Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-07

Mr.. TedfOrdS motion was then put
and The motion to dismiss the article
was lost, 10 to 9.
John +. Buker Of BoWdoin. r. w.
Shelton OF BOwdoin and others spoke
in favor of raising the fee, while Mr..
Tedford again spoke against it. On
motion Of Judge l.. NJ. Fulton of Bow
doinham a vote was taken to Sc" if the
bylaws would be changed to raise the
fee, but the motion was lost, two
thirds vote being necessary TO change
tile bylaws. Twenty -four voted in ia
vor OF increasing the fee and II
against it.
E. C. Patten then moved that the
call for THE next annual meeting con-
tain The same article and he accepted
an amendment made by David w.
Scrbner of Topsllam that the life
membership fee be raised from s12 to
sos at the same time the constitutional
membership fee Is raised from S. to 81.
Judge l.. NJ. Fulton moved that the
call for the next meeting contain an
article to amend the bylaws $" that
there shall be seven members of the
executive committee instead of fiv, as
at present., and thus give more towns
an opportunity to be represented,
The meeting was called to order at
10. 80 by President Isaiah r. Morrell OF
Brunswick. John F. Buler of BoWdoin
read The call for the meeting and the
report of the last annual emeting Ly-
man F.. Smith of Brunswick then made
his annual report, which was as fol-
lows:
Receipts-Balance in treasury from
1908. s1s2,71; loans from First National
Bank, $4,000; miscellaneous, $3.50: re-
ceipts from 1909 fair, $162432; total
S11,4l2.53
F,xpenditures-M and sup
plies. s495.17; labor, $45252; police
s1OSS5: gate tenders and ushers. 81;
Judges and experts. $l02.65; advertising
and printing, $4O5.44; straw and grain,
s11946: races and other attractions
$237O: notes and interest. s2647.4S; pre-
miums and mileage, $2S73.46; officers
salaries and expenses. $4SS.45; general
expenses, $3.50; total. $10531.32 Bal
ance in treasury, $SS1.21; grand total.
$11 ,412.53
Liabilities. s2o3667; assets. SSS121;
net debt, $1155.46.
Treasurer Smith said that when the
state stipend is received this year that
the entire debt will be wiped out.
The election of officers resulted as
follows, the election in each case be-
ing unanimous:
President. Isaiah r. MOrreH OF
Brunswick vice presidents, Harvey j.
Given of Brunswick, David w. Serb
ncr of Topsham, Thomas w. Shelton of
Bowdon; secretary, John E. Buker OF
Bowdoin; treasurer. Lyman +. smith
of Brunswick; executive committee, H.
II. SHELTON of Bowdoin, Horace j. Whit
nev OF Topsham, Charles E. Trufant of
Harpswell, f. l.. White of Bowdoln-
ham, Daniel Brown of Richmond; au-
ditOrS, Ira p Booker of BRUNSWICK,
James w. Crawford of Brunswick.
There was lively discussion over
the election of the executive committee
Major William Il. Kimball of Bath
having been nominated as repreSen-
|tative from Bath, West Bath, George
towr. Phippshurg and several other
small towns. Major kimball withdrew
before the vote was taken, in the in
tercst of harmony, and the motion by
Judge Fulton to amend the bylaws SO
that the membership of the executive
President Isaiah r. Morrell in his
annual address discussed the action OIL
Commissioner of Agriculture a. w.
Gilman in taking away the state SUI
pend last year while the State fairs, ne
alleged were allowed to have the same
fakirs in operation on their grounds
that were objected to at Topsham
President MOrrell first spoke OF the IN
stallation of a system of water WORKS
connecting with the city mains at
cost of $3.50 which will mean a saving
of about so per year to the society IN
the cost of supplying water to the va
rious departments.
In speaking of the trouble over the
State stipend in 1908 President MorreN
said
as YOU know. President Hyde sent
two RowGoin College students to the
fair to find cut how the fakir depart
ment was run and to see if there was
any gambling there. I am very sure
President Hyde had no idea of the
trouble that would result, simply wish
ing to secure the facts as material Tor
one of his talks to the students. The
matter being brought to the attenlon
of Mr.. Gilman. the commissioner OF ag-
riculturc, a hearing was held at Bow
doinham, which was conducted by the
assistant attorney general. One OF our
witnesses, who had attended the state
fairs said that the same form of gam
bling was in use at ToDsham as was
nracticed at the other fairs and start
ed to name some of them. when Mr.
Gilman interrupted and said that the
other fairs were not on trial. | do not
think that when the law was made that
it YVES intended to apply to such cases
as that for which the TOpSham ST.
mend was withheld. We We're punished
| to the extent of $1200 while other fairs
went unpunished. ! believe that when
the next Legislature meets that it VIII
lapprcnriate $1,000 for Topsham far ana
| if il does not | can promise that there
| will be a warm time at Augusta. inns
wear Mr.. Gilman failed to visit the
| fair. although he is sworn to see that
| the laws are enforced. Probably the
reason was because he failed to re-
ceive complimentary ticket"
Several officers of the fair stated that
thew had seen at the Bangor, Lewiston
and Waterville fairs the same forms OF
gambling carried on as that for which
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