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Dr. Myers: We had a successful fair at Fort Wayne Inst year. 1 

 think fairs can be advertised entirely through the newspapers, and this 

 advertising can be done cheaper than by the billboards. We had a num- 

 ber of local items in the papers every day, and they cost us nothing. We 

 spent about fifty dollars with each paper in the city, and averaged from 

 three to five dollars with each of about forty country papers in that part 

 of the State. We had some large posters, but most of the advertising was 

 done through the newspapers. It was my first year as secretary of the 

 fair, and at the close of the fair we were four thousand dollars ahead. 

 The j^ear prior the fair was forty-three hundred dollars behind. 



We had a Pike at our fair, and one attractive feature was the stock 

 parade. We had that every day at 1 o'clock. We did not confine our- 

 selves to local exhibitors, but encouraged all the big breeders and im- 

 porters to show their stock there. 



I had the pleasure last month of meeting with the Ohio State Fair 

 Board of Managers. Everj^ one of the secretaries present said they had 

 educational exhibits. They recommended that feature highly. Some of 

 them said they began with a very small space for that exhibit, but now 

 they have the very nicest buildings on the ground for their educational 

 exhibits. They say that is a good advertisement. Every child is ex- 

 pected to have an exhibit at ^ae county fair, and every child that has an 

 exhibit there will surely draw three or four of his own family there to 

 see it. They claimed that through that feature they largely increased 

 their general admissions. 



President Insley: The next order of business is the election of 

 officers. 



Mr. Wallace: I do not think it is out of place for me, as one of the 

 younger members of this Board, to suggest to you the name of the man 

 who occupies, I believe, the most important position on our Board. We 

 have listened to a very interesting discussion of the attractions that 

 should be allowed at fairs. I want to nominate for President of this 

 Association Mr. H. L. Nowlin, the man who has charge of our depart- 

 ment of privileges. He is one of the most practical fair managers we 

 have on our Board. 



Mr. Clore: I had intended to place in nomination for the office of 

 President of this Association a man who undoubtedly needs the sympathy 

 of this organization, and who certainly needs some recognition — Mv. W. 

 E. McDonald. 



Mr. McDonald: I am a Democrat, but I am not looking for office. It 

 is not fashionable nowadays for Democrats to be in office. I beg to de- 

 cline. 



