Telegram-herald., 1890-01-23
THE WEST MICHIGAN
Agricultural and Industrial Society
Elects Cmcers
IHEY ALL WANTED TO Be PRESIDENT
A Lons siege OF 81 and several Stss haaa-
ber Sessions Held Arral geH2sAts
t0F the Comiag season
faruy Made.

over H 10 ana Lut directors 4A loAi-tN
atIII5 last evening. President Rams
dell stated in hls address that the eK-
peud.tures Of tic last fair exceeded tne
receipts by s9-2. lie gave an e2plana-
ton Of tae q different pr0pOs tons Iof
grounds that bad been submitted 70 the
society and the general condition of the
s0ciety's affairs. lIe SAID, IN has re-
port, that As tine lease of tie Kent
county grounds would expire WITH tae
year, and the Kent County Society had
advertised tner grounds for sala,
committee was appointed by the board
before It's final adjournment consisting
OF the president, Maj. Kelsey, OF lonia,
+. A. strong, OF Nick,burg, Judge Rus
sell, OF Hart, and NJ. l.. Sweet, OF Grand
Rapids, 10 settle up The society affairs
with the Kent County Society and pro-
VIDE for the holding Oi the next alllti"i
fair. The committee met az the Morton
House in Grand Rapids ON october 8
To consider the matter OF future
grounds. After receiving prol.m nary
report nom the Finance COMMITTEE,
in winch Il was estimated t1aJ
the total expenditures, including
earned premiums, would exceed
receipts $1,000, the committee taxing
INTO consideration the fact that
the only resources OF the society must
come from membership fees, DootE
rents and entrance fees, WINCH had
proved insufficient TO meet the require
mentS Of the society in untayOrable
weather, resolved, that It would be IN
eXpedIcnt and unwlse Tor them 10
undertake 10 purchase grounds, ouild
track and erect the necessary buildings
IN winch 10 accommodate the yarou,
interests and products OF the city OF
Grand Rapids and Western Michigan,
which the committee estimated would
cost not less than $4,000, and ad-
lOurncd to meet again on call OF the
chairman on the 23d of December. The
committee was called TO take into con-
slderauOn the proposition OF the Kent
County Society and Chas. smith 10 rent
the Kent county fair grounds and the
grounds lying between the far
grounds and the Detroit, Ian
sing q Grand Rapids railroad.
The proposition as reported to the
/ committee was: First, the Kent County
Society would rent the grounds Tor tn
years TO the W. VI. Society IN consider
alton that tins society would deliver up
Land cancel the mortgage now held by
Us, amounting to about $1,000, keep the
buildings and fences IN repair and fUisf
insured, and Mr.. Smith required 300
/ per annum, payable Seml-annually IN
| advance, and ;ne payment OF all taxes,
q
/ be levied upon the property. As am
I acceptance of these propositions would
require an outlay of not less than
| $50, 900 within the life OF the leases, all
of which would have to be abandoned
/ at the cnG of the term, the committee
/ felt that they would not bc justified IN
/ accepting the propositions, and instruct
/ ed the chairman to report is cOuclu-
I >iOls 10 the annual meeting We are
/ thus left without "a place in which t0
makcan exhibition The wants of cxhlbl-
/ ton have outgrown the old grounds and
/ buildings. The society have in their
/ treasury, i'm money and mortgage Sc
curitv. Si62G.53, fair working fund,
/ but not enough 10 warrant any large
/ expenditure on buildings and gounds.
/ The society has now held eleven fairs
/ men have had every opportunity of de-
I tormning whether they are of any
benefit TO the busiucS, interests of the
/ city or not, and whether or not the adj
vantage is sufficient to warrant the ox-
! pcud.urc of the neccssary amount to
/ purchase and ft up suitable grounds
and buildings for our annual exhibit
tOns II the benefit 0f q fair VIII war
rant such an outlay, feel confident
4 that the reputation winch 10 has won,
aud the hlgh rank 1t ina, attained
among kindred cities. viii insure its
+ permanent success, increasing from
4 year 10 wear Its magnitude and attrac-
4 tiveuc--. IL must be for tine people oi
/ Grand Rapids lOdctorm.ue TINS matter,
/ and wc leave il to them 20 decide
Last evening was spent n selecting
/ the various suporiutendents They
were. of course, appointed hv the ucw
. president. George W. Thaver. but their
/ selection wac the result of general
work The list is as follows.
Suuerutcndeuts-O speed. 8. T..
Kelsey. of horses. J.. 8. Strong; of cat
tel. B. Townsend and Il. y. cheney;
o. ~hc. p and swine. ID. j. Russell; Of
poultry. b. i. Buell.; Of agr cultural m-
plemc1t-. = :. Ba ley. of fruits and
flowers. i. IS. Stearn-, of farm machn-
erv. =. y. Campbell. ~ vehicles. NJ l..
sweet. cf Manufacturers. q. /. Nht-
nov. g. arts and science, II. !. Adams.
of DO a1d gates. Asa N. Nee
of i.. and rrv oEas. John TT. ~ rIt-
uev. ~ forage. j. y AVERY.
Ir. directors were a.. ro-e.clte.I
Trrr g. A Strong. Iksnur-. E.
f..--.. Ff4rf. fT Dale R.as.s trf ..-.