Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-03-13
The County Agricultural Society.

- 49, ~~~SO~t
on the agricultural Society" in the
last weeks Express, the editor of that
paper endeavors to create the impress
sion that very wide spread dissatis-
faction exists among the people at the
location of its fairs near this village.
The article itself, whether the editor
intends it or not, will do more towards
creating dissatisfaction where none
exists, than can be done in any other
way. OF course we would not impute
any such base motive to Br. Camp
Oh, no-indeed ! Far be such tho'ts
removed
Beyond mere bakers dozen of |
malcontents there is nothing but har-
mony throughout the county regard
ing the location of the fairs. We can
see no reason why there should not be.
Through all the transactions of those
interested in its welfare, nothing has |
ever been done more open and above
board, or more in accordance with
truth and honor. There have been no
secret meetings, no midnight caucuses
or conclaves, to hatch mischief and
seek unworthy advantages. Let us
develop few facts, as facts are more
potent with rational men than ire
sponsible gossip. A meeting was call
ed to transact business and sixteen
towns responded to the call, but three
in the county being unrepresented, as
full meeting as could reasonably be
expected. 1t was voted to raise
committee of one from each town re-
presented, whose duty it should be to
get together at future meeting of
themselves and fix upon a place to
hold the societys fairs for five years.
The meeting selected its committees
each town selecting its own. Was
there anything wrong in this-any
reason for "great dissatisfaction ?"-
Was it not truly democratic? After
due notice by the secretary, published
in both the county papers, that COM
mittee met at Irasburgh, sixteen of
the nineteen towns being again repre-
sented-a very full committee. That
committee considered the various pla-
COS and propositions; discussed them
dispassionately and in a friendly spir-
it. Many votes were taken without
choice, but the last one stood nine for
Barton village to seven for all others
the seven being divided between Iras
burgh, Barton Landing and West Der
by-our own committee man, for vim
dictive reasons, being against US and
voting for Irasburgh part Of the time
and a part of the time for locating il
upon the old ground; while the com
mite from Newport-to his credit bt
it said-was man enough to throw
self aside and act for what he consid
cred the best good of the society,"
No doubt, had he consulted his owl
personal interest, he would have ia
vored locating at the trotting parl
near West Derby, because it was s.
near his own home; while each ind
vidual member of the committe wouf
have been glad from purely persona
considerations to have located the fair
in his own town; taking no though
of the morrow, his neighbor, or tn
community, he would have crampe
and dwarfed the society to his ow
narrow views and thus have given
a short lease of life, but the commi
tee did not so act. Being selecte
by the people, they determined to al
for the people, unawed by infuenc
or unbribed by gain"
When the result of the committee
deliberations was made known, fe
persons living near where the fai
were not located, expressed "gre'
dissatisfaction"
A full meeting of the society VI
then called to hear the report of Il
locating committee. The committ
reported. A few people living me-
where the fairs were not located, aga
expressed great dissatisfaction" al
declared that the committee had
power to locate, and attempted to XII
up fuss generally, in order to bre
down the report of the committee a
secure loophole Of retreat, leavi
the location of the fairs again an op
question. Wide and thorough disc
sion was had, when the question W
again submitted to the meeting, VIII
decided by a majority of seventeen
adopt the report of the committee q
locate the fairs at Barton village
the term of five years.
Well-the location is made, and
Gated here; it is well; it is the b
place-all things considered