Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-16
AGRICULTURAL
Meeting Of the Shelby County
Agricultural Society YES
terday.


About thirty msmber OF the Shelby County
Agricultural Sooiety at the rooms Of
ths Chamber Of Commerce yesterday, IN re-
sponse 10 a call made through the columns OF
the APPEAL. Although urgently requested to
attend, and knowing that matters which In
umRJely coneerne 1 every business man in tAe
community would be discussed, not one Jingle
Merchant was present.
The meeting vas called 70 order at lOL O'Clock
by A. B. Haynes, Esq President. The minutes
OF the previous meeting were read by the sec
rotary, received and aSSented TO.
Mr.. NJ. d. L. stewart, Chairman OF the Ex-
ecuCtve Committee, reported verbally that The
list OF premiums aud rewards had nearly been
completed: put not kno wing that he would be
expected 10 make q re port a. that nesting, he
had leftths paper at bis office. +.
Mr.. George HOMES moved that further time
be gran ted the comIAiLtee. Granted.
Mr.. Stewart announced that certain facts
had recently come to light about Mr.. Dono-
vans oner ofthe race track as q location at
which to h3ld the fair, woich caused him to
wish a reconsideration OF 1.-THE vote accepting
the orer-
II viii be remembered that at the last reg
ular meeting ofLhe society, when the subject
of grounds on which to Eold tue fair was up,
ana the offer of messrs. Mcclure & O'Connor
was oeing discussed, Mr.. John Donovan, on
behalf of tbs Memphis Racing Association, Of
ferSd the Society the use of the race courAe frse,
making no reservation whatever, stating at The
same time that there was y Large building there
which could be used as q Floral Hal. On con-
versstion the day before he (Mr. StewsT) bad
learned that a Mr.. Cameron hsld q lea 9 on the
building, for when, and the privilege OF selling
/ LIQUOR and refreshments, he paid three thous-
and dollars. M. Stewart had seen Cameron,
who said tnat he would not give up the build
ing or pTfyae yes, sn5 That Mr.. Donovan had no
rfght TO MAKE any sucn arrangements, and that
he would not be pound by it. This put q differ
emf face GA M. DSnOvan's OFF,, and he would
move a consolidation OF it,
Mr.. Al Hays said he had also had q CONVEX
sation With Cameron and knew what ne stated
was true.
Squire Goodlett opposed a reconsideration
during the absencs OF Mr.. Donovan. He
wanted an explanation from him. MI. Demo-
van would soon be back, aud hoped inst the
matter would not now be rScOnsldered.
The discussion was mere stopped for the
time.
A report Of the finance committed was called
tor. bat, on notion of Mr.. McBrook, the com
mittee was continued ard allowed further time
TO report, still making collections, however.
Mr.. Hayes, referring 10 the re2Orto OF the Com
mite on Premiums, said he would Hke 10 know
| how IL Should be pub,ished-in pamphlet form
or in the morning press.
the city hal made proposals 10 print IL grdfiS,
provided they be allowed to issue . certain
| numbeC OF advertisements with tL. The city
| papers had R'sO offered TO publish It at a nOmi-
nal sum. He would therefore offer 3 resolution
to the effect that the list be published IN all
| of the morning pRpers. This, amended
so as TO include the Eeyerfng Ledger, was
finally passed.
NJ. i l.. stewart, Esq., offered the following
WHERsAs, Mr.. J. c. Freeman, the APPEAL
Job once, Nessrs. Price q Dalton have pro-
posed TO publish in pamphlet form the list Of
premiums offered by the Society, gratis, reserv-
ing the privilege OF Inserting such advertising
cards as they think proper, and agreed 10 give
the society one Thousand copies, IL IS theref re,
resolved, that taEir said proposition be accepted
and tbs contract awarded them.
An amendments was offered 50 as 20 include
any Office tkst choose 10 print the circnlsr and
comply wi h the same conditions, and the reso-
luton rs smeod5d, was carried unanimously.
A communication was resolved from the Big
Creek Agricultural Society, desiring to be made
& branch member of the County Scelety, and
appointing Capt. Harding as a delegate to this
Society, To confer with tOem on subjects OF. mu-
tuel1nIerest ana benefit.
The communication was recsivsd, placed on
hle. and Capt. Harding received as a delegate.
Dir. NJ, ID. L. s.ewsrtin this connection would
Ike 10 NOV II this Society had received their
own charter before giving a s~uo-charter to the
Tie President said It had not yet been re-
ceiv5d, but had been applied fer at the Bureau,
He did not know why they had paid no atten-
ton 70 It. Another application should be made
Immediately.
Capt Harding. the delegate from Big Greek.
oo'alned the noUr, and sad That PROBABLY the
action ofthe Agricultural Society which he re-
presented demanded some explanation. A
com auuicatiOI from the secretary Of that 30
ciety ought - have accompanied the commu-
lic tiOn already req making the explanation,
bat for some ressoa IL did not that
document. At a late meeting OF his Society the
foIOwlES resolution was unanimously passed
and referred TO the patent shelby county
Res9Iced, That the planters Of Big Creek dis
trict do hereafter snip all OF their cotton and
ether produce 20 a house in Memphis, estab-
Issued ard owned by the Shelby County Agri-
lie had i~ergottea the exact words OF the reso-
luton, but 1t provided that 6 store should be
rented and a man employed to attend to 1t in
Memphis, Here co2ld be kept everything nee
essary for experimental farming, and the en-
ployee could sell alt the c JttCn. The commits
SONS now charged were nigharul, and the peo--
pie out his way were tired of paying them. In
this enterprise which they laid BEFORE this So
ciety, they proposed to 40 away with the enor-
nous percentage alter this year They would
charge The same Is the merchants this
year, but OF that only ! per cent would go to-
yard paving the eKPense OF the agency, and
the baiance, II per cent, would go into the
Society TO Creme a i1nd.
Mr. Stewart opposed sny such monopoly.
Mr.. hayes saFu such q movement would be
MAR and dishonest now. Many planters had
already pledged their crops.
Capt. harding said there was q provision for
such cases, but that he for one was tired OF
paying such enormous percentages to support
the army Of commission merchants which ex-
listed in Memphis. There We're a thousand
where there ought TO be ten.
|. Mr.. Stewart thought competition the life OF
trade. The mare merchants the better. If
there were but few, they could charge their
Own price,
There being no notion before the house, the
fuEther discussion of this matter was mere
Nj stewart, meanwhile, having sent for the
report OF the Committee on Premiums, an
nOuncSd that IL had arrived and he was pre-
pared TO read IL. I'VE will present Ii in full in
a day or twc.-EIs. AP.l
After the reading, Squire Goo1lett moved
that the report, so FAR ss read, be received and
adopted, and thar the balance of the report be
made at as early q day as possible. Carried.
Col. Trousdals offered the following resolu-
ton, which, after being amended by inserting
the prOviso, that the said delegates pay their
own expenses, was unsnimolsly carried
ReS0ivsd, That the following members OF the
Association be and are hereby delegated to rep
reSeot tie Association at the ST LOuis AKrlcul-
tural and Mechanical Fair, to be held IN the
city Of st. Louis, viz: A. ]. Hays, John Nc
BROOK, James NJ. White, George Z. Holmes and
John 2. Trezsvant.
Mr.. Mcsr0ek moved that any person, on pay
ing to the Treasurer the sum Of len dollars, be,
with his immediate family, exempted from
paying gate dues at the Iair.
Considerable discussion followed SIS to the
meacing Of " Immediate family" which was
put az end to by Nr. Stewart offering as 8 SUBJ
StitutS that tbe price OF a ismiIy season ticket
ba placed at ten uollars, and making the reso-
luton retrospective, giving ali those VINO had
already subscribed ten dollars the benefit of the
resolution. The substitute was first voted on
and lost, and then the original resolution was
lost.
SIR. Stewart announced tina the gate fees had
been fixed as follows: Adults SOC; children 25c.;
hack going and coming all day, s2i omnisusses
The subject OF &" place was then tslfen nm
again, and Mr.. Mcclure, Of the firm OF Me.
Cure q O'COnnor, explained their effsr, which
5 TO give the soeieiy the use OF the grounds OF
the Central Park free, reseFving only what
profit may accrue from the refresbment stands
on the grounds. They also offer to build one
hundred stables and stalls, q fioral hail, and an
smphitheater, and 10 continue the use Of ID 70
me society SO long as their lease lasts-some
6neen years,
Mr.. Haye. stated that as time was rapidlv
rolling by, and nothing had been Done, ne was
Ia favor of reconsideringt the vote on Mr.. Dom
evans proposition, and accepting that of
MsSsrs. Mcclure & O'Connor.
Squire GOodlets said Mr.. Donovan would he
home tomorrow, and he hoped that the Soci-
ely would not reconsider their action until ne
returned.
Nj. Stewart moved that q mmit OF three
be aPpOinted by the chair to confer with Mr.,
Donovan as soon AS he arrives and II things
are as represented, TO give the com nittee power
70 Immediately accept the offer of Massrs. Nc
Clure & OConnor.
Carried, ana the chair appointed Messrz,
Hayes, Holmes and odw on the commit
tee. They were instructed to report to the ex-
ecutive meeting on Saturday.
The on Railroad Fares were not
ready 70 report, and were granted further time.
Ar. ste wart. on behalf OF the Executive
COMMITTEES, offered the following resolution,
wnl n was adopted unanimously:
ReSofted, That an entrance fee of ten per cent.
be charged on all articles entered for Iompeti.
ton for prizes o. ten dollars and upwards, the
balance to be fee.
Gee. Holmes, Esq, thought his friend from
Big Creek wanted 10 speak further on the sub
1ect which he had opened up on. and moved
the proposition which vas made by the Big
Creek society. Also, that n. ID. L. stewart an
swer his arguments, or, in other words TO have
8 regular set discussion pro 81 con. This was de-
cllned, for the time being. by Mr.. Stewart, who
thought that time enough mad been occupied
for one day, and that the di DISCUSSION be post
poned until the next regular meeting. He,
on the table, making this subject the order or
tbs cay at the pext regular meeting, on the
INST Saturday in October.
A resolution was passed declarirgthat, except