The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-19
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
Interesting Business Transacted by the
County Centennial Committee.

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Interesting Business Transacted by the
County Centennial Committee.
The Stark County Centennial Society
held a meeting Saturday afternoon in
the rooms of the Agricultural Society.
The attendance was not so large as at
former meetings, probably on account
of wheat harvest, yet the session was
very instructive and interesting. A
number of letters from General Hurst
were read, one especially asking that
our building stone and clay interests be-
represented in the building to be erect
ed on the Shate Fair grounds to remain
as a permanent fixture. Each county
is expected to furnish building stone,
etc, in this building and the upper sto-
ry is to be a fire-prOof Fine Art Hall for
future use of the state fair. Stark
county without a doubt should be well
represented in this building. Each
county's samples will be marked so as
to show to the people where it came
from. Circulars Nos. 6 and Z were
read, in which the general rules are
laid down for the county agricultural
and horticultural exhibits. -Four pre-
NUNS, aggregating $1,000, are offered
in the county agricultural display, and
$500 in the horticultural. Stark county
has resolved that it will secure these
premiums ii possible. The premiums
will be divided among those contribut-
ing to the exhibit according to a scale
of value fixed by a committee of the
above named society. Corn, potatoes,
tomatoes, onions, turnips, should be
shown in baskets. Tobacco, grasses,
broom.corn parsnips celery, beets, ETC..
n buncGes. Canned vegetables and
fruits III glass jars or tin cans subjecl
10 examination. Two specimens of
each variety of melons, pumpkins,
squashes, egg plant, cabbage, &c, are
required. Each county in the Horti-
cultural display is expected to furnish
not less than POO varieties of fruit and
fifty varieties of preparations of fruit,
such as jellies, canned. preserved, and
sN, ct picked fruits. The cold storage
will be furnished so as to enable the dit
ferent counties to hold such fruit as
ripen early in good condition for the
exhibition. Besides this, individuals
can make separate entries in the indi-
vidual exhibit of fruits, ETC., as they
may desire. Every farmer, gardner,
etc, should be willing and ready to con.
tribute to the county display. 1t will
be a grand advertisement for the coun'
ty.
The ladies are expected to furnish
.xon;-oa,n 90 %bafr al-il ~, ial1iac hrnaH
etc. All these exhibits are to be col
lected together in the several townships
at the dwellings of the members of the
agricultural committees, and from
thence taken to the fair ground at Can
ton, packed and shipped to the Centen-
NAL exposition. The county society
will take care of them after they are
delivered in the hands of their commit
tee. They will place them in position
in Columbug, and after the exposition
is over, return them if desired. The
question of erecting a cottage costing
1925 as a permanent headquarters for
Stark County was brought up anu
thoroughly discussed. Wayne and 9th
er counties are erecting such buildings
and the benefit to be derived from such
headquarters would be very much ap-
preciated by our fair going people, A
committee of two was appointed TO in
terview the different manufacturing
establishments and private individuals
in regard to erecting such a building.
DR.. SlusSer, of the committee on his
tory and progress of Stark county in
dustrial development, stated that it is
desirable that all parties engaged in
any industrial pursuit, any manufac-
turing business, who depend upon the
public for patronage, shouldfurnish the
committee with a statement setting
forth the amount of capital invested,
the number of employees, the average
amount of sales with such other infor-
nation of their growth and develop
ment as they may deem proper. He
stated that he had been furnished with
such statements from several of the
establishments in the city in very ex'
cellent shape. He desired that Stark's
resources in this direction be we'll rep
resented in the history of our country
for the last century. Parties in the
eastern portion of the county shOulC
report to Rev. d. d. Waugh, Alliance
=, and these in the western part of tht
county to NJ. r. II. Folger, of Massil
lon. DR.. Slusser published his historical
: articles in the DAILY NEWS-DEMOCRA1
! and III the STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT
, NOTES.
Any information desired will b,
cheerfully given by the Secretary or an.
/. of the different committees appointed
: throughout the county.
Parties desiring to apply for the pc
sition of county agent should file thei
application and plans of making tn
: county exhibits with the Secretary be
: fore the LIST of August. AT the frs
J meeting in August the agent or agent
. will be selected.
The society adjourned to meet SatuI
day, July %, at 10 a. m, in the rooms o
the Agricultural Society.
! The Secretary was instructed to aI
= ply for space to make both the count
exhibits.
J. One hundred dollars was drawn fror
o the County Treasury to pay for inc
dental expenses of the society.
o The Secretary was authorized to issu
\ M thousand circulars explaining tn
manner of making these exhibits an
% the requirements of same.