New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-11
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fbefe wss a meeting Of che board of az
rcetoss II this association las, evening 81
the Mechanics Hesitate. hr. Marks, thu
president. called the meeting 90 order. and
stated that the stockholders had been
called together tor the purpose Of hearing a
| report Of the condition of its financial af
| fairs. lie said that in consequence of the
burning of portion of the FAN
Grounds buildings. and the expenses
incurred in rebuilding them and making
other necessary improvements, the associa.
ton had become somewhat embarrassed,
and the directors required the aid of the
| stockholders to extricate tie association
from these embarrassnents. Mr.. Marks
said, the capital stock Of the association
was $4,000, and that five hundred and
fifty shares of this stock remained uusold-
| about $4,000 worth. He wanted the stock
holders to exert themselves to have this
stock sold.
Thirteen thousand dollars would do a
good deal toward relieving the difficulties
that now embarrass the directors in the
association. The Fair Grounds and i'm
provements cost $685., 900, and the associ-
alton, if sustained and established, will be
of great benefit to the State. For these
reasons the stockholders are asked to come
forward at this time and help to make the
enterprise success. They are asked also
to exert themselves in etiecting the sale of
tickets to the coming State fair, as it is alb
s0lutely necessary that this should be done
in order TO make the fair success, and pre-
vent peril to the association.
After the president had concluded his re-
marks, Mr.. w. B. Smith addressed the
meeting in support of the association, urg-
ing the necessity of keeping it up, for in it
was wrapped the interest Of the State, and
the interest of the laboring people of the
State. He believed the success OF the asso-
citation would do much in the way of i'm.
proving our agricultural and manufacturing
interests.
Mr.. Merriman also addressed the meeting,
urging the Importance of keeping up the
present fair association. He said New Or
leans has the the handsomest fair grounds
and fair buildings in the United States
acknowledged to be so by persons who
have come here from other States-and in
every aspect in which the matter can be
viewed, our people are called upon to keep
up the association.
Mr.. S. N. Moody followed Mr.. Merriman
in tho same strain. He thought it necessary
to do something to attract the attention Of
the people to the necessity of patronizing
the fair. 1t was like everything else-it
needed the patronage of the public to make
it success Mr.. Moody said he would take
a hundred tickets and use his influence for
the sale of more.
Mr.. Fortier moved that the president ap-
point committee of thirty persons to dis
pose of tickets and solicit the patronage of
our people in support of the coming State
fair. His motion prevailed.
Dr.. MERCER moved, and bis motion was
adopted, that every stakeholder take one
more share, and in this way take up the re-
naming $50 shares that are reported as I'M
sold.
We were pleased to observe the general |
disposition of the stockholders to respond |
favorably TO the call of the president and |
directors of the association. 1t looks as if
the Mechanics and Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation of Louisiana is not to be a failure.