The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-02
August County Fair.

Augusta County Fair.
The meeting nf the perpetrators OF the An
el>ta County Pair on Saturday lust, had one
g,oa result. il nothing elSe-;t brought the
friends OF the enterprise anfi its condition face
to face. The clea: statement OF the commit
tie a,lesintrtto examine ana report Oh, the
nan:r cement Of the corporation, and the dis
crssion that followed showed. too, that the
corporators mem to place the enterprises in
position to work ont its own success, and es
tablish it as ono OF the fixed institutions of the
county. Year after year there has been great
complaint on the part OF the corporators that
they dill not know how the corporation stood
were not informed of the expenditures, the
Indebtedness. nor Of the genera! inside nlan
agement. TniS caused great deal OF luke
warmness, doubt and dissatisfaction. The
committee in their report. and the oral state
mentof w. 4. Burke. ESD. have supplied the
Information desired. Mr.. Burke stated that
the money received for the old Fair grounds
had been expended in purchasing The present
site, and improving it, and iquilatin5 part
of tie outstanding debt against the corpora
tfon. The commit &c have given the present
in leb!elness and the assets Of the association.
There is thus presented basis from which to
operate intelgcntly and knowingly.
1t will be seen that the liabilities of the cor
porston are placed at 1888 6G, and the assets
at $l3,923 9o-only $1,000 OF which arc re
CARRIED as available. This leaves balance
against the Fair Of about $500. according to
the estimates of the committee. OF this amount
near $3.50 is consi itutcd of premiums due.
Believing thai every exhibitor or every corpo-
rator, especially, is interested in relieving the
corporation Of all sntbarrassnents, it would be
a wise policy for the premiums to be ralin-
pushed. If this were done. it would leave
debt of about $500 to contend with and man
age. 1t would be an Insult to the county to
assume that an enterprise of so much public
benefit and general utility, could fail under
such circumstances.
There are several suggestions adopted by the
meeting of the corporators, which we wish to
impress upon popular attention. The first is,
tire proposition to the corporators to relinquish
for ono ynqr the free ticket entry, and the
other, that til" supervisors of the county levy
a tax for $500 to be appropriated for IRE
mIlms for the current year. We are sure
there is public spirit enough in those who lr,vc
heretofore manifested interest in the associa-
ton to forego the privilege TO which their stock
entities them, OF passing their families free for
one year. until the debt is liqlidatcd. It will
be comparatively a small outlay. when the
great avantay" to the county of the Fair IS
considered. anl the serious r,i ;ction it would
be upon our people to allow the association
to dissolve. There is notin. that stimulates
parblic interests in all that pertains to the ma
serial prosperity CT an agricultural people more
positively aud healthfully, then the annual
meetings of those Interested in farm pursuits,
aid the exchange of views and opinions.
0tlers from d distance are attracted to Our
nri,lst; their stock is brought here for exhibit
ton; their experience related, and their money
expended all to oar advantage. The rapid
improvement that has been made i'll Augusta
county in the last five years in the breeding of
stock, has been sufficient compensation for
all the outlay that has been imposed, to say
nothing of the Information that has been gain
ed in relation to other subjects peculiarly allied
to the objects OF & County Pair.
The suggestion Of the levy OF $500 for pre-
millms for one year, is very modest. Upon
the per capita basis it woHlI be only about 1
cents to the person. and we arc sure there is
not man. woinl:i or Child in the county, ca
Plble OF putting two Thoughts together, who
will not willingly caissent to 80 insignificant a
contribution to pcrpetn,tc in healthy and
progressive condition all institution which must
reflect credit upon or people and inure to
their benefit, il properly managed and contluc-
ted. We will not permit doubt TO disturb
as to +he result OF the appeal OF the committee
to the Supervise rs Oh this question, for their
favorable response would only be rcflec.ing
the wishes of t people at larsa.
We earnestly hope the recent action Of the
corporatoFS. and the policy that they have rec
commended, will be energetiealiy carried out
and that tiae present year will see the Augusta
County Fair relieved OF all of its embarrass-
mcnts, small as they are. and the corporation
placed upon basis That witt insure it sue
cess commensurate with tic wealth. the intel
genee and tlie public enterprise of the great
county in sli:h it is located.
Ne metropolitan press in the Union can
D3iSb vi dS EoOtl cOiE1GFY or @Cehtl
from the same State us the press of Richmond.
And in this connection we would say the
Stanntnn VsRGINIAN, barring its abominable
politics, is one of the ablest edited and most
readable of our exchanges.-Richmond Wing.
1t is rarely we allow ourselves to be betray
ell into the weakness of reproducing In our
columns the kind references Of contemporaries
to the FIRGINIAN. Willie we regard the TASTE
in this instance. questionable, we copy the par
agraph to express orr high appreciation of
the source OF it. Differing with the Wing
politically, we are the more ileenly alive to the
compliment, whether written by Col. Meade,
Col. Bennett, or Maj. Smitll-an editorial
corps that is making the lFaig one of the
best pa rs South OF the Potomac.
After the experience in Richmond in primary
elections. by which the people there have been
afflicted with Walker in Congress and Johnson
in the State Senate, we should think other 10
calitirs would hesitate about following their
example. But as the Find,cator wants it that
way. by all means satisfy if.
There is some enc ,autila ing and outra2ing
the 'breyity'' business in the Richmond En-
0uire,. who ppfSi,ts in tryinr 10 make Tinslpy