OFFICEES OF NOEFOLK FAIE 



Mk. J. Thomas Murphy. 



THE protographs of the secretary and 

 superintendent, which were for- 

 warded at our special request, 

 came just too late for our November 

 issue, so we have pleasure in using them this 

 month with som-e personal remarks added, 

 which we are sure will be interesting to fair 

 managers in other parts. 



MR. H. H. GROFF, PRESIDENT. 



Mr. Groff holds the following public 

 offices: President Norfolk Union Agricul- 

 tural Society, president Simcoe Horticultu- 

 ral Society, president Norfolk Poultry As- 

 sociation, vice-president Ngrfolk North Rid- 

 ing Agricultural Society, vice-president for 

 Canada, Society of American Florists ; 



he is also manager of the Molsons 

 Bank, Simcoe, but it is in his work 

 in crossbreeding the gladiolus that has more 

 than anything else made him famous. Of 

 his work in connection with the Fair, Mr. 

 Murphy writes : " The consensus of opin- 

 ion is that we have the right man in the right 

 place. As the head of the Association, his ex- 

 ecutive ability is of the first order. He is 

 always courteous and obliging to one and all, 

 and in the allaying of all matters causing the 

 least annoyance or friction in reference to 

 any of the exhibitors or the public, his wise 

 counsel and decisions give the most perfect 

 satisfaction." 



MR. J. THOS. MURPHY, SECRETARY. 



J. Thos. Murphy, who has lived in Simcoe 

 almost all his life, has occupied the position 

 of secretary for this association 30 years. 

 When first elected, the Fair occupied ten 

 acres, on which was erected a medium sized 

 hall and a small poultry house. The mem- 

 bership was limited, and the entries num- 

 bered some 1,600 or 1,800. To-day about 

 20 acres are occupied for Fair purposes, and 

 the following are among some of the build- 

 ings erected thereon : A woman's building 

 for ladies' work and arts, a carriage building, 

 a grain, fruit and vegetable hall, a poultry 

 house, four horse stables, five cattle sheds, 

 300 feet of pig pens covered with galvanized 

 iron, four large sheep pens also covered with 

 galvanized iron,a grand stand and secretary's 

 office, and directors' room, with fine horse 

 ring in front of grand stand, surrounded bv 

 a good picket fence, the buildings being all 

 well painted and in good preservation. 



The grounds are also much improved in 

 appearance by the extensive planting of ma- 

 ple trees, around the outside of ground, also 

 encircling the horse ring, and several beauti- 



