216 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART III 



Mr. Cameron : 1 want to say further in regard to the pass, while 

 the admission is fifty cents it might do, but after five o'clock the 

 admission is twenty-five cents, then it would be no use, that admits 

 them to the grand stand. People on the ground you can't drive them 

 out at night. Of course we usually have a canvas we can stretch 

 clean around the ground to shut out all these people roaming 

 on the ground. These people could go up in the grand stand at ar.y 

 time for twenty-five cents. They pay the same as people outside 

 after five o'clock. 



A Member: We followed Mr. Cameron's suggestion, the only 

 difiference we charge fifty cents at the outside gate at night. After 

 five o'clock they get a coupon entitling them to go to the grand stand. 

 We used to give pass-out checks but they abused the privilege so we 

 cut it out, don't issue pass-out checks. 



A Member : Where pass-out checks are used wouldn't it be better 

 to have the party the check is issued to sign his name and then when 

 he presents that check at the gate again have him sign his name so 

 that would be proof it was the same party using the pass-out check 

 that went out? 



President Estell : It is getting late, and while this is a very in- 

 teresting subject, we have some more questions. We will proceed 

 to the next question. 



Mr. Bacon: "What is the most practical method of collecting 

 fares for the evening entertainment where the same crowd stay on 

 the ground from afternoon until evening?" 



A Member : We have not yet held any night shows but contem- 

 plate that matter, and some of our directors asked me to ask that 

 question and have it discussed, get it answered by those who have 

 had experience, possibly others might be in the same position we are. 



A ^Member : You can't clear the grounds, but if you contemplate 

 having your night show in front of the grand stand and charge for 

 admission, then you have solved your problem. You can clean out 

 your grand stand and charge admission to the grand stand. 



Mr. Bacon : "How many secretaries refund advance payments 

 made by concessioners where they do not appear? W. S. Smith, 

 secretary Lyon county fair, Rock Rapids." The answer is, none. 



Mr. Smith : The reason I asked that question, it came up this fall 

 with a man who said he had backed out of probably twenty-five or 

 thirty Iowa fairs, didn't go at all. I got several letters from him 



