Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1909 — TIPPECANOE COUNTY MAY ABANDON FAIR. [ARTICLE]

TIPPECANOE COUNTY MAY ABANDON FAIR.

Lafayette, Ind., September 27. — The fate of the annual Tippecanoe county fair hangs in the balance. At a meeting of the directors of the county agricultural association, Saturday afternoon, Secretary Charles W. Travis reported that the last fair held early this month was a financial failure, the deficit amounting to more than $1,500. One of the causes was a rainy day on Friday and the lack of interest on the part of city people. The fair has been an annual institution here for fortysix years. Some years the attendance has surpassed the 25,000 mark. Gradually the fair has become a oneday exhibition, Thursday being the only big day of the week. The directors decided that if the fair is to be continued a loan must be negotiated, the premiums reduced and the stake horse races eliminated.