Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-11
MEETING OF THE COUNTY GRANGE
mr.. Randall Addresses IL on the Subject Of
the County Fair and Bay Ridge.
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the County Fair and Bay Ridge.
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Mr.. Randall then read the propo.
sition received from the Bay Ridge
Company. The offer is to give the
Fair Association the use of the Bay
Ridge grounds for five years Uithoui
charge; to give the free use of the
main floor of the pavilion-restaurant
and of the dancing pavilion for the
same period for exhibition purposes;
TO allow the Fair Association to
charge for its own use an admission
fee to the grounds during the Fair;
to give the Fair twenty per cent. oil
al passenger receipts from the
steamer owned by the Bay Ridge
Company during the Fair; to allow
the Fair Association to construct a
half-mile track on the grounds and
a grand stand and to charge en-
trance fees to them; to allow the
Fair Association to erect cattle sheds
end stabling on the grounds and to
remove all structures so erected at
the termination of the contract
The Bay Ridge Company also offers
to keep in order and IN repair, at its
own expense, the grounds, the track
aud the buildings, if allowed to use
them at such times as they are not
needed by the Fair Association
He also read letter from the Presi-
dent of the A. w. & b. r. r. Com
pany offering to give the Fair Asso-
citation twenty per cent. of all rail
road receipts over its line to the
FAIR, il located ut Bay Ridge; and
another letter from Mr.. G. X. Lord,
Vice President of the b. Il o. II. r.
Company, offering to make a reduced
rate on tickets to the Fair.
Now here, continued Mr.. Randall,
is a perfectly feasible, practical plan.
There is no reason why, under these
offers, the Fair should not be held
next September at Bay Ridge, with
out the expenditure of one dollar
out of pocket by the Fair Associa.
ton, and with far greater advantages
and with an infinitely better chance
Of success than it has ever had be-
fore. The grounds and improve
ments there have cost several hum
dreds Of thousands of dollars; they
are far more beautiful in situation
and architectural features, and much
better adapted by their character
aud accessibility, to the purposes of
fair than any in the State. We
are invited simply to walk in, hang
up our hats and take possession -
Nay, more, we are given money
privileges which in themselves will
create a large fund at once for
prizes and the proposed track aud
stabling. What possible answer can
we give but favorable one to such
an offer as that. Who has any better
to make How We will reproach
ourselves If we lose, through inert
ness such golden opportunity as
this to make our fair one of the
MOST, if not the most, attractive one
in the State
. Continuing, Mr. Randall spoke
of the new features of attraction
which could be added to those usual
at county fairs. if Bay Ridge should
be selected. He said that our coun-
ty is centrally situated on the buy:
our interests and industries, as we'll
as those of the other Bay Shore
counties, are peculiarly connected
With the water. Here is the place
where those interests and industries
can best be exhibited and brought
into healthy competition. We can
make this fair the fair for the whole
Chesapeake Bay. We can offer
prizes for all classes of boats built or
used on the bay, from schooner TO
i Grabbing skltf; prizes for model,
prizes for speed, prizes for rig. We
can offer prizes for the best hand at
taking oysters, which can be bedded |
for the purpose on the spot; prizes
for the best hand at shocking oys-
tiers; prizes for anything aud every
thing connected with our va
ious marine industries. All
such hhigs viii attract q special
class al tsrs, besides being Of
interest 81 size general public. and
will contribute TO the success Of the
Fair. Ali Of these features will be