Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-12-19
Agricultural Society Meeting.

Following is the report of the directors
of the Agricultural Society of Montgomery
County for the year ending December 10th
Your Board would like to make report
showing a clean credit side to the ledger
and good balance in bank, but it seems
to be hard to do so. though the showing
this year is better than last Beginning
the year with note in bank of $1,000.
this has been reduced to $4,000, and the
amount of outstanding Indebtedness is
about the same as last year with about
the same amount Of collectible bills.
Early in the year it was decided to try
and arrange budget for the season and
a committee was appointed, which went
carefully over the accounts for the past
three years. and after considerable con-
sideration presented a well rounded budget.
which was well adhered to in most depart
ments. In fact, the expenditures showed
an amount under the whole budget of
about three hundred dollars on the items
included in it. but there were number of
unforeseen items that had to be provided
for and the total receipts did not quite
meet the total expenditures.
1t was found that a number of the
blighted chestnut trees scattered over the
grounds were in such shape that they
were dropping limbs at any time and
considerable sum was spent in cleaning
them out. most of the stables were re-
rooted with roll roofing. and new cases
were built in the building that was set
aside for the women's exhibit. Almost all
the electric wires on the grounds were
originally hung on trees, and these had to
be removed and poles set for them. as the
tree support was found unsatisfactory.
This. it is thought, should be sufficient for
a number of years.
Early in the year an order was passed
by the board allowing the exchange of
certificates of indebtedness for life men,
bershps. This has been taken advantage
of by twelve citizens and the certificates
now outstanding amount to $2,025. A
great number of the original owners of
these certificates have died. number of
the original certificates have been lost, and
the list of owners is in bad shape. 1t
would be well If others holding them would
exchange them for the membership, which
has the same value but carries number
of privileges obtainable in no other way.
1t looks as though the limit of receipts
| f. 10 AID Eoir no
the last three years have run within few
hundred dollars of each other We have
Given the best Fair Obtainable. and while
it seems necessary to hold it ahead OF the
Winchester, Va. Fair. as long as harness
races are the main attraction the receipts
of past Fairs have always been larger
when the exhibition was held later in the
month and this matter is left for the in
coming board to think over. Whether to
stick to harness races with smaller re-
ceipts or try some other form Of amuse-
ments for bigger crowd.
We mourn the loss during the year of our
fellow director. Lewis W. Barnsley. whose
energy has been sorely missed in the pre-
liminary work for the Fair.
We regret to have TO say that Charles
G. Holland. whose craftsmanship of the
grounds committee has added so much to
the comfort of visitors at the grounds for
the past four years. has decided that his
many other activities will no longer per-
nit him to hold place as director, and
has asked that his name be left OH the
list to be voted for at this meeting.
The financial statement follows