The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-05
NATIONAL, Aug. 25, 1850.
A. p. RICHARDSON.

Dear Sir The Agricultural
Meeting was held here to-day, as advertised,
for the purpose of considering the propric.
ty Of organizing County Agricultural So
ciety. The system proposed for the new
organization was, that persons in order to
become members should be required to pay
five dollars and sign the constitution. The
constitution contemplates a perpetual mem
bership, and authorizes vote Of the mem
bers at each annual meeting as to what
amount members shall pay for that year.
1t also designed permanent location of
the Fair grounds and that such arrange
ments shall be made that spectators should
be charged an admittance fee to the grounds
at the time of the Fairs, and that all tazes
upon erhibitors, as such, be entirely remov
ed. 1t was thought by this method we
could raise the necessary funds to enclose
the grounds and erect suitable buildings
for the exhibitions Of the Society, and Sc
cure to the county liring, actice and use-
.fl Agricultural Association. And further
that by this plan members would be requir-
ed to pay but little, if anything after the
first year or two, as the receipts from the
Fairs and the money from the State would
pay ample premiums, and needful expenses
of the Society. 1t was considered desira-
ble that Society should be organized on a
basis cmbodying the above conditions, and
several expressed a desire to organize i'm
mediately and go to work in earnest; but
it was objected to, on the ground that there
was, or had been, an Agricultural Society
in the county and that it might stand in
the way of our organization-or, at least,
that persons who had been members of the
old Society might look upon us with jeal-
ousy and distrust and use their influence
to the injury Of new Society. 1t was
further urged as an objection to any imme-
diatc action in the matter, that the season
was so far advanced that it would be impos-
sible to raise the necdful funds in time to
purchase lumber to erect buildings and en-
close the ground, in season to hold an ex-
hibition this year. We have all been wait
ing since The meeting of the old Agricultu-
raj Society, at Elkader last spring, expect
ing the Directors of that Society to make
some move towards holding Fair this sea
son, until it is too late to commence for a
county exhibition this fall. 1t was there
fore unanimously
Resolred, That the Farmersburg Agricul-
tural Society do hold Fair at National, on
Wednesday, the Sd of October next, and
that the officers of that Society make and
publish premium list for the occasion,
which will be done in few days. The Di-
rectors Of the town Society and members
are requested to meet at National the third
Saturday in September to arrange matters
for the exhibition; in the mean time the
Society requests members to renew their
membership by paying one dollar each into
the treasury for the purpose Of paying pre-
miums.
ildNC
literally, and it is hoped members will re-
spond readily-that new members will be
added from the adjoining towns, and that
Our Fair, this year, will excel its predeces-
sors.
In conclusion, without meaning any
disrespect to the old County Society, we
would urge upon it the propriety of either
'eating the hay itself, or to get out of the
manger." We must have County Agri-
cultural Society by another year that will
do something, or at least try to. Now,
gentlemen. speak out if you intend doing
anything; let all 60 who feel interested, ex-
press their views freely, and then let all
,cork together either for the old, or new
Society. n. HAMILTON, Sec.