The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-31

Mr., McHugh was friend that How
ard county Agricultural Society
might be proud Of, and copy after
to good advantage; not only putting
In money and services, but making
large and creditable exhibits. Were
1t not for the way he pleaded with
me last fall, I should have gone to
Wisconsin State Fair. ut Madison,
and made money, instead OF bring
ing my stock to the Fair / did.
There Is no use in tina people OF
Howard county trying to keep up q
Fair until they get men to run their
Fair who know something about the
wants OF exhibitors and how to meet
those wants. Like Mr.. McHugh, !
am out several hundred dollars on
premiums never paid, but will cry
quit, and would advise the society
to haul down its sign and shut up
shop. CHAs. CRAPsEK.
EDITOR PLAIN DEALER:
Habit in mankind - not easily
overcome. A man who has received
five dollars per day Is not satisfied
with one-third that amount. The
direct line OF succession will elect
as the next secretary OF our agri-
cultural society president Hayes.
He will likely do his best to collect
for his services ut least $4,000,
leaving $4,000 as a donation, while
he will spend twenty -nine-thirtieths
OF his time in accordance with his
''habit" VI looking after some south
ern policy"
Come, now, Messrs. Directors,
prove that you are OF the living
present and not OF the dead past by
accepting Mr.. Webster's resignation
and ten dollars. Then appoint some
active farmer boy who will work
ten days for fifteen dollars. Such a
move will not displease everybody.
James Garrett or Edwin Arnold who
graduated from the Cresco school
last June are young farmers with
native intelligence and by their edu-
cation are Welded to industry.
Would not the services OF one OF
them be acceptable? NJ. B. D.
w. Il. MEAD; DEAR SIR:
In regard to the dispute between
John McHugh and G. F. Webster,
in which Mr.. Webster works hard to
prove himself = better friend Of the
agricultural society than Mr.. Nc
Hugh, I think he will have to furnish
us better evidence than he has yet
done to convince the farmers OF
Howard county that this Is SO. Mr..
Webster draws good pay for every
hour he gave from his business to
the society, and Mr.. McHugh goes
to big expense to get stock aud hogs
fitted SO as to look attractive ut our
fair, brings men under pay and
urges others to come with stock and
goes to Il great deal Of trouble and
expense generally all for nothing, US
it seems. And when he was secre-
tary, in addition to all this getting
out his own and other peoples stock,
he was the first to propose that the
officers Of 1882 present the society
| with their salaries. Mr.. McHughs
liberal course toward the society has
the ring in it that the farmers like
to hear, and instead Of Mr.. Webster
trying to b'indfold us he would do
himself more credit by coming out
and acknowledge 6 that some one
else was as good rs he or 4 little
better. Yours truly.
PAT DoHERTY.
w. Il. MEAD, ESQ, DEAR SIR:
I ACCEPT your invitation OF last
week to tell you what think abou,
the Howard County Agricultural
Society and the newspaper articles
in regard to it. The society run fol
several years in an old rut with nc
enterprise behind it. In 1882 John
Ntzhugh, was the working officer oil
it and we had the best fair ever held
in Howard county. It is true he and
those connected with him could moi
pay dollar for dollar OF the premiums
but they did the best they could and
Mr.. Ntzhugh, put in his $50 which he
only had to reach for to help the
thing along. II this is not true
friendship for the society I don'l
know what you would call it. l was
quite IL large exhibitor In 1882 and
though did not get all 1 won l was
satisfied as l saw there was a liberia
policy shown. Last year knew from
the men who had charge OF it thai
the fair would be fizzle aud had
deci ded not to attend, but Mr.. Me-
Hugh came to my place and urged
me to come until I did so, more or
his account than anything else. /,
1 x~sI -.
folks to ignore Mr.. McHugh or hi.
influence in their fairs, l can tel
them that, for he is the best fricnt
they ever had that know OF.
| SYours truly,
L. r. BROWN.
EDITOR PLAIN DEALER, DEAR SIR:
Being life member of the How
ard County Agricultural Society, al
ways u visitor ut its fairs and re-
Gently an exhibitor, ! wish to say In
reply to your invitation to the farm
ers to say what they think about thu
controversy between Mr.. John Nc
Hugh and G. F. Webster In relation
TO the affairs and management o
the society, that. for my part, I will
stand by the man who goes down IL
his pocket and shows his friendship
as Mr.. MeHugh has done. Hi.
course should and will be approved
by ill who can view his actions from
un unprejudiced standpoint. Whel
we find real friend OF our agricul
tural interests, one whose friendship
extends beyond his mouth and get.
down in his pockets, We ought t,
stand by such q man, and, and 81
far as / can find out, our farmer
81 de with Mr.. McHugh in this dis
pute. Yours truly,
| MN WEusTrR