The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-01
FARMERS In SESSION
The Institute Convened at Belt FRIDAY
Afternoon.
FAIR DIRECTORS REPORT
1t Calls Forth a Fervid Reply From
Mr.. Cochrane-Addres and
Papers by Authorities
on Agriculture.

Great Falls, Feb. pa special to tn,
standard from Belt says: The Farm.
ers' institute was called to order in the
new Odd Fellows hall Friday after.
noon. President Stork of the Cascade
County Agricultural association, pre-.
sided. and c. C. Cochrane of Great
Fails. acted as secretary Owing to the
disagreeable weather the attendance
was not as large as expected. In the
nall, for free distribution, are several
hundred volumes of publications of the
agricultural department, received by
the association through the kindness
or Congressman Hartman. Among
those present from points outside of the
county were Prof. s. NJ. Emery of the
Bozeman Experimental station Of the
Agricultural college; r. M Sutherlin-
or Bob" as he is Familiarity called
editor OF the Rocky Mountain Husba nd
man, and G. H. Scott of White SULPHUR
springs. After the institute was called
ing report:
TO the directors of the Cascade Coun-
ty Agricultural Association:
Gentlemen-With this we submit "a
report showing the receipts and expen-
ditures incident to the Cascade county
lar. heid Oct. Ia, 1895, and also an
itemlzed statement giving LIST Of
vouchers made and the amount paid.
IN submitting this report, we desire
10 explain that the receipted vouchers
are In the hands of D. B. Hatcher
treasurer of the association, and can
De examined at any time by any of the
directors or the association who will
take the trouble to look them over
The bills attached to those vouchers
nave all been carefully examined, in
Nestlgated and approved by Paris Glib
soh' ana your general superintendent
~ was the desire of these two that the
pllis should be brought before more of
.he directors and some of them receive
the consideration and approval of other
members of the directory, but since tho
aast DAY or the fair not one of the d.
Iectors or the association, outside OF
Paris Gibson, b. d. Hatcher. and w.
IL. Dickinson, have taken interest
enough In the affairs of the association
TO even inquire what was being dove
towards closing the accounts Of tho
1air, which, as you know, is the most
important and arduous work incident
to fair.
The day following the close of the
rair, your secretary, c. c. Cochrane
taxing onense at some remark, resigned
ms position In pet, leaving all his pa
Pers. correspondence, books, entry |
pianks judges. awards and the like. at |
the office of the street railway com,
pany' stating that he would have moth |
ing more to do with the business of the |
IaI association. This threw a large |
auuItlohai amount of work upon the |
general superintendent, who was com
PEELED to take up the secretary's vvorl.
without being familiar with any of its
details. - 10
AS none of the directors, aside from
tnose heretofore mentioned, would give
the association any thought, and as the
Sleuit Oh the same was at stake. there
~ Co
Ing members but to audit the hills as
they were presented and pay same as
rast as they were found to be correct
III was early discovered that there
were not funds enough received from
tne rair proper to meet all bills. and
.nat can must be made upon the
guarantee fund which the citizens OF
Great Falls had so literally provided
II was found that 20 per cent of the
rund would be sufficient to cover tba
shortage, but ugly rumors were spread
py those maliciously inclined. and who
should have been directly interested in
the welfare of the association ord
these rumors caused a large infnx of
Dills against the association. made
especially by those who were on tbe
guarantee list to Offset any anount |
mat they might be called upon 70 nav
Ihese rumors also did great harm and
caused great amount of trouble in
|
great deal of time and work was ex- {
pended on what should have taken bu,
n Few hours. Without doubt some Of
the bills paid might have been Ont
oown, or cut out altogether, IL the other I
members OF the directory had inter !
ested themselves and given their as {
sistance; still, those who audited The
accounts. feel that they did the best
they could for the association under tho
The total amount of premiums r
awarded by the Judges and o. KID bv q
the secretary was $3.50. The amount :
paid by the association was 1886. The Z
balance was not called for and the gen. I
eral superintendent feels that especial =
credit should be given to Paris Gibson >
or. John A. Sweat, c. II. Conner of n
choteau. Mrs. ]. j. Case, Mrs s. III =
Bauman. T. G. Carter and Others for :,
refusing to accept the premiums which 7
had been awarded them. 3
I'VE wish to state that all the hius n
against the association. which have n
'een presented and approved. have been q
1aid, except a balance due the Great n
sails street Railway company, on its a.
contract. the association having agreed a
o pay $3.50 towards the fence and $3.50 :,
or the grand stand. The amount paid "
Q the street railway company was >,
1910, leaving balance due the rail- :
way of $3.50 =
We wish also to call your attention
o the fact that none Of the officers OF
he association received any recompense %,
or their services. except the secretary -
nd his assistants -.
Many attempts have been made TO =.
lspose OF the lumber which formed the :,
beds. An arrangement was made by 10
mich some Of IL was returned 20 the =,
lmber company. but the great bulk "
Z II was left on our hands until the an
liter part OF January. when a larger =,
oruon Of IL was sold 10 the r. & NJ. ~
melter at the rate Of $40 per thousand an
aet This still leaves on hand a larg- On,
r portion Of the framework Of the / or
beds. which was so frozen 10 the Or
round that II could not be sold at the "a