The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-11
Minority Will Garry Matter
Before State Board.

voted yesterday morning at a Speclal
meeting called for the purpose at Hor-
ticultural hall, to sell the fair grounds
for $1S5,OOO
AS outlined in The Spy yesterday
morning, the element which opposed
the sale was conspicuous for it's alb
sence and the vote was passed with
only LOG dissenting voices out of the 274
present.
The so-called Rowland syndicate,
which has made two offers, one of $l75,-
900 and the last one of $1S5,000, win be
the gamers by yesterdays action UNI
less the minority take the matter before
the state board of agriculture and there
fight out the battle and convince the
gentlemen OF that board that their way
of thinking is the correct way and that
the property should not be sold at the.
above stated price.
0. i. Hadwen, who is looked upon as
the leader of the minority in a quiet
manner showed that, as foretold in The
Spy the minority think that their sal
walton lies with the state board. Mr.
Hadwen made a motion which was car
ried that the members of the society
be notified of the time of the hearing
before the state board of agriculture.
This will give the minority time to pre-
pare report that viii, it is thought by
members Of the opposing side, cause the
state board to refuse to give permission
for the sale of the land and buildings
1t was claimed at yesterdays meeting
that that meeting had been packed"
and that the postal cards announcing
the call had not been sent out until the
very last moment. Some sparring was
done between the factions at the open
ing of the meeting, but by the time the
vote was reached, everything had
quieted down into an unexpected calm
ness.
Yesterdays meeting was called to or
der by President Warren c. Jewett
Secretary l.. #. Herriek read the call
for the meeting and President JewettI
called for remarks. Frederick Fl. Cham
berlain said that he was of the opinion
that the matter was fully understood
by all the members present, and he
made motion that voting begin at
ll.4b, and no speaker be allowed to con
sumo more than five minutes. Led
yard Bill and Capt. Charles T. Pratt
seconded the motion. Ledyard Bill said
| that the increased offer of $4,000 that
had been made three days after the last
meeting had placed the matter in
different light to him, and as he had
no hopes that the syndicate would go
on increasing its offer, he had come to
the conclusion that he would not ad-
/ wise rejection of it.
o. B. Hadwen and S. II. Record were
not in favor of five minute discussions
or the sale of the property at the nam
ed figure,
| Charles e. Parker of Holden said that
It looked to him as If there was some
| TrfD rhot,
would be allowed each speaker.
| Alderman Wall offered the following
resolution, which was carried later by
268 votes Is votes more than the neces-
sary two-thirds.
Moved. that Henry S. Pratt Will
| liam A. Gile, Edwin P. Curtis, Cal
vim L. Hartshorn, Francis A. Har-
! rlngton and Frederick H. Chamber
| lain, all of Worcester, and Ledyard
Bin or Paxton, or a majority Of
them be authorized TO sell all the
real estate belonging to the Worces~
| ter Agricultural society for yhe
sum Of $185,000 or for as much more
as can be obtained. A majority of
said persons are hereby given full
and complete authority to deter
mine the terms, conditions and
manner of sale, conveyance and
payment of and for said real estate,
and to do any and all things neces-
sarY to carry out and complete
sald SAFE, conveyance, and
payment including executing, ac-
knowledging and delivering all me-
cessary deeds, written Instruments
and papers in the name ofqaid So
ciety. The said agents of the society
may take as part payment for said
real estate mortgage Of the same
to the society for such an amount,
in such form, on such terms as a
majority of them may deem eXpe-
dent
The vote when counted was as fol-
lows;
Whole number cast .............374
Necessary for choice.
IN FAVOR ................... 1863
opposed .,...,.............1 06
James Draper, Calvin l.. Hartshorn.
Charles L. Parker, John W. Knibbs, r.
c. Taylor, William =. Searls, Charles |
T. Pratt and II. Il. Watts made short |
speeches for and against the sale.
Each ballot was marked By the voter
with his fun name before it was cast.
William p. SearIs moved that a COM
mittee Of five, together with the pres
ident and secretary of the society, be |
appointed by the chair TO take into |
consideration the affairs Of the society |
and report such plan for using, in
vesting or disposing of the funds to be |
received from the sale OF It's real es-
tate as in their judgment will best pro- |
mote the welfare of the society. This |
motion was carried, and the chair dp- |
pointed the following five members of
the committee: William r. Searls, !
Charles Il. Parker J. Henry Wash |
burn, j. w. Bigelow and George Calvin |
Rice.
The majority of the members, after
the meeting, expressed themselves as
being Of the opinion that there would
be a big fight made before the state
board Of agriculture. and that the sale
would not be endorsed.
The representatives Of the syndicate
were smiling and happy when the vote
was announced, and they expect to
own the property i'm the course Of few
months.