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Fair Board Annual Meeting Sat’y, Jan. let. The annual meeting of the Rich-‘ mond Hill Agricultural Society will be held in the council chamber, Richmond Hill, next Saturday afternoon at 1.30 p.1n. The business will include the annual election of officers and the commencement of plans for the 1928 fair. The report of the treasurer will be presented and will show that the 1927 exhibition had a fairly success- ful year financially and several recom- mendations from the old board will be considered. Among the recommen- dations adopted at a meeting shortly after the fair last year was that the women’s fancy work and poultry de- partments be omitted from the 1928 prize list. lIt was the feeling at that time that the women‘s department did not bring out any appreciable local competition and that the society was merely paying out good money to pro- fessional exhibitors. As there was very little competition in the poultry class and as the society has no proper building to house the exhibit it was thought advisable to drop this feature also. It is regretable that these at- tractions must be discontinued but the fault does not rest with the directors. In face of conditions as they exist there seems to be no alternative. Richmond Hill Fair Is An Asset To This District and Deserves Better Support PAGE SIX BUT IF THE WOMEN’S ORGANIZ- ATIONS AND THE WOMEN GEN- ERALLY IN THIS DISTRICT FEEL THAT THIS FEATURE OF THE FAIR SHOULD NOT BE DISCON- TINUED THEY SHOULD ATTEND THE MEETING ON SATURDAY AND GIVE THE DIRECTORS THE BENEFIT OF THEIR SUGGEST- IONS. There seems to be no good reason Why the women’s department should not have generous patronage in Save Yourself a our expense Will Your Brakes Pass Police Inspection? The Day of the Small Fair Is Not Gone If Community Alive To Opportunity Ithfers.“ Don’t try to do the heavy parts of the fam- ily wash. Let us help you. This new plant ‘ was designed and equipped for that very: purpose and can give you as much or little help as you desire by means of five differ-I ent kinds of laundry serviceâ€"all moderate- ly priced. We use only soft water and pure 1 soaps, etc. No marking, no starching, and : each wash done separately. Lakeside 5280 If you will have laundry ready when driver calls, you will assist us in giving good service. If you only have driver call when phoned for, Call up as early as convenient to insure prompt attention. Phone Orders for Our Driver, Parcels may be left at Liberal Office, Telephone 9, Richmond Hill J. E. WIGMORE, Prop. Chrysler Dealers, Tires, Accessories, Marconi and U.S.L. Radio, Livery, Battery Charging. General repairs on allmakes of cars. RICHMOND HILL MOTORS Bad brakes are dangerous. Drive in and have them inspected and adiusted. FREE SERVICE. We Call In Richmond Hill District WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY gree in which the people support it. 11f you have any suggestions or if you have none, at least show by your preâ€" sence at the meeting on Saturday that you are in sympathy with the organiz- ation. EVERYONE is welcome and by paying the small membership fee of $1.00 is entitled to Vote and take part in the proceedings. IF YOU WANT TO BOOST THE FAIR, now is the time to do it by throwing your energy into the organization and help- ing along the good work. The Richâ€" mond Hill Fair represents a great op- portunity and is an asset to every stockâ€"breeder, every farmer and every business man in this district and the annual meeting should attract a larg- er and more representative gathering than has chaigacterized these meetings in former years. this community, and if the women show sufficient interest to assure a good competition there is no doubt whatever that it would be continued by the directorate. The same applies to the poultry-breeders. There are a great many in this district interested in poultry but if the breeders take no interest in the fair which should be a great advantage to them, the directors cannot be blamed if they leave poultry off the prize list. We trust that the women and poultry breeders will be present in large numbers at the annuâ€" a1 meeting next Saturday. The Richmond Hill Fair is one of the oldest in the province and citizens of thi§ community may take just pride in its record of progress through the years. THE SUCCESS OF THE FAIR DEPENDS ON THE PEOPLE. The measure of its usefullness and growth will be in proportion to the de- 175 Ossington Avenue, Toronto. In View of the declining interest in so-called small fairs supposed to have been‘reflected in the decline and dis- appearance of many societies it is int- eresting to note what has transpired in other places. From the comments of our exchanges on this point it would appear the consensus of opinion fav- ‘ ours the doing away with the elabor- ate “trials of speed" by fancy named animals and substituting; there for those of the product of the loeal fields and farms. However, we submit the following as showing the trend of dis- cussion on this matter taken from our contemporary, the (loderich'Starrâ€" The country fall fair is said to have originated over a century ago in the fertile brain of one, Elkanah Watson. a New England farmer. He had pro- ‘cured a pair of merine sheep and had advertised an exhibition of them to satisfy all who might want to see them, as they were the first in his section. The attendance was so large that it suggested to him the idea of an annual stock show. The prizes offer- ed the first year were $70, but next $208, so the fair developed. Per- 'haps no one institution has done more for the improvement of agriculture than the fall fair which has introduced the element of competition and prom- pted generous emulation resulting in a worthy ambition to win the largest number of prizes for the best stock. grain, roots and fruits; and for the {farm ladies to show their prowess of the home in baking, sewing and the finer arts of decoration. The somewhat doubtful success of some fall fairs, among them the God- erich fair, has led to much questioning as to what is needed to make a really successful fair. , “Fall fairs seem to be booming,” says The Milverton 'Sun, “and 1927 has been a particularly successful year, if we can judge by all .news- paper reports that we see. Every one tells the same story. If the weather was good. the previous rec- ords were nearly all broken; if it was only fair or none too good, the crowds were there just the same, al- though not so large. A few years ago, it was thought that times were hard for fall fairs and that they were going into the discard. Quite a few did succumb but it seems to have been a weeding out of the villages. This year’s reportsâ€"and we have glanced over a good many â€"- all tend to prove that the remaining fall fairs are in for a good time and should have a per- I iod of growth and expansion. Given I decent weather at all, it seems that 1 they are going to get the crowds and, i of course, the money. And with more l funds. they can have more attractions and so 'draw more people and have ‘ more money. I Not all fall fairs are successful, however, and the following article from The Lucknow Sentinel is inter- esting. . Fall Fairs -â€" Successful and Not So Successful In an article on fall fairs, The Ches- ley Enterprise of January 12 asks “What is the reason that the attend- i ance is always small at Chesley Fair I whether the weather is good, bad or I indifferent?” It appears that thisi year the Chesley Agricultural Society ; increased the gate admission charge from 250 to 35c. in an effort to in- crease revenue. But the increase reâ€" sulted only in bringing in $50 more than was received in 1926. The Enterprise points out that the gate receipts at Tara fall fair were this year $847: at Markdale $800 and at Teeswater $1,300. At Chesley, so the Enterprise says, the receipts nev- er reach $500. AlLthe places named are in a class with Lucknow â€"â€" that is, as. to condi- tions which might be expected to promote a fall fair. Lucknow is no better off than Chesley, the gate reâ€" ceipts averaging around $400, and this likely, is the case with the great maj- ority of agricultural societies through- 011*. Western Ontario. In View of these facts it becomes an interesting question as to how to ac- count for the marked difference in the fairs. Some blame the town and its general atmosphere, and others the board of directors or the secretary. In this connection the newspaper a- bove referred to (The Chesley Enter. prise) has the following pertinent re- marks: “It isn’t the dropping of horse races fault for they do their best to encourâ€" age attendance by courteous treat- ment of exhibitors and good service. THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILLLOILILI‘. “It isn’tnthe dropping of horse races for the attendance was low in the days when racing was a part of the pro- gram . “It isn't the amount offered in pri- zes for the amount paid for competi- tion in the various classes is as high as in other places that have double the proceeds. “It isn’t for lack of advertising, for the director’s in Chesley spend as much for printing and advertising as is spent for other fairs. “It can‘t be for lag}: of special at. tractions for Tara fair draws the crowd without any specialties. The prize animals, parading around the ring, are the only special attractions in Tara. “To what then can the small atten- dance at our fall fair be attributed? To our way of thinking it is the lack of interest among a considerable num- ber 'of people in the town and surroun- ding district whether the show lives or dies. That was the cause of Walkerâ€" ton fair passing out and it will cause dry rot to set in with any fair. That (is all very true. and exactly right, but the reason given by The Enterprise needs explanation. Why is there a “lack of interest among a conqiderable number of people in the town and surrounding district?" Why in one district more than in another? The neople are much the same in the towrs and districts mentioned. The explanation is that “Nothing succeeds like success,” and that sucâ€" cess often is due to chance â€" not all chance, of course, but largely chance or luck. 5 The “Northern Exhibition," Walker- } ton for years, was a rival in local pop- ‘ularity to the Toronto Exhibition of 50 years ago. It was a three-day affair .with races, and the exhibits many and ’of a high order. But some change in conditions or in public taste knocked it and it finally faded out of existence ‘ altogether. Success of Fair Depends on Interest of Farming Community The Seaforth Expositor discussing the conditions on which the increased success of a fall fair depends has the )following article:â€" In the case of a fall fair, or anyâ€" thing in the way of an out-door celeâ€" bration, nothing will so assure a large attendance and make for success. as the belief that their is going to be a crowd,” others and yet others will go just to see the crowd, and thus the crowd will be built up far beyond what the original attraction or attrac- tions, would of themselves warrant or guarantee . The Teeswater Fair, for some years was one of the most successful village fairs in the province, is an outstand- ing example. Not so many years ago this fair was in a class with Chesley, Lucknow. Ripley and Kincardineâ€"the gate receipts ranging from $350 to $500, according to weather. Teeswater has a fine park and a good race track, and the combined in- fluences of park, horse races and a succession of favourable days started the Teeswater Fair on its career of success, the climax of which, appar- ently, is not yet reached. as this year the crowd was bigger and the Fair was better than ever before. A directorate and secretary can take advantage of a “boom” tendency when it sets in, but they cannot promote it. That depends upon a set of circum- stances not cofltrolled by them. Who has not heard the statement often repeated, that the day of the country fall fair is over. that its use as a market, as a social centre where friends and neighbors may meet once a year, to compare notes and renew old friendships, has passed with the modern mode of travel and the advanâ€" tages of present day communication. That if the old Fall Fair is to survive, the directors of these fairs will have to import midways and go into the show business generally in order to draw a gate. Frankly, we do not believe any such‘ thing. We believe that the automo~ bile to bring opportunities for increas- ing success and interest to fall fairs, that they never before possessed, and that if the side shows and other enter- tainment of a side show nature were banished, it would prove of lasting benefit to these shows. Any person in an agricultural community, in which the average Fall Fair is held, Who can not take pleasure out of a good dis- play of live stock, or who pretends he or she does not, is about in the same class as the person who can not take any pleasure out of travel on the highways unless they are cutting in or paSSing everything in sight. Seven times out of ten that person is the driver of a Ford, and seven times out of ten the »man who runs down the Fall Fair is also in the light car class. As stated, We believe the Fall Fair to-day has a better opportunity of be- coming an asset, every great asset than it ever had before. The oppor. tunity, however, of realizing on this asset, does not lie as many people seem to think, in the hands of the Fair officers and directors, no matter ‘how capable, how energetic, or how good they may be but it does lie in the ‘xhands of the farming- community in ;the district. Why is it that a farmer, who has good stock, horses, cattle, or whatever it may be, is accused of taking all the prize money, and giving no one else a show, and is rarely given credit for helping to make the show a success. What does the prize money amount to anyway, compared to the possible pur- chaser his exhibit of his stock may bring to him? People are never un- lanimous on a judge’s decision. A iman with an individual entry, in the minds of many, may have a better am, imal than the actual prize winner, and What is a two dollar or three dollar prize at most if the other fellow makes a sale and a profit of three, times that much, or more, to a pur- chaser who has seen his animal on ex- hibit. Or don’t you believe the time or trouble it takes to fit and exhibit stock pays? Where does the prize stock that the country flocks to Tor- onto or Guelph to see, come from? Seven times out of ten it is picked up through the country, and is not the product of any big breeding establish- ment. There is as good stock in this district to-day as was ever shown at Toronto. It may not be fitted or trained, but the foundation is there and it would be at Toronto if any of the big breeders of the Province knew of it. What better way is there of bringing it before the public than by exhibiting it at the local fairs ? THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RICHMOND HILL FAIR WILL BE HELD NEXT SATURDAY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 1 p. m. REMEMBER THE FAIR NEXT MAY 24 WILL BE NO BETTER AND NO WORSE THAN THE PEO- PLE MAKE IT. SHOW YOUR INT- EREST BY YOUR ATTENDANCE. New Term TWELVE BUSINESS SCHOOLS in Toronto. Write for Calehdar. W.R. Shaw, Registrar, Bay and Charles, St. Toronto. OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN 167 Yonge Street. Toronto 2. (Upstairs Opposite Simpson’s) May be consulted about your eyes for glasses at H. F. Austin’s Drug Store Richmond Hill SATURDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY let, from 1.30 to 8 p.m. Teleuhone 1535 All trucks Insured for Public Liabil. ity and Property Damage. Express and Long Distance Moving Sand and Gravel Delivered Dump Trucks for Hire By Hour nr Contract H‘hornhill Furs repaired and Remodelled Orders taken for fur coats Estimates Cheerftu Given For work anywhere in the district. J. J.Deane Government, Munidpal and Corporation Bonds 03 Bought, Sold and E xchmgcd Box 16, Elgin Mills, Ontario We Buy all Kinds of Raw Furs J. J. CLEMENTS PAINTER AND DECORATOR WILSON’S CARTAGE COMING ! F. E. 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