The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-03-23

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An Appeal to tho Citizens Of
i asgr Il OttuunWaaF
b Itlis with feelings Of dssp tsgrst
tAat We have witnesssd tho want Of
harmony among the members of our
Wapello County Agricultural Hotie,
y, 'and sarnestly Do we detrs6ate
tiie carslessness manifested by the
the oitisens Of OttumwA il regard
|,tot The prosperity Of the Society, and
thsIsuooess Of the AgricalturAI Ex-
hibition the coming Fall. sit,3 i
The great question NOW befbre the
Society, and the public Ii, Where
skall Tho next exhibition be held,
Add shall we have permanent grounds
bea6nging to tho Society, or shall Ne
continue 70 pay exorbftantly to 9th
efs for the use Of their groundsf
The Society has, heretofore, been un.
ableIto own grounds, but has, in ad-
Edidonh 70 the usual isadvantages'
and discouragement attending .
6oclety, young, poor, andlunsupport-
ed, been obliged to pay, from $500
20 eAOD for the use ofthe grounds be-
longing to the ssTrotting Park Asso,
'oiatidn;H yet, in the face Of all this,
they, have been enabled 20 conduct,
5andsAacayry through, an exhibition
crsditably and successfully; leaving,
il isi true, bat . very 5insigni6cant
amountin the Treasury The new
~ ele0ted Beard Of Directors, has,
with ] commendabls spirit, resolved
that something OF o moro decided
charaoternsxst bs dons, or ths Sooie-
~ will become extinct. In order
that The Society shall be selfsupport-
ing, and flourish in the future, assist
anoe must be rendered now by the
friends Of the cause and the citizens
Of Ottumwa. While We congratulate
ourselves upon the success Of past
exhibitions, and tho triumph Of the
Society over oil obstacles, we call
your atteation to what We conceive
TO be your duty in the premises, and
we earnestly appeal 20 tho people Of
Ottunws for their enthusiastio sup
port. Werepsat, the one great idea
Is this W Q aesst iAace a psrxsaseNt
location for 0sf Fair. wi hers shsll
it be1 This sis y question TO be an.
swered BY ths tpsopls oi this city.--
Wsaoan but fear for our feputa.
tien, 81 whsn ws reflect that, our
county ranks ~ one Of the foremost
among eshundredi counties Of our
State, in point Of wealth and popu-
lation, and yet, should be one Of the,
last 10 foster the spiris Of akricalturs,.
by the establishing Of an Agricnits-
raj Society, upon permanent basis.
We can but admire the spirit and en-
terPrise Of onr sister city, with but
. 1.-THE Of the population and wealth
that we boast, that can 90 confidently
and earnestly undertake to support
the best interests Of agriculture, BY
BY the donation Of suitable grounds;
and, also, the generos,ty Of tho peo.
pie that, still farther, tender the sum
Of 1000 for the purchase Of fanoing
and fitting mp the aforesaid grounds,
for tho autumnAl Fair, To you, tho
citixens Of Ottumwa, we, appeal for
Immediate actipn in this matter.
Let ue, Il You please, examine tho
relative position Of each town, with
their facilities, Recommendations and
appliances for the successful accom-
plishment Of apoh m undertaking.: ~
Agency is S small village six a,iiss
from the extreme eastern boppdary
| Of our county, with but one railroad,
and no other facilities fol. tho trans
portation Of visitors and Of articles
for exhibition, with but soanty hotels
and other podations for the
success Of the Fair. !, :s9lI
Ottumws, on. the other hand, is
the county seat, the business csntre,
and, geographically, the centre of
the county we have what is equiv.
alent TO five railroads-two coming
from the east two from the west and
one from the south an abundance OF
first class hotels, accompanied with
all the numerous etceteras so neCes.
sary on such occasions. With al
these advantages, will you stand
aloof and allow this village to bear
off the palm for enterprise and ener-
getio action, al for the want of suf.
ficient public spirit to furnish . few
dollars and : permanent ground near
this city. We appeal TO your pride,
to your regard for tho good nane ol
our town, 70 the self interest Of every
man, aye, and woman, too, for oil are
Interested in agriculture alike, to
como forward and prevent this last
ing disgrace and shame from being
iput upon us. Our worthy President
Maj. 8. K. Creamer, has been tend
cred the use Of ground, lying across
the Des Moines river, south o.
. this oity-land unsurpassed in
beauty Of scenery, and in every
| way desirable, and made avail
able, and accessible by means O
our substantial railroad and Wagon
bridges: this land to be for th,
use Of the Society foreoer if ftted "
q and used for the purpose Of Agri
cultural exhibitions. We have also
been rendered the use Of tho grount
occupied by the Society for their Fair
for the last two years, on the pay
; ment Of $500 by the citizens Of thi
, place thatbeing ono half tho amour
paid by tho Society in previous years
Again, as wo arc fast crowding upol
the moro wealthy and populou
counties, but two, three, or tou
more years at most, shall elapse or
!, We shall BE- honofed by an opportg