Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-23

FAIRS.

The time is near at hand when both
the Agricultural Society and the Fair
Ground Company hold their annual
meetings. For the past five years the
two Societies have worked somewhat in
union occupied the same ground, yet
with occasional jealousies and embar-
easements. Now the time has expired,
for which the original compact Of union
was made between the two Societies.
The question arises in many minds; 'On
what terms shall the two Societies again
unite for the future" 1t is certainly
essential that the Agricultural Society
should 60 forward on some plan that is
reasonably sure of yielding an income
sufficient to pay premiums in full and
Incidental expenses. To do that there
should not be a society associated with
it that has a separate and conflicting in
terest, that is, to have show immedi-
ately after the fair-a show made as
attractive as good management and a
free expenditure of money can make it.
Both Societies should have a. sim
liar object and work with united eff
forts making one grand success instead
of two partial failures. Let the owners
ofFair Ground stock apprize their stock
at its cash value, then make up another
joint stock society with shares of ten
or fifteen dollars each and only one
share sold to each man and he shall be
an equal owner of the Fair Ground prop
erty and life member of the Orleans
Co. Agricultural Society, entitled to be
an exhibitor and spectator at the annu-
al fairs, also his family be entitled to
free admission. All other persons shall
have admission tickets at % cents.
1t can reasonably be expected that of
such membership tickets or shares, that
over five hundred could be sold. These,
at ten dollars each would make fund
of $4,000 If the shares were larger the
amount would be proportionally more.
In this case the person who becomes a
joint owner in this property, no longer
considers his membership ticket fami
ly ticket to be thrown away after it has
obtained him the admission to the Fair,
but rather the profit as we'll as the hon.
or of being q member would be appreci-
ated for no owner of property would
desire to see his property unproductive,
and he would favor successful Fair,
and successful Fair would allow larger
premiums to be paid, and then surplus
would often be left to be spent in improv.
ing the property or distributed as div
idend on the money invested, and as this
real estate must rise, each member shares
alike in the advance of this real estate
These chances for gain as we'll as fol
doing good by keeping up a good Agri
cultural Society, should tempt many moi
to invest. 1t would be advisable to hav,
only one share owned in each family, ant
while new shares would be sold each yea
to new applicants, the old shares shout,
never be sold so as to accumulate in tn
hands of one man, but only sold from
father to son, or to person who is no
already member
If in the course of years it becam
evident that no further good would re
suit from the show of agricultural pre-
ducts, domestic animals and various man
ufactured articles, then there should
clause in the constitution so that al
ter proper notice a meeting of member
will convene and the majority shall OF
der sale, and the results of the sal
shall be divided equally among tn
members J.