Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-09-21
SOME CORRESPONDENTS
between One of the District Fairs and
Secretary Kincaid.

ie Vi the District Fairs ard
secretary Kincaid.
Following important corresnond.
ence' relating to the finances of the
FIRST Southern Oregon District Agri.
cultural society of Medford. is new
ior the first time made public:
PRESIDENT ]. G. Pendleton writes
under date Of September l5, as fol.
lows: 'oi
AS my bond, as President of the
First Southern Oregon District Ag.
rlcultnral society has been accented
ana MED; please send me your earliest
possible convenience our warrant for
the 500 premium money for this Dis
trlcI and The Lake County Agricul.
tural society. have on file the afi.
davit OF Eldon NJ. Britain, county
Judge of Lake county. setting forth
the facts as required in section 10 in
the law creating this district.
SECRETARY KINCAID's REPLY.
Following is the full text of the re.
ply OF Hon. II. r. Kincaid, secretary
OF state, under cate Of September II,
1897: >
Your letter of September Is has
been received in which you apply for
a warrant for the 5000 pemium money
Tor your district fair and for the Lake
county Agricultural society. On ex-
amining the statutes l fnd that the
act filed In the Office of the secretary
OF state February 2I 1893, provides as
follows:
"Section 8. To carry out the pro-
visions Of this act, there is hereby al,-
propriated annually out of any moneys
in the state treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, the sum of 5000 to the
the president Of the First Southern
Oregon district Agricultural society,
and the sum Of 5000 TO the president
of the Second Southern Oregon dis
trict Agricultural society, who shall,
before receiving the same, give a bond
in double the amount appr Jpriated to
their respective societies to the secre-
tary of state, to be approved by the
governor and said secretary, condi-
TONED that said money shall only be
used in the payment Of premiums
awarded by the Southern Oregon dis.
trict Agricultural societies, and for
no other purpose; provided, that
should either Of said boards fail in
any year to offer and award premiums
for agricultural and other industrial
pursuits equal to the amounts hereby
appropriated, then the benefit Of this
section shall not be available that
year TO the society failing; and it is
further provided, that no part Of the
money herein appropriated shall be
offered or paid as premium for trials
of speed"
An act approved February 20, 1889
creates the First Eastern Oregon Dis
trict Agricultural society and the
Second Eastern Oregon District Ag
ricultural society. This act provides
as follows;
"Section 8. To carry out the pro-
visions of this act there is hereby ap-
pr0priated, annually, out of any
money in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum OF $500
to the president Of each Eastern Ore
gon District Board Of Agriculture
who shall, before receiving the same,
give bond in double the amount to
the secretary of state, to be approved
by the governor and said secretary,
conditioned that said money shall
only be used in the payment OF pre-
miums awarded by the Eastern Ore
gon, District Boards Of Agriculture,
and for no other purpose; provided,
that should either Of said boards fail
in any year to offer and award premi-
ums for agricultural and other indus
trial pursuits equal to the amount
hereby appropriated, then the benent
OF This act shall not be available