The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-30
AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY MEETS
Officers For Ensuing Year
Elected Last Night.
FAIR A GREAT SUCCESS
Greater Crowd Yesterday Than Ever
Before in History Of Fair.
GEN. VIM. R. cox ELECTED PRESIDENT
Joseph {. Pogue and Captain c. B. benson Re-
elected by Acclamation as Secretary and
Treasurer Respectively. Fair May
Last Longer Hereafter.
(From Fridays News and Observer

(From Fridays News and Observer
The annual meeting of the State
Agricultural Society took place last
night in the Genera Assembly Hal
Of the capitol building. There was
considerable discussion upon various
important topics connected with the
society and the annual fair, and Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
yea
The meeting was called to order by
President Charles McNamee, who
made a few very felicitOus opening re-
marks. in the course of which he said
that he thought the marked success
of the present Fair was due in large
measure to the untirlng zeal and
faithfulness of the Secretary and
Treasurer, Messrs. Pogue and benson.
Mr.. II. II. Battle suggested that, as
the old life members We're gradually
passing away, some young blood
should b. infused into the society by
means of the sale of more life mem
b%erships, and he made a motion hat
the Secretary be authorized to sell to
approved persons applying for mem
bership twenty-five life memberships
at $4,000 each. After considerable
discussion, and after an amendment
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lost, the motion was carried. In this
connection Capt. benson stated that
the present number of life members
was one hundred and thirty.
S The treasurer was of curse unable
to give the financial results of the
Fair, but was able to state that it was
very evident hat there were more
people on the grounds yesterday than
ever before in his t~hirty-One wears
experience.
Mr.. Battle moved the unanimous re-
election of Mr.. Charles McNamee,
and the motion met with spontaneous
applause and approval. but Mr.. Me
Nance, in a very clever and graceful
manner while expressing his deep APP
probation OF the honor thus conferred
upon him, stated hat he felt Obliged
to decline the nomination. He said
he thought the work of the President
required that the encumbent should
be in constant communication with
the other officers OF the society.
which was impossible for him, living
as he did so far from Raleigh, in the
western part Of the State.
Col. John S. Cunningham then placed
in nomination the name of Gen. Will
liam r. Cox. This nomination was
Wi SSNollNiNo " WI. I1ottl~ VI
Nichols, and Col. Cameron. On mo-
ton of the last named gentleman the
election of Gen. Cox was made by ac-
clamatiOn.
A bylaw of the society provides
that there shall be elected each year
one Nice-President for each Congress
sional district. Accordingly, the fol-
lowing Nice-Presidents were chosen:
1st district, Gen. w. p. Roberts; End,
DIR. William r.. C%apehart; 3D., Wharton
j. Greene; 4th., John NJ. Crenshaw;
5th., L. Banks Holt; 9th, ~Sydenham
b. AleXander; 7th.. w. a. Graham;
Sth., S. l.. Patterson; 9th, George +.
Weston.
Col. Cameron and Mr.. Nichols were
appointed a committee to notify Gen.
Cox of his election and to request his
acceptance of the office.
Mr.. Battle then nominated Mr.. JOS
eph E.. Pogue for Secretary, and he
was elected by reclamation.
Captain c. b. benson vas nominal
ed for Assistant Secretary and Treas
urer by Mr.. n. b. Broughton, andwas
elected by reclamation.
On motion by Mr.. Battle, it was re-
solved that the executive committee
be instructed to select a date for the
1ICNU JdIl to Sd1lN "o >oli oih'
that if possible, the week commencing
October 10th should be secured.
The question of doing something to
tighten the society's debt was brought
up, and upon motion by Mr.. Nichols,
the executive committee was author
lied to appoint a permanent financial
committee of three to take necessary
steps to this end.
President McNamee, in retiring, es-
pecially thanked the executive com
mittee, officers and members Of the
society for their cooperation and val
liable assistance, and pledged his own
hearty help in the future work of the
society.
Captain benson, in accepting the
reelection to the office of Treasurer,
returned the special thanks of the Of
ticers and executive committee to the
State Board of Agriculture for their
liberal aid in offering substantial
premiums TO the exhibiting farmers
of the State, and in particular to the
President of the Board, Col. John S.
Cunningham.
Mr.. Pogue suggested the propriety
Of holding the Fair next year from
two to -four weeks, thus creating q
great exposition for the capital Of the
State in 1901. and trusted that the
suggestion would receive the approval
of the executive committee.
SETTLING TIP ACcOuNTS