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Show HOW FAIRS ARE SUPPORTED. San Diego voted $1,000,000 of bonds for its water system and $1,000,000 of bonds for a fair nnd exposition. This reminds us that Oden property owners have been asked to vote, on September 6, $100,000 in bonds, the money derived from tho bonds to bo devoted to obtaining a larger water supply for this city. This is a small sum when compared with the million dollars dol-lars which San Diego baa appropriated for the same purpose. But, in addition to tho million for water, the Southern California Cali-fornia city has arranged to spend $1,000,000 for an exposition. We are sanguine of success in the water bond issue, but what is this city doing- for the local fair? No one expects Ogden to appropriate appro-priate one million dollars, nor a hundred thousand dollars for a fair, yet the people must do something to maintain their Four-State Fair. Not one of these fairs is a money-making undertaking. At best a fair cannot be expected to produce cash results equal to the expenditures, ex-penditures, though indirectly of great benefit, and as a consequence all fairs must be in part sustained by those who eventually are to reap the advantages to aocrue therefrom. All live cities are doing something to prove attractive to the outside out-side and win recognition. Ogden has a fair which aims at that very thing. Is the Ogden fair worthy of the cause? If it is, should it not be supported to the best of the ability of the people of Ogden and neighborhood? Inasmuch as the city government cannot be ex-pected ex-pected to do in small part that which San Diego is doing so prodigally, the burden of the undertaking must fall on those whoso liberality in the past has proved so helpful in promoting the upbuilding up-building of Ogden, Our business men and others should view this fair as do the business men of other cities. A well-managed fair can do much to advertise a city and its advantages and draw population. But such a fair calls for considerable outlay. It is a business proposition which has been found to yield excellent returns. Does Ogden desire de-sire such a fair and will the support be not wanting- when a call i3 made for assistance? |