Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-29
THE STATE FAIR GROUNDS.
Desire Of the Changers to Put them
to Some Use.

4 A1C u NOaNA EuNGnt8N0 NtNAGHNEnn IN
the Davidson County Council. and ,
Committee Appointed 60 Prepare 1
Circular Address.
Davidson County Grange held a meet
ing yesterday with q large numbe
Of representatives from subOrdinat,
Oranges Of the county in attend
ance. After attending to comforting degree.
upon the new delegates, the consideration
Of the purchase Of the fair grounds, nea
Nashville, was taken up, when P. "
Maxey and j. II. CuTey offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
l. Resolved, that Davidson County
Grange halls with pleasure the proposition
submitted to the subordinate Oranges O
Middle Tennessee to purchase the fail
grounds, lately belonging to the Tennessee
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
located near the city of Nashville.
2. Resolved, that the several COUNTY
Oranges in Middle Tennessee be requested
and they are hereby urged to take imme.
date action upon the proposition, and
recommend it 10 the favorable cOnsidera-
ton of the subordinate Oranges within
their respective jurisdiction.
p. w. Maxey favored the adoption Of the
resolutions as read, but he yielded the floor
to Thomas Claiborne who proceeded to state
| what had passed. between him and the own
ers of the Fair Grounds, and then read an
address embodying his views. He submitted
it to the meeting for the consideration of
the members. He suggested that circu-
lar be sent out to each Grange containing
something like the following:
Brother Changers: We desire to inaugu-
rate for the whole Of the COMMITTEES eOmpOs-
ing the Middle District Of Tennessee, a
Grand Division Fair, to be located at this
central point as most accessible by
rail, turnpike roads and telegraph.
The objects are particularly:
To have a full exposition Of the
products Of our fields and pastures,
the triumphs Of our skill and industry, the
results Of our improved and improving
method in the economic management Of
our farms; to interchange in thefreest man
ner our views on all matters pertaining to
our welfare.
To impaat to each other our experiences;
to examine, test and recommend such i'm
proFements as are or may be best suitable
for use.
To gather once or twice a year, as may
be most desirable, 70 one head, our stock
for exhibition for prizes and for sos-, secur-
ing in this manner a wide advertisement Of
it; and gathering from our own and neigh
boring sections in and out Of the State all
those interested in the same, and thus Sc
cure advantages not otherwise Obtainable
for its distribution in a great market fair.
To have for our own use and benefit a
place so situated from is nearness to the
city, and its extent Of grounds at which We
can place our stock for sale and rid our
selves Of the charges of stock yards and the
multiplied costs we have been buTthened
with in seeking to sell, and to strip from
those who lie in wait FOR our distress the
opportunity Of advantage.
To offer 10 our brother patrons and farm
ers generally, the means Of uniting at
home and sending to market any kind Of
stock with the certainty Of good accOmmO-
dation at nominal charges in their own yards
while affecting sales at any time.
To organise so thoroughly and systemat-
really our operations by electing and sala-
Tying a capable superintendent, at a liberal
pay for his constant services, who shall
have his Office in a cOmmOdious room, in a
convenient place for business, whose du-
ties, under the direction Of three OF more
executive officers elected for one year by
the voice Of the shareholders, shall be to
collect crop items from our own division,
through our several Oranges in each county
and publish the same; and also from all
other quarters, foreign OF domestic, in the
fullest manner; to.Teceive and place on his
tables every sample Of cereals, or cotton, or
tobacco, or other staples, and cause the
same to be graded by an expert in the
grades Of the chief American marts; TO
number and record the same and receive !
bids therefor, communicate with owners
and if authorized sell the same-the de- |
tails of The plan to be settled by your Ex-
ecutive Committee - to establish under |
suitable provision a perfect scales for !
under legislative regulation, at |
nominal charges. In fine, we seek to ad- |
verLise our productions and a market in /
which we can find out to a certainty the /
demand for them; to obtain Information |
flOm each other at home and abroad, and !
have it at first hands in an open COMPETE !
ton Of bidders-the prices paid being &C
tually transmitted to the several CORES |
pOnding agencies in each county as stated, |
and when important, mO-e frequent dates |
for safe guidance.
We refer you to a correspondence be
tween Thomas Claiborne, Hiram Vaughn,
]. NJ Hamilton and others, from which il
will be seen that So GOO viii buy a
splendid property, costing Sl2j, 600, stu
ated less thaniOne mile from the corporate
limits Of Nashville, exeellently well suited
Tor our Purposes, and in good order and
perfect title.
We propose that each Grange, and any
individual members thereof, shall take a
few shares, SIS each, in the full amount Of
so, OOO-Which shall be cash in full as
soc u as the amount shall be subscribed.
We will have in this way no embaras-
ments, but 5000 in hand TO 90 ahead with
our plans
We wish each and every county to be in
.erested and actively alert to seize the op-
DOrtunity fOf action, and to put 10 the
proof our capacity for business
IS soon as organized there, and similar
can be settled and put into
activity by your chosen directors, one from
each county.
The Davidson County Grange offers TO
correspond with you and receive your sub
and asks your hearty cO-Opera-
ion and support, and do hereby appoint
Bros. j. II. Curry, II. r. Buchanan, Isaac
LittOn, j. III. Jordan and J. .. Griffith, to
send this circular and receive your replies,
which we trust you will promptly transmit
% them, and we will, if desired, send Bro.
Thomas Claiborne, or some one else, to
address you more particularly on the plan,
who having studied aud helped 10 inaUgu-
ate the correspondence and expressed his
design to lay the project before you.
The present owners are legal SUCCESSORS
% the Tennessee Agricultural and Me-
,banic Association" and are empowered to
lIganiZe as the Tennessee. Agricultural As
ISOLATION" and by act Of March 10, approved
March Is, 1915, 'an act for the reOrganiza-
ion Of agricultural associations" we can
lrganize in succession, as the "Middle Di-
vision Fair Of Tennessee, and have all the
tights, privileges and immunities Of ante
,edent associations. The grounds and
property are not taxable for tWenty-seven
we should have such influence |
when united as to secure from the Legisla-
,ure what we may rightfully claim on Oc-
,asiOn.
further suggest that we add an urgent re-
quest for all the counsel and cooperative
the Oranges and members Of
he order can render, somewhat as follows,
viz:
n. B. We desire your advice and sug-
sestiOns in perfecting this plan, which ad-
nits of vast expansion under judiciOus
by our ablest and most energetic
men. Let US endeavOr TO make the trade,
he miller and the speculator seek our
Boards of Exchange, presided over by |