The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-04-10

ed meeting of the Agricultural Socitie's
Executive Committee, held on the 18th
March, at Clayton Centre for the purpose
Of locating County Fair Grounds, | pro-
pose to give YOU statement of the pro-
ceedings of said meeting, for the cdifca-
ton Of the readers of your paper, if you
see proper to give it them.
l will say, by the by, that at the An
nual Meeting resolution was passed, re-
guessing the different Towns of the County
to make propositions, to be presented at
the next meeting, of what they would
give in hand or money, or both, to the
Society, provided the Fair Grounds should
be located at the place designated blythe
said proposition; furthermore, the ,feso-
luton required the committees to take into
consideration, location and conyfniences
of different kinds; such as wafer, hay
grass. DC, for stock, and also con feniences
for Visitors, Buildings for the Exhibition
Of Manufactures and others, articles
that would necessarily require building
for their exhibition, together with the
amount proposed. All these things are
not mentioned in the resolution, but every
person must infer as much from reading
it. Well Sir, there were four propositions
made, one from Clayton City, of ten
acres of land +; one from Elkader, of FIVE
acres of land and 5000; one from Read
Township, of 1886. and land at 1926 per
acre which was unfit for the purpose in
tended, being on the side of a bluff with
a variation in height of one to two hun
dred feet. ....
The offered land from Elkader being
bushy, would necessarily require their
money subscription to clear off the brush,
to say nothing of the cost of Grading for
a trotting track.
The proposition from Farmersburg was
a money subscription OF s5l1, and sir
acres of beautiful land lying just East of
the Village of National, on gentle
swell and we'll adapted in every respect
for the purpose, without any expense for
Grading. A fine track could be got on
the ground, and if more land was nee
cessary, it could be got for s35 per acre.
All this was offered beside the use of pub
lie Buildings for exhibiting such things
as required them. After the propositions
We're all presented, motion was made to
vote by ballot for the whole number of
propositions, the two highest to be voted
for second time. On the first ballot,
there was tie between Elkadcr and Ma
tional, which were the two highest. The
meeting then voted again, and it resulted
in another tie; the President then gave
his vote for National !; thus it was fairly
decided in favor of National The Elka-
der delegation then demanded security of
the Farmersburg Delegation for the
amount of their subscription. Said Dele
cation thought it was asking too much to
bind themselves to pay such an amount,
besides paying for the land and be to all
the trouble of collecting-besides their
very liberal subscription. But still they
declared it to be all good, and coIlectable,
and offered to get notes Of the different
individuals for the amount of their sub
scriptions, payable in the month of Jan.
next. Ought not this to have been suffi-
cienj considering their very liberal propo-
sition-it being, in value, more Maas double
either the others3 But no Elkader did
not SUCCEED, therefore il aras all avrong i!
the vote must be recnded, "the interest
of the Society demanded it," Ito say
nothing about Elkader's interest) The
Farmersburg delegation then offered to
give security for $500 of the subscrip-
ton which left their proposal even then
double in value to either the others
But no that would not satisfy Elkader.
The vote mast be reconsidered, the game
must be played over well, the result was,
after a good deal of Horse Shedding on
the part of the Elkader Delegation, and
influencing an inexperienced member to
move reconsideration, decided in favor
Of Clayton Centre.
Thus National lost what was rightly
hers, and through the influence of those
who should have been ready to do her
justice. When the Elkader Delegation
found that National was her successful
rival, and had been chosen as their most
desirable place, being satisfied that
Elkader could not get it, they cast their
votes and influence in favor of Clayton
Centre
Why was this )? Was jealousy excited
on the part of the Elkader Delegation p
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