The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-02-01
President Hills Report.

holders of the \ Agricultural Fair ASSocla-
ton of Prince Georges county, on the
18th instant. DR.. Richard 5. Hill. PreSl-
dent, made the following report:
GENTLEMEN In accordance win the
usual custom at the annual meetings OF
Stockholders. with pleasure submit a
report of the operations and transactions
of our Association for the year 1894. The
committee appointed by your order, com
posed OF Richard S Hill, Phil W. Chew
and F. Snowden Hill to draw up and pre-
sent to our State Legislature special
charter for this Association deemed 1t
wiser and more certain OF success to draw
I'D a law general in its effects asking for
all fairs the same privileges which we
wanted This they did in the nature OF a
bill presented by our Secretary which soon
became Il law.
Much has been accomplished by your
board of directors in the nature of per-
manent improvements. The Grand Stand
which had been uoSt seriously wrecked
by a storm, was newly built and painted
and the plan was somewhat changed. so
that now we have a stand equal to any in
the State Fifty-six horse stalls, 20 cattle
stalls. 10 sheep and hog pens, new
poultry house, two permanent pumps with
a tower and tank, fencing around the
grounds, grading the hill and widening
the courseway was the work done prior to
the fair. To get the money for this work
which was absolutely necessary, the
directors personally endorsed a note and
had it discounted at the Bank of Baltimore.
Next in order came the fair: TIVE all re-
mcmbered that week. and now as we
Il hnk of it, faces brighten, while the dlrec-
tors have long since forgotten the hard
work they did, and only talk of our
success. The entries to all of the speed
classes were remarkably large, and very
high class of horses were at the track.
The exhibits of horses. cattle and hogs
were good; sheep poultry, garden and
farm products poor. AS usual, the ladies
distinguished themselves by an eXcep-
tionally large and fine display OF fancy
work and works of art; and we invite
them to come another year with a yet
larger display and more in the cooking
line.
The receipts during the fair amounted
to about IS, 900 over and above expenses.
A first class showing for such Il young
Association. The fair demonstrated the
necessity for more improvements. The
public demanded that the track he fixed.
more wells be dug and shade trees plant
ed This has been done and now the
track is on grade and surfaced six inches
with clay, two wells have been bored -
and IS feet deep, being below the lodges
of rock and giving an abundant supply OF
pure clear water Three hundred shade
trees have been planted under the super
vision of The Franklin Davis Nursery
Company, which will think give good
shade next summer.
You have just heard the report of your
Treasurer giving in detail the money
spent would like to call your attention
to several items in this report to emphasize
lust what local benefits are derived from
this Fair In the first place, the sum of 81 !,
30692 was spent for labor, eIeIy dollar
of this went to our local white and colored
labor, and was put in circulat ion through
our local merchants. or the So, 4)2. 40
spent in Improvements much, at least !,
was left in and around Marlboro for
board and supplies. OF $1,654.02 for
the Grand Stand, at least one-fourth was
spent in and around Marlboro. With this
statement, is it not just to state that over
$500 was spent by the fair alone in
Marlboro: And now how much more
was spent by the attendance and given
| for premiums. probably as much, so we
| can say that we have brought the MARI
boro people at least $4,000 which they
could have receivd in no other way. Our
returns from the public houses and stores
has been intinitesimal, $2l only being
spent in advertising in our premium
| catalogue.
Now gentlemen, you have heard what
| has been done, but don't think that this
| is all that is necessary. Much more Is
wanted and badly wanted To do any
more, money is necessary and must be
| had The board that you will elect to-
day will find a deplete treasury, with a
discounted. note Of 5000 to pay and about
500 of open accounts to settle. They
will have :t5 shares of stock to sell worth
J ST, 80. and about $500 worth of land t,
| be sold which together should yield the
Association about $4,000 to use for TIL,
next fair. To get this money it is absolute
| ly necess AIRY that you, each and all benz
every effort to dispose of this stock at al
ca j.. date To further improve our fail
we should all decide to send some exhibits
no matter how few, to the fair next sum
mer and encourage our neighbors to SEM
| exhibits and come with their wives anl
daughters, all joining in Il grand effort Il
make this Il representative fair of South
ern Maryland.
| Very respectfully,
| RICHARD :. HILL.
President.