Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-22
FINANCES OF THE FAIR.
why the Association Found it Necessary
to Cut Premiums.

WEST SALISBURY, VT, Oct. IS
Editor Register As there seems to
be considerable misunderstanding as
to the reasons why the premiums award
ed at the last fair were not paid liz full,
the following explanation may not be
out of place;
In 1895 we had bad weather during the
fair, and found that after paying every
thing in full we would be behind about
5000. The Indebtedness we thought best
to carry along, hoping to pay it the next
year; aud accordingly. as the society
has no responsibility, President Sanford.
Treasurer James and myself put our
note in the bank to cover the Overdrafts
of the treasurer, with the understanding
that it was to be paid out of the first re-
ceipts the following year, and it was
done. But in 1896 we were again con-
frOnted by deficit, this time of $3.50,
and again we thought best To pay in full,
trusting that the future would have more
abundant financial success in store, and
again helped to shoulder the burden,
dividing the responsibility With j. f.
Weeks. one of the directors, the treasurer
being absent in California. The note
|
was paid according to agreement. This
year the deficit again "bObbed up Sc
| renely." but it had assumed much larger
proportions, being in the neighborhood
of $500; and this time | emphatically de-
clIned to assume any further responsible
! itv, and Judge Weeks did the same.
There being no one else willing to fur
nish the money to pay everything in full
and make everybody (thrmselves eX-
cepted) happy, there was but one course
left. and that was to pay over what
money we had Something like S400) pro
rata, and it was accordingly done.
No one can regret the fact that the
society was obliged to take this course
any more than 1 do, for naturally, by
reason of my long connection with it,
some fifteen year,, take II deep interest
in its welfare. The course Injuries the
society and its future prospects, but what
else could we do? We confidently eX
pected that the reduction in the price OF
admission would result in far greater
attendance and increased receipts; but il
didn't. just as many as ever came witt
the avowed intention of beating Their
way in and getting in all their relative,
and hired girls on one membership
ticket. OF course receipts fell of. Per
y
been the lOudest in their denuGciation O
the course taken by the executive board
Certainly. if reports are true, a grea
deal has been said and criticism ha
rained in II great deal faster than thes
peoples quarters did during the last fair
} Bur then of course it was cheaper.
r The statements made by a correspond
ent in recent issue of the Bristol Her
aid are rank nonsense. / never made tn
, statement attributed to me. The tOta
| receipts from all sources were in rOun,
, numbers $2,l50. Treasurer Roscoe
books are open to the Herald's CORE
h. spOndrnt, and | would advise him t
!, look them over before he makes an exhi
Z hirion of his ignorance again. And mex
+ time he would better sign his name t
. his efiusion and not take the coward
q course of hiding behind a nom de plumt
D Yours truly,
4 FRANK g. DYER, Secretary.