The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-04-15
MISSOURI STATE FAIR.
The Stockholders Select a Name
and Elect Directors.

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tuted fair society was present at city
hall last night, and the meeting was
very interesting. May or Stevens, at
a little after eight o'clock cslled the
gentlemen to order, and on mo,i"n,
Judge William Gentry was called
on to preside, and A. L.. Burr to act
as secretary.
Mr.. Stevens offered as a suggestion
that the chair appoint a committee Of
FIVE who should retire and nominate a
board of thirteen directors from the
list of shareholders. This was not
acted en- for the moment, some men,
Der suggesting that a name for the
association be first chosen. A little
discussion followed. and at length the
name of Missouri Stale Fair associa-
ton" was selected.
The motion of Capt. Stevens for q
committee of FIVE on nominations was
agreed to and the chair accordingly
designsted q. ID. Minter, j. w. Cole,
James w. Montgomery, Ell. W Stew
ems and j. B. Gallie.
1t was said by some one that this
committee might feel dslcacy in
naming some Of their own members
FIR places in the directory and to OBJ
viate this difficulty, Chas. E. Yeater
moved that the committee, as consti-
,uted by the chrir. form part of the
directory, and that they nominate the
other eight members OF this
board. This was agreed to by
a vote, despite the objections
of Capt Stevens and one or
two others. The commi tee of five
then retired.
During their absence, Mr.. w. E.
B,rd made little speech. He hopei
that all The stockholders would work
aud hep the direct rs 10 the Lest of
their ability. He wanted them to
pledge themselves to do everything in
'bei power for the success of the en-
tsrp. ise. He made a noti IN to this
effect. that al pledge themselves, as
he was willing ID and wou!u
p edge himself. The motio.l
was agreed to. and then am DIST con-
siderable amusement, the stockhold rs
II God up, to c.inch, as it were, the
pledge, whereupon, Mr.. Bard, W tn
every evidence of satisfaction in his
C .unlei amer, quoted tr,m Brother
Ole, snd said NOW The pledge Is
secured 7"
A Tx about the amour. Of capital
stock to be issued WIS begun and
Mr.. f. E. Hoffman made mo'inn TO
make it $4,000. AT this junciure the
nom narIng committee appeared, aud
repnr;ed throu b Cspt. Stevens. 1t
was recommended first that Harvey
Seib, TT mi G. w. McAninch be re-
tsi ed as superin endents of the twn
depar tneDts they had already so ably
managed. The following eight d!rec-
ors were named: ID. g. Me,sker,
G. j. Polio k, Steve Lupe, w. Z.
Bird, B w. Zimmerman, n. III. |
Gentry, VIM. Gen ry and F. E. Hof-
man.
On motion of Mr.. Yeater, the re-
port Was dnupten.
Capt. Stevens asked leave to re-
sign la favor OF a. w. Rollins. Mr.. |
Bard s-cmdtd the moi ion, with the
amendent that, Capt. Stevens be re-
tanned In ,e directory and that Mr.
Rollins b. substituted for Mr.. Bard.
Mr.. Hoffman moved to reconsider
he ad ption of the report Of the co9-
mi:,ee Then Mr. Yeater moved that
Mr.. Bard's name be crossed out Of The
list and that Mr.. Rollins be
substituted. Judge Metsker here sug-
get d that be be dropped from the
directory and that Mr.. Rollins take
bis pace. MIR. Cole seconded Mr..
Yealer's motion, and it being put,
was carried, aud Mr.. Rollins, there
fore, takes Mr.. Bard's place in the
board OF directors.
The matt,r of stock wss again
brought up, aud Mr.. Hoffman sug-
gested thar the capital be put at not
less than SIS. 900 end if deemed best
$50, 900, with one-balf psid up. Dis
cussion followed. and then MIR. Mont
gOmerv movei that the association
organize ON basis ofsl0,000. Some
more talk ensued and then it was
agreed to capitalize at the amount of
subscriptions already taken, about
81, 900. :,
e.. E. Yeater was. on motion of
Mayor Stevens, made attorney of the
association.
A motion was made and carried that
the chair appoint committee of three
to SECURE tine signatures OF subscribers
to the articles of agreement, and
Messrs. 70 Inns, Lupe and Montgom-
cry were appointed said committee. :
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