Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-06-09
Agricultural.
Proceedings Of the Kenosha County
Agricu!turalSoci Quarterly meet

Inc meeting was called at J O'Clock,
in the forenoon. but the officers were not
in attendance at the appointed hour, and
but few of the members; and it was not
called to order till afternoon.
At o'clock, in the absence of the Pres
ident, Mr.. CLAPP, the Vice President call
ed the Society to order.
The Secretary, Mr.. Brande, read the
minutes of the former meeting.
The Committee consisting of DR.. S. r.
McLelland, and Messrs Fowler and New
berry, to whom was referred the matter
OF selecting permanent location for the
Buildings and Fairs of the Society, with
instructions to make inquiries respecting
the several localities, p. III. Woods. A.
Il. Jackson's, Lyman Dutton'S, and ID. C.
Burgess, reported through DR.. McLelland
that
Mr.. Lyman Dutton offered t. lease two
| acres of land, such as he had next the road
If the Society thought it adaptable, be-
come lifc-membcr, and presented list
of five who offered to become life men,
bers, conditioned that the permanent To-
cation was made at his place.
Mr.. ID. G. Burgess offered to lease two
acres of land in Il most excellent locality,
admirably adapted to the purpose, to be-
come life member, and presented list
of fifteen names who would become life
members, conditioned that the permanent
location was made at his place.
No mention was made of Mr. Woods
place.
Mr.. Jackson had not been seen by the
Committee.
The land offered by Mr.. Dutton he
said was too soft for the purpose. but
there was land directly opposite his house:
owned by Mr.. Marsh, which was high
hard and dry, and most admirably adapt
ed, and he thought it could be obtained
at reasonable price.
The Committee presented tlese scve-
raj facts, but made no suggestion concern
ing them, prcferring to let the Society act
up)n the matter without recommended
tionS.
The President desired that the matter
should be fully discussed, and asked mem
bers to express their thoughts freely.
Mr.. Henry Johnson thought all parts
of the County should be consulted-that
the location should be so made as best to
accommodate all parts-and that he
thought the most central point should be
selected, other things being equal.
Dir. Paddock thought, taking roads and
other things into consideration, that Mr..
Burgess was the most central" place in
the County.
Mr.Herrick thought the western Towns
Of the County should take as much inter
est in this matter as any other portion,
but he was constrained to admit that
such was not the fact. SO far as location
was concerned, it ought to be where the
most would be accommodated.
\ good deal of random conversation
occurring. the President desired some
thing expeditions should be done, when
Mr.. DenSmorc said there was nothing be-
fore the Society, and the way to bring
the matter in shape to act upon was for
some motion to be made.
DR.. Paddock moved that the Fair
Ground be located at Burgess.
Mr.. Fowler thought it too far west
thought the nearer it was to the chief
market of the County, the bcttcr-he
had had some experience in this matter,
and had always found it so.
! Mr.. Hooker said the experience in this
County had been the revcrse-when it
was held in Kenosha, it was the slmcst
Fair that had been held.
Mr.. Perkins said the eastern farmers
/ had taken the most interest in this mat
! ter, and should be at least treated equal
ly, therefore Burgess was too far west.
DR.. Paddock thought the reason arhy
tn eastern part of the County had taken
| the most interest in the matter was on
account of the fairs being held so far east.
Mr.. Johnson replied. that the reason
of the fairs having been located SO far
east, was because the west had not coun-
selled othcrwisc-had not given their
counsel or cooperation at all-and he
thought the reason of the slim attendance
at Kcnosha was owing to other causes
than its location too far east.
Dir. McLelland woulI become life
member wherever located-thought it
ought to be located at the most accessi-
bic point-and thought Burgess that
point.
G. w. Jackson said he had carried
around the paper for subscriptions for
Burgess place, had got fifteen condition
ed life members, but if it was not located
there, they had said they would not give
dollar.
Mr.. Newberry thought no attention
should be paid to conditional subscrir-
ton.
Mr.. Perkins thought the less of such
members the better.
Mr.. Wing thought no attention should
be paid to such onditions-thought it
ought to be located at the most accessible