The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27
B E L A I Il, VI D.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1874.
To correspondents.
The Agricultural Society.

eTs OF the county Agricultural and Mcchan-
cal Association, at the Court House, on Sat
urday last, was largely attended by the best
representatives of the enterprise, the energy
and the wealth Of Hartford. The canvassers
reported subscriptions amounting to over So
1000, and the corporators thereupon have is
sued a call for meeting of the stockholders,
to be held in Bel Air on Saturday, March It'll,
1874, at II O'Clock, A. NJ, for the election of
officers. AT the meeting last Saturday all the
districts were represented except, we regret
to say, the second. Not dollar appears to
have been subscribed in that district Noted
us it is for its fertile soil its fine horses and
herds of dairy cattle; its intelligent, enter
pIising and progressive farmers, we must
confess to feeling of disappointment that so
fair portion Of Hartford should apparently
have manifested so little interest in an enter
farming and mechanical interests ofthe whole
county, by encouraging generous spirit Of
riyaiiy in producing the best in every depart
ment of industry among us. We can not be-
district feels no interest in the matter; and
We are inclined TO attribute it to the want of
opportunity to subscribe. We have not the
slightest fear that the stock will deprecate in
value, but we believe that it will, if the man.
agement is committed to proper hands, pay
handsome dividend.
1t is to be hoped that the society may start
under the most favorable auspices to ensure
success and to accomplish this it is all I'M
portant that a suitable board of directors be
elected ON the 7th of March By resolution
Of the incorporates, the vote for officers will
be cast in proportion to the number of shares
ofstock held by each person. This is, we be-
lieve, the usual course, in all incorporated
institutions founded upon stock subscriptions
Very few Of the subscriptions yet received
are large, so that the disparity in the voting
power among the members will not be great.
1t is highly important, nevertheless, that
every share of stock subscribed should have
its due weight in the selection of officers, and
therefore, those who cannot attend the meet
ing in person, should place their written
proxies in the hands of those who will best
express their sentiments, were they present.
Many persons have not yet subscribed, who
we are assured feel considerable interest in
the success of the project, and who intend to
subscribe at some future day. These should
remember that their names must appear on
the subscription books on or before tic TIN Of
March next, or they will not be allowed to
vote at that meeting. Ifthey really do de-
sire the success of the society, they should
qualify themselves to take part in organizing
it, by subscribing to its stock A sufficient
amount has been subscribed to warrant pur-
chasing the ground and fencing it in. The
prospect for securing the entire amount
necessary, ($10,0O0O is also in the highest de-
gree encouraging; and we may therefore
venture to assert that the Hartford Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical Association will become,
on the 18th of March next fixed fact. We
believe, from the interest already shown, that
the meeting on that day will be one of the
largest outpourngs of farmers that has ever
been gathered in Bel Air.
The State annually grants to every regular
ly organized agricultural society in each coun-
ty, that holds an annual fair the sum of five
hundred dollars. An effort is being made to
have this amount increased to one thousand
dollars for this county, the same as for the
Frederick, the Carroll county, and other So
cieties. This should an additional impetus
to the efforts of the canvasscrs, and afford in
creased encouragement to those who have
not yet subscribed to do so at once; and for
those who have subscribed small amount
to increase it.
The following form of proxy may be used !:
We hereby authorize - - to vote the
number of shares of stock to which we are
entitled, opposite our respective names, at
the first election for officers of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Association of Hartford
county, on the It'll of March, 1874, or when
ever said election shall he held.
Signed, -