The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-23

of finding 4 market. The decline in
agricultural products was partly re-
sponsible for this, but the decline must
be dated from the time the value of the
premiums were reduced two years ago.
He would move that the premiums be
boldly reinstated to what they were st
that time. He suggested that a com
mittee be appointed to confer with tn
fair association of the city to seeif i
be practicable to secure through the
instrumentality of this association GER
tain special premiums from the citizens
of Columbia.
He believed that premiums should be
given to the counties having the largest
and most varied exhibits, and to per-
sons who had the largest exhibits in
different lines. Every exhibitor was an
advertiser, who brought numerous
friends with him in the fair. Then,
too, committee should be appointed
to earnestly confer with the railroads
to see if they could not be prevailed
upon to haul the premiums free.
Mr.. D. F. E6rd thought that South
Carolina raised stock should not be
made to compete with the stock Of
Kentucky and Tennessee. Let more
liberal premiums be given for South
Carolina stock. The object of the So
ciety was to encourage stock raising in
this State and it conld not be done so
long as South Carolinians had to com
pete with the world.
Mr.. W. D. Evans endorsed what Mr..
Efrd said
Mr.. Hinson explained that the two
classes of horses, State raised and open
to the world, had to be abandoned a
few years ago because Of the financial
straits of the society.
Mr.. Frazier wanted the time for
holding the fair changed to earlier in
the fall, when the weather would be
better Besides the fair should follow
the North Carolina fair, for then many
exhibitors of that fair would send their
exhibits to this. He gave notice that
he would at the next meeting offer a
resolution amending the constitution
so as to have the fair earlier,
Col. r. A. Love hoped that the pre-
MUM list would soon be back to what
it formerly was, but wanted to know
where the money was to come from.
Mr.. Frazier thought it would be a
good plan fors some provision to be made
for the place of living for exhibitors.
They could not afford to come down here
and stay week or ten days at hotels.
Let quarters be provided for exhibitors
at the grounds and they would increase
in number.
Mr.. W. A. Clark thought this could
be arranged by putting in apartments in
the upper part of the old building for
exhibitors.
MIR. W. D. Evans thought the COM
mittee to be appointed at the suppes-
ton of Mr.. Clark should see the hotels
and see if it could not get reduced rates
for the exhibitors. He did not think
reduced rates should be given to the
visitors in general but to the exhibitors.
Itwas to the interest Of the hotels to
have the fair and they should do their
share toward making the fair a success.
Mr.. Evans knew the people Of Colum-
bia, were patriotic and when once
aroused would do their utmost for the
fair.
Col. Watson moved that committee
Of FIVE, with the president as chairman,
be appointed to memorabilia the legis-
lature in behalf of the society.
The committees which were recon-
mended appointed will be announced
later by the president. There being no
further business the meeting adjourn
ed.-State.