The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
rHn FA1R GROUND oAsn,
Stated by Secretary Niess per Order of
the Directors.

rr- the Directors!
EDITOR DEMOCRAT: AT the present
time, probably no other question is
talked of and written about more than
that Of the "Fair Ground" And as
many would like to know the exact
position OF the Board of Directors upon
this point. / beg space to put upon
record the action taken at tuesdays
meeting. a B
After the revision of the rules and
premium list for 1883, which occupied
Monday and Tuesday until nearly P.
m, the subject of additional Ground,
or Removal" was discussed by the full
Board. While all agreed that the pres
ent grounds were far two small to ac-
commodate the annual displays held
by the Society, yet the present location
of the grounds admitted Of only one
feasible plan for additional ground, and
that lay to the eastward, which is
owned by the Hoffman, and Cook es-
tates. The Hoffman piece contain
ing some three and half acres
beng held at such high figures
as to almost discourage any effort in
that direction. The Cook heirs agreed
to sell tho society as much of the land
as it desired of what would be con-
tanned in the angle formed by extend
ing Wheeler street eastward until 1t
interSec5ed the southwark continuation
of the Harrisburg road, viz, about 20
acres, at 300 per acre, Just about half
the worth of the land, hence the oft-re-
peated insinuations of jobbery against
its advocates fall Hat. Besides they
further agreed to build the Street Rail
way eastward on North to Mahoning
and thence to the Fair Grounds FOR the
irst fair held on the enlarged grounds,
thus carrying the people OF Canton
from any part of it to the Fair
Grounds for live cents. AS 1t Is now
they pay five cents to the Connotton
depot and another five cents to the
grounds. This certainly does not look
like jobbery. But the greatest oPposl-
ton will be met in the effort to have
that part of Mahoning street lying east
of the present grounds vacated, With
out which the ground eastward cannot.
be had at less than double the figure
Neither does the Board want Fair
Ground with q public street running
through the middle, where fencing
must De kept up on both sides, anu
free egress from different parts of the
grounds hindered, consequently the
Board voted as a unit to make another
effort to have Mahoning street vacated,
and if successful, then asking the Com
missioners for a levynto help pay the
purchase price. The present Board
feeling willing to enter into an agree
ment to cover into the county treas
ury the amount levied III the
course of eight ror ten years.
But should this fail, then the Board
will look to some other location, hN-
ing five different places offered, three
of them, at least would be favorable To-
cations; and tlIe present ~ acres would
be plated and thrown upon the market,
and would be one or the finest additions
ever added to the city of Canton. Up
wards of 200 lots in one body could not
help but depreciate the value OF, or
stop the demand for adjoining realty;
ana those who have it In their power
now to hinder the Board in its action
would be the immediate sufferers by II.
The Board decided to ask for a levy
Of '.A-lO OF a mill on the dollar" and
not Il mills on the taxpayers" as in
The insinuation of underhanded
work by the Board is uncalled for, as
they desire nothing but what the pe0,
pie, the progressive people, will
bear them out in. Aud when
YOU reflect that each : Director
on that Board is as good man as his
township can present, you may know
that they are not a set OF 'nincOmpoops"
that are to be sneered at. We trust
that this will be taken into considera-
ton in the further discussion OF this
all absorbing topic. They are not
afraid of argument and invite a fair
and honest discussion and will abide by
the verdict of the people.
A resolution was passed that the
press Of the county be given a full
insight into it, as they are the ones who
shall decide the vital question.
j. +. NIESz, Secretary.