Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
Our Next County Fair.

Our Next County Fair.
There being some misunderstanding and
some discomfort among the farmers of our
county regarding the general Arrangements
made for the next Fair, the Executive Com
mittee desire to offer, the following expla-
nations: ss--f
1st AS to tickets. The practice in former
years has been to give to members paying one
dollar a membership ticket or badge, which
would admit the holder and all the female
members Of his family, and all children under
1G years of age, on both the first and the
second day. Now, assuming the average
number of each household so admitted to be
five, and these attending both days, it will be
seen that, had they paid the regular price Of
admission-25 cents-their visit to the Fair
would have cost tkem $3.50; yet the Society
has given the privilege for ST.; and, as a
consequence, the revenue of the Society has
not been sufficient to pay the premiums.
About half of the premiums for the year
1857, together with about one hundred dollars
of premiums of 1858, remain unpaid, for want
of funds. The Committee, DESTROYS of avoid
ing this disgrace for this year, and, if possible,
to redeem the former pledges made by the
Society, have abolished the old membership
plan, and substituted the following, which, if
not so free in it's provisions, they hope will
commend itself to all as being more Just, viz !:
Members of the Society will furnished with
five tickets of admission, and will be entitled
to take in the children under fourteen years
of age, and will also be entitled to make any
entries of stock or goods in its appropriate
class, when the premium is less than five
dollars" The distinction here made in favor
Of those who become members, though not
great, is all that can be made consistent with
the interests Of the Society.
Next. AS to checks being given at the gate
BY an oversight, our premium list is made to
announce that mo checks will be given at the
gate This is an error. Checks aoiU be giren
with the names of the parties using them
written upon them, and will not be transfer.
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1t is also thought by some that it is al
unfair arrangement to permit entries to be
made at any time previous to the final exam
ination OF the class for which the entry is
intended. The reason which Induced the
Committee to make this arrangement is, that
it might prevent injustice to persons coming
from distance, not able to get here in time
to make their entries on the first day.
The Committee believe that all the serious
causes for complaint have been considered in
the above explanations, and they trust that
good reasons are given for the course they
have adopted. They also think the plan 70,
the approaching Fair a good one not free
from liability to be abused-for no plar
could be--but one which does no injustice tc
any, and will, if heartily assented to, largely
increase the reyenuc of the Society. This
hearty assent is what we want.
Every pains has been taken to make the
exhibition good one, and to secure large
attendance. The farmers and stock-men Of
Scott, johnson, Louisa and Cedar counties, o.
this State, and of Rock Island and Mercer
counties, of Illinois, have been notified of oul
Fair. Competition has been invited from all
The newspapers of these counties have gener
ously given us their aid. Many of us, mos
of US, cannot afford to go to the State Fair
We need a good Fair nearer home. The
excellence of the exhibition depends altogether
upon the Farmers, the Mechanics, and thcil
wives. Get ready your contributions fol
exhibition. Let the visitors see something
that will repay them for coming. Let every
farmer spend little time, if necessary, il
explaining to his neishbor our plan, ant
securing his cooperation.
One word more. The special premium
offered by the President for blowing has beer
increased by the Executive Committee as
follows: -.f
For best blowing in mellow ground, $500
Cd best 's F" SOC
Who takes the sS15.OO?
SuRL FoosTER,
,.... SAML LUCAS, Ev Com
Jos. BENNETT, { i'A' ooi"'
j. o. WILSON,,