The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-09
ROCK ISLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Election of Oficers-shan we have
cessful Fairs

4, tho nee,;ny Of the stockholders OF 'n0
Rock Island Agricultural Soe'e'y' -
1871, the following ofbe
0. ]. DIMlcK, Presi'sns'
w SWEENEY, 'iee
c.Ivnde. Jr.. treasurer
E..,k csaway, Secretary.
-, Is. Il. kimball David Sesrs,Jr.
= u,tman, J.W. Ballard, r. Richmond,
c.,eral amendment, to the constitution
ere adopted, the most important of which
was one looking towards complete and
thorough reorganization of the society, from
the bottom up. changing the management
throughout, and placing it on basis at
once successful and permanent, by giving
the president and secretary power to lease
the Fair Grounds to any new company or
society for term of years.
1t matters no., what may have been the
causes that have prevented our fairs from
being successful,or the differences that have
separated the managers and owners, the
way is now open out of them all. A new
society can now be formed, on plan OF
life membership, similar to the Scott County
Agricultural Society, and, with the right
kind of support, which We are conhdentsueh
q society will receive from every property
owner in the county,it can be made success
full and permanent. 1t is not necessary,
with the experience this county has had
with fairs, and withou. fair, last year, TO
argue the benefits or importance of a fair, or
the necessity of a hearty cooperation Of oil
parties TO secure the best possible results
desire to do all that is possible to secure TO
the county an Agricultural Society and r air
grounds that shall te credit TO the county,
and the pride of citizens. Aud We DO not
believe single person will let his partisan
feeling or his personal interests stand 10 the
WAY of such consummation. Closely fol
lowing this step OF the stockholders In plac-
ing tEeir society iu condition to treat with
ANEW organization, steps have been taken
to secure a meeting of those interested in
forming a new society. A heading for the
bers has been placed in the hands of respon
sible men in different parts Of the
county, go that ali NAV have
chance 10 become members. Those
who sign this heading will be entitl
ed to vote at the meeting called, on Jan
nary the 2lst, 1871, 2 o'clock P. NJ, st the
Council Room in this city, for the purpose
OF organizing = new society, but will not be
entitledto any further privilege until they fol
fill the conditions of the paper they have
signed, when they will become life members,
aud entitled 70 ali the benefits and privileges
as prescribed in the bylaws, constitution
and organization of the new society, of
which they are members, and whose rules
and regulations they themselves have made.
Thus this society will be independent of the
old cue aud all its grievances, and when
thoroughly organized and in working order
can treat with the old society, for the lesse
OF backgrounds or can hire grounds else.
where The following is the heading that
is being circulated for the signatures of
those desiring to become members of the
new society:
We, the undersigned, do agree to become
| life members OF the Rock Island Agricultur-
al Society, now about being formed upon q
basis similar to the Scott County Agricul-
tural Society, by paying the secretary of
said new society ten dollars on or before the
FIRST day of the first exhibition given By the
new society.
Names. Residence.