Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 221, 16 September 1922 — Page 12
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND.. SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 1922.
FAIR EXPENSES ARE SETTLED PROMPTLY; .
WILL STAND BEHIND DEFICIT
The Farm and the Fanner By William R. Sanborn
Even though facing a deficit of about $1,800, the Wayne county fair committee feels that it has given th public what It agreed to do, and will stand back of any loss existing after expenses have all been payed, a statement by the committee declared Saturday. The committee made the following statement: ' "We did not raise enough money to
meet the expenses but everybody will be paid because the committee agreed to stand behind any expenditures necssary to carry out the plans which had been announced. The committee has no apology to make for a deficit because it was impossible to determine the magnitude of the fair when our budget was made. "We knew that we must make our program and stand behind it. This we did. We gave the public just what we agreed to do. The amount of the shortage will depend upon the salvage of about $2,000 worth of lumber and material and the labor bills necessary to put Glen Miller park back in shape, as the committee promised the board of works the park would be put back as nearly as possible in its original condition. We hope to be able to hold the deficit not to exceed $1,800. To Publish List. "The committee refused over $2,000
worth of concessions which it deemed objectionable. An itemized list has
been mads of all the receipts and ex
penditures and this report will be published In detail giving the name and amount of each donor, the amount of money derived from the various concessions and the amount received from the salvage, together with all expense items." Electricians, carpenters, and canvasmen swarmed into the fair grounds at Glen Miller park Saturday and by late afternoon had levelled practically all the mushroom growth of a week previous, which had been used to house . the three day Wayne county fair. A gang of electricians under the active supervision of D. C. Hess, occupied themselves in taking down lights znd rolling up . wire, finishing their task, except for a few items, by noon. Fifty laborers, distributed at various points on the ground tore up booths, salvaging lumber, and signs, and effecting a general clean-up. The horse diving tower, the central feature of attraction of the whole grounds, was sold to the Wesler-Martin Orchard company of New Paris and
carpenters started demolition of it
Saturday morning. Exhibitors Leave
Exhibitors in the trades display sec
tion cleared out their displays late
Friday night or early Saturday morn
ing, practically all being out of the
grounds by noon.
Foreign concessionaires also struck their tents as soon a they had time to dry and were moving out by noon. The Jessup stand, probably the largest
one, got away late in the forenoon
Most of the live- stock, as well as
other exhibits, were taken out Friday
afternoon or evening. Exhibits were
cleared late Friday night from the ag
ricultural tent, a number of the exhibits being sold by auction' after they
were donated to the fair association by the exhibitors. The sum of $16
was realized from the auction and will be turned over to the management by
Charles Williams, agricultural super
intendent. Doners of displays were L. D. Daugherty, Martin and Wesler, Omer Putoff, Easthaven Hospital, and
several others. Biq Tops Deserted
In the stock tents, what few animals
had been left overnight were taken out early Saturday morning, leaving the "big tops" formerly so crowded and
clamorous, silent and deserted.
The fair management committee was on the grounds at an early hour, and
members were constantly inspecting the various sections and consulting
with one another, effecting as much salvage as possible. The American Legion Museum tent, with the usual military dispatch, had been folded and all equipment and relics hauled aw,ay before more than a few of the other exhibitors had come on the grounds. The. relics are being returned as rapidly as possible, and
those which cannot be taken back immediately will be left at Legion headquarters where owners may call for them. Wind Up Affairs. In winding up the affairs of the stock and farm products exhibition, as well a3 in clearing the grounds, a similar promptness was shown, the finance committee under N. H. Johneon's chairmanship, and with the assistance of the secretary. Charles Hodge, makinga strenuous effort to get all checks into the hands of exhib
itors or into the mails by Saturday evening. Hearty satisfaction was expressed by many of the winning exhibitors over the method of paying premiums immeditaely upon their award. As soon as judging was finished in any class in each department, the judge would certify the awards, the names were reported to headquarters, and checks, countersigned by both the
treasurer and secretary, were issued to the winners as soon as they called. The same day that awards were made, pig club children received their money, to their intenze gratification. Premiums Paid. That this is no light task may be seen from the fact that the force consisting of Mr. Johnson and Charles
Hodge, and Misses Edith Hollingsworth, Olive Banes and Grace Dye were occupied continuously all day
Friday and expect to work late Satur
day in checking up on the awards and writing checks. The premium checks
alone number several hundred.
The finance committee urges all who
have bills against the fair to get them
in immediately, as business will be closed within a few days, if possible. The fair closed in a blaze of popu
lar appreciation Friday night, the im
mense throng gathered beneath the
diving tower voicing enthusiastic ap.proval of the suggestion that the fair
be made an annual event.
Weber's band justified its reputa-
i tion, holding the attention of the crowd
until the last moment, striking an especially popular note with one of its
closing pieces, "The Cavalry Charge," which delighted even the small boys
usually very indifferent musical critics with its accompaniment of galloping hoof beats, pistol shots and an echoing bugle call, the echo coming
from a cornet out in the grounds.
Repeatedly Encored Miss Katherine Hoch also was re
peatedly encored, the crowd only releasing her finally with great reluctance. A medley of popular refrains, and "Silver Threads Among the Gold" were among her evening selections.
Strong expressions of approval were
voiced by visitors to the fair who compared it, to its credit, with many other large fairs which they had vis
ited. The opinion was frequently expressed, by judges as well as by con
cession stand owners and farmers who
were not exhibiting, that the quality of the livestock exhibits was in many
respects equal to, and in some in
stances, better than that shown at
the Indiana state fair.
Praises Horses
"I have neveT seen such a large
showing of sound, nice horses at a
far," said Albert Day, of Springport,
the horse judge. In many classes Mr.
Day was at a loss to place the rib
bons, competition was so close, but
lille dissatisfaction was expressed
with his decisions.
In attendance, also, the concession
stand owners who have attended other
fairs, stated that this was a record
breaker. "We have had more business
here than at any other fair this season," said Mr. Charles Jessop. "The crowds have been unusual, even for an old established fair. We will be
willing to cancel any other fair dates to attend the Richmond fair, or if necessary, will pull in our Pennsylvania outfit to come here." Other stand owners were more cau
tious in their statements, keeping in
the background an unexpressed but very definite intention of operating at the same fair next year. None, however, failed to admit that business had been good.
THE SCRAMBLE FOR COAL If you are unable to buy coal, or at least are unable to get a delivery of coal from your elevatorman, you may be sure that he isn't to blame. True, it is easy enough for him to order coal from the mines, but getting it
is entirely another story. Nor can the
dealer usually quote you a price until the coal arrives, for the simple reason that he doesn't know what it is going to cost him, nine times out of ten, until it is on the track for unloading. After calling a number of elevators on Friday we concluded that prices are all sixes arid sevens, and that there is a scramble for coal. Some, how
ever, feel that production is to be
large and soft coal plentiful before
snow flies, if the railroads can handle
the tonnage.
One Wayne county elevatorman
said: "We have plenty of wood over
this way, and ecads of corn, but not
a pound of coal, if we had coal, would
have to sell it at $11 to $12 a ton and
farmers are not anxious to buy at such figures. Most of them can better
afford to burn their corn and we can't
blame them if theydo." Nor is this man alone in this opinion. A western paper quotes R. W.
Kendrick, of Dodge county, Nebraska, who asks: "Why shouldn't the farmer be justified in putting his surplus corn
on the market for fuel? I am for
some legitimate method for advancin
tne price or corn, burn corn ana
keep warm."
With reference to burning corn, W
W. Dowd. of Webster county, Iowa,
says: Of course, some old simple
ton will howl as soon as some one
suggests burning corn. But if the in
dustries can use it for fuel, and can
use enough to help any, let the hol-
lenn bunch holler.
To both of these the western editor
remarks: "Unfortunately, the man
who burns corn will not benefit, un
less the corn is worth per bushel less than one-fiftieth as much as coal per
ton." Hocking Valley at $11.50. Manager Schlientz of the Farmers Equity elevator at Eaton, reports the receipt of five cars of Hocking Valley coal within the past two weeks, an.i says he now has less than one-half a car now in his bins. He didn't say what this coal cost him, but says he
got $11.50 a ton for it, a pretty stiff price for soft coal, to say the least. They are soon to complete the new modern elevator the Equity folks are building in Eaton, and expect it to be in operation by the first week in October. They have not been taking any grain of late, on account of the building operations, although they handled a great deal of wheat in their old plant when the harvest rush was one.
One load of wheat was taken in at the Green's Fork elevator on Friday, at 95 cents a bushel. This is the going price in this section now, and has been for several weeks. The general wheat market has fallen into a narrow rut, and fluctuations are practically covering the same ground from
week to week. The Green's Fork ele
vatorman says they haven't a pound
of coal, nor any assurance when they
will have.
No Coal at Milton . The Milton Grain company reports
empty coal bins, but have three cars bought, one of which is Indiana coal.
the other two being higher priced coal. They are looking for a part of this
coal from day to day. but cannot tell
when it will actually arrive. The aih-
ton folks have three elevators and
have taken in a little wheat this week
at 95 cents for No. 2. Very few silos have yet been filled in the Milton
neighborhood but it is expected that
a number will be filled the coming
week. Several farmers took time to visit the Wayne fair, feeling pretty
sure that both silos and silage would be right there when they decided to do the work.
Hagerstown reports one car of Ken
tucky coal in during last few days, a good part of which was hauled away by farmers having silos to fill. These
paid $10 per ton at the car and did their own loading and hauling. The flour mill expects another car of coal to arrive early next week.
Glen Karn reports the purchase of two cars of Kentucky coal, on which delivery was promised in September. This coal was bought some time ago and is anxiously looked for. "We have been out of coal for some time," said the manager of the elevator, "practically because the railroad gobbled two cars billed to us." Butter, Eggs and Cream
Eggs are firm and in demand in a local way, three city retailers claiming to be paying farmers 83 cents for eggs during the week, and getting too
few fresh from the farm, at that.
Cream is higher, dealers now paying
38 cents per pound, against 33 and
34 cents a few days ago. The whole
sale price of creamery butter is now 40 cents against 36 cents ten days ago.
Replying to a question relating to the summer shrinkage of corn in dry
cribs, well floored and off the ground
we give the results of tests made in Ipwa and Illinois, as follows: Eight years of weighing by the Iowa station indicated a shrinkage from May 1 to September 1 of about five per cent, whereas at the Illinois station, nine years of weighing indicated during the same period, a shrinkage
of about 6.6 per cent. The Amended Grain Bill The senate on Thursday passed the CapperTincher bill, re-enacting the
grain futures trading act to meet objections of the supreme court. The
bill already has been passed by the house, which is expected to concur in
a few minor amendments made by
the senate.
There was no debate on the bill. A
number of amendments proposed by the senate committee on agriculture were adopted without explanation. or discussion and the bill was passed without any speeches either in support
or in opposition to it. j Hints for Dairy Farmers The promotors of the Dairy Exposition to be held at St. Paul in October are doing some mighty effective advertising in the presentation of statements of great interest and importance to dairymen. The following contains information and production figures of interest, that we believe al! our milk producers will appreciate:
"When the American lairy farmer
stops to consider that the average production of milk of the dairy cow of the United States is 3,527 pounds; Denmark, 5,666 pounds; Switzerland,
6,950 pounds; Netherlands, 7,585 pounds, he realizes the possibilities and sees before him an obtainable
goal.
He will no doubt be surprised to
learn that where our cow-testing asso
ciations have- been at work and where
farmers have done the most obvious
thing in selecting cows and their sires,
the average is 6,077 pounds per year, which is the record of 120 cow testing associations that have come under observation. "He will be interested to learn that in those states which have concerned
themselves the least about the dairy
cow, the average production of milk is reflected in the low official records. Florida's average, for instance, is 1,307 pounds, while California has an aver
age of 4,750 pounds; Wisconsin. 4,250
pounds; Minnesota, 3,750 pounds, North Dakota, 3,250 pounds, and Iowa,
Z,7o0 pounds. Shining like a beacon
light beside these figures is the record
of the world's champion milk cow 37,384 pounds of milk per year. These figures are at once instructive and inspiring. They point the way for the dairy farmer and suggest possibilities to the farmer who has never considered dairying in its true money-making light. "The dairy division of the bureau of animal husbandry of the department of agriculture has prepared figures based on census statistics which tell the complete story of the dairy cow. These figures will be graphically presented at the National Dairy Exposition at St. Paul and Minneapolis, October 7-14.
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EIGHT CIRCU6ES CLAIM INDIANA AS THEIR HOME
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 16. Indiana
harbors eight, circuses, according to ?
list of special tax payers on file in the
office of M. Bert- Thurman, collector
of internal revenue for Indiana. The
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CATCHES BIGGEST BASS FORT WAYNE, Sept. 16. A. O
Teeple of this city, recently caught
what he believes to be the bigges
bass landed In these parts this season. The rass measured 25 inches long and weighed 64 pounds. It was caught in Lake Everett.
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