The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-03
The Convention To Day.


In another column will be found tho
call of Col. T. w. Keesee, President, for
a joint convention of the Stockholders
and Directors of the Maury County Ag-
ricultural, Mechanical, horticultural,
and Live Stock Association to meet in
this place to-day for the transaction of
important business. We are informed
that the most important matter to be
submitted for the consideration of this
meeting is proposition to change the
location of the Fair Grounds. The ne
cessity for the proposed change is so
clearly manifest to all who have given a
thought to the subject that any sugges-
tions from us may seem work of super
erogation. Such, however, is the inter
est felt and expressed by the community
generally in this movement, that we
deem it not inappropriate to offer few
of the many reasons that present them
selves why the change should be made.
Fairs are dependent for their success
upon two classes of patrons: Those who
place on exhibition such a number, va
riety and quality Of articles as will at
tract the second class-those who make
tho crowd-theroby contributing alike
to the social attractions and enjoyments
OF the occasion, and to the financial pros
perity of the Association. To secure the
attendance of either Of these classes, the
place selected for the exhibition must be
itself slightly, and of easy access. Are
these ends secured in our present Fair
Grounds? Let every inventor, mo-
chanic, horticulturist, and all others who
have had to pay exorbitant rates for the
transportation of their machines, imple-
ments and products to and from the Fair
answer. Let every citizen who pays one
dollar per day for the transportation of
each member of his family to and from
the Fair, answer. Let the seats so inno-
cent of the presence of strangers, an
swer. And last, though not least, let the
thousands of our population who are
wholly denied this annual recreation
(Which they so much needD by the ex-
pense necessarily incurred in getting to
and from the Fair, answer. In stating
that the high prices charged for trans
portation amounts to aprohibition to the
poor, we cast reflection upon our Liv-
cry men, for so great is the distance, they
cannot afford it for less. We arc truly
gratified to learn that the Committee
three gentlemen of enlarged views and
acknowledged taste-appointed by the
Board of Directors two weeks ago to
take this matter in hand, have found no
difficulty in finding place coming full
ly up to the requirements of first-class
Fair Grounds; and have agreed upon
report advising the purchase of a most
beautiful plateau lying on the South
west border of the corporate limits ofour
town, fronting on the Nashville & De-
catnr Railroad, known as the John L.
Smith place, about three minutes walk
from the Depot, and ten minutes walk
from the Courthouse; accessible to all,
rich and poor. Persons coming by rail
to the Fair can step from the cars OH to
the Fair Ground. Indeed, we know of
| no place in tho State better suited for
the purpose, than that selec.ed by the
Committee. We deem the action of the
Convention to-day hardly problemafi-
cal, and are almost prepared to con-
graduate our people upon the consum-
nation Of so desirable an enc.