Dodge City times., 1886-09-09

4 meeting of our business men vae called -
Tie :ioa-d OF Trade rooms on last W Weinesday eve
ming, to take action on certain matters of business
of vital importance to the people OF Ford county.
the I.rnci pal one being the holding of coUG.y
far. whereat all the products OF the farm or .nch
may be displayed.
nouA.ted d. III. Frost chsrEan who unsui-
mously elected, and L. I. NJ Weaic Was elected
secretary.
Chairman Frost addressed the meeting stating
its object with few well chosen remarks Re
marks by Nessrs. Ncirtyre and Baesou.
y motion was made that fair be had in this
county, displaying the i7e stock ana agricultural
productions of the county. Suggestion by Z. H..
Swan that 4 Ford County Agricultural i.ssGcia-
ton be incorporated and formed. Suggestion by
b. Z. Milton that an organization Of larger pre-
ern Live Stock aud Agricultural association
Motion that an executive committee be appoint
ed, passed: appointment Of committee deferred by
chair until he had time to consider.
Motion that committee of three be appointed
TO examine statutes in regard to organizing d
county agricultural association.
Motion that chairman be named as one CT the
exc c"tive committee. The chair then appointed
the following in executive committee: g. f..
Milton, 7. L. McCaIty. J. ~ Bell, Wm. Hall, G. Nj.
Hoover. ii. Collar, c: NJ. Beeson, WA. Ti'ghman,
Motion that the orginazing OF a county associs-
ton be left discretionary with the executive com
mittee, carried
Motion that the whole management Of the asso-
citation be lelt discretionary with the executive
committee, carried.
Motion that meeting adjourn.
I Executive committee met Immediately after ad-
journmeDt. ID. n. FEosT, Chairman.
+. Il NJ. WENIE, Sec'y.
The executive committee then met and organ
iZed by clecting c. II. Beeson chairman; ID.
VI. Frost secretary: Vim. Hall, treasurer. And
naming the felioy:iny the finance committee: G..
NJ. Beeson, G.. N. Hoover, 3. +. Milton and N.
Collar. Committee then adjourned 10 meet at call
OF chairman.
The executive committee held their second
meeing Thursday night, when the further orran-
zation of agricultural ~ation for the county
fully discussed and action deferred until
next meeting of the committee. The finance
mittee then mace their report. which WAS accept
ed. the committee thanked for the good work they
accomplished in being able TO report srch lib
eral subscription on the part OF orr people, IN iur
therance of the proposed fair, aud requested TO
continue in the work they had in hand.
The necessary fund for the boiling OF county
fair having been secured, it was ordered that 3
county fair be held daring the month OF October,
fair to commence Monday, October 18th, and con-
tnue four days. including 18th. x0th Gnd 2lst
1t was agreed upon that the name of the assoeia-
tion be ''The Ford County aud Sortawesfern han
sas Fair Association.
The following gentlemen were added to the Ex-
ecUtiye committee viz. y. Is. kiaine, l.. n. Nc
Intyre and c. W. Ayerill.
The following additional committees were then
named:
Advcrtising-j b. Bell. w,. Tilghman and D.
N. Frost.
G. NJ. Hoover and 3. +. Milton.
Committee on Exkitits-T. L. AcCarfy, HIl
Hail. II. B. Bell and Z. Ii. Bceson.
The following committee was nameti TO CONFER
with the officers of the Driving Park association
fo: the nse of the fair grounds: " IN. Hall, D. IL
Bell and b. +. Milton. After whicn committee an
journed, TO meet Saturday evening" September ith.
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