The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-09-25
THE JOURNAL.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Continued from Last Week.
SanduskY County Agricultural
Society.
ITS ORIGIN, CONSTITUTION,
PROGRESS AND PRESENT
CONDITION.
The Annual Meeting for 1874.
REVIEW OF ITS PRoGREss-cHANGE IN
OFFICERS AND STATISTICS OF IN
TERST.
LOCAL MATTERS.
The Annual Meeting for 1874

TERsT.
Elated with the success ofthe first
meeting, the enterprising devotees
to the commendable undertaking
took courage, and even many who at
first evidenced wayeriDg faith in
the good cause could not longer
resist becoming converts to the bet
ter judgment of the more enthusi-
astic. We next find that on the 26th
Sept, 1853 the next meeting was
convened at the Court House, with
Paul Tew, Esq, in the chair, when
the following gentlemen were duly
elected for the ensuing year: L. @.
Rawson, president; Joseph B. Clark
Vice president; Chas. S. Click, treas
urer; and Daul. Capper, secretary,
with a committee of management
consisting of Messrs. Jas. Vallete,
Paul, Tew John S. Gardener, Isaac
Click, and Peter Beaugrand. At
the conclusion of this meeting
again a great success the treasur-
er's report showd the receipts to be
s72O,4I, and expenses $583,74 thus
showing a balance in hand of $780,
IA striking proof that the execu-
tives were working things on firm
and satisfactory basis-avoiding all
debts, by keeping growing nucleus
to the credit of the ensuing year.
On May 22d, 1854, it was resolved
That the county fair for the sue
ceeding year should be held IN that
township which donated the largest
sum towards its support, and by a
resolution passed the 18th day of
June, the honor that year fell to
Clyde, at which meeting the p:emi-
um list amounted to $261 6S. This
year the receipts were $483 40; ex-
penses $413 Al, only then leaving a
balance in hand of $40 Of. We next
find, on the 25th day of April, 1855,
VIM. Russell succeeded to the Vice
Presidency, C. R. McCnlloch, Treas
urer and D. Capper still Secretary.
With Paul Tew, Henry Nichols and
Samuel Skinner added to the man
agement, it was resolved to purchase
grounds for the said society, the pur-
chase to be entrusted to Messrs L.
@. Rawson, D. j. Vallette and c. R.
McCulloch. We should here remark,
that the first meeting held in Ere
mont, took place on the East side, on
half an acre of ground, where the pa
tronage amounted to about $500 Wis
itors. Now 1856, we find the receipts
81 ,169 go, expenses, 1,510 27-bal-
ance in hand, $l59 3S. But in con
sequence of subscriptions uncollect-
ed and other sums due to the society
we discover the treasury actually
overdrawn $5 80. The next year,
however, the treasurer came out
ahead, with balance of 81 cents
which gradually increase, and though
strenuous efforts are necessary on
the part of the officers to keep up the
subscription list, we find in 1870 the
balance in had hand risen to $36 Is.
Benz. Inman was this year President,
B. Amsden, Vice President and w,
II. Andrews. Secretary. March 18th.
of this year, ballot was taken for
the permanent location of the fair
grounds, and the offer of L. Q. Raw
son was accepted. Some 18 acres
were at first purchased and subse-
quently 9 II acres more, in all q 1-2
acres, which constitute the present
fair grounds, at $3.50 per acre. Tie
land was very rough, and almost COW
cred with timber, though considering
the site and many other advantages
of the locality, the bargain was uni
versally approved.
And now the society found no in
considerable task before it, in prepa-
ring the grounds and raising the ne
cessary structures. In 1871 a new
constitution, or rather revised cOnsti-
tuition was framed, and every one,
the district round, finding the goa
of the society, unani-
mously regarded it as a great sue
cess, and from that day no one has
presumed.to prognosticate its failure
In 1872, Mr.. ]. NJ. Keeler, Treasurer,
presented a very favorable report,
showing q balance in hand of 1902 40
Mr.. w. E. Haynes had then been
President two years, with Oscar Ball
Vice President, and everything was
in the most fattering condition.
The fair of last year was a fattering
success, although the society was
not prospered much financially.
In its earliest days, the society
probably had no greater devotees to
its interests, or more Jealous work
ers for its establishment than Mr.. L.
@. Rawson, j. Vallette, and the laIe
Judge Hafford, while of later years,
Messrs. Buckland, McCulloch, Helms
Andrews and Keeler, have done
praiseworthy service.
We will review the present com
nittee and the existing state of the
finances, grounds, DC, in our next
article, which will conclude our in
remarks to the meeting
Of 1874.