Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-05-22
THE COMING STOCK SHOW.
Preliminary Arrangements For Big Time
in August.

III August
The Executive Committee of Mont
gomery Farmers Association met at
Dunbar's Cave, Saturday, May Is,
1885, according to appointment to ar
range preliminaries for the August
show. Some fifty or one hundred
members of the Association were pres
ent. A splendidly barbecued dinner
was prepared. A high degree of en-
thusiasm characterized the occasion
and every one was in good cheer, an
ticipating another successful reunion.
President Warfield called the meeting
to order, minutes of the previous
meeting were read by the secretary
and adopted. The committe appointed
to confer with Mr.. Rice in reference to
the lease of the grounds for term of
years, and the necessary improvements
were granted further time to report.
Retiring Treasurer B. r. Burchett
submitted his financial report, which
was received.
On motion Jas. II. Achey was
elected ring marshal.
Treasurer Brandon was then in
structed to open books for subscriptions
to guatantee fund.
Capt. Frank Duffy made . pretty
little speech on the death of Father
Ryan, the advantages of the press as
sociation, shipping cattle through the
wild, beating winds of the West, the
sweet songs of the Mocking bird,
the war which swept over the country
like that little cyclone Friday night,
making all that was left to grow green
er, and the great importance of spread
ing printers ink, moving that the press
be invited again as last year. Carried.
The committee on general program
was authorized to add another day
for stock sale if deemed advisable.
Suggestions were offered by ESQ
G. H. Slaughter outlining the pro-
gram for the Stock Show, which after
amendments were adopted as follows !:
/. That the guaranty fund for paying
expenses and premiums, to be sub
scribed, shall not be less than ST 200
nor more than $3.50.
| 2. That this fund shall be divided in
| to shares of $500 each, and that no one
person shall be permitted to take less
than one share of $500, nor more than
ten shares of $50, until all farmers and
stockmen of the association who wish
to do SO, shall have an opportunity of
subscribing, provided the time to fur
nish this opportunity shall not be ex-
tended longer than to Saturday, July
"a, one month previous to the date of
| the reunion.
3. That if the entire amount of
stock is not subscribed ON or before
the date named, then those who have
subscribed may, if they desire, in
crease their subscription.
4. That on or before Saturday, July
"a, all subscribers shall pay into the
hands of the treasurer 80 per cent. of
the amount of their subscription, or
forfeit their rights to a pro rata of the
net proceeds on a full settlement of
the association after the close of the
stock show.
5. That all net profits, if any, after
paying expenses and premiums, shall
be pro rated among the subscribers, as
was the case in 1885, (last Year, except
the sum of $50, which shall remain in
the treasury for future use by the as
sociation.
6. That the prices of admission shall
be the same as last year, viz: twenty
five cents for adults and ten cents tor
children.
Z. That all tickets shall be taken UP
at the gates, and that none, compii-
mentary or other kinds, shall be good
for more than one day, with the under
standing, however, that newspaper
men, members of the committee, Off
GERS of the association and others who
are entitled to free admission, shall he
| furnished on the first day with tickets
to return on the second day.
s. That the amount of all salaries
or wages TO be paid by the association
for services performed shall be fixed
or settled upon previous TO the date re-
quired for the performance of said SER
vices.
8. That all privileges shall be
classed as named in the following sec
tion, and sold to the highest bidder on
the date hereafter stated, of which due
notice shall be given through the
Clarksville papers.
10. That privileges shall be classed
and sold separately as follows: ist. For
the exclusive privilege OF furnishing
barbecued meat with bread, by the
quarter or single meal, at prices not
To exceed Sl.25 per quarter and so
cents per meal. 2nd. For the exclusive