The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-05-28

county Ialf nave @ETat pre-
MUM list herewith lad, ts sub-
Icct to sncl slight alJsr as IL
inas BE nee~ss LIN 40,
i' co ~ t.
sufficient description, inadequate pro.
rata drem;ums &c,
The society Is yet in its infancy,
and the people Of rama county,
more especially the friends of the As
socation, should hot expect very
large offer Of cash premiums. 1t has
been the object Of the board Of dl.
rcctors il preparing the premium
+ list here given, TO cconomlZe as ,Huch
j as possible, and yet, 10 offer a sutii
/ cicnt premium in each particular
case, so as to induce lively com
petition on the part OF exhibitors
The effort has been here made, to
encourage home industry. by oil n
ing 10 the people OF Tama county,
cash premiums Ter articles OF home
, production, While to tho foreign
manufacturer, "who is usually bcnc
fitted BY the exhibition OF his wares, -
We have IN mos. eases SIMPLY offer
c,i dp'omt, which to any OF them IS
4 sniff, ient premium i'll our os,ima
tion At Tive hands of this society
coissit,eliH. nur po>i,i9n, and the op
pertunity offered 70 them, o exhibit
lheit articles oi Manufacture to the
pcoli!e.
" do not wish 20 be understood.
to say that ll.e cash premiums offer
ed are rs nif,rh ia any one instance
as ihe l.ro,lnct ior which it is oflrrel
deserves. Far itom It, for We feel
deen'y, chat We arc not able TO oifei
you the premiums that ought TO be
rendered Tor The best of any OF the
22''iriRs. ,aeniia,l,syti iiras p 9ur hs..--
However we also feel l..,tisicd that
the people Of Tama county, can and
vii snn9of! COOL county fair aud
we btIi>Hc that eur iusttGlion beng
centrally located, aal now frmly cs
tab.ishld and supported in the main
hf tif. tanner cltmeu. as stock hold
cfs, Is the society, hat should be
made ~. iaif u 7ama G9ut4, ana
we believe ,hat or confp. fir for
lhe ypar u. VII wafgant is in the
assunnlio'i tlsat we arc the toRaty
f3g
Il i trne That we have not palJ IN
lull the premium awards that were
made q. our Grst exhibition, held du
ring the past tali ol 1873, Tut, we
can state without cNlggeration, that
the major portion Of tham have been
l;qniaa,el.
Oar association was gotten up III
A hurry, antl in fact but a short time
before tie day set tor exhibition.
We had our land to purchase and
improvements, such us buildings,
fences, aud track to make, and the
funds YET 10 collect to pay the eX
pcnsc However the citizens OF oar
county who were present at the
maiden exhibition 0. the society, wei!
know that it was success on the 1st
and End days OF the lair, aud equal
to any such exhibition ever given I'm
our county, and had j! re- E.s,. noffn nnooffn for
the lnc'emency :, and the blow the
3rd, and last heavy from the fas far
oatstrlpped eie. .9ytY bQyA iu the -ng
days. and VIC sp 1nusaossI en-
ablcd thereby sp s,sellsp ohium
awards there maj, op .saod. mat
ter now stands We are compelled TO
ask the indulgence Of our friends
until such a time during the present
season as we shall be able to collect
the end, half OF our stock subsctip.
tions when We expect to be able to
pay III cash all premiums not other.
wise liqnidated.
We are aware that there are sun.
dry persons who have cast their lot
with our neighboring town and It's
fair, that have seen fit to speak very
mA1aaly Of our venture ip,thc field Of
agricultural exhibitions, aad wa have
no doubt that they and tbeir friends
would bo emlncntly wsAl satisfied
to hear Of our utter failure as All in
s,itution. For their bcnsfit and The
benefit Of all whom i msv concern,
we SIMPLY state ty ways Of kindly