Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-24
FAIR OR no FAIR
The Minority of the Kent
Directors
Will HAVE A FAIR ANYWAY
They DO Net Need ths Funds Of IA
Sooissy and WE NOT AK
tor Them.

Treasurer Aaron hTeweT % the Kent
County Agricultural society wGs seen
AT lis residences last night by q reporter
for TIM HERALD with reference 90 q
card published by President Anderson
and Secretary Cox II ths society in
which they state that the use Of the
sooitty's name ln the premium list Is
unauthorized ss TIE directors ~ the
society who have the sole nsnsee meut
OF IT'S Affairs nave deiefm .rtl not tl
hold a fan th,s year. Tie president
and secretary S.so state t1aI 8 e soclety
NlN not Ice responsible Tor sny lalsl.-
ucs incurred ~ re far that mas he
held. Nj. Brewer amer having
read the notice said b.
WAS not intended l those
who projected tae tar GO shft any re-
spon.haty ga the directors oi tle se-
cloty. ard that as treasurer ST tua
society be- WI nor q -rmlr aur Of ESQ
money nov lD the treasury 81 PEE nsel
fer tee fa.g use fall Ihe iuufs w-
be raised ly sbscIp ucus. ab9g g DOE
already having ees1 pledged 81 tleta
who are interested Dr. toe matter.
ne Fsir sni ss nsla.
The fay wl- he held ia tao mare of
tho Is emf County AgucuI lral sUnftF
bui none II iis funds all - ust1 ha-
cause tney naFe betn tll Un ~ ufa.
JoTiy CT tle directors Mr Brewer
gave history az tie proceedings nt
tle board ~ directors. Tie rsld "a4
the annual meetngC the buare 20 1f-
cembol e WAS voted unanimous y 10
hold far ou Gle Uafrs "a
which the falr VII now be-
! he'd, Directors Anderson. CsrfeId.
Fletcher and Cox being fte florence 10
members u the board in estah. -h.rr
the dates. 10 lrss also 81 tho .1gctsloa
OF Mr. Anderson ttat lrOnos a.u Cf
The board % gav tIe West k.rEran
society Sbe9 4 "a wouid not hol1a lar
I on th0fe dates o. sic Kent society WAS
made. IL also declared 10 weu'C chSnes
I its dates fer the S-re conacerafion.
committee VA APPOINTED a. revive the
| premium hst and ia work was 90 ie
submitted 20 tho board lor fts accept
Snce at the quarterly meeting e. he
| held IA May. When toe quarterly
meeting wss held and before any lnsi-
ness Of importance could he transacted.
NJ. Fletcher pretended p nesolut Cl
| 20 the effect thG, there be no fslr held
IN So, and tho Teso.uDsu Was carried.
pr. Fletcher. losolatisn.
The resolution was surprise % TIE
/ most If Us. SIS wo supposed al toe Gle
/ rectors WcTe support ~ tro acton -
( tho board 20 lts annual meeting. They
/ explained as The cause fSr thfIr sCtlOu
/ that they were afraid OF financial fail
ure II the far should De held. The &C.
I Getty has about IS. GOO ln tie tressurv.
/ about g 800 Of which belongs - me.
! after the directors lad voted 90 have
/ no fSir, We talked the matter over. and
! all agreed 90 canvass amoag the people
10 ascertain II they approved of SIC
! action If the board. snd agrecf
! 4 Il was tie desire az tie
people 70 hold q fair this fan az
! intended we would hold a meeting and
! rescind the vote. TWAS found THAT
! the people OF the southern part 81 tao
county and city demanded far ana
a meeting Was csilcd O. Isscicd tls
vots. We were unfble 20 set 3 cao-
! rum and the vote remsIus as .t VISA rr-
! corded.
The People Are Tnceusea
We thsll hold = fair. aaJ wal bt
! under the nSme ol tbe hrrt C0rnf.
! Agricultural society, bFcsuse &c VIII ho
/ held under the auspices ol ro other
/ society The people OF tie county,
/ have become incoofed al tht SC o. .r
/ thc kicking directors and the Nret
/ Michigan Agriculture sorafv ffa
matter and they ~ leave frrt
society severely aiCnc th'r isUt Ttfe
Z rill give the keut = Their e-n. Hrf
+ md make e.ira Efforts tc let-
f1cr-ts. Mary 81 tre n4e-rse'r