The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-26

mercantile interests of community,
as well as the advertising results to
the entire section, and realizing the
necessity of a large, well organized
fair for Columbia and Maury county.
and sppreciating the opportune time
for the organization of such, there
fore
"Be it resolved by the Board OF
Trade, That committee of seven CD
he appointed at once, who shall be
authorized to provide ways and
means for the organization OF dis
trict fair to be known as the Middle
Tennessee Fair Association, and to
embrace the counties of Williamson,
Marshall, Giles, Maury, Lewis, Hick-
man and Lawrence, linked together;
that such committee be authorized
and empowered to formulate per-
nlanent organization, apply for a
charter, issue prospectus and ap-
point subcommittee for soliciting
subscriptions to stock; also to secure
options on suitable land, and in other
ways proceed to the details of estab-
fishing said fair; and after such pre-
liminary matters have been attend
ed TIC said committee shall make a
report to this Board of Trade for fur
Their advice and assistance in the
matter"
]. f. Brownlow made short talk
in which he stated that to his knowl-
edge Mr.. Williams was the best fair
man in the state and that while he
was connected with the old organiza-
ton that Mr. Williams came to the
rescue of the managers in 1905 and
made the association the first money
that had ever been made while he
was connected with the association.
There were other speakers in the
interest of the movement, and several
wanted to begin the subscription for
stock then and there, but the presi-
dent stated that there could be no
subscription taken until the organiza-
ton was perfected and charter APP
piled for and prospectus issued.
President Hardy laid the following
question before the board pertaining
to the manner of rules governing the
corn club contests this fall and ap-
pointed the following committee to
get up suitable rules settling the con-
test and that each contestant be fur
nished with copy of the rules. The
committee is composed of W. D.
Hastings, Eugene Anderson and R.
J. Harlan.
Mr. Ledbetter, of the proposed
broom factory for Columbia, appear.
ed before the body and stated that he
had $4,000 of the proposed $4,000
stock raised for the establishing of
the broom factory and that he had
several more promised which would
Jun the subscription up to possibly
$4,000. 1t was the sense of the board
that Mr.. Ledbetter issue a call to the
stockholders to meet for the purpose
Of OF ganization. This call will be 10.
sued at once and steps taken looking
to the organization and building of
the plant. There were several of the
stockholders present who expressed
themselves as willing to double their
subscriptions If there were no others
who wanted to get in on the scheme.
The board then adjourned subject
to the call Of the president.
Fair Committee.
President Hardy named the follow.
ing committee this morning to con-
stitute the fair committee: J. M.
Dedman, chairman; Geo. e. McKen.
non, Jas. I. Nnney, w. F. Anderson,
X. F. Williams, Horace Rainey, J F.
Brownlow. The duties Of this COM
mittee is to devise ways and means
for the organization Of the new fair
association, and get options on
grounds, secure a charter and in any
other way boost the proposition.
auhacr,o, For Thu uarah