The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-17
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President Oscar f. Benson said the July /.
4 field day was not success financially !
because it had been expected almost to
the last minute that the town and other
parties would join and in consequence of
this belief the admission price was made
very low because it was desired to have
everyone able to attend. If this original
plan, he said, had been carried out, there
would have been a balance on the right
side of the account. He added that an
other reason for the deficit was the ex
| tremely hot day. which kept some people
Iaway Those who were familiar with the
racing interests appreciated that as a re-
| suit of the races july the races at the
fair were better in class and in number of
entries.
| He said that while the treasurer's report
showed this deficit of $500 the report was
encouraging i'm view of the fact that only
a few years ago the association was in debt
lover $3,0O0.
In all, 81 shares were represented at the
meeting President Benson suggested that
several of the shares were in the names
Of estates and that it would be better if
they We're transferred on the books of the
association to individuals
Following the reports of the officers a
letter from Prof. F. G. Sears of the Mas
sachusetts Agricultural college, who has
been the Judge of fruit at the fair three
years was read. In it he said that from
his observations for that time he consid-
! cred that the fair was one of the best of
the kind in the country.
The following officers were nominated
and in each instance the secretary was in
. structed to cast one ballot for their elec-
ton:
:. President, Oscar F. Benson; vice presi-
= dents, F. l.. Houghton of Putney and F
H. Babbitt of Bellows Falls; secretary, W
\. Shumway; treasurer, f. G.. Adams exec
: utive committee, 0. F. Benson (ex-officio)
:, A. B. Clapp, L. f. Holden, r. H. Briggs
and w A. Shumway; general superintend
ent, w. A. Shumway; auditors. H. b
Chamberlain c. L. Durham and H. =
Welman.
vote Of thanks, on motion of II. b
q Chamberlain, was rendered the selectmeI
for the free use of Festival hall for tn,
meeting.
+ Under the head of new business f. c
g Crosby said that he would like to call t.
r the attention of the stockholders the sug
Is gestion of the secretary that an under
4 ground passage to the enclosure inside o
i the race track would be of great benefit
! He said that he did not offer the sugges
= ton one that must be carried out thi
: year, but one that should be kept in min
! as an improvement that would be yer
beneficial and would cost in the neighbol
hood, probably, of 81 500.
His remarks were supplemented by thos
of President Benson who said that those i
close touch with the management of tn
fair realized the cost of policing the gate
A especially on the second day, and the grea
chance of accidents. He said that th
;, buildings were now being put in such frs
/ class condition that in another year or tw
ol there would be no heavy expense to be ms
eu in that regard and that the undergroun
OF passage could be provided easily
al thought a place outside of the grounds f
II the parking of automobiles should be pr
vided also.
cl- The meeting adjourned at II 40 for Il
be annual complimentary dinner at tt
Brooks House at / o'clock
The hotel dining room was crowded du
ing the dinner hour, 1876 persons beil
served. After a pleasing repast, wh
was over shortly after o'clock, progra
III of speaking was begun. The princiI
speaker was Rev DR.. John S. Lyon
80 Holyoke, but his part on the progra
- 80 came too late to be reported in toda,
80 issue Of The Reformer.