American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-12-23
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Columbus on wednesday December eth
1853.
Major ]. NJ. Millikin President Of the
board presiding. The first business in
order, after the short, bat able sdress cl
the President. was the call ofths couuties,
fifty seven Of which answered, during the
the day and evening. aditions wers made
to the representatives. Until sixty FIVE coun-
ties were represented by President Of coun-
ty boards.
Mr.. Louden Of Brown, offered rssolu
ton inviting the President, of the Uuited
States heads OF departments, Governors of
states and other digniiarIes TO our next
State Faira majority Of the members fears
ing from past experience, that tie Expert
melt might prove disasterous to the tinan
ees of the society, all parties wisely agreed
to lay the suejeot on the table after the
motion Of Col. Hunt, to amend by first in
viing Stephen A. Douglas. The next
business in order was the report Of the
Treasurer Tor the year ending Dec. T..
1858 Total receipts $27, 1856 90 Dis
bursements $27, 1856 co. The Treasurer
remarked that there should be Included in
tie account Of the board. halfa million
feet Of lumber used at the State Fair at
Sahkusky, and the addition Of three thou
sand dollars subscribed by the Citizens 6f
i lSandnaky, to secure the fair at that city.
After which Mr. Gre en- Of Hamilton intro.
duccd the following Resolution,
RESOLVED. Thatthe State board of keri
culture be instructed to locate the State
Fair permanently at some central point in
the State. The resolution was supported
by Mr.. Green, fayoring Columbus as that
point. after which the Convention adjourn
ed to meet at 2 p M.
The Convention met pursuant 10 ad-
tournament, Greei's Resolution being FIRST
in order, the Friends Of the Resolution
predicted the failure of our State Fair If
continued on the Migratory system, finan-
ciallY. Those opposed contended that the
Eobject was not to make money but to dis.
seminate useful Information, and accom-.
modate those, by their annual visits to the
counties whose means would perhaps not
justify them to go were the State Fair 10.
Gated 10 the centre. On motion to indef.
inaIely postpone, the vots stood Yeas 81
Nays 80, the previous question was, moov.
cd. resolution adopted, Yeas 80 Nays 27,
after which the convention adjourned 10
meet at 2 o'clock that Evening to listen to
the address Of Doct. TOWNSEND, on Drain
age. The speaker proved to the audi.
ence that he was perfectly conversent with
his subject, and that in portions Of the
State the subject Of drainage was OF
great Importance to agricultural interests,
adding to the health and wealth OF the
State. Others briefly give their views,
coincding in opinion with the Doc. after
which motion to reconsider the vote in.
siructiug the State board TO permanently
locate the State Fair was carried. the con.
sderation the resolution was fixed for
eight O'Clock the next morning when the
Convention adjourned.
Thursday morning Dec. 9Th Convention
met according TO adjournment, the resolu-
ton instructing the State board 10 perma. :.
nently locate the State Fair, was taken up
and without debate the vote was taken by
counties, Yeas 80 Nays 22, so the resolu
ton was lost, and the board will continue
the migratory system until otherwise in
sirucled. Prom all appearances il the peo-
pie OF GAINESVILLE will make the prorer ex 4,
erIion they can have the State Fair located
there from what I could learn they inten-
ded to apply in time, as little more time
y exertion last year weuld have secured II
then.
The convention next went into tho cleo.
ton Of officers Of the state board in place
OF those whose time bad expired; new
members elected j. M. Miliken, Alex
Waddle, G. W. Potwin, d. e. Gardner
and w Dewitt. After the election was
completed Mr.. Louden. OF Brown intro
duced resolution to instruct the State
board to offer suitable premiums for the
best samples Of tabacco at our next State
Fair and advocated its passage with some
considerable degree OF warmpth, stating
thst 1t was growing interest with the
farmers in this section and as this interest
o! his constituents had been neglected by
the State board, he hoped It would be a.
tended to now. Mr.. -, OF Delaware
moved to amend by adding Whisky, con
tending that this too was growing inter-
est in the State, and that as they intended
to offer premium for the one they should
for the other, so far as interests were con
cerned the liquor was worth the most in
money, bnt he thought the State board
should offer no premium upon the produo-
ton OF articles that in their tendency were
calculated to introduce practices so dis
gusting aud filthy in their nature as to be
even condemned by those who practice
them. destroying both the mind and body
by their intemperate use.
Others Contended that tobacco growing
should not be Encouraged in this State
from the fact that large bodies oflaud
we're entirely ruined by its cultivation be-
ing one OF tue most rapid consumers OF
soil planted. On motion the resolution
as amended, was laid on the table. Az.
ter transacting some other unimportant
business the convention adjourned.
Immediately on the adjournment Of the
convention ths State board met, and organ
lied by eloetiug Doct. Townsend President
and d, E. Gardner, Ssc'y, upon which
they also adjourned. JAZZ.
From the Plains.
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