Mail Tribune 100, July 8, 1922 continued – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

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Mail Tribune 100, July 8, 1922 continued By Alissa Corman Jul 12, 2022 02:31 PM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago July 8, 1922 continued MERCHANTS PLAN ERECT $7,000 HOME FOR FAIR DISPLAY Another seven thousand dollar building will be erected at the fair grounds providing the plans of the retail merchants of Jackson County can be financed before the first of August. The business men who met at the Chamber of Commerce rooms last evening were enthusiastic in the plan to erect a building to house their merchandise display. Every man in business in Jackson County will be given the opportunity to buy space, providing a cash rental is paid to cover a period of four years. It is estimated that a space ten feet deep with a frontage of twelve feet will cost fifty dollars a year. The rental for four years is to be paid in advance and the entire amount is to be expended in the construction of the building. The ones buying the space have absolute control over it for the four years and in case they sell their business the lease of this space is an asset which may be transferred to his successors. Insufficient funds to construct all of the buildings which were included in the improvement program forced the directors of the fair association to advise the automobile dealers and the merchants that should they desire to make exhibits that they would also have to finance the building of a structure to house the same. After the four-year period the building would become the property of the county and a very nominal rental would be charged to those who make exhibits and money received therefrom would be applied to operating expenses of the fair grounds. WANT CARPENTERS AT FAIR GROUNDS The executive committee of the Fair Association has ordered that more carpenters be employed on the buildings now being put up at the fair grounds. The additional structures contemplated will necessitate there being greater progress made, besides there will always be odds and ends toward the opening of the fair that take time to complete. Six dollars a day is the wage paid to good carpenters. None but men who are experienced need apply, nor need any apply who believe that this is a county job and that it is a good place to loaf. The direct supervision of the construction of the buildings at the fair grounds is under a hard boiled building committee who are on trial before the citizens of the county to produce results. The committee is going to make good and asks that carpenters give their best efforts to help them to get these results. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]