The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24

= nm Injustice 10 the oui'af town stock
/ holders aud believed that they could
unite ON a candidate for president
without q postponemeni. lie said that
he had in mind n man "who would oil
the bill as did his father. who was one
Of the uTiginators Of the fair Mr.,
Holden said that he would make th.
nomination when the time came. w.
II. vinton approved Mr.. crosbys mo-
ton, adding that majority OF the
stockholders were not present. Mr..
Holden thought that the indueement
20 attend this meeting was greater
than any that could be held out for u
future meeting 4. w. Gibson con.
cured with Mr.. Holden in every par
tienlar. A viva voce vote was called
but the result was In doubt No a stand
ing vote was asked for. There was
y some discrepancy in the totals and a
stock vote was finally resorted 20. The
motion was carried. 20 voting In the az
firmaiive and ~ In the negative.
Charles A. Boyden then moved that
the capital stock be increased from
$4,000 to 100000. His idea was that
the stock could be sold 10 business
men and outsiders, thereby wiping out
| the Indebtedness and increasing the
interest of the fair among larger
number of stockholders. W. III. Ninton
thought that this could not be done
without previous notification and said
IL the bylaws did not provide for this
that common practice should require IL.
II was then announced In answer TO n
/ hat .la 80 -
then unsold. DIR. Gregg believed that
the unsold stock should first be taken
up before any attempt be made TO ere.
ate more shares. He said also that
such a procedure would be against
good business principles as failure on
the part of the association would mean
that the assets would be divided up in
10000 shares, and that il would be
an injustice TO the old stockholders TO
deprecate their holdings in such
manner. :. c. Severance opposed the
motion as did II. K. Lawrence, who ia.
vored the plan Of testing the sincerity
of those present by inviting them to
come up to the desk to buy the re.
naming unsold shares. The motion to
increase was lost.
President Pierce then asked the
heads of the various departments TO
retire and designated several of those
interested in each department to con.
fer with the various chairmen and
suggest plans as well as to assist in
revising the premium list. He asked |
that a report be made to the secretary
at an early date.
.la ntlaraI hp ,ba 20 /
firing executive committee were then
read. These were as follows:
The executive committee suggest
the selling of legitimate privileges
on the grounds TO bring in reve
nue. of at least $1,000 per year;
To dispense with the dog show
under the management of the Val.
ley Fair Kennel club thus saving
an expense of one tent as well as
the expense of the dog show,
amounting to $3.50, or limiting the
expense to from $3.50 to $3.50;
Removing the dairy department
back TO its old quarters in Floral
hall and in this way doing away
with another tent and saving
about $50;
Selling advertising for the prem.
ium list sufficient to partially il
not wholly pay for the printing of
the same. This premium list is an
item of expense to the association
Of at least $500;
That the stockholders authorize
their executive committee to sell
a parcel of land, not to exceed one
acre, on the southeast corner of
the fair grounds. This parcel of
land is valuable to the village of
Brattleboro for sand pit and the
sale of the same will not in any
way interfere with the fair hav-
ing as much space as formerly for
exhibition, reservlng the pine
grove.
The executive committee believe
if the above suggestions were fol
lowed out the revenue of the fair
would be increased by the sum of
$4,000 and that with good weather
there would be balance in the
treasury at the end of the fair
season of 1908.
Recess was then taken and dinner
announced. Post-prandial remarks
were next in order. E. W. Gibson
spoke of encouragement which the as
ISOLATION should feel in the interest
and enthusiasm that had been shown
during the meeting. He thought that
the fair by wise management would
reach higher step than it had in the ..
past. He thought that the present
enthusiasm of stockholders and advis-
Dry board was enough to ensure the
future Of the fair which was, he be-
lieved, the inspiration of agricultural
in this section. Colonel Tay.
lor said he believed in the success of
the fair and that he was sure that an
event SO important to this community .
should not lose it's interest and enthu- q
siasm. s. G. Severance of Leyden
penses in exhibiting so many entries 9
of inferior grades could be well made. I
Many of those exhibitors with prize I
stock would be crowded out by the !.
admission of so many head that were ,
Of little value. He spoke of his inter {
est in the Valley fair in comparison !
with any other in this section not ex- Il
repting the Franklin county fair. G. G
]. O'Neil of Walpole gave an eloquent =
touch to his remarks in his references '
to the late Col. George W. Hooker. I
He thought he vital point to be en- Il
phasized in he development of the
fair was til interest that could be u
aroused among the outsiders. Rev. H.
H. Shaw dwelt upon the theory of )
suffrage and told why he be- =