Billboard (Jul-Dec 1898) . nity for im-provement on many lines. —B. Asbury. Fair Notes. Do not let any one element dominate thefair. To be entirely successful, it should notbe entirely in the hands of the W. C. T. the liquor dealers either. Neither should it be controlled by thechurch folks. The fair is an advertisementin the shape of a public function, and shouldbe neither above nor below the level of thepublic from which it draws its support. As an advertisement for a town or city, thestreet fair possesses many advantages overthe agricultural fair, not the least of whichlies in the fac
Billboard (Jul-Dec 1898) . nity for im-provement on many lines. —B. Asbury. Fair Notes. Do not let any one element dominate thefair. To be entirely successful, it should notbe entirely in the hands of the W. C. T. the liquor dealers either. Neither should it be controlled by thechurch folks. The fair is an advertisementin the shape of a public function, and shouldbe neither above nor below the level of thepublic from which it draws its support. As an advertisement for a town or city, thestreet fair possesses many advantages overthe agricultural fair, not the least of whichlies in the fact that it brings the crowds itattracts right into the business streets of thetown, and holds them there. With the agricultural fair it is reason of the fact that it must have largeand commodious buildings, stables, pens and,mayhap, a race track, it must be located outof town or at least on the outskirts of the When doth the poster leave his work,, When doth he all his posting shirk,And look sublimely stupid:. Denton, Texas. The Denton County Fair was inauguratedonly four years ago, and was an immediatesuccess. The second fair was twice as goodas the first; the third twice as good as thesecond; and the fourth, the one this year,twice as good as the third. If, said JudgePiner in his fine opening speech, this geo-metrical progression should continue, itwould not be many years before the DallasFair would need to look to its laurels. Most fairs receive their greatest supportfrom the towns in which they are is not the case with the Denton CountyFair. The exhibits are from all parts of thecountry, and represent all the pursuits ear-, ried on In It. Diversified farming is muchpracticed here. These farmers farm withtheir brains, as well as with their County claims to be the bannercounty of 1898. In support of its claim itpresents the following figures of the productsof this county for the current year: 30 COObales of cotton. bushels o
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