Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-06

Meeting of tbs Board of Directors
of the Lafayette County A.
and M. Association.

Meeting of tbs Board of Director
of the Lafayette County A.
and N. Association.
Board met at the courthouse Saturda
April 29th, and was called to order b
MIR. Thos. B. Campbell. president.
On motion OF G. o. Grimes, the tim
for holding the fair was fixed for tn
second week in September, beginnin;
on Tuesday the 18th, and lasting unit
Saturday the 10th.
The treasurer was authorized to rem
the fair grounds, for pasturage, from tn
first day ot May to the 18th day of July
On motion of Joseph Hook, the cister1
was ordered to be cleaned out and pu
in thorough repair.
On motion of Linn B. Gordon, it wa
resolved to admit the officers of the as
ISOLATION and the board of directors
with their families, to the exhibitions
without charge.
Several gentlemen spoke in explana
ton of their affirmative vote on til,
above proposition, saying that the time
and attention which they were compelled
to give to the business of the association
was worth not less than twenty-five dol
lars per annum, and that they were obi.
ged from their position, to attend the
fair every day, whether they desired to
do SO or not. at a cost during the week
of from eight to twelve dollars each, and
that they would prefer donating that
amount to the building of a Floral Hall,
to spending it for gate fees. when their
services should at least entitle them to
free entrance.
Mr.. Hook asked whether or not the
board thought it advisable to have a race
track upon the grounds, and said that
several parties were anxious to have it,
Tor training and race purposes, and he
thought that there were some gentlemen
who felt SO great an interest in the mat
ter that they would make it at their own
expense if the board would grant them
the privilege. He desired to know the
feeling of the board on the matter.
The president suggested that for moral
reasons maybe it had better be called q
''trotting track"
Mr.. Hook said that a trace track
would scare no one off, that all the
ladies. and most of the preachers would
be on hand just in time to see the races.
Mi. Robinson suggested to call it a
ring, if the object was to draw a
Mr.. Grimes said that while he could
have nothing to do with a race track
himself. he had thought a great deal
about tho matter, and thought that a
last track would draw he would there
Fore recommend that the following named
gentlemen should be granted the privi-
!ege of making a '.fast track'' on the
salr grounds, to be wide enough to start
'hree horses abreast, the parties to be
authorized to call in any assistance they
nay desire, but to pay all the expenses
Incident to making of the track: Andy
samey, Travis Buford, VIM. H. Wad-
lell and Henry L. Barksdale. Agreed to.
Mr.. Grimes made an eloquent speech
n favor of building a Floral Hall. He
claimed that a fair was no fair which al.
orded no facilities to the fair, and ex-
'lained at length the many advantases
# such a building, and its probable cost.
then moved that a committee of three
e appointed to solicit subscriptions for
he purpose Of building such a hall, to
ost somewhere in tho neighborhood of
$50.
After considerable discussion all favor
BILE to the project, the motion was
greed to, and the chair appointed the
blowing gentlemen as the committee
!. .. Crimes, Joseph Hook and Linn B.
ordon.
A subscription paper was Immediately
avn up, and several of the directors
Inscribed fifteen dollars each for the
On motion the board adjourned.