Billboard advertising (Jan 1898)

THE BDXBOAIO): m fAIR DEPARTMENT ^ This same thing is Irue of the taett who bay our pririleges. aa.' Kc come in business ( ■geri, and so it will continue until the fairs get together and agree apon aomc basis {or unilormity. This can be done through our associalioD, if the fain will pot into BK UtrmiKh ■ koowlcdKC Kuiird by interchange of ezpericDcea and the recotntneniiations of these aosociatitia meetinga, and many m re can certaintj lie br.iught abuuL There are many Tend nanaicement that are that can be solved if we act together, and we can beat act Ut- gdber by kceniBg up thia American JU- losutkM of Fain^ and —-^'-g b ■ a AmiqJUiid Fact at IMU umI BUt Fair to Become a Gical S mad Gnad Orpniiaiion. nation, Inflnence and co-operatiiMi every progressive dtlzeii, who shonld interest himself in maintaining the dig- mty of the fair, in its importance as an educator and pmmoter of enterprise. ^ ^ it the approval of patrons and the people gen- erally, the best bnnness metboda dmild pnrail, with jost and naifbia nlca to erery department. It fa, koweser, Of the bariiMM of iX'wcjb bnva flw liinil j i ii ii|iiialliiii of Ixiddp, mtttib sliMid Indnde all the important state fairs that have here- tofore been c nnected with it and others tliat desire to be benefited by concerted aelioD. The annual meeting of tbe aso- ciatioD brings together representative fair managos, fresh from their fields of labor atul lipe in the experiences through which they have passed from year to year. Aa interchange of pracdcat esperience tram aach men must lesntt in the good of al^wUleacomUnation of their ideaaot SMlhoda win^ve to each member plans lor opcntian that will uM only ttitke our the active interest of every meuiber, and to etqieciallr urge to action the members who have become dormant. At the next annual meeting, to be held in Omalia, we hope for the beginning of ■ new era that shall stamp the asaoctatioD aa one of tbe important fixed belies in connectioa with, the diistri»lKn*wMg—^—dJ catoollwpMtaf *~ e Mr-J. B. Coky, Dn- Int&: Wm. M. Liggett, SL Fanl; D. R. ' SIcGinnis, St PauL Iowa State Fair—P. I,. Fowler, Dea Tr»<t«.. state Pan—Not represented. Uidugem Slate Fiir—Nut repieseated- Nebraska State Fair—R W Fiimfls. A few years ago I visited th« biis of several states and observed the methods of (^leratian. I paid pBrticolar attention to tbe niles and rqEola ions Kneitiii^ American Assoda:ion. bronght abont. throi^h the determined effort and con- certed action of its members, some of the best and most profitable reforms in the ^ Jfr. Prtsidfnl and Genlltmen — ^ There is, perhaps, no enterprise exert- ing sach direct influence m the faniiiag, ratock raising and mannfactming interests a/ jvactlQe aa In t in tbe different atatcs, and this is not to the best interest of fairs, taking other esteriiri«es as an example. Large mannfactni dustries have certain rules for buamess management that are applicable not merely in the locality of any siogle es- tablishment, bnt all over the country. and not as tOnaeily, almost wholly simply seeming tbe premium. These c as judged by an ioteicsted pntdic. The mantifactnrer is benefited, the lair is benefited and tbe pnblic wbo aeek to xat interested and get B wider scope _ d bir will afford oppcHto- nties for edncation by object lessons that reach, out to nearly every avenne of in. dnstrial life. Its influence is felt in every direction, and the new ideas, ex- ' peiiences, metboOs nod results that are """y promulgated' redoond to tbe ^epedt and pcofit of all daasea. There ni'l>at>liaow.>bim,abctary.ot a com- ^^f&dr^ hmdnesB that casnot pinnt to I bave noticed that an eihitntor ing in for a cireint of fairs, beco familiar with the mies of the first oni attends. When be strikes the nest he is completely at sea, for the ralea entirely different. He says : "Oh, fellows don't know how to ran a here; you ought to go to such a fair; t have this and tbey have that, and 1 dout have tbe other." Well, after the ol^ of tbe fair to promote. The reform in this particnlar was introdoced by adopting the system of entrance fees in the live stock depart- meuts. S nae of the fairs, however, pre- ferred the system of stall rents, but the result was the same. Worthless animals that had no sho;w of a premium would not pay the fees, and it was only a year or annual membership fees as per the mlea. Some are in arrears for tbe past tw» years. Let ns make a strong effort for a. successful and profitable i a grand meeting when next bi I January i, iSgS, were I motkn of Mr Down- \ ex'ended the pririkgea of the meetli^ except to rate. On nutiaa, the resdioK of tbe miMte of tbe last atmual meetiBg wata ilh pensed with. After a brief addreaa bjr ITeiMMt ~ ~ ~ I, lepoita wcic called for. rT-J-F" ■ " ' " tiamrf Fain and ExpotMamt! ■_ - Vour secretary b^ leave toanhMritttw ' following report: The amonnt of money in my haada at the close of last year waa (76-45, aiace which two slatca, Nebraska aodHiamrC have pud (loica each, 'vilttt totol re- . recripti during year (96.45, agalart iridCh, an arte for SaoMDin p^meatflf pnUr Treasnrer Wm. H. Liggett MAoritted le fallowing report, which, on m t l aa, ipproved and placed 01 t laottWfaM O ttu xt M the ;Mo state can appropriate funds to a better an Mr.ftBgMlBrtt» niJte *BAB Oam-tt fta J*. >« titniiri ftiMMar tm^mt pffit Mii w aA;i|MfiH. m ih-' ladh la^waM at tb»;oiwrf. iwrnioM oaiy tba and fair, and ao it k f BILLBOARD HAS BEEN DULY APPOINTED AND ACOREDITED.THE OFFI