Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-19
a Gard From M. v. ingram.
To The Chronicle.

To The Chronicle.
The following paragraph in the
CHRONICLES report Of the proceedings
Of The Farmers Executive Committee,
calls for some explanation on my part |;
"Mr. Bfnndon addressed the chair
saying he would be glad II the commit
tee would fix the salary OF the Secretary.
That officer had hitherto gathered u
good portion of his pay out Of the nd.
yertising in the catalogue. As he was
not TO have 1t ibis yezr he would like 10
have some stated salary fixed before I'M
dertaking the work. He withdrew
while the committee considered. the
matter. The salary was fixed at 800"
The only inference to be drawn from
this, is that the Secretary heretofore
had quite a bonanza in the catalogue
advertising for the stock show, and that
the. Executive Committee had seen
proper to withhold privilege which
had been abused by me. The facts are
the reverse to such an idea.
There was never any thought on my
part OF making the association money
machine, or machine for any purpose
but the general advancement Of stock
breeding and agriculture, The first ex-
hibition was gotten up on very small
expense and made no money. / did the
work expecting no pay and received
none, but sharing with others in the
work and expense. The second exhi-
bition was gotten up on a larger scale
and provisions made for raising the
money to pay expenses. Seventy-fve
dollars was allowed in the estimate for
advertising, to be expended by me Tor
the association. 1,
| called upon the merchants for adj
vertising for the catalogues which was
not expected of me by the committee
and secured patronage to the amount Of
about 800, about $50 Of this was paid
Mr.. Brandon for printing the cata-
logues, and the balance $40 was award
ed to me by the programme committee
for getting up the advertising, and the
association saved all, or nearly all OF
the amount which the committee had
expected to pay out for printing.
never engaged to work for salary OF
pay. was never promised any pay
for my work, or expected any, unless
some profit was realized 1; and then left
it with the Executive committee to say
what was proper for my services. My
object was to assist the President and
committee in making the Farmers
Reunion a success and serve the public.
At the close Of the second exhibition,
after all expenses were paid, with about
5000 still remaing in the treasury, the
committe appropriated $25 for my ser.
vices as Secretary.
The third reunion was gotten up or
still larger scale, greater expense and
more work required. Every reader o
the Clarksville press remember
the result Of that exhibition, K
to which my whole time was given dur
ing the period of working it up.
spent three weeks in canvassing the cit!
soliciting advertising for the catalogue
finding merchants busy would have t.
call repeatedly. / collected on the ad
vertising $l55, paid Mr.. Brandon s9l
for the printing, and the balance $6'
was appropriated to me by the othe
members of the programme committee
for soliciting the advertising, and
earned every cent Of it. After the ex
hibition was over and expenses all paid
the money advanced by the guarantor
paid back and over one hundred pc
cent. also paid over to them as profit OF
the investment, and still about $l5'
left in the treasury, the committee ar
prorriated $40 to pay for my services.
1t will be seen from the above that
actually received at different times il
all $l65 for three years services and $40
of this was made by soliciting advertis
ing from the merchants, work that
was not expected to do, but which save'
the association fully that amount in e,
penses calculated to be paid out and tn
amount that | actually received as Sec
rotary for the whole three years, wa
} $65, and this was appropriated by tn
committee at different times after tn
exhibitions we're over and it was demon
strated that there was surplus in tn
treasury, and at no time did / ever as
for, or have salary fixed in advance.
Respectfully,
M. V. INGRAM.
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