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of the buildings locked while people are payhig their money at the gates 

 to see the exhibits contained in those very bnildings. 



There is no juslice or reason for this if every person complies with 

 the rules. It is something that can be easily remedied. Exhibitors must 

 be treated courteously and afforded every opportunity to display their 

 goods if they are expected to patronize oiu- fair. Their lot is a hard one 

 at best. To the gate receipts we look for most of the income, and it is 

 due the patrons of any fair tliat arrangements are such that they can see 

 tlie exhibits and be accommodated with as many conveniences as possi- 

 ble. They come for instruction and pleasure, and should be afforded 

 every opportunity for these with as little annoyance as possible. 



In gate arrangements I do not see how much if any improvement can 

 be made, but there is one thing that will greatly improve every depart- 

 ment in all respects, and that is an information bureau. 



There are thousands of questions asked on eveiy fair ground every 

 year that are not answered because they are not put to the proper person. 

 Of course, the larger fairs need this more than the smaller ones, but 

 it is needed at every fair worthy that name. 



Now, I will give my idea as I think it could be applied to the State 

 Fair, and it can be modified to suit any county fair. 



Locate the building in a central place and make it as conspicuous as 

 possible. Let the attendants be selected who will always be courteous 

 and quick to answer questions. It will take three or four people to do 

 the work properly and they will need to be on the grounds a full week 

 before the fair opens. 



Have a large plat of the grounds, showing the location of every build- 

 ing and lot Then take the mechanical department for example and let 

 the superintendent give the people in charge the names of every exhib- 

 itor and his location. These will be arranged in alphabetical order, leav- 

 ing ample space between the ending of one letter and the beginning of 

 the next for any additional names as the space is taken. As other ex- 

 hibits are located let them be reported to the bureau and their names 

 placed on the list. The privilege department can be on the same plan. 



In the live stock departments they can have the names of all exhib- 

 itors and the stalls or pens assigned to them and the names arranged the 

 same as the mechanical. For instance, we have a speed department, and 

 under that head tliere is Jolni Jones, 6, 7. 8, 9. 10—8. The party giving 

 the information will know at a glance that John Jones has stalls Nos. 

 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, in barn 8. Then there is Geo. Morgan, 1, 2, 3, 4— H. It can 

 be seen at a glance that Geo. Morgan has stalls Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, in barn H. 

 It is easy to show the inquirer where barn H is, and then it is easy 

 for him to find the stalls. The same plan can be followed in the cattle, 

 sheep and swine departments. Possibly the poulti-y department can be 

 arranged so an exhibitor could be located there or nearly so, and the 

 other departments could only be sliown as a whole. 



