Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-11-03

thus it goes on 1t is needless to enumerate fur
ther with the examples we have before US. 1t re-
mains to add that the Secretary does vast amount
ofwork for very poor pay. The specimens offered
for premiums are not worth one anywhere and
few at that. No exhibitor presents with his entry.
a scratch of pen as to breed of animals, method
of cultivation of crops vegetables production of
butter, manufacture of yarn cloth, any other
/ thing proper or necessary to be stated. Commit
tees on horses make no inquiries, horses are not
moved about two, three and four year olds. remain
undistinguisl in the ring--an animal possessing
grace, beauty, vgor and speed is classed with one
of Elephantine size, and iscast aside because he is
not so large another that is regular "Lumrnur"
and belongs to another class of horses with which
the former is not competing.
/ A man who imports raises fine stock animal
that will profit the whole county, gets newspaT er
and two or three dollars while girl for capcring
about on well broke horse for few minutes, gets
ten or twelve dollars. But enough. It is the in
evitable result Of want of unity, harmony and sys
tenn in the organization. Men seem to think that
toloan day to attend an agricultural meeting is
not to be afforded, and somebody else must do it
While in fact ten days spent will return them more
money than the time spent is worth, in less than
five years. with five hundred per cent; because a
good society brings wealth and enterprise among
you, and makes you favoriby known abroad; while
the want Of one, poor one will damn the conn
ty cffccually, and those hunting homes, go past
with their money and their talents, and leave
they would an unclcan thing.
Now for a suggestion or two, by way of practical
experiment. say suggestion, because every man
should exert himself to get up efficient Society
and it can only be by suggestions. made and acted
on. and If mine not good, Of course il is easy
for some person to show why. and make better
ones. Therefore:
lst. Suppose we have conrention; and the LIST
Monday in December, has been suggested. At
that Convention let there be goodly presence of
mon from all classes of industry.
2d. Let take fime and remain in session as
many days as is necessary to complete thorough
organization, or else take preliminary steps and
adjourn to meet at an early day, and have a com
m;ttcc to work meantime.
Sd Let us employ competent persons to prepare
lists for exhibition and classify them. Let us give
the Larges premiums to those who bring articles of
the most general utility and permanency; and let
pay the persons employed.
4th. Let us have a financial gent, who shall be
paid for his services and on whose ability we can de-
pend in raising funds and managing the finances of
the company. 1t cannot be done by persons cho-
sen at random, and changing year after year, and
hence many failures.
ath Letus have some way of rcwardng merit
other than ctcrnally appealing to a mans cupidity
with the sordid Dollar Let US see if there can be
no way of distributing something that will benefit
man and neighborhood in any esent, besides rem
dcring reciprocal benc6; to many other classes.
Instead of premium of SIS, in money for some
production, can't We give aman something Of great
use to him and tn 1t he would not otherwise get-a
patent harrow. subsoil pow, anice sraw-cutter; or
if he has family of daughters or sons, something
for their especial benefit? One man could use a
competitor choose what he will have, then let the
society get it for him. He could have what he
plcased-a good Buffalo Robe. Harness, set of
chairs, table or whatever he saw it
The socc.y would give an order for it, or buy it
and present it at any named place. "why," says
one mot give him the money and let him get what
he pleases." So you could, but many would keep
the money and eat wear it in some shape. The
premium is a gratuity. It's something one may
get and may not-depending on skill and industry.
The man is no poorer who does not get it, and the
one, ought to be no richer in money who does. II
present poor reading man with fine work on
practical Agricultural in place of SO, for best speci-
men Of eranberries, it is better for him than the
s. Ibeneft the bookseller, the shipper and Post Of
fee. and give him som ething he might not have
bought, and his neighbors read it after him,
and benefit a-whole neighborhood, and the knowl-
edge in fifty years may result in the benefit of a
whole nation. IF give man $40 premium for
best lot of blooded sheep he puts the money into his
pocket and spendsit. fl give him new harness
and other tool makers, encourage home industry,
and the farmer and all his neighborhood feel proud,
and admire the present-.he society is oftener
thought of, ambition to succeed is created, and pro-
ducers of all kinds will strive to keep up and help
the society because it benefits everybody directly as
well as indirectly. II shiphere and give farmer
ten bushels of extra Wheat for seed, instead of
giving him ten dollars in money for some premium,
benefit the rhole country Besides all this, there
viii grow up an interchange of products between
different Societies, by way of competition in dis
tricts, and endless benefit will flow from it.
9th Let the best of discretion be used in select
ing COMMITTEES or Judges. Put no man or woman
on a committee, except one they are competent ito
lIs and when there let them discharge their duties
fully. Everybody will not be satisfed-they nev
er were. Ifaudienccs are to decide, commit ees
are useless. Ifcommittees are used, pay no atten-
tcnton to fault finders if the judges competent,
and have done their duty Ifnot, appoint others,
and let the whole duty be done. -as -..
= 9TH. Have order, system, rule in everything that
is done, and let epery rule be adhered TO and then no
one can complain, and every one will be served a.
like. l.lslt .sr-s..f - -..i.s
6th. Let every man and woman who feels an in
tcrcst in the county take an interst in some way.
Let all called meetings be well attended, Let ev-
cry township be rel resented. Select officers from
the most active and efficient without regard to
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