The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-10

condescendingly given to understand that his committee might have chance to solicit for the sale of stock of the Harbson's State Fair com pany
 The original state fair committee vls- 1ted the secretary of states office for advlce In reference to taking out a state fair charter. by the suggestion of Secretary Taylor, 1t was deciied to give the Harbison committee a chance to report as 1t was instructed to do before going further From informa- tion that was ascertained 1t was plain to sec that one, Harbison, wished to put the original fair committee out of existence The Hartford Courant of October l5. 1907, published an article of very nearly column In length, headed Taylor and Seymour have no author | ity to act" General Harbison in this article published facts that he request | ed should be kept private at the meet | ing of Seuptember 25, with several other misleading statements The orig inal fair organization committee, after receiving legal advice, decided to in- corporate under the name and style of I the Connecticut Fair. Incorporated. The details were accordingly left in the hands of Secretary Taylor. | On November 15, 1907, a charter was i issued from secretary of states office 1 to the Connecticut Fair Incorpor ated, ! eli pI fnllnUc Erannic Thomas, E. A. Taylor, incorporators.
 This was the starting point of sev- eral so called state fair committees in the interest of "Harbison's Fiir." A | netting was held at the state capitol December II, which was design ted l by the Courant "A Babel of Voices" At this meeting the general reported on the standing off the defunct agri- cultural society. This brought out various diverse opinions from horse race farmers. Colonel Jarvis, president of the Berlin Fair association, ex- pressed himself as not In favor of a state fair, notwithstanding he had previously made an effort to procure the same charter that the so-called Harbison committee was after until he learned that that charters s2,5o0 dow cry had been abolished by the legis- lature.
 Secretary Gocher of the National Trotting association, who up to this time had been an ardent believer in the state fair inconsistently, expressed l himself as being in favor of a Hartford i fair. at Charter Oak park.
 All present representing real agri- cultural interests were heartily in fa- vor of a state fair. The following morning the Hartford Courant issued a call. signed by A. J. welch, manager of Charter Oak park, for fair meet ing. Those interested were invited to meet him at the Hotel Garde, at D. m., on December 13.
 At this meeting the keynote was l horse racing, although some advocated I state fair, notwithstanding that in conflicting with the newly issued state fair charter, as to a name, they would be violating the laws of the state. Mir Welch advocated a s2s,OOO corporation. but stated that the grand circuit races must be run This calls for sao,o00 in race premiums which would leave a liberal balance for agricultural premi- ums.
 In getting the interest of the move ment the organizing committee invite suggestions from all interested. and would be pleased to answer questions regarding the coming state fair.
 JAS. H. FRANCIS, Secretary, | New Britain, Conn.