The billboard (Apr 1911)

X lie Billboard AMNI. 29, 1911. FAIR AND CARNIV AL NEWS Fair Secretaries from Every Point of the Compass, Speak in Optimistic Terms of Prospects for a Successful Season—Fair Notes ll.in thnn TornKTly wtU dfvoled to tMj part of llie fair this .tpbt- An eollre oew board of <iln-ci'>rs w«« circled tlita ye»r: W. H. Ow - llDs. C. G. Lanr. Db W..CIaM,.C. BaiMa. II. N-. TanPMiMgfc. • W. .M. mUt k BHB* n. Ili-nkrI. Tlic lilc Soutliprn Mirbiean aad Sortfcetn I»- ,li»na Fair will be hrtd at Kalamaxoo tbta yinr. Labor Day week Sept. *•!». SencMir W. K Ewteaam has cMbaetcd wUk tke KaUmaioo ■ad la oeeotlatlac with SI. xrTmnwt *>» «- hlbltlon of bis ■trine oT foar srrat pacera. In- clmllns n»n Patch. The inanii^pmmt la look- anjr f"r fair xerrs. NORTH CAWp UWA •fATB PAIR. Ti>» iSmi Xocth CarollBa Stale Fair to be brid ■! Ralelsk. N. C Oct. 1«-3t. will prnrc by fur tbf iaoB«t Importfliit as well as Interi'stiDs iB tb<» nrcy-oao yt»ors of Ha snr4fssfiil Ii.^i.t' Laat year tbe manasftnent concentr;it<'tl irmrh oiore •^o.-rj^ tbaa u^iial in t-ecurln;; t-i'iitity f'tui-fllrivc HxliililtK, and larpc rcprcst-ntritive exhibits from tbe ladlvldual farmtTs t'nitir.ic- iDg practlrally everythlDi; of tbe soil pro- (loced lu tbr State of North Carolina, and autr- CM* WW. BUKt Kimial. In tte aedcBltoimi it- ti ilrepmiit caanctc axtioltnal ctactcri durius: the «aa»er at WW wm» I WKk tkaae vxbUiIlH. nvearatlm an bra- ■UW. caafMe awl dabatate diaptar aad guden cmpa and bortieoIlaK kw bean .•■•-n at any axptailtlon In tba COM try. Tbe display of lire atock and anKkinery of •11 kinds far aurpai«ed anythlas yet aeen at RaleiRb. Tbe attcadanee was als* tte lazsest to our ht" met artlb. foK. yearn tba ta cut out al - . of KambllBg, and t» tMs nite if attrfbated more tbaa to anytblnir.elw tbe i*. aarkable Increase In exhibits and attendance. Tbe people want plenty of amnsements. tmt modem conditions demand decent attractions. *nltable for ladles and children, entirely free from offeDsiveness. and odder ttalfi rlsid llralta- lloo the associntlOQ bn^ bad a steadx srowth in their mldwa.v. featurlnj* more attractions »*acli year of the rlpbt sort alone proper and eren adncational lines. Tbe day of Indlsrrlmlnate ■Mwar BKfeet apoa a fair asldway, Ufee Mali ■aaaaa. tea tacnvr passed. tt Is tberrfiire safe to SMaw that'alfH fair manaeecs of cxpeiicace cmT*rbci» wtU aaimit that tbe tlmr baa eaair artm aoce fw all tbrse dooblfiil cxtilMtloasi. tbat tare bild tbe boanjs at fair mldwaya Car aav jMCTjAoeM be abeolntely ezcll " ~ * * ' aaefol In point of oent admitted. Plana are onder way for tbe erection of a (In« pooltry boildlnc this summer. OOxISn ft. Tills ie made oeeeanry by tbe enonnoaa inereaae of csUMts la psaliir wttUa tte last twa tre Is to be erected for band concerts, free nets, etc. Joo. W. Pace, of tbe Wasblnjrtoa state Fair, baa tieca cboaea unmal aariaHrr. aad will handle tte sbows tuM this year 114 A SATISFIED CONCESSIONER. Ilolwken. April 14. 1U1I. |-.!l!or Til,- Hillbonrd. Di-:ir iiir:—1 am surprised tbat you would uasle yonr space to print « letter from a ct>miiina ;zrafter " lio w as sore, bt^caiiso he don't t-ii()\r hou- to Ret the mOQe.r. The Canton Kood SiKvW uos itle for me. and I frot mine. Jimp, iaie hath wairs from New York to make tte «•». nmet ttt tbem fool yon. Yonra truly. - FRED H. (BLACLBTI LBB. FAIR NOTES. of tte Onr entire live stock de-artment win te over- lianled and enlari^ed to meet tbe Towtnc demand In this department. Tbe proirads will be en* lar.ed tbe addition of several acres on tbe •ootb and a carrlace drlrewa*' built around the race track so ns to relieve tbe congestion, as tbe Teblcles ran enter tte cronada at tte eonth- ecn end and tbna diire anaad taUad tte nee . track as stated and pass aat at tta l lb i i n eatranee for rebldes. Tte ezliteiieliv of tte altnatloB inally com ; tte cnadatobl .saata «««r a.«W praie. ' i i U l J aC ^Wil iM .!■ esas «f rain, na aai mSm ataaa«' pa* add snattr' la nt tice p aaMs of erery kind _ wtn be printed tbia year. It agte a qoestlon of time when all tbe fairs win nillow this example. Tbla year we bare limited the entries in oooltiy to North Carolina. Vbfiaia. Sonlh Carolina. .Georcia and Tenn- •tflsee. Onr premiums In cattle, sheep and swine will te materially increased this year. Tbe . Marth Carolina Fair baa Increased in tbe last at. E. POGL-E. SeeretaiT' THK OOLDUN POTLATCH. I).—Tte canlia d at Seattle, la to be an annoal erent. and tlOO.000 Is belncprovldeil fur this year's Potlatcb. July JT-33. Ilie event Is sebednled on tbe anniversary of the arrival of the lirst cold from Alaska in Seattle. Tbe Golden I'oUatcli is to t>e on a seale with tte Mardl Graa. tte Veiled I'topbeU. etc.. and wlB rsMprliw laad aad water fetes a ~ tte fleataies wUl te tm ' aad aaeal paseaots. ~ I aC teata and decotatioaa aie M ORIFnTH, Tbe Luna P.irk Fair Association. Johnstown. I'a.. was ore.mlxed last season, tnkin;; over the Ittteiesta of tte old Inteiatate Falc Axsociatloo. Tte (Sir waa asain eataMbdMd last year, after ' a lapse ot 3 rests. Tbe fair last year was a t Me saecess. Strobel's airship beios tbe feature outside attraction. Tbe aim of tte association ' Is to make this a permanent fair, and cQual to I the best In tbe State. Tbe merchants of ' Johnstown showed their Interest when tbey j closed tbeir st<ires a half day on Weilnesday I ' ■*'or.-hnnt«* p.iyt, Tlieir dlsplnys in the ex- lilbltloa ball were tbe most beantifal ever seen 1 at a fair here. Tlie (iremlums fir stock, farm i products and si^rlcoltnre will be larger tbis I year. More money will be offered In poiaes for I tha laces. Many improremMits wU te Bade ! t<i tte Mildinps. and everytbinc points ta a nae- ' lessftil Calr. Tbe premium book Is In tte bands ■ of tte ptiaiter. and will te out in May. Orer . a tbouaand dollars will te spent In advertl^ne tbe lar^st ontslde attractions secored. and no - money spared to make this one of tbe best 1 fairs In tbe State. Tbe officers elected for this ! season are: E. C. EmmerllOK. president: Geo. Ilnll. secretary: Enoch James, asslstsnt sec- retarv: John ninkel. treasurer snd manager; Zack Wartaaiaa, assistant manager. There is a late la tte eortcr aC tte Iialt-mlle tsee track, which la aat assB la. aar other fair inaanils: " anil IttSO' . „ _ tbe For aloe years past. tbt> folr held at Norlh Vernon. lotl.. has been au iodlrldaal enterprlae. and falrlr mcc^sstul, but particularly as to the races, tlic i^toct :^boivs aod other features betn? neslected. This year the Jennlo?^ Count.r JnJnt ' Stock A^iciiltural Aivoclation. vbich waa or- ganized ttalrtr-one Tears ii$o, and beld fairs for tweatr-tvo raceeanTc jmm aai atlU mm uM the ;rroiiDda, has beea re-asmalMAa aaA vfO aiiaagi' tbe races and exbfMtlOBS iMraftcr. Ab HTnrt will be made (and It promlSM well at present) to make tbe diow clas-*^ In live stnck a prassl- npot feature. Xew |n>d<: and fttahlejt vUl be bnllt £0 as to accommodate all exbtUtfooSw Tbe association in a circuit te MMP aad sfeows with elirfat otti«r assoclatloos* cdOsA Ika* Ssrtb- eastern Indiana Fair Circuit. The directors of the Madison County Pair AKKOctatloD of Canton, illss.. hare dwrlded to ■ fnlarpo all the hnildinj^. incrt^ne the prernlnm list anrl provide space for a firet-clasa aniuse- 1 ment company. The floancial snccess of last year's fair was beyond all expectation, and tb<> dir e clwa wen •nabUd to dqrtipii a. ttm p*-r tmt MMI m tte w ftl T G'f"'^.^ are tommodleoa aad aMSt CsarsfllcalSy meat**'* It belne only one and a telt block from the business center of tte town. A fine racln;; ■•roprarn Is helnp made op and tte track will be pot In first-class cottdltton. Everytlii'— points to a sut^cessfnl fair, which will be held from Oct. 17 to 21. Inc. Tbe Morrlstown Fair AssncIatloD. at Morris- tcwn. Hamblen County. Tenn.. Is plnnnlnc for. and expectlnir the best fair this fall at their TPll fair. Sept. 5 S. tbat they have ever bad. Ttelr cetalojnies are already published, and In tbe bands of the farmers and stock men. * wte are taking more Interest In tbe fair than ■ •tec teCaia. Tte assodatlaa teva flxed their I dates tte week before tte AapalseWaa Exposl- I tloa at KamRlII*. Tmm„ 4* aaOaa wast ot • iroertstowa. tn aa tbv casld ast esacMilana : that were tmtag t^ ttP "KMBlBIa lipwilliiil. , Tbe ■•Midway~ wm to ate «C ttclr attrae- : tions this season. I Tte Xlcollet County A^rrlcultural Society, of 1 St. Peter. Minn., will hold ttelr fair from I Sept. 11 to VA. Tbey have enitaped some first- - clflss vandevllle acts, and have pnt on a pro* : izriim ef horse raclnir. free acts, baseball (fnmes. ' etc. Tbey have built new bams for tbe ex- hlbltlon of stock and also for tte race horses, an addition to tbe grand stand Is to be built. ' snd tbe race track is to.te improved. Every- I thins IMtnts to one ot tte best fairs In the history of the cotinty. as tte premium lists have been revised sad enlanEed. Tbe srhoot eTbiblta win te eirea more atteatioa .thb year than ever bafsre. Tte Uttle Valley Fair, tittle Valley. N. T.. will be teld on Sept. II to 13. inrlaslve. with special attractions amonK which wDl te an aeroplane. Carl Dsmmann family aihl others which are equally as cood. Tbe horse races and I'orse show at this fair are always the best: tbe contest for prlreg In tbe Gmnte Hall Is a special feature, and is very attractive and In- irrestlnjt. Tbe new jrvanilstand Is arraoaed with nnmbered eb.tlrs which can be reserved In adraace for tte fair for any day. tte mir- ehaser^ tisaia ratlttbic Urn ta tte asat from momlac mSSwift, imm IB sX aat as often tn^ for a (rood carnival Tlie Orantl Circuit rae^-t ' at Recreation I'ark. Ki S«*CTeIary Ktvilelnisn has nominations for entry. Tte Cordon County Fair w'tU l>i- hfl.l at Cal- • boon. Ga.. Oof. ITJI nert. un.l will be the ' hisci-st :inil be<t fnir the ;is.-«n'iutiun has ever ■ held, nearly one tli"ii<anil .lollar- Ik-Iii;; of- i ferfd ou the corn iiljibil alnne. The luiilillncs will he overbauletl. new. pens built for boipi. (Wats, sheen, etc. aad addltlaoal stalls Car stock wm be erected. A. FOortk at Mr i i i a a a tlj i i Is another ereat brim: planneil for ite eeauait j season. J. T. McVay Is tte si-crrtary tor teth erents. Tte .Case Cuun^ Fair Association of AtUntie. Iowa, win te heid ScpC II ta 13. hw. rna- prrU are better than ever beftee. l s i |.» 0 TO B w a t s ai» beins aiadr aad all pfwmlnms will te la- liiaMd Tbiee nitbt sbows. with flreworks. srlU te nflerrd. Ibis feature tevtne been a suc- eeas with us. On aiMilioual races and attrac- tlaas about PI.S0O win te ezpelkled. Tbe West- em Tamlertlle Aas n e la t hm tecrlred tte cnatiaet igata this year flor ftcc aela. Tte Montpetler Fair aod nrlvlne Assoclattou. of Monti^Uer. Ind.. win bold Its fair onusualiy early this year, from July IS to 21. Inc. .\- tt will be almost too early for an exhibit of farm products they have arranjreJ with the aprxultnral ilei>arliupnt of Piirdue CoUese. to make their exhibition at their fair. It Is expected this will iateiest tte iMaMts a dieat deal and toselher with a das aaakhC pssdnn tbe.v exT)eet a lanre altcndaoce. Tbe fo^irtcoctli aDtiiial fair of the Summer- field PlJ^irirt .\^r;cultural Association will be teld at Summerfleld. O.. Sept. 28 to 28. Inc. They tere secared tte tprtlal «hMt of tb*- QUEEN Hi JMfs CMtat V|l Mil III Is a bandsooie, full-blooded Canadian pit ball dOK. welghlns 5.> lbs.. Sbe holds a 75 ft. record Now bookinc for parka, fairs, etc DOXALO BfTtXOHdBlK «aMnl OcBsi saa CItF. Ste. • SEND FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE OP SHOW PRINTING Mintlrel. Musical CoaNd*. Stock. Ifepartolre. .Mai^e- .MS!"*' Tte Carton Omaty Fair AssocUtloa at Mt. Carroll. III., has jsined with the Freeport. Warren and Galena Anoclatios. forminx what wlU te known as Nortbwestem Illinois Racing Circuit. One tteosand. five hundred dollars has been snteerlhed by each association for harness races, and ^300 each for mnainc races. Gsmb- llnj: Is cot permitted by Ibis fair. I.ast season was tbe firrit venture In tbe fair business of the Lee County Fair Assoclatloo of Amtey. 111., and they made such a hip success I tbat tbey were enabled to bu.v more land aihl I Improve tbeir groimds cooslderably. Their fair : datea this year aie flspt. » ts a, aad mscj-. body U woridaB kaad liput ttflr samii of last year.' < ! The Chemung Co. Fair at Elmlra. N. Y., will ' be open day and nigtat. Gronnda are IlL-liird by ' I electricity, and intenitten trolley lines run s direct to tte rnaads. Mar day»- hmss lae- ■ : las with Utetnl -pMte. wW asB* a^ IspeHal attiaetteM, trtFbs atmt aC at Ibis yeai'a iiwl. PraaalaeM apadteaa *■! te haasdat tte Cteaty A iute u lt at s i abeletr. wte hsH meetin;: at Kenton. O.. .\ngiist i will be set aside for school chlldrfti i . soldiers of tbe Civil War. On this day te I admission fee will te charged the cblldrea or * solfiiers. The Potsclalm Fair Assn. of Potsclalm. N. Y.. will hold their fair Sept. 5-S. Their sec-, retary states ihst everythlnc looks hrl-hl for n' prosperons fair this year and that they are of- ferlne more money in premiums and purs»*s. ^ great many of tbe coocessionB are already sold. The Cedar County Fair Association of Tipton, Iowa, have contracted with the McKeeney- Asher racing combination to put on the free attractions at tbe fair this fall. Baseliiill will be the special feature this year. The fair la to be held from Sept. 5 to 7. Inc. The meeting at Beiingtoo, of the HerlDgtott. Kan., Fair & Badng AssoelatiDB. this sesson. wm te cadac la hamaas asdailTCly. tte oat- llae at Jam s has ast pat heea amaaed. It has net beea d trt dt d what ftce attraetloBS win te offend. If any at an. Tte Danville Fair Association of DanvUIe, ▼a., are mafclns extetMdve pteparatioaa for their fair this year. Laat ^o«r WT MdP omr ate' § ^°rtoi™'"*"l5' vSaSmMtH Tent'Sb'oas,' liirciu,'Wild West Ele.' FAIR CATALOGUE q For adrarUsIng Fairs. Csmlssis, Racos, Reanloas. Aviation MeeU. Etc FOURTH JULY, Etc CATALOGUE «FspaMautneMea.MUtlle Erants. Etc GREAT WESTERN PRINTING CO. 613-17 ELM St.. ST. LOUIS, MO. LOOK HEKBil We are tte law- est price whrfo- sale Jewelry aad Novelty Hobs* la America. WHITE 70X OTTT-PBIOE CATALOG tn Wo hara STSfp- Sififi of CUTT .TUT We are exdoslre D. 8. A. AgenU (or tte greatest monor maters. Bamlst A Bayaold Watches: alao Bamllton best •ailing Raaora. CORDON &. MORRISON Wtelasala Jswslers, Ita-MI K. Xadlsoa StrMt, CUciLro HI- OAXAIiOe [GORDON & MORRISON Wtelsaate Tawalem and Opticians Esteb, UM Obieags, m. Tte Howard City (Mcb.) Fair bns chosen Sept. »«. Mil. for Its dates this year and Is already inannliie a program replete wltb Inter- oMds features. Tbe race card will, as usual, te Rttoofr and It Is more than probable that a bigpcr Calr than ever will result. Last year's sad stock shows were tte daest ever grsndstaod. aad wlH -base a aaaHas sapaMty or 10.000 neopi^ It «n ha tm ttet tac aad 75 feet wide. Itqr dlVMt tt to te tISiplllii I by Sept. 1. The Imlay City Agricultural Society, of Im- Isy CUT. Mlcb.. hope to aiate tbla tbeir tenaer fair. ^ The datea^a OcL » f dL Ikv laliail ininm lists. Ktmttam'^SS arM wm C?«pS every day. Tbe Abtevllle Connty Fair Association Is making preparations for the larsrest fair Id Its history, and It Is the ambition of the assocla- tioo to beat last vear's hie sncc**sR. The fair wilt he held at Abbeville, S. C. Oct. 18-20. About $5,000 will lie expended for new linlld- Ings and addition to tbe ^rand stand at tbe Klchl.tnd County Fair Grounds, Wahpetoa, N. D. It la probable tbat an aeroplane will be one of tbe features of tbe fair this season. Tbe tnani^emeDt of tte Bosne County Fair AiKociation. Klogstoo. Tenn. *■ ' ward to an exceptionally good CSir. 4 meetinc this year will be held bcCM'tta Cblan Exposition takes place. The Fourth Annual Fair. Fairmont. W. Vs.. wUI be held Se pt. 12 l.'i. 1011. Fairmont to a member of the Lake Erie Circuit, "King ot tte llslf Milers." J. A. Clark Is president aad Jno. S. Scott, secretary. Tbe second annnal fair and cimlral of the' Flemlngton Fair snd Carnival Association of FlemluKton. N. J., wilt be teld Auguat 1-B. inc. *>* going to make this tslr ag tssd 4-IN-l O PENER REST ElBMrail RBffnM STREETMEN AND AtfNISr Toa win Snd this tte test j.e.1 StreetmeD, Attention! ... ftir 1811 April U. Home of the ntfiborg Cblp Blnp. SOc; per doa., UM armaa Jawalry OSn 70t Psna Aea., Pittsbarp, Pa. ibntgomery Coanty (Ky.). Fair Au«ciation Manager for Bo^ aiS . I'ark,' Spsrtanbais. *- O. PiawtoK yugl sMaTdB^ on. Appll to