Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-08-09
State Fair---Committee Men.


A few weeks since we noticed editoriay the
action of the State Board of Agriculture, in
the selection of committee men, which called
forth polite note from the gsntlemanly Cor.
responding Secretary of the Board, Colonel
Sprague, explaining the reason why Eastern
Ohio has been apparently overlooked
panied by communication written ia reply to
an article in the 'Circleville Herald similar to
ours. The statement is intended to apply to
Carroll county as well as to Pickaway.
The Col. remarks, relative to our county, as
follows: 4 will add that in our books of re.
cords in which we keep a list of names of per.
sons eminently qualified to serve MS committee
men, there is not name opposite Carroll coun-
| ty, throughout the entire book. In this book,
Carroll is entered over eighty times, opposite
the several classes in Our premium list and op.
posite every entry is blank We
knew Mr.. Cellars was good man. We made
it point TO place nearly all the members of the
Agricultural Convention of December last,
on our list Of committees; but it was mpossi-
BILE for US to know where to place them in all
all cases, We did not know where TO place
MIR. Cellars.
Relative to the city committee men the Col.
says Those that you name as belonging to
the cities are generally either in the country
adjoining, or are working men---butChers, me-
chanics, gardeners or the like, with fists hard
or than we ourselves carry
We do not wish to misrepresent the Board,
and accordingly give the above extracts from
Sprague's letter, as requested. We also give
the communication above referred to, that all
may properly understand the matter. We
hope those hard fsted working men near the
cities will be in attendance on the 18th prox,
and save the Board of making up committees
of ofentireIy new men. But read the commuica.
ton:
THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND PIcKA.
WAY COUNTY.
STATE AGRICULTURAL RooMs,
Columbus July 7th, 1855
Ed. Herald-Dear Sir: Your paper of yes.
erday, containing structures upon the course
pursued by the State Board of Agriculture
n the matter Of appointing awarding commits
ses for the State Fair is received.
feel under especial obligations for your at
entiOn in sending me the paper, as our Board,
n the discharge of its duties, feel placed in a
delicate position And as Pcka-
way is the only county that complains, it is but
ust to it, as well as due to the State Board of
Agriculture, that the matter be understood by
uch citizens of your county as feel sighLod or
injured. il
At the January meeting Of the Board, 1854,
he remark was made by member, that per-
IONS in your county complained Of there being
10 few committee men appointed from Picka,
way. One Of the older members remarked,
that The Board would have been glad to Sc.
ure the services Of Pickaway men, but that
he circular issued by the Board, calling for
lames Of suitable persons, had not been filled
lp and returned. Hence the board had no
ist from that county, this morning took oc
asion 10 examine our Book of Records, con.
aiming all the names that have been sent to
is from the several counties OF the State.
This book was made up previous to the q
winter OF 1884, and Pickaway is recorded I
,ver eighty times, under the several classes,
rs occurring in our premium list and opposite .
Every record, is blank This is the case
With several other counties. This will show @
7ery conclusivey, that there was at that time I
10 ground OF complaint against our board a
LAST spring, there was a brief list sent from 9
'our county, from which those in our premium
lst were selected. There is not member ofl
ur Board. who happens to be generally 40.
lualnted in your county, and this list was
'rlef one from which to draw, compared with
'uT resources in other portions of the State,
Your county has a committee man on each Of
he two most important committees on the list
rig 'Shorthorns' and 'Roadsters,' and two c
'thers in the mechanical department, one Of |
Vhich is second to none in Importance. You
lave probably not noticed the fact, that The
gbole number Of our committee men has been
educed over one hundred, which necessarily re.
luCes the quota in each county.
The making up of our committees, on The