Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-23
NO QUORUM PRESENT
SUDDEN ENDING OF The VIRGINIA
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING.
Tho City's Interest Unreprssented-Th
Executive Committee to Devise Means
for Settling the Debt.


Starke about fifty life-members and stock
holders OF the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical Society assemo oled IN the par
lors Of the Richmond Bar Association yes
terday afternoon at o'clock.
The call. which had been published in
the Dispatch for several weeks. stated that
ELECTION of officers. an exposition in 1891,
and the future Of the society" would be
among the matters acted upon.
Among those present were W. c. Knight.
Major a. Il. Yonable Major Joseph
Walker. Colonel John Murphy. Colonel A.
s. Bufofd. Messrs. John T. Jackson, Ro.
Pill. Jr.. Chris. Eyenseo, Fritz Sitterding,
Thomas G. Leoth. Ro. II. Whitlock. Edgar
FERGUSON. L. G. Wingo. George :. VashOn,
+. .. Facho. Richard Gaines, W. y. Wood,
Everett Waddey. George Guvcrnator,
Judge George T.. Christian, Mr.. i. G. Stacy,
Colonel John b. Cary, Mr.. John p. Branch.
Major Gregory, Nessrs. James Lyon, =. T.
Cannon. y. W. HOwe. Lewis ID. Cr"nshaw,
James T. Anderson. AL Roosevelt Page.
President Starke called the meeting TO
order at i.3O o'clock.
Messrs. Gaines Wadiev. and Wood were
appointed = comm ttee 20 ascertain II
quorum Of stockholders was present. and
how much stock was represented in per-
son and how many shares by proxy.
DECREE READ.
While the committee was at work the
opinion and decree affecting the property
Of the society entered in the Chancerv
Court last Saturday, an abstract OF which
was published in Sundays WspGfch, was
read by Judge George l.. Christian at the
request Of the President.
The Committee on Proxies reported that
3s07 shares oil stock were represented.
CITY PRoxrEs.
Mr.. James L. Anderson wanted the meet
inc TO decide whether OF not he was en-
titled TO act as city proxy.
The citv's representatives, were originally
Messrs. Bodeker, Crenshaw, and Anderson.
The former has since died. and the latter
is no longer a member Of the Council. and
was therefore doubtful whether or not II
was proper for him 20 act. BY general
consent it was agreed that the appoint
ment Of Mr. Anderson was a personal one
and not dependent upon ms being coun-
ciln0n.
The President stated that 80 far as could
he ascertainc1 there were about 500 lite
members living and 5,o25 shares, and that
3.s07 shares--the number represented was
more than a quorum.
SHOULD SILL.
Colonel Norman Smith thought that in
view of the rapid advancement Of property
in the neighhorhood Of the Exposition
Grounds the whole property ought 20 be
sold. md that the society could purchase
elsewhere.
Colonel Buford was of opinion that the
question of what should be done was too
important q one 70 decide at once. 1t
might be well perhaps TO appoint COM
mittee to look into the matter.
Major Walker cOInGded In the views cX-
pressed by Colonel Buford as 20 the present
being a bad time ts sell all the land. He
thought that IT would be well though 20
cell enough 70 free the society Of debt.
The Petersburg railroad had offered to,Giyee
the society enough land on which % hold
its fairs and expositions. If the company
was not willing 10 do this now he would
give the land himself on the Chesterfield
side of the river on the Belt Line.
PAyoRED BEFERESCE.
Mr.. John p. Branch offered the follow
Res1'red. That the Executive Committee are
hereby authorizsf 20 mortgage all or my part
OF the reel estate Of the society to borrow money
20 pay tho debts Of tee society, or II they think
It advisable % ec part or all the re0l estate and
poY on the debts Of the society and reinvest any
surplus IN other real estate for tho uses OF the
society
In advocating his resolution Mr.. Branch
treated the society very badly, and If any
other city wanted an exposition or fair
held there he was in favor Of receiving n
proposition from them. and then Rich
morld might become ANXIOUS for It.
Major Venable thought II would be the
proper thing 20 mortgage the property for
five years. OF the end OF which time 1t
could be sold for enough to pay of the
lien and all the stock and leave sufficient
it,l xyb qnfil6
given back 10 the old society. This would
please the country members.
NO QUORUM.
During the discussion that followed Mr..
Anderson stated that he had telephoned
the CITY Clerk and he had received an an
swer that the city representatives, term
expired July /, 1890. and that the CITY was
therefore unrepresented. and no quorum
was present. This brought the proceedings
TO an abrupt close.
THE sURJECT REFERnED.
Judge Christian offered resolution.
which was adopted. referring the question
Of selling part of or the entire Exposition
Grounds, or mortgaging the property OF
the society, 20 the Executive Committee,
who will report what in their judgment is
most feasible at an adjourned meeting 10
be held Thursday, January 18th, al 1880
A. NJ.
The original time suggested was -
O'Clock. An amendment was offered to
make il II o'clock A tie vote was tho re-
suit and the President said no would strike
IA mean between the two.
FAVOR AN EXPOSITION.
The Chamber OF Commerce committee
appointed TO inquire into the feasibility
and practicability Of urging upon the Vir-
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical Society
the Importance Of Golding an exposition
next fall have unanimously decided that II
can and should be done. This committee
was to have appeared before the meeting
of the society yesterday afternoon, which