The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-01
Monroe County Agricultural Society.

monroe county Agricultural Society.
Enron ENTERPRISE;
l an often asked the question, care
you going to have a FAIR"
BY your permission, | propose answ-
erins the many readers of your valuable
paper, through its columns, thisquestion,
together with some other hints OH the
same subject,
FINANCIAL CONDITION.
There is in the Treasury good notes
amounting to something over one thou
sand dollars, interest and principle, be-
longing to the Society.
On page 1928 in the Code of Tonnes
see, can be found the laws concerning
County Agricultural Societies, pryscrib-
ing tho time they shall make and for
ward their reports, amounts to be drawn,
etc, etc. l know of no act repeating
said law, but the present Legislature has
passed some kind of m net favorable to
Agricultural Societies, | have not seen n
copy Of it, only u notice Of the act. II
the Code is complied with, the Monroe
County Agricultural Society, will draw
two hundred dollars for the year 1871,
as cur report was made out and filed
legally and in the time prescribed. If
We obtain that, We will have the nett lit
tie sum of twelve hundred dollars to be-
gin with.
Now l wish to ask the citizens of
Monroe and adjoining counties n ques-
ton before 1 fully answer the one above;
Will you come up Mt once and help us
in this laudablo undertaking. Or, will
you let it fall through and fail, after hay
ing such a good start? l hope you
will Immediately come to our aid, by
placing your names on some n of our
subscription lists, with a small sum an
nexed, thereby becoming a member of
the Society, and otherwise lend your in
huenco to build it up. The subscription
will not DC called for until the first of
August.
1t is necessary that you subscribe rs
soon as possible, So we may know how
much means we have to depend upon,
and you assist in managing the affairs
OF the Society.
IMPORTANT MEETINGS.
We expect to have u meeting OF the
society ut Madisonville Oh the first Mon
day III March, at which time, a commit
toe will DO appointed to select Fair
Grounds, All of the prominent places
will be examined and reported to the
next meeting, which will be held at
M~adisonyille on the first Monday in
April, at which time the several places
selected will be put in nomination, and
voted ior-(only by members the one
that receives the largest vote, to be the
Fair Ground proper.
The land will have to be paid for; ne
cessary buildings put up, and other I'M
provcmonts made: April will be late
enough to commence said improvements,
if we have Il Fair next fall.
1t is not my intention to argue the
necessity for, or the benefits of, having a
Fair in Monroe county to her citizens,
in this communication, as | think they
are aware OF the fact that it is both. II
any think different, l would refer them
to an able article, from the gifted pen OF
G. w. Charlton, Secretary East Tenn.
Agricultural Society, in the Knoxville
Press aud Messenger of the 9th inst.
which l fully indorse.
SUBSCRIPTION LIsTs
Can be found ut the following places,
viz: County Court Clerks Office, Modi'
sonville; Hight Il Scruggs store, Sweet,
water; Messrs. Jones store, Philadelphia,
and j. A. Peck $ store, Jalappa,
All former members of the Monroe
County Agricultural Society, are re.
quested to report their membership tC
some n Of the places having sub
scription lists, for registration, and all are
cordially invited to attend III meetings
H. b. YEAEwOop,
President Monroe Co. Ag. Society.
january Doth, 1872.