The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-02-26
Total Receipts,
sl,076.f1
Total,
Due Treasurer t9c., amount overpaid.

Due Treasurer 49c., amount overpaid.
1t will be seen by the above that the Society
at its last fair not only paid all its expenses hut
made enough over tn reduce its indebtedness by
the amount of sl5696. The total Indebtedness
of the Society now amounts to S50529, which is
held by Mr. J. N. Zimmerman.
The number of shares of stock now out is 322
making total of stock sold of 5000. As the
amount of capital stock is $1,000, it will be seen
that large amount of unsold stock remains 10
fall back on ere it wsuld be necessary to make
an assessment on stockholders to pay present in
debtedness or expenses should yearly receipts
fall short. Besides this, the SOciety's property,
consisting of 81 65-l00 acres, with good hail and
other improvements thereon is worth not less
than $1,000.
The premium list last year Amounted to about
5000 OF this amount about S4l3.5O were awar-
ded and paid, except s23.45, which has not been
called for.
Two years ago. when majority of the present
Board came into office, the Society was some
g, 900 in debt which by good management and
the sale of shares has been reduced TO sos. %
the amount at this time. Previously, not only
nothing had been paid on the debt, but only from
50 to rs cents on the dollar had been paid on
premiums. Last year everything paid in
full; and a little was left to apply the debt.
Taking these things inta consideration, the
Society has reason to congratulate itself on its
present condition, and the bright prospects for
the future.
A. W. BEALE, Sec.
The report was adopted.
Election of officers being in order, Mr.. Kennedy
nominated J. N. Zimmerman for reelection as
President, and there being no other nomination,
he was unanimously elected.
J. L. Blair, n. B. Wood, and Robert Fiiekin-
ger were put in nomination for vice-President,
aud a ballot resulted in choice of Mr.. Flickinser
A. W. Beale, for Secretary; Henry Boder, jr.,
for Treasurer; and C. Leland, jr., for General
Superintendent, were reelected by scclamatiou.
al md Sr- r T...
Grounds during Fair, Townsend, Wood, Dryden
and Steele were put in nomination, and on bal
lot Mr. Steele was chosen.
The following standing committees were then
chosen:
Finance-Leland. Wood and Townsend.
Fair Grounds-Chapple, Watkins and Keune-
dy.
Premium List-Leland, Chapple, Townsend,
Watkins and Beale.
Mr.. Wood offered to the Society as free gift,
young maple trees, from one to FIVE hundred, and
on motion five hundred were accepted BY the
Society.
Mr.. Beach, of st. Soseph, made application for
the reissue OF twelve certificates of stock to him
self and Waterman & bernard, the original
certificates having been lost On motion his
request was granted.
The feasibility of planting hedge fence around
the fair grounds was discussed On motion the
fair grounds committee was authorized to con-
tract for the same, and for setting ont the ma
pie trees given by Mr.. Wood, and to get the
Hall insured. all to be done according to their
own best Judgment. The committee to sell, if
possible, in payment or part payment Of the
work, the twelve shares Of stock, numbered but
unsold, now in the hands of Mr. Steele.
The renting Of the fair grounds to Mr.. Hunt
was left to the same committee.
The Board then adjourned
The next meeting will be held on the last
Thursday in March, at the Court House IN Troy.
st p M, at which time all the above commit.
tees ale expected TO make reports of progress.
]. \. ZIMMERMAN, Pres.
A. W. BEALE,- Sec. =a g.