The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-07-20
ST. CLOUD DRIVING PARK AgSOCIA-
@s ~: s~t;-55:s= IION,' s's2
A Complete Success. =,
% 900 IN Stock SUBSCRIBED.
organi.a,ion Nearly Completed.


On Friday evening. in response to the
call which appeared in las, weeks Jou"NA1.
Schwartz 4 Theis' HILL WIS filled with til.
bust esq msn Of the city I" take measure.
'or the organisation Of Driving Pa.k AS
sociati"n. The utmost uuanim,ty Of feel.
ing prev~i'rd. Tn. meeting vas called to
oruer by Mr.. +. G. Mcclure. Mayor Kerr
vas elected President, and W. B. Mitchell
Secretary.
The President stated the object Of the
meeting, which was to form IN Association
to purchase and prepare grounds for .
Driving Park and for the holding of Agri
cultural Fairs.
In response to calls, brief remarks were
made by Messrs. T. c. Mcclure, C.. F..
Davis, J. g. Smith. G. Bridgman H. r
Daendels, W. B. Mitchell, N. P. Clarke,
Wesley Carrier, r. W. DeLano and others,
ell strongly in favor OF the movement.
Mr.. J. E. Hayward moved that 10 pro.
coed to organize ourselves into a joint
stock company. for the purposes stated,
under the laws of the STATE, with capital
of not less than $4,000. Carried unani-
mously.
On motion of J. G. Smith, the sharee
were, afte' some discussion, fixed at $40
each.
On motion Of Mr. Smith the chair ap-
pointed the following commi tee to ascer-
tain. as far as possible, with regard to
grounds, cost, 60, and report at an ad.
journed meeting tho following evening:
j. g. Smith, C. Bridgman,
N. P. Clarke, Fl. I. Daendels,
W. B. Mitchell.
On motion Of Mr.. John Coates, a vote Of
thanks was returned to MIR. Schwartz for
tho gratuilous use Of his hall.
The meeting then adjourned until satur-
day evening.
SArunDAy.-The meeting was called to
order by President Kerr.
MIR. Smith, Chairman, reported that
the committee had examined several tracts
Of land, and had opened correspondence
with such owners as wore non-residents
with regard to price. The following esti-
mate had been made:
Cost Of lands (about) ..................$2,O0 900
Fencing l,OOO
Grading ............................. $50
Inside Fence................ ............. 2OO
About 1000 in oil would be necessary.
MIR. Mcclure read the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
We, the undersigned. agree to associate
ourselves together, according to tho pro-
visions Of ohspter 26 Of thu General Laws
Vt Minnesota, approved February 10th,
maintaining. ct OF near St. Cloud. in
Grounds. Tho name Of the corporation
shall DO "The St. Cloud Agricnl ural and
'pfivin9 Rark Association" Tho capital
stock shSu bs 5000, divided into shares
or 800 ZACH, and we agree to take the
number Of shares a. .-= >rposite our respsc-
tive names, and TO execute the are;c,es Of
agreement Of saad association, whom the /
same shall 10 drawn up.
"uulu d low L0IHVtoSS OUo uuuuEeV o0U
twenty fve shares were taken, one. half Of
the number required.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the following
Q ,~mit:ee was appointed to solicit sub
. ;riptions:
John Coates. Wesley Carter,
J. E. Hayward.
Il was resolved to adjourn until Wednes
dny evening, at which time the stockhold-
ers would meet TO organize.
WEDNEeDAY.-T The stockholders were
Q lied to order by Presi cut Kerr. Ar
'icles Of incorpo' . ion were adopted, FIX
ing the name as stated ab,ye making the
Of organiza' ion July 20t',
1871 continuance 90 years; capital stock