The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-06-09
Col. Jno. Monroe Meek, Of Jeffer-

son. was called upon to reply in be-
half of the Patrons aud Farmers. He
said that never before ia his expert
ence had any body of men been met
with such IN open-handed hospitali-
ty as the farmers had reeeiFedto-day
from the citizens Of Knoxville.
Surely the new era had begun. Ia
return he pledged the earnest coop
Grafton of the farmers of East Ten
nessee, in making the Fall Fair the
success which was desired.
J. Col. John M Meek thought that
the prOpriety or impropriety, the
expediency or inexpedieney of cur
holding the Fall fair as the Centeu-
NAL was very proper in itself, but
the present was not the time to
! discuss it.
The follo#ing resolution was otter
ed by Col. j. Monroe Meek:
ResolUed, That a committee ofone
from each county of East Tennessee
be appointed to select from such ar
ticles as may be exhibited at our
next Fair and set them apart for
their exhibition at the Phiiadelphia
Centennial
The resolution was ~eloquently
seconded by ThOs. II. Reeves, of
Washington.
After discussion the resolution
was adopted unanimously.
TIE COMMITTEE RETURN.
The Committee of Thirteen were
announced, and their report was
made by the chairman, S. ID. Viii
liams.
TIE PROPOSITION.
The proposition of Mr.. Kicks to
the committee was as follows
CAS- trustee of the Eastern Di-
vision Fair Association, I propose
to sell to the Association to be or
ganized by the Changers of East
Tennessee, the Fair Grounds and
improvements thereon, situated
about one mile east of the city, said
property to be used by said Associ-
alton for the sole purpose of holding
fairs for the benefit of East Tennes-
see. for the sum of $4,000; one-half
payable on the 1st day of Novem-
Der, 1875, and the balance ON the 1st
day of November, 1876. with inter
est on that sum at six per cent per
annum. I will retain a lien upon
the property to secure the purchase
money, and deliver possession on
the 1st day Of July. This includes
the implements and tools mentioned
i'm the dead of trust.
A. j. KICKS,
Trustee"
The Chairman stated that the
Committee were disposed to accept
the proposition, with the understand
ing that the 1900 unpaid premiums
of the Association would be paid
out of the first monies at command
after paying their own liabilities I'M
der the proposition.
T. H. Reeves thought the first
thing in order, if we proposed to act
on this matter, would be to organ
ize and have a regular organization.
AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION.
From this an animated discussion
sprang up, which was participated
in by most Of the delegates, invol-
wing every feature connected with
the proposed organization. Some
of the delegates wanted to organize !
Immediately, by the election of a
President and board of directors.
After discussing this for some
time, finally without action, the
meeting proceeded to discuss the
proposition of the trustees as print
ed above. The committee wanted
to amend the trustees proposition
by requiring that the premiums due
from last falls fair. be paid out of
the first money received by the trus-
tee from the sale of the property.
The trustee, said that as trustee,
he could not make such an agree
ment, as the deed of trust under
he was acting required him to
pay all the creditors pro rata. A
debate ensued on this pro-
posed amendment, the most of the
desiring that it should be
Incorporated as part of the terms of
sale and purchase, but the impracti-
cability of such a requirement was
made patent to all that the
new Association would have moth
to do with the debts of the old
one and though it was advisable that
5he unpaid premiums should be set
led as soon as possible, yet it was
the power of the new com
Dany TO require any such a guaran-
zee from the trustee. !
Kellar, of Knox, said the dele
came here, not to buy any {
property, but to consider whether
he Oranges would accept the prop
to run the fair next fall. {
A. J.. Kicks, the trustee, then ex- ]
that this matter had been /
ully talked over before the Commit
of Thirteen. The individuals {
members of the oranges could not |
un the fair as partners in business,
Without leaving themselves in the {
position of being each one liable for /
my debts that might be contracted. I
md it was therefore best that they t
'hould act as a corporation. If
hese individuals would organize q
themselves as an association, they
ould take the charter of the pres
mt association and run the Fair
rendering themselves liable c
o any debts whatever, and there /
you'd be no responsibility that ]
onld attach to any one of the men,
,ers OF the new association as indi-
and the oranges were not at I
II committed financially. He then +
gent on to set forth the MEANS by
Which the new association could pay a
he 5000 purchase