The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-09
A Fab FOR THIS FALL.

MeellnH OF tne BehFa OF DIRECTORS OF the
West VirEInlR Exposition aud stats
RAIr ASsoeIAtiOR-AetiVe WOrE 10 BE
Done.
On Saturday evening last at eight o'clock
. Quorum Of the directors Of the State Fair
Association was called TO order by the
Preaident, Anton ReymAnn, Esq.
The following members were present;
the President; Michael REILLY, Robert
Campbell, Geo. Tingls and VIM. Exley.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting
were read, alter which the Treasurer re.
ported additional subscrip tions TO The stock
amounting to 81, 065, thus making the
total subscriptions $26,625, including Mr.,
TingIe's subscription. OF the ten per
cent called in q total Of $l,SS7 so have
been paid,
Some few Withdrawals were read, q
number oil whom may reconsider the mat.
ter, but In case they do not tho amount OF
other subscriptions will amount to over
twenty thousand dollara.
On motion Of Mr., Tingle the subject Of
the Withdrawn subscriptions were laid on
the table for discussion at future meet.
ing.
Mr.. Campbell, Chairman OF the Commit.
tee on Grounds, reported that on Wednss.
day last they had taken possession OF the
new ground, Several surveyors were called
on 10 see what they would charge to suT-
yey the ground and devise plans for get
ting 1t into shape, Mr., Hoge was employed
to 60 with the committee on Its inspection
trip.
The report was approved,
Mr.. Campbell offered the following res
olution;
Rssolued, That the State Fair Association
hold their fair commencing on Tuesday,
the 4th day oil October, and the President
and Recording Secretary OF this board be
authorized to have the same advertised in
the daily and weekly newspapers Of thil
city, the same to appear from this time
until the holding OF the fair.
Mr., Jingle offered q substitute that thu
President otthe Board, the Recording anC
Corresponding Secretary and the Chair
man OF the Committee on Grounds TO be {
committee TO fix the time for holding tn,
fair this fall,
! Adopted.
A committee was instructed To see the
railroad managers OF lines coming into Of
near Wheeling 10 ascertain what reduction
In fares and passengers travel would b.
made during the time OF the fair.
, The committee on grounds was instruct
cd TO visit certain fair grounds and see a
, 10 the best buildings To be erected,
n Mr., 0, o, johnson read TO the Board ex
tracts from letters received from boards 0
r agriculture and State fairs In sixteen States
from Q number OF which he had received
. pamphlets and bound volumes In relation
to the subject,
i, After discussion about details OF th
enterprise the meeting adjourned subieC
to the call Of the President,
Now that the State Fair has been deter
mined on for this Fall, every stockholde
a should cluster his twenty or hundred
/ friends around him and urge that each In
dlvidual should do all In his power Il
. make the enterprise q vast SUCCESS. lie
a our local pride come to the rescue; let u
i show to the surrounding States that whel
West Virginia gets warmed up 10 an.
a work on band that she can push 1t with
vim aud determination that has no riya
D anywhere. All hail TO the coming Stat
} Fair. Let Croakers flop over q new leaf
/ let them come and be with the organizs
ton, and II the first exhibition Of thC
l West Virginia Exposition and State Fai
. Association be not as gorgeous as the Gen
tennial Exposition, let II at least be sal
the managers have done nobly and we ar
| with them heart and soul Tor the fair Q
/ 1882,