would bo suffIcient to make up the ence between the tair returns and the incurred and would be beso so for the average tax payer as to be A tenth of a amill mill y le would mean that a property proper proper- ty owner having a thousand assess eel valuation would pay in taxes toward maintaining the count coun- coun t faIr An amount so small the tax payer would hardly notice the difference And a large percentage of the tax would bo by the railroads railroads' telephone and telegraph and of the county It such a tax were levIed a strIct accounting would be made of tho or the tall to the county commissioners ench year and any funds left over would be held by them for the next years fair Tho commissioners would Iso have a oice tho naming of officers ot the faIr Such a m-ethod m would make the fair a truly county proposition I |