The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-13
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

NO FAIR NEXT FALL UNLESS RICHMOND
WILL HELP-PROPOSGD NEW
CHAsTER-ADVISORY
BOARDS.
An adjourned meeting OF the Executive
Committee of the State Agricultural Society
was held at the Ballard House last night
Colonel W. G. Knight, the president, 10 the
chair. The committee to whom was refer
red the treasurer's account submitted the
following report:
RICHMOND, Va, January -, 1876.
To the Etecutire Committee of the Yiroinia
State Agricultural Society:
GentIemen,-Your committee appointed
to examine the accounts Of the treasurer beg
leave to report that they have performed
their duty. and it gives them pleasure to say
tha they find them correct and neatly keps,
with proper vouchers for oil disbursements.
We find the condition of the Society's
finances to be about az follows: Cash on
hand January /, 1916, s1.000.72; indebted.
ness, 10 round numbers, s15, 600, which is
an increase over last year. This increase
was caused in great measure by storm in
the month Of March last, which blew
down large amount OF fencing and
caused other damage to the Society's
property amounting to over $4,000.
The gate.fees of 1875 fall short Of 1874 ST.
S93.1S. Your committee are OF opinion that a
great many Of the bills paid by the Society are
very extravagant, and that large reduction
in the expenditures Of the Society can and
ought TO be made. Unless the expenses are
reduced to an amount equal to the receipts
we bad better discontinue our fairs. W. re.
commend that the refreshments at the
presidents Office be discontinued, and
that the supplying of forage to exhibitors
be rented to private parties, which
will bring in some revenue instead OF
being q considerable loss. We suggest
that the printing account can be greatly
reduced by giving out The premium list to
advertisers. These are some of the subjects
that we know can be greatly reduced, and
we feel sure that others could be named, so
that the reduction in the aggregate would be
large enough to enable The Society to meet
its obligations and continue its fairs.-W. A.
BURKE, JAMEs NEWMAN, ROBERT BEVERLEY,
and S. 2. MooRE.-Adopted.
FAIR OR NO FAIR.
Colonel Beverley, of Montgomery county,
offered tie following:
Whereas the report of the Finance Com
nittce shows that notwithstanding the favor.
eble auspices under which the fair Of 1915
was held. there having been an unusual at.
tendance of visitors In Richmond, the Society
has largely increased Its indebtedness; and
whereas the Centennial exhibition to be held
during the summer and fall in philadelphia
will most probably detract great deal from
the attendance on State fairs {; therefore
Resolued, That unless some other resource
can be devised to reduce the Indebtedness OF
the Society it is in the opinion of this COM
mittee unWise TO hold fair during the year
1876.
RICHMOND TO TIE RESCUE.
Colonel Knight offered the following:
RESOLVED. That committee of three OF
this body be appointed to apply to the Coun.
ell of the city OF Richmond for the appro-
priation of the sum of five thousand dollars
to aid the Society in holding its fairs and
promoting its other legit;mate objects, con-
ducve 10 the improvement of the agricul-
tural, and mechanical, and mining interests
OF the State and city, or, as an alternative,
that they issue twelve thousand dollars of the
city eight per cent. bonds, the interest on
which shall be paid by the Society semi-an.
nually on the 1st of January and the 1st Of
July, and the principal to be satisfactorily
secured. Adopted.
The committee appointed consists of Mr..
Dodson, Of Petersburg, and Colonel knight
and DR.. Moore, of Richmond.
TIE CHARTER.
The amended charter drafted by Colonel
Knight vas read over and modified in some
respects, and then adopted as expressive of
the wish of the committee. The most irn-
portant features are those proposing to eX-
empt the Society from taxation to get an
appropriation Of three thousand dollars per
anrum from the State; 10 turn over the pro.
perty of the Society to the State in the event
of the number of life-members decreasing
below one hundred (the present number Is
about one thousand five hundred), and to
put the Society in other respects under The
general law in relation to incorporated COM
panies.
A committee consisting of Colonel Knight,
DR.. Moore, and Major Drewry was appoint
ed to present the charter to the Legislature.
ADVISORY BOARDS.
President Knight appointed the following
advisory boards:
Department L. S. P. Moore, W. T. Scott,
W. T. Sutherlip.
Department 2.-W. A. Burke, A. ID,
Dire Wry, J. d. Rogers.
Department SIS. p. Moore, Monroe Ban
! mister, John DodsoD.
Department 4.-B. j. Barbour, NJ. Il
Elzey, q. S. Meem.
Department 5.-S. P. Fickln, John T.
Cowap, W. r. Scott. -...
Department 6. S. S. Bradford, Robert
Beverley. N. G. Ei'zey.
Department 7.-James Newman, 6. S
| Meem, B. }. BsrbCuc.
Department S.-Monroe Bannister, b. j
Barbour, and Randolph Harrison.
Department GA. II. DreWry, w. l.
Scott, J. D. Rogers. ;,
Adjourned to meet on second Tuesday IL
ADril