Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-13

| be better TO take no nctlOn on the phpol
| no and other life-members were not W..
/ ing to be bound by II. He proposed ti tnhii
the report be merely received aud spre"u
upon the records. .,...;,D
No objection being raised 10 this motioh
Colonel Knights suggestion was sdop'eu'
LIABLE FOR DIETS.
Major Norman V. Randolph offered TINS
resolution: = u,;s
Resoicef. That in the opinion OF tnls
general meeting OF the stOckhoiuers an'
| Ife-members Of the virginia state AeTi-
| cultural and Mechanical Society whatever
NAV be the relative rights aud interests ol
the stockholders and liie-memoers tIe
real estate held by this society - Justly
liable for its honest debts ana opnsEtIons
and should be sold of necessity 10 pay tho
same. I'll:
Colonel Knight thought the resolution
very undesirable one. He objected par
ticuarly TO the clause which declared tno
nroperty liable for the debts OF the con-
cern. The life-members. he declared ar
the trustees Of fund which must pe helu
sacred. and nothing but the income iroli
/ the property must be spent. nj nv a. - tbe
think "a single life-member ob)ecseu 20 .uo
payment of the honest debts OF the So
1 ciety. but how best 20 meet these oOllga-
/ tons Is the question A.
/ Speaking Of the suit instituted in the |
! Chancerv Court he said the title 70 the
D property nhl DFfu HuFrilVhNN.f /
/ bringing the matter into court the uls-
putcd points could be settled. II u Is
/ ordered that a receiver be appointed tor
/ the concern that officer can borrow money |
enough in few hours TO pay oil the debts
SHALL THE DIETS RE PAID?
! Major Randolph wanted his resolution |
nun 10 vote. He wanted the members To /
/ say whether or not the debts Of the soclety |
shall be paid. With reference 10 Col0hel
I Il. <fxff4r ~ "a ~
! hours could borrow the money needed 10 |
paw the debts, Major Randolph SAID the |
/ Executive Committee had tried this long
/ time and failed.
Mr.. Julian NJ Rufin. of Hanover, de-
/ cared that he was present IN behalf OF
| harmony. He saw no evidence OF Ill Ieel-
| inc between the CITY and country ne
members and be hoped there would be
none. As tho matter bad been carried |
| into the courts he thought Il should be al
| lowed to remain there until decided.
SUBSTITUTE.
Colonel Knight proposed this as n substi- |
| tute for Mr. Randolph's proposition
/ Resoicod, That in the sense OF this meet |
/ ing the lust debts should be PAID.
/ Major Joseph Walker proposed an |
! amendment providing that the debts |
| shall lie settled by the courts"
| Both Major Randolph and Colonel |
| Knight accepted this as an amendment 10 |
| their resolutions.
The substitute was lost and Major Ran |
! dolphs resolution was adopted by very |
/ decided vote.
Mr.. sTAERE's SIDE
| Mr.. Starke rose TO a question Of personal |
| privilege to reply 70 some criticism upon |
/ tho management of the affairs OF the |
society. He exhibited general financial |
I exhibit and welcomed every member to m
spect the itemiZed accounts on tie BOOKS. |
With reference TO the ntmatlon IN PRINT |
! that some Of the funds OF the society had
| been misapproprated, Mr.. Starke SAID he
| did not see how any man IN his right senses
| could even hint at such thing hold
| in NV hand" he said. a blank voucher. |
! Every dollar that was paid out for the EX- |
| noeitiOu had to be paid from one of these |
! youchers. Here is blank marked cor |
rect which the Secretary had to sign.
| That was brought to my Office, and YOU
! Then | had to sign it before the money |
| could be gotten. Here Is cbeck-nooA |
| with tho stubs attached which shows. to
whom and for what purpose the money mas
| gone"
THEY wERT NOT IGNORED.
Mr.. Starke read from the S9ut,ern Planter
| an article signed by Colonel Robert Beyer-
| lev charging that the life-mem6ers OF the
| society had beenignored. He did not think
ANYBODY had tho right to make such
char,e If the life-members had been lg-
noredit was without his knowledge. Every
meeting had been called for hfe-members
! and stockholders.
In this connection Mr. Starke referred TO
Colonel Knight rs the editor of the South
(r,, PLANTER. Int that gentleman declared he
had no connection Whatever WIN Iha' pA-
per.
NOT BOGUS STOCK.
Mr.. Starke read again from the Southern
! pln,,fc, an article signed by C0lonel Eeyer-
". in which 1t was intimated that the stock
| accredited to certain Rlchmond people
| was bogus. and hence the dehcit OF S4o,OOo'
The speaker paid a high compliment To-
| the people of Richmond. and declared that
LONG AGO the society would have been ont
of existence had il not been for them. The
| LANGUAGE used was not what he expected
from Colonel Beverley. He ,(Mr. Starke)
| would speak for himself and no one else
| when he declared that accor1lhS 70 HI3
| construction the language used by Colonel
| BEVERLEY was unbecOming the expression oi
ono gentleman to another. He regretted
that Colonel Beverley was not present, TOT
he should bespeak for himself.
Some one at this point sald Coloncl beV-
erlev would be at the meeting al CLOCK.
He ought 10 have been here AZ the time
the meeting was called" replied Mr..
Starke. He knew the hour, and he
sbould show what cause he has TO make
these charges" Mr. Starke declared that
all Richmond people who had subscribed
10 stock had paid up with the exception OF
three gentlemen who died pelore tHey
could make their payments.
MIR. Starke in conclusion turned his AZ
tontiop to a communication from Colonel
Kui0ht published in the DispGch, which
referred to the clouded title to the E&po-
sition property, the effect Of which Mr..
Starke thought would be TO drive away the
real friends of the sOclety.
Colonel knight declared the whole IN
tent and purpose Of the article had been
misconstrued.
THE AMENDED CHARTER.
Mr. Joseph BRYAN offered the following:
Kesolred. That the act passed by the
General Assembly of Virginia at its session
lust closed entitled an act TO amend ana
rpFuect section y of chapter lO6 or the
Acts of 1883. entitled an act TO incorporate
the Virginia State Agricultural and Me-
Society, be, and the same IS hereby, ac-
ccpted by this. general meeting ot I Ine
stockholders and hfe- members OF the VIZ
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
This change III the charter gives the So
ciety the right to sell their property, pay
their debts. and rcinvest the surplus IN
real estate near Richmond.
This was vigorously opposed by several
! hfe-members. ,.u,.
! MAJOR Joseph hUlhtI
wav would be to get up q friendly suit like
cats and dogs, so the courts may decide
} what rights the life-members have ana II
! the property is sold let the courts say what
J shall be done with the surplus. ,.,.-
Mr.. I. w. Wood was OF opinion that th's
change was made by the Legislature 100
hastily and was an unwise law.
SEVERAL IIfE-MENiBERs DEPART.
Finding the resolution would be adopted,
Colonel knight proposed that the HE
members leave the meeting. as 1t was not
! wise for them to remain and appear on re-
! cord "a opposed to or in favor OF the reSo-
l luton.
Chairman Wickham said he was country;
man and a life-member. lie was the prouu
owner of a certificate presented 10 nun
, when he was twelve months ola. ne tIsui NJ ro
the members not 10 act hastily, but 10 IT,
: main in the meeting.
a Acting upon Colonel Knights suggestion
. several members picked up their hats anu
. ! left the room. -, -.
; IL was founl that fOrty-One life-memDe Ders