The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-27
ONE MORE EFFORT
MADE 9To BOOM THE STATE fAla.
Yesterdays Meeting o. the Stocihola,ra At tho
Court @ ilou"--1hs ti,oon'y Situation irisht.
5t tntd - Additional y Stock Sub,crib,d (
Ahd Chs.rins IS y otas 4 s.olsn. u;

State Fair Association held ut the Court
House yesterday afternoon was not 20
largely attended as Was expected, still
there was a fair sized number present and
had there been more the results might
MT have been 30 encouraging. The
meeting was called for the purpose Of TAX.
| ing action on a resolution adopted byf,ho
Board a few days after the bod had rc.
ceded, ordering The grounds mud what
buildings had been left by the high water,
aold, and the affairs OF the corporation
closed up. S4 ~ ID Sllb.tG5Ss%3ii.t
Mr.. Michael Reilly was called to the
chair and Secretary Hook was detailed to
keep the minutes. Among thts, preseus
wers Messrs. ]. II. Hobbs, Avg. Rolf, Capt,
John Mcclure, DR.. Edwards. j. L. McFad.t
deu,J J.Jacobs, il, Geo. w. Woods, Ed.
ward Larkin, Ed. Mendel. Al. Franzheim.
Col VIM. Exley, O. II, Rose, Col. Robert
Campbell, Anton tRsymanD, Henry Bsi-
beson, Geo. Nichols, Aug. Mathews anu
numerous others, both from the city aud 4
county. Secretary Hook made 10 'b.ief
statement Of affairs, as to the indebtedness.
ETC., and read the resolution that the Beard
had adopted. TX !,s5 ss3js esSss$
There waa a general gloomy feeling,
Everyone present seemed 10 deplora the
TACT that the popular aud steadily growing
Association should be so thoroughly wiped (
out. Those who had been out with sub!r
scription papers endeavoring to raise $$S5,-
900 to buy out tho present Association and
start a new one, reported the discourage.
nient they had met with. a number made !.
speeches, among them members oi the
Board vino had endorsed notes given by
the Association and taken assecurlty deeds {,
Of trust ,on the property CT tho Association, +.
which at th8H:'sma-,tAe notes were made (
was valued at S55, 900. q Tlieyral;l not feels
like doing anything more, Aud 7t6usthe,
lalk ran on and the situation looked worse +
and worae every moment. n yiS3s5{l1$
: The point had jus, altont been reached X
when the Stockholders would have adopted Z.
the resolution OF thu Board when Col. q
Campbell spoke. The substance Of his q
talk was published in tho lNrELIIaEScsn Z
last week. He referred to the Short tins
in which the grounls had heen, gotten 4
ready the year the Association was founded, ::
How much less then was TO be dono nov: 4
it would only take $40 900 or Sl2 600 10 put
the buildings and everything eias back in 4
good shape; it was . pity to let the matter
drop, and why should it be dropped !? l-fss25
Mr.. Lsrkin at this jnnciNre made a 4
speech that turned the tide. II tho grounds 3
could be put back ss they were for $4,000 Y
would the gentleman now endorsers on the
notes coming due renew the notes il they 4
could still have a deed OF trust on s55 900
worth Of property was what he wanted to !:
know. Several said they would. Mr.. Lar
kin then suggested tha, additional stock to 4
the amount Of Sl2.0G0 be raised and fair
held next fall. More spcechcs were made. Il
MI. Larkin adhered TO his idea, and iinally E
the Boards resolution was tabled. Mr..
Larkin in his speech referred to the G ell.ct j
the abandoning Of the enterprise would Y
hape, on the city on her BUSINESS interests, +
etc, and also the howl that the email
stockholders would raise il they were un-
tremendously sold out. s / IS isF5, h Z
The situation had now frightened con- y
siderab'y. "a paper stating that those
whose names followed had subscribed the
amounts act opposite their names provided
Sl2 600 additional stock was raised, was
prepared, and from all over the room came g
the words, "doub!e my steck. Mr. Hook. n',sssg
Y In a very short time s. .325 had been sub. !
scribed. Il -, 6 q Z. sg;i
"a committee composed Of Captain Rolf
and Messra A: A. Fauzheim and Edward i
Lsrkin was appointed to solicit further 4
subscriptions, and each gentleman from I
the : country volunteered s8st to work
bis fdistrcts Mr.. Mendel eaid that
heithonpht that many who had subscribed y
to the S35, 600 seheme would subscribe to 4;
the old association. The meeting adjourn.
ed to meet March s. atSwhich time the |!
soliciting committee will report J: II looks
once. more as though the Fair Association &
might eventually pull through. : f n!
Before adjourning q vote Of thanks was z
rendered the press for its hearty .co.opera-: &C
ton in cndeayoripg TO keep the Associa:s
tion up: and it was raspee!fully requested Y
to CONTINUE its Efforts h g5. 5.}} IA