The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-12-31
The State Fair.
Another Meeting.

Another meeting in regard to the state fair
attended by prominent citizens of different
portions of the comfy, was held at the Court
House last Thursday. S. r. Lewis presided
and ]. G. Armstrong acted as secretary.
Mr.. Lewis having briefly stated the object
of the meeting, Mr.. Bowman read letters from
the Vice President of the Executive Board OF
the State Fair, stating that the Board would
meet in January to determine the locality OF
the next Fair for tive years, when the condi-
strongly in favor of holding it IN La Sale
county, as was also the Secretary of the State
Board, who had written Mr.. Bowman a SINH
lar letter. Mr.. Bowman further stated, that
the sum needed would amount to 49, 900 and
if the different townships would raise $3.50
each, the whole sum could be speedily raised.
He thought the La Sale County Agricultural
Society would sink the Artesian well.
Mr.. Jones thought the questions, Can we
raise the money and How shall it be done
the proper subjects to be considered. Let us
compare notes and see what we can do. Mr..
Lewis said it may not be generally understood
that the Fair will remain here two years and
that, because of its great value to the people,
the money to get it here is a good investment.
It will bring from abroad at least $4,000
each year. 1t will add to our notoriety. 1t
has made big town of Decatur, and has ma
tcrially helped Quincy and otherplaces where
it has been held.
Mr.. Caldwell was sure the required $3.50
would be raised in Deer Park at once. Bow
named several gentlemen who would give
large amounts, from 500 to $3.50
Mr.. Jones said competent men had figured
that the State Fair would bring to this county
100000 per year, in money, besides its uni
versal benefit to the farmer and the manuiac.
turer.
J. E. Porter said he would do his full share
and hoped every other manufacturer in the
county would take lively interest IN secur-
ing this Fair. He thought by proper effort
the manufacturers of Chicago would help us
to get it here, as it would be to their interest
to have 1t located so near them.
Mr.. Neeley offered to be one of the thirty to
enter into bonds to raise the $4,000. We
have not time to canvas the county, and must
present something tangible to the State Board
Mr. Fiske said the objection of want of
power in the Board of Supervisors to help us,
applies all over the state Decatur is making
an effort to secure the permanent location of
the fair at that place, or, at least, to secure
that as the southern location. If we can Sc
cure the Fair here once, We can make this the
northern location, so that We can have the
Fair alternately with Decatur two out of every
four years hereafter. You will remember the
$4,000 does not go to the State Fair, but to
the permanent improvement Of the La Sale
County Fair Grounds.
]. E. Porter offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Reso'Ued, That the chair appoint commit
tee OF one, in Ottawa for each township in the
county, and one in every township, and that
each member Of this committee be furnished
with a subscription list, and that the same be
ClTCulatcO 10 ascertain now muCn can be
raised, and that the gentlemen comprising the
committee report at the court house in Otta-
wa, on Saturday, Jan. Z, 1871, at o'clock
p. NJ, to which time this meeting, when clos.
ed, shall stand adjourned.
On motion, the members of the Board of
Supervisors in the several townships were
constituted the township committee.
The following gentlemen were appointed
the members of the committee from Ottawa :
L. Leland, W. E. Bowman, Z. c. Lewis, E
Eames, s. w. Oheever, J. E. Porter, John Col
we'll, J. S. Dean, John Mitchell, F. L. FIske,
D. p Jones, l.. Howard, w. Z. Beck, A. II.
Strobel, II. Day, II. Silver, j. r. Cross. o. H.
Butler, John Stout, w. NJ. Carey, J. Wood,
II. Mayo, ]. E. Skinner, w. Cullen, Thos. Nc
Dermott, ]. +. Nash, E. C. Hathaway, JOS
Fenne, J. V. A. Hoes.
Georgia Election.