The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-02-13
For the Upton Astiser.
Cedar Go. A-rfrultal Society.

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Mr. EDIToR:-As vigorous effort Is
being made by the 'rics of agriculture
in this county to cstahh permanent
Agricultural Society at pton, that must
/ be useful 10 the farmin and producing
community and an honoto the county.
We ask the privilege ofour columns to
lay before the people thsuccess that has
thus far attended the etrt, and the pur.
poses of the society.
In the first place, theSocie,y was or,
ganized and incorporate 10 accordance
with the laws of Iowa as body corporate
on the 25th day of Novaber, 1861, and
from that date has lcal existence as
such body corporate the ticlcs of incor
poration and cons,itutio then adopted
have already been pubised in the coun.
ty papers, at the same tic the following
officers were elected
GEoRGE b. SARGENT. Predent
MATTHEW SrElAGsTEED, ice President.
ALoNzo HOITsLaNDER, S'retary.
JOS K SNYDER, Treasure.
With Board Of Directos consisting Of
one for each civil townshb'in the county.
At meeting of he bard of Direct
orS held pursuant to c3l of the Prrsi-
dent on the I'D of Jau,ary, 1SG2, the
fair grounds were permanntIy located at
Upton, and ground lease, for that pur-
pose for the ensuing iveycars.
The next obicr. g" the Board was to
~-,.,e the funds to fence and prepare
the grounds. 1t appeared to the Board
that on the subscription lists then hand
ed in, that there had been subscribed on
those lists the sum CT SG4e, and that
there are still IN circulation seven or
eight other subscription lists not handed
in, from all of which it was the opinion
of the Board that about $1,000 had bee,
subscribed Upon estimates made it Will
require Of this sum about $3.50 TO pur.
chase lumber TO fence in thc grounds
and build sheds and buildings. besides
this, it will require a large sum to lur
chase posts, nails, aud 70 erect the fences,
haul the lumber, sink wells, and make
other arrangements, which will require
total expenditure in the fitting up OF
the grounds for a first class fair Of abuu,
$1,000. The expenditure may exceed
this sum. The society will also draw
5000 from the State and will realize a
considerable sum from the rec ipts 4
the fair
Now it is the object of the Board tc
lay all those matters before the people OF
the county and ask lheir aid to cnsur,
the success of this enterprise. The Mm
Der and posts should all be bought ant
hauled on to the ground this winter art
the fence and buildings erected early il
the spring-to do this will require al
the means that can be made available
from the subscriptions, and that too i'm
nediately
Now we ask subscribers to come for
ward and pay up their subscriptions tina
the lumber may be purchased that it may
be hauled on the ground while the sleigh
ing is good. Come forward-now is til,
time to help us. If you have not sub
scrbed, come forward and give what yov
can, as it is needed now Also, if an,
of the committees in the county hav,
supscr1ptiun ns.e, r""y win p1casc rpr
ward them to the undersigned. Money
must be had to roll on the ball, and ii
remains to the friends of the enterprise
to furnish it. BY order Of the Board,
all subscription must be paid before the
Goth of February, 1862, and all subscri.
bers are hereby notified to pay up before
that time.
BY order of the Board.
JOS X. SNYDER, Treas.