Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-07

NOR ala we ever TeIuSe 10 pay ING Pr
i miums we had promised. And now afts
,. eighteen years of experiment, we ca
point with pride and satisfaction to on
) last exhibition, held in the queen city, Q
: being our "level best" to use wester
phrase, so admitted by all with whom
. have conversed upon the subject 1t wa
y indeed success, the credit being due
i no one member of this society, but to a
connected with it. Great praise shout
be awarded the enterprising citizens c
o Burlington for their prompt and zealou
y efforts in furnishing the means, and pre-
n pairing and fitting up the ground for on
- reception. Justly can they point to thel
splendid buildings and arrangements, ant
! claim all the honor Of them. They wer
q finely arranged, and | think | can, IL
: behalf OF our society and the agriculture
Q people OF this State, thank them for thei
commendable efforts, not forgetting til,
railroad and steamboat companies fol
7 their facilities in carrying at half fare
! and stock free, the many thousands wht
: attended the exhibition.
The address Of the Hon Geo. f. Ed
= munds was fire production, and wa:
well received by the largest collection OF
people that ever listened to any speaker
curing the Lars we nave heid since oui
organization 1T WAS an off-hand EFFORT
but abounded IN, practical truths that
were appreciated by our people. In an
SWsr - Il request recently made to nm,
tor Il copy tor publication, after informing
me II would not be convenient 10 furnish
II, 1t being cAtemporaneous, he remarks
am clad to suppose from your letter
that II was acceptable to your directors,
and hope that 1t may IN some degree
awaken attention u the feal prlhclplts OF
social action and social success which
Eoar society designs TO promote.
he order, regularity and entire mar
AlohJ OF lAe society ana people save III d
-tc" instances, were conspicuous, and was
80 declared by thousands OF visitors.
SAID a gentleman 81 influence from Mass
aehusett~ " l was told there would not
be much 'ot interest to be seen at your
tair. that II would hc 'one-horse con-
Germ, and would not pay for the expense
ana trouble OF attending II, but, saId he,
1t Is the best iar ever attended, and
IN my opinion 1t eXcels the New England
TAR held recently III New Haven, Conn
May we hope that our talrs Will continue
10 improve until they shall be considered
models Tor imitation.
The increase OF our premium list, As 1t
regard horses and cattle, though at first
considered OF doubtful utility, proved to
oe = Sooa investment lof peyono uouol
l'-st'illut''to Y''r l''iIiieiS 10 pliii5 .ose
5G'hIS men oe'I STOCK horSeS anu pure
o4oo"gu ca'tie III greater numbers than
ever before: We nave long lett mat II
we were able to increase onr premiums
we might dc more good, ny attracting
more fully public attention to our fairs,
and thus stimulate our farmers to greater
cXertious in fitting and preparing their
stock for exhibition. But we have also
felt that we should look We'll to our
finances and manage the affairs OF tins
society as prudent man would his own
Our State : small III population and re-
sources, and a few rainy days at our fairs
would 80 depiete our treasury ~ To leave
but Il lew coppers III the locker? Hence
our premium list has been necessarily
small compared to the great States OF
New York, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri,
but there have been seasons when we
could boast OF having what Dut lew, II
any, State societies could lew thouS-
ands n bank to help Us IN " dry or wei
dag. lhls has subjected Us TO some
severe anlmadvcreions, and we have been ,
charged Of being unnecessarily parslmo-
NOUS, aud severely troubled WITH the
tights Fl
1t has been our desire to 50 manage The
affairs OF this society, as to have . sutii-
Gent sum IL buy first class farm, and
stock it with valuable pure blooded, ami
mails; that would conduce to the welfare
ii oar people, This can only be done by
an economical administration, and a rigid
conformity Tn the rules already adopted,
which has saved u not lar from SIu,ooo.
" hen we have doubled TINS sum- should
nope measures would be taken TO iay II
out in the manner Just indicated, and that
We should have a model farm ia Yer
mont, well stocked with every description
OF animals.
One great difficulty we have had to en-
counter. is the exhorbitant bills, which
almost every man that has anything to do
with our society feels privileged to pre-
sent, thus seemingly to think that II Is
great goose, and he that can pluck the
iNoS' iullia i lne OcStSieil0"' Inns mas
injured many societies, and unless guard
ca ca against VIII exhaust oar treasury.
y. y i!iie Siio!'i,t w Jus'!oo ~ an men
'n'' are III amy way coiInI'teU WIN Us,
i'I' our i"i'us' 'ii'1 nor SPch~ tn ir d.
'nouSii lHeF were liiyAi''uStlole' =" can
wei a'I'Lo - o.d[ 'nG .o1luih ol oel1s
soito" h3t Pehurio"7' IL We l'biitd'h lne
i,'-l i'oSI''on u "etIS JUsl' giving 70 an
'"''i ">' ',''7' "'A1 iei us'i5 ~ po o'eu 70
- ~ 10 'o > =, pay
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60 ~. e.. -. go
iii 40 cow, ,l,f,,1,s a++a,,1ad
iaats Sow. di.,,sS;,,, i3d Laa,, a1,.are. =
weeks previous. and announced IN Al" ,iIu
programmes, 81, that uiI must nar > known
when and where those rneetir rs were tol
be held, but a want Of inter - ,reyentea
Il respectable attendance :, ,,s;,l+ of ,,u,n-