Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-02-18
THE CONSOLIDATION OF
OUR TWO COUNTY FAIRS

eryone in Morgan county can hearth
ly applaud the result of the SIX
weeks effort made by the county
commissioners, the Chesterhill fair
board and the county fair board,
which eliminated in the consolida-
ton of the two fairs, Monday night,
when the Chesterhill fair board OIL
ficially sanctioned the resolutions
combining the two fairs. The con-
solidation will save the county each
year the 81 200 to 81 1,400 which has
been appropriated from county
funds for the Chesterhill fair, and
which was mandatory so long rs
the fair was held. Many We're the
stumbliny blocks encountered at al
most every angle Of approach made
by the three groups co-cerned to eff
feet the constellation In spite OF
the difficulties spi did spirit OF
l.iendli1css ard cooperation was
evidenced by all parties concerned
in this noteworthy effort to stop an
unnecessary drain for fair purposes
upon the treasury of one of the low
est tax duplicate counties in the
state. Both fair boards at the out
set faced deficits totaling $500,
of which the county fair board
owed $4,000, and the Chesterhill
fair board $4,000. This staggering
deficit had been accumulated in
spite of appropriations for the past
several years of more than $4,000
each year from the general fund Of
the county resources. These appro-
priations are mandatory under the
state law and represent the min
imum which the county fair could
receive, or $4,000 per year, and the
maximum which the Chesterhih
fair could receive, or $1,000 to ST.
400.
There were four major things to
be accomplished The Chesterhili
fair had to go out of business. The
county fair had to agree to pay out
of county appropriations at least a
part of the Chesterhill indebted
ness. The county commissioners,
facing a deficit in county funds, had
to sacrifice temporarily, that the
county might be saved the expense
of two fairs in the future. The
banks holding the notes of the two
fair boards had to be satisfied with
arrangements before the consollda-
tion could take place. That all of
these things could be accomplished
in harmony and good feeling is a
lasting credit to all individuals con-
cerned in the transaction.
The details of the consolidation
are incorporated in the resolutions
passed unanimously by the mem
bers of the county fair board, and
which follow:
Resolution
Because Morgan county is the
only county in tho state, which has
within s2O,OOO.OO0 as low tax dup
licate, that is supporting two coun
ty fairs, and as a result, the draia
upon county funds for fair purposes
is more than the county can afford,
and further, because both fairs are
losing money in spite of all the
county appropriations for fair pur-
poses, the members of the Morgan
County Agricultural Society do
hereby resolve that: In the event
that the Chesterhill fair board
agrees to consolidate with the coun-
ty fair board and desist from hold
ing a fair at Chesterhill, the Nor
gan County Agricultural Society
agrees to pay off the note of ST.
435 held by the Chesterhill bank,
and to set aside, for this purpose,
from the county levy of 81, 500 paid
them by the county commissioners
and mandatory under the law, the
sum of 1895, in each of five years
of 1888, 1884. 1885, 1886, and
1887 Such sum is to be applied
each year to pay IN full the prin-
ciple and interest of the Eastern
Ohio Agricultural Society note of
$1,435. The $500 Of current bills
of the Eastern Ohio Agricultural
Society to be met as follows: The
Morgan County Agricultural Society
will cut their 1881 class and club
premiums % and apply same to
an account of $500 current bills
owed by the Eastern Ohio Agricul-
tural Society, provided the Eastern
Ohio Agricultural Society will cut
their class and club 1881 premiums
1870 and apply same towards the
payment of the above mentioned
$500 account. The Morgan County
Agricultural Society further agrees
to make payment of the balance of
the above mentioned $500 after
the 1870 reduction by the Eastern
Ohio Agricultural Society has been
applied not later than Sept. 80,
1882. The Morgan County Agricul-
tural Society agrees to set aside
from the county levy of 1900
paid them by the county commits
sioners and mandatory under the
law, the sum of $665 each year be-
ginning with 1888, until the note
of $1,000 held by the Citizens bank
against said society is paid in full.
Larger payments will of course be
made when possible from other rev.
enue
Both fair boards were most reluc-
tant to pro-rate last years prem
iums even 15c on each dollar which
was necessary to effect this all time
saving OF county expenditures for
fair purposes. However, when they
saw graphic picture of the amount
of premium money they had been
amount of money they had been
taking in at the gate, the conclusion
was reached that it was only just