The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-05
Plan Ali
Building For
Fair Ground
Annual Meeting of Stearns
County Agricultural So
ciety Held Fri. Eve.
OFFICERS REELECTED
Stakeholder Members Vote to
Extend Corporate Ex-
istence of Fair

Several speakers were present at
the annual meeting of the Stearns
County Agricultural Society held
in the Community Club rooms last
Friday evening to give the stock
holders some information regard
ing the WPA works project for
county fairs. In this project it is
proposed to erect a All building
and to improve other buildings and
beautify the grounds.
The meeting was called to order
by w. H. Rattle, following which
the Secretary, J. A. Schoenhoff
read his report. This report re-
vealed that the receipts of the 1885
fair were $5635.67 and the disburse-
ments were $561S.34, leaving a bal
ance Of $1733 in the treasury.
Senator Ralph Woolsey, of Mel
rose, was invited to explain to the
stockholders the legal way of ex-
tending the corporate existence Of
the fair. The articles of incorpora-
ton had expired in 1882, and the
proposal to extend the corporate
existence Of the association for
thirty years, to 1862. was voted by
roll call of stakeholder member
ship. The proposition carried.
Mr.. Woolsey also read two let
tiers, the first from Victor Christ
gau, head Of the Works Progress
Administration, and the second
from Roy Frank, Assistant Attor-
ney General, which pertained to
the proposed WPA project at the
fair grounds. The letter from Mr..
Christgau follows:
November n, 1882.
Mr.. Ralph v. Woolsey
Attorney at Law
Melrose, Minnesota.
Subject: SteaEns County Agricul-
tural Society.
Dear Mr.. Woolsey:
We are in receipt Of your letter
o. November 26th relative to the
Stearns County Agricultural Sc
ciety.
In order to qualify for submits
sion Of project to the Works Pro-
gress Administration, it is neces-
sary that the sponsor be an author
i2ed governmental unit such as
city or county or some similar pub
lie body.
In line with the above, it will
then be necessary for you to see
that the property of the Stearns
County Agricultural Society be
owned by the City Of Sank Centre
or by Stearns County. If the pres
ent status Of the property OF this
society is that it is now owned pri-
vately, 1t will be necessary that the
title of this property be conveyed
to either of the above mentioned
public bodies. The society may in
turn, however, obtain a lease from
either the city or county, as the
case may be, for any number Of
years, preferably longtime lease
Of twenty-five years or more.
It Is necessary that this title as
conveyed be permanent, as q
transfer Of title to serve only for
the length Of time for which pro-
ject is to be executed win not be
allowed.
There has been no definite time
set for the submission Of projects
to this office for approval. How
ever, 1t will be necessary now that
when you submit your project pro-
posal that you also submit a COW
ering letter in six copy form giving
the reason for which this project
Is being prepared at this time and
necessity for it's approval.
Mr.. J. Cameron Jenkins, our Dis
trict Supervisor at st. Cloud, Min
nesota, will be glad to assist you
with any Of the details in connec-
ton with making up a project for
presentation to this office for ap-
proval.
We trust that the above informa-
ton will answer your inquiry.
Yours very truly,
Victor Christgau,
state Administrator.
Following this the election Of Of
ficers took place, all Of the former
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