The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-09
PRESIDENT mInL,NGTeN,s REPORT.
Tho SO vcntccnthAnuuai Report Of the stato
Fair. II eid Mt Dover, Dei.-An Appropria-
tIon h Asked For From the stuto TO Put
Them ON Their Feet.

Fair. II eid Mt Dover, Dei.-An ApprOpria-
tIon IL Asked For From the stuto 10 Put
Them ON Their Feet.
At the annual meetIng of the Della ware
Agricultural Association. held in Dover,
on Tuesday, the report OF President
George a. Aliillngton was read as fol-
lowe:
TO the stockholders of Delaware State
Fair:
'Un the expiration OF the seventeenth
year of the state Fair. aud tirat year OF
my lncu mbency US President OF same It
becomes necessary to render you my an.
huai report.
Inc year just passed has been period
| OF remarkable continued financial depres-
sion; AMI with all our combined alforts in
giving the public good agricultural
show, and with the lurgest fields and last.
est performers III the speed department
beating all previous records and aided
Luo by favorable weather / roHreL TO have
to report thnt our success, from II iinan.
ciai standpoint, has not been what we
should have liked or what the welfare OF
| the association demanded. At the be-
| ginning oil lust season IL was made neces.
snry, by increasing uemends OF exhibitors
aud patrons, TO go to considerable expen5e
in building. revising and i'm proving build.
ings. winch think has proved graGt In.
I yestment for tile association, anu puts us
| in a Letter aud more attractive shape TO
do business successfully than we nave
I
much TO my personal regret In taking
proceeds OF the far to pay
toI these improvements. incapci-
tated US from paying our exhibitors pre-
| miums. which feel Ia a serious calamity
| to the welfare and success OF our fair, for
whist recognize the speed department
mny be the principle drawing card, the
Important factor IN extricating the dollars
at The gate and as representing aud pro.
noting an important interest and indus.
try. hursu breeding. and one, loo. TINT
pays e. direct tax IL is certainly secondary
III Importance to the general benetit de-
rived from n general exhibit OF tntnEs ap.
pertaining TO agriculture In which niue.
tentns OF our people ure ultimately con-
nected ami Interested. l focl that the im-
portahce of our fairs are not full or prop
erly estimated. L do not /, coRnlze a
more important OF practical school for the
farmer thHn hls annual visit 10 the fair
whure he can have ocular demonstration
ana comparison OF what his nelsm OF 10
doing in tie way OF im proved slucK.spedP
fruits i'm plenents ia 3thOuS and processes.
Why, the results are tnclicG liable. us wo
all h.vo evidence IL We Will stop to COM
rare our horses. cattle, swine. poultry
and products generally, especially butter
and dairy products. with those before our
lair. l would suggest here that the agri-
oalturHi co lege might render u valuable
useistancS, ut the sane tituo increasing
It's general usefulness, by making us
generous display. l waa much Interested
u
Agricultural College OF Mar yland. Our
fruit interest being so general and iin-
portant emo. l think their researches and
; discoveries concerning insect life and
habits, and prevention anu treatment (uf
which our college has become. believe.
/ quite prominently would DO especially
valuable, aud the fair practical way Of
disseminating tne knowledge. i would
suggest tho appointment OF Ii committee
TO center win tue college TO secure their
3 cu.p operation in above suggestions
In connection with these viows, i am
impressed with the Justice or our request
to tho Legislature ior State aid. anu feel
n that our law -makors would he promoting
!. as important ami popular an interest us 1t
would be possible for them to do with
such limited uut'ay as We ask NOtwiIn-
l standing tho farmer pays over 81 per cent
D OF the taxes. IL lS rarely over lie Is IOstered
+ | or benefited by appropriations or distrlDu-
y ton OF the same In this clse we pledge
4 to im tnedlatey an directly redlstriUute
: TO the farmer In ha way OF premiums al
: the aid we may Iecsive 1t would also en-
able us 10 lncIease our premium ilet, and
0 guarantee their payment, wnen would
o encourage additional e2ulotS and increase
: interest thereby very much Increasing
q our usefulness as an aid Aud teacher oil
. the uKrlcu tural interest OF The State.
With the advantage OF this ttIueiy and
necessary aid, think the delaware State
d Fair and Agricultural Association has @
n long life OF usefulness aud prosperity be-
, fore II, aud will he enabled TO ke9p In line
r with our sister State lars that hava been
so hberally endowed and fosLersd.
l would suggest to the managers ore
careful a sLriuter policy Ia granting side
. show or fakir privileges. III our Necessity
% or desire for revenue, we should not for
Q get our imperative duty to protect oul
|. patrons from anything unfair or demorul
u iZiug. With the benefit OF The State uic
>, suggested that necessity would not exiet
"a Win our buildngs and grounds now IL
- flue condition for business. Eave no fur
" her suggestions in mind,