Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-16
In the Person Of Sam. 4. Adams, the
Head of the National Grange.
RINGING LETTER OF P. H. KELLY,
All Efforts at Compromise Rudely and
Positively Rejected.
REMEMBER, IT'S A STATE FAIR.
Aud Every Man, Woman and Child in
Minnesota is Interested in
Its Success.

1tS SuCCCSS.
The Minnesota State. agricultural Society
has become one of the fixtures and institu-
tons of the State. At times, owing to bad
weather and crop vicissitudes, incidental to
all agricultural regions, the society exhibitions
have not been all that could have been de-
sired, but the suspicious outlook this year
gives promise of an abundant harvest and a
display of our products which will surpass
anything heretofore Witnessed in Minnesota.
There having been conflicting reports rela.
tive to the plans and intentions of the State
society for the current year, it is we'll, both
for information and as historical record,
to recite tho facts.
Last February the annual meeting of the
State Agricultural ssociation was held, and
P. H. Kelly, Esq, elected as president. His
name would have been tower of strength,
but, it being absolutely impossible for him
to attend to the duties, he made an effort to
harmonic all conflicting interests; but,
these overtures being rejected. Mr.. Kelly
sent in the following letter of declination.
ST.. PAUL. March 20, 1870.
r. @. Judson, Esq, Secretary State Agricul-
tural Society, Pennington MINI.
DEAR SIR: duly received your mott fcation
Of my election as President of the Minnesota
State Agricultural society, and also the very
fat ering resolution of your executive board
on February 9Th, placing the entire manage
ment in my hands. l fully appreciate the
compliment thus bestowed upon me, and
through you wish to return my thanks to the
organization for the honor conferred. If it were
possible for me to do your association and the
fair justice would gladly accept the position
SO kindly offered, but my business SO engrossed
by time and attention, and taxes my energies
to such al extent, that it really would be a
physical impossibility for me to act in the
honorable position to which have been elect
ed.
I should have responded earlier in this
matter, but have been in hopes that arrange
ments would be perfected whereby the cities
of st. Paul and Minneapolis would unite
with all the people of the State in making the
State Fair grand success. I had hoped to $50
this accomplished before making my deter
mination to decline public, but I regret to say
that in this was greatly disappointed, and
Minneapolis having declined all honorable
overtures and reasonable concessions on the
part of st. Paul, it now remains for this city,
tod h,& Lo Gt,t l.,
hibition worthy of our great and growing State.
In declining the presidency of the associa-
ton, beg to assure you that no man in the
State will do more in proportion to his ability,
nor feel deeper interest in making the Fair of
1879 brilliant success than my self, and assur-
ing the society of my sincere thanks and deep
interest in the enterprise, l am, very respect
fully yours, P. 81. KELLY.
Mr.. Kellys letter is valuable CO ntribu-
ton to the history of this matter, showing.
as it does, that St. Paul did all in her power
to concentrate the efforts of the entire State
upon single fair.
At subsequent meeting of the board an
excellent successor for Mr.. Kelly was found
in the person of Sam E. Adams, of Month
cello. Mr.. Adams is at the head of both the
State and National Grange patrons of Hus-
bandry) and is clearly identified with our
agricultural development. He accepts the
position and proposes to work with vim,
and opens the ball by the following
official announcements
To THE EDITORS OF MINNESOTA NEWSPAPERS:
Frequent inquiries have arisen relative to the
probability of fair this fall to be held under
the auspices of the State Agricultural Society.
Please inform the public that the owners of
the st. Paul driving park have rendered to the
society, free of charge, their grounds and
ample buildings, where the annual exhi-
bition will take place during the first
week in September; that last years
premiums were fully paid at the end of tho
year; that the remaining liabilities have been
liquidated; better railroad facilities are as
sured, and that the prospects for good old.
fashioned exhibit which shall rebound to the
fame of our rapidly growing State was never
better than now.
Although the mmodations have been
deemed ample heretofore, yet nearly every
stall and shed is already engaged and more will
be built if required.
1t should be borne in mind that ours is en-
phatically an agricultural State. It's chief
wealth consists IN the products of it's rich soil,
it's blooded stock, and the bealthful influence of
its invigorating climate It should be the
aim, therefore, of our enterprising, patriotic
citizens, melted by laudable desire to excel
and to display our industries, to put forth
their earnest efforts in the encouragement and
aid Of the State society, go as to make the COM
ing fair the most useful and most instructive
ever held in the center of this great country
The exhibition is one in which every citizen