| Show commissioner DECKER ASKS FOR CITIZENS REACTION TOWARD CO FAIR the following communication from county commissioner ivan decker relative to a county fair deserves the careful consideration of 0 all iron county residents it is self explanatory TO THE TIMES I 1 am asking for space in which to call the ithe attention ot of the people of 0 iron county and ot of parowan carowan and paragonah Para gonah especially to the danger of 0 losing an opportunity which in my opinion Is of very great value I 1 reter refer to the provision ot of the county commissioners forr for a county fair apparently however there Is little interest even in parowan carowan in regard to seeing the fair put over in fact some ot of our parowan carowan citizens have lave stated to some ot of tha che commissioners that they thought there was no use in trying to put on a F fair air it this is the general attitude then there is no use in n trying and the county Couii ity commissioners will simply have to cancel the appropriation already made and forget about fairs altogether it seems to me diat that OUT our people especially those ot of and Pata Parag gonah onali are ipas shig up a fine and worthwhile project it if they by their attitude make it necessary tor for the fair appropriation to be withdrawn it if this end ot of the county is not interested in staging a fair it may be that cedar city would be glad to put on oil the fair EVERY year certain it is that this year parowan carowan and the east end should show at least as much enthusiasm as cedar and tha west end with the idea ol of discovering how much interest there la Is in a fair I 1 am putting the plan that bhe commissioners have in mind again before the people I 1 would like to have as many rear rea eions as possible to the whole I 1 would like to receive them either personally or have them made to tho the times editor or to the members of 0 the iron county fair committee cittee I 1 might add that I 1 am writing mayor hunter ot of cedar olty city asking him to ascertain it if possible how well cedar city would support an iron county fair held in paro wan this year As everyone probably knows the county commissioners have outlined a county fair pr program which they hope will be a permanent setup the plan Is to hold a fair each year alternately at cedar city and at parowan carowan Pa rowan since these are the natural tur al population centers in the county and since both ends ot of the county feel that they should be given the opportunity to stage this important affair the commissioners felt that the fair should be held at since cedar city Par carowan parowan this year choso chose last year to use the fair appropriation atlon to help stage the black hawk celebration rather than put on the fair the commissioners plan mentioned above presupposes that every year a fair will be hold held and that the fair appropriation can bo be used tor for no other purpose the idea Is also to have a permanent fair committee with the chairmanship and the majority of 0 membership from the east end this year with the chairmanship and the majority being from cedar city and the west end next year and so on year after year so far ar there has been an oversupply of 0 apathy in regard to holding the fair this year naturally Par parowan owari and paragonah Para gonah people have the responsibility of 0 pushing the fair but at the same time it is an iron county fair and a creditable showing cannot be made without the support ot of the whole county it is unnecessary to the virtues of a fair I 1 am sure with proper organization prizes for all exhibits could be given and everyone in the county who produces anything would attempt to increase the quality of ills his product especially I 1 think would youngsters be stimulated in this regard educational exhibits could add greatly to the interest and value A good variety of 0 entertainment features would help draw crowds in this connection an all iron county homecoming might help it a fair is to be held all the people must be interested and many must sacrifice in order for it to be put over one man six men or twenty men cannot do it everyone must help A well conducted fair will be ba worth many times its cost it really well conducted A halt half hearted effort will be ba worse than no lie effort at all personally I 1 think that the county fair should be one project where our people could forget that paro wan Parag paragon onali aih and cedar city and the other towns exist as separate units and where we can all remember only that there is one and only one iron county I 1 sincerely hope that all our people will interest themselves enough to become thoroughly informed on the benefits benefit that a fair would have and then if 11 they decide to support it assist the committee by bringing to them every helpful suggestion they can possibly think of not suggestions as to how hard it will be but suggestions that will help to make it go pointers both as to fair administration and as to entertainment and sport features will all be greatly appreciated this is job ob all can help to some extent it can be done the question Is will we do it the matter will |
