The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-18
WILL SELL.
Get Buildings and
Fences In Bargain.
A GOOD BONUS.
Practical Increase In Price
Of Fair Grounds.

The committee of the Worcester Ag-
r1cultural Society having in charge the
sale Of the far grounds has met and
has voted to sell the grounds at the
last figure named by the real estate
syndicate headed by James H. How
land. This is $1S5,OOO.
The committee met Wednesday eve
ming in the library room of Horticul-
tural hall, but not until after an ami
mated discussion was the vote taken
whereby the offer of the syndicate is
accepted. There was a vigorous effort
on the part of a minority of the COM
mittee to have the vote so amended
that the buildings, grandstands and
FENCES on the grounds would be re-
served for the society in the event of
the sale An amendment to this effect
was voted down, but later in the even
ing a motion that the secretary of the
society, in bearing the formal vote Of
the committee to the representatives of
the syndicate, be instructed to request
that the buildings and grandstands
and fences be reserved for the society
in the final papers, was carried.
The secretary of the society has since
conferred with the representatives of
the syndicate, and it is understood that
| the suggestions embodied in the motion
are agreeable to the prospective buyers
of the grounds. This is really bonus,
outside of the fixed price of the grounds
for the Agricultural Society. In the
event of the purchase Of new grounds
by the society, 1t will be of immense ad-
vantage to retain the old buildings and
the grandstands. They are not worth
much money to real estate syndicate,
but they represent much more than
their real value to the Agricultural So
ciety, when new grounds are secured,
and the question of the erection of
buildings and gTandstands comes up for
consideration. The matter of the old
fence is not so much in itself, but there
are several hundred stone posts that
will come in for good use with new
grounds, and save the society several
hundreds Of dollars in the preparation
Of it's new grounds.
In fact, IL the society is allowed to
retain buildings and grandstands, as
has been suggested the net price for
the grounds to be realized from the
syndicate will reach close to $500
There is still the approval of the state
board Of agriculture necessary before
the action of the society or it's COM
mittee is valid. There is less danger
of objection on the part of the board,
with matters standing as they have
been represented, than with a straight
price of $1S5, 200, and none of the build
ings or grandstands reserved to the So
ciety.
There may be opposition when the
petition for the approval of the action
Of the society is heard before the state
board, but as the arrangements sug-
gested by the minority of the committee
on the sale of the grounds now obtain
! in every particular, it is doubtful if the
board withholds its approval
The state board of agriculture has
called meeting for the 2Sth at Boston
| to take action in regard to giving the
necessary approval of the sale of the
grounds. The notifications of the meet
| ings have been sent out to the members,
and all in Worcester county have re-
ceived their notices.
The 100000 required to bind the offer
of the Rowland syndicate, and prove
sincerity behind it, has been deposited.