Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-22
FIXED UP THE TIFF
horsemen and Fair Directors
Agree in Peace.
DATE SET FOR THE FALL FAIR
Horsemen Have the Track Free and VIII
Assume Sso,ooo Of the Bonds---Su-
perintendents of Departments.

Large, Irregular chunke OF Triple y
harmony were floating around the
drawing room at Sweets hotel yester-
day morning when the West Michigan
Fair directors began their last days
session. White-winged peace had
wrapped her snowy mantle around the
entire board. Most Of the forenoon
was devoted 10 routine business. IL
was decided TO hold the fair the week
beginning September 10. This is the
week following the state far. The
secretary was voted salary of $500 per
year and the treasurer 500. 1t was
decided to grant the officers and men-
bers per diem compensation for their
services. President Cheney announced
the following superintendents of de-
partments:
Speed-Don j. Leathsrs.
Horses--E. A. Strong.
Cattle-L. b. Townsend, @. A. Hart.
Sheep and Swine-F. J. Russell.
Poultry and Does-B. q. Buell..
Agricultural Products. G.. Rams-
dali.
Plants and Flowers-w. G. Hinman.
Farm and Other Machinery-C. w.
johnson.
Nehicies-M. L. Sweet.
Manufactures, Arts and Sciences-H.
Dale Adams.
Printing, Stationery, ete.--J. G. Rams
dali.
Police and Gates-A. F. Kelsey.
Booths, Privileges and Forage-s. S.
Bailey.
Horssmen Matter Up Again.
The horsemen matter again came up.
and the dove of peace shiyered and
grew nervous. After q pointed dis
cussion ii was decided 10 grant the
Horsemen's ASSOCIATION the free use of
the grounds for the coming season, and
To make the horsemen formal propo-
sition later In the session.
In the afternoon the matter again
came up. 1t was finally decided by u
unanimous vote to adopt S. 5. Bailey's
compromise. BY 1t the Horsemen's
association must assume SIC, 900 worth
of the Fair associations bonds, ex-
changing their own bonds for an equiv
alent amount of the latters. The
horssmen are to build their own stalls
in localities that will not interfere with
the general exhibit. Ground 10 to be
granted them for the erection of a club
house, providing they wish to build one.
In consideration OF this the borsemen
are to receive the use of the West Mich
igan grounds and track free for a pc
Rod Of twenty-six years. that being the
life lease of the FAIR association. With
the exception of the time the fair is be-
ing held. ,he track and stables will be
in the hands of the norsemen the year
around. The amount of sec, 900 was
accepted as the face of the bonds, in
stead of SIS, 900. as Mr.. Bailey frat sug-
gested, IN order 70, compensate the
horsemen for building their own stalls,
$1,000 being the estimated cost of the
I20 new stalls. z. V. Cheney, A. r.
Kelsey and j. G.. Ramsdall were ap-
pointed q committee to confer with the
Horsemen's association relative TO the
matter. They will draft the PROPOSE
ton. and the matter will be decided bv
the business committee of the Fair as
sociation.
No state Fair Business in Theirs.
The reason the direction refused TO
build the box etalls was not because of
any opposition to the horsemen's asso-
citation nor because of any rivalry with
that body. The fact is that the fair as
sociation has no money and nothing
upon which money can be raised. ex-
cept the personal notes of the MEM
bers. Hence the directors could
not see their wav clear TO
initiate the State Fair associa-
ton and and run the West Michigan
association into debt. That was virtu-
ally the sole point of discussion.
NJ. j. Buel resigned from the board
OF directors aud Eugene Fiiield, of
Bay City, was elected TO take his place.
IT was decided to present Mr.. IL.
Green. the architect of the fair build
ings, with gold watch as testimony
of appreciation of his work. y. v.
Cheney. Don. ]. Leathers and +. Il.
Dikeman were appointed committee
to select suitable ticker and make the
presentation. The board then ad-
journed sine die.
The directors are enthusiastic in re-
gard to the coming fair. The belief is
general among them that IL will eclipse
ANYTHING of the kind ever seen before
in Western Michigan.
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