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it? 1ftI itOi it Fair.— Is near at hand, and when J;we write again it will in; amid the bu»tle i% I*and confusion of the Eighth Annual Ex-hibitiun of the ;diue (joiintv Agricultural it. ii,( and Meehauical Society. Never since its p ’ rganiz»tion ha- its time of meeting beenloosed lonvard to with uiore hopeful .J'11 i anticipations of success. We give in brief {•' j a sketch of its organization and working. J| - j The association was loruiedj in the jcar u I a time of great j rospei ity In Saline [i “■j,1 county, with lt;o|. M. 51. M.iriuaduke. one Itt ! of Missouri's most distinguished sons.for it-lir-t President; and the liist Fair was held J(, in tin* Fall of ls57. A new era w a then commencing. The pioneer class. indolent j I as to improvement and progress, anti car-1 ^ ' in for only just enough to cat anti wearj i- i tiad given away to tile thrifty and intelli- • s j jfent class*of farmers who about this timeI had taken tail |lt;i„.t—ion of our beautiful A ' | country. .Money was easily made ami Is * Ireely spent in improvements. They saw t.i it w ith prophetic eye the grand dcstiu tii.it , [•' r i awaited the lautl ow ner. and a pride to;/* ' ex el I in tine stock anil farm prtnlm tioiis -j, ' (begot a spiriteil rivalry which brought Ti r about an nttenipt to holtl a Fair. Noplace g j w as selected until enough -lock bail been |t, ,. taken, when it was found lliat Miami in ..(Township held the largest number ot J;’ shares, anil took the lead in the enterprise j r.’1 and the Fair wa- located aUMiuinui. N’umer n. I ntis difficulties beset its friends on every i*« 1 hand. Not more than one hall the money ! f subscribedjwa- ever paid in. Mid croaker* j preilieted a failure, yet steady bauds were 1 nt the tielm and they succeeded in placing I it upon a basis as permanent as any Fair I in the State. Col. Marinaduko served as ■ President two years, and was succeeded 1 I* j by It. JkUiunT. Esq.. and lie alter one •1 1 u j term by (’«!. Joitn M. Lew is. These three, Is ! honored, resjieeted and loved for their ml- J i mirable qualities and sterling worth, are la ‘ gone. We have few left like them, lmt they | 1left behind them monuments to perpetuate j tiieir public spirit and devotion to the in- I ^ | teresfs of tlnir county. The war with irs j 1,1 | attendant evils ruined agricultural inter-; H, ' i ests. and the Society suspended operation j ~ for four years, and the fail grounds at1 intervals were occupied by the soldiery, ij and were greatly damaged, the fencing and pi, amphitheatre having been entirely in destroyed. After the war a few ot those . J|« who remembered tlie glory of the past [£ made eflorts to revive tlie organization p. .; thev were sneeessfnl. and from tlie ruins 1 m U j rose substantial improvements, which j r! were fully equal to the former ones. Ip) e( Itavid Vaiighn. Esq.. a faithful worker u. a j and n man alive to tlie w elfare ot the ]*• r county, was the lirat President under the J;' 11 new order of things'. lie. after serving in- ! two years gave place to I.S. Parsons. Esq.,, Itc I : tlie present wortliy and efficient President, ! J?|- ! From the beginning tin* Association lias r I bad at its head the very best men w hich1 i i accounts for its success, and they have j '.(always given universal satisfaction. It sj has never fallen Into the error of giving| extravagant premiums, but such as eircum-i stances would justify. and to articles and• i animals tnogt useful and profitable to our I people. Experience lias taught tiiat it is , : the most profitable to charge stockholders1 and their families and no entrr fee for the j ' i exhibition of stock. e„ thereby securing :If i larger and better rings. We cordially in- { ej vite everybody to meet, with us and par-'jtieipate in the Fall holidays, and we I!( promise pleasant and profitable tim e. lk' I Fairs as a general tiling are ephemeral in i s * their nature, springing up with vigor, ami} s I dying out in the same way. Ours ha«! passed the dangers of tlie first veara. and I j better still, will alter next week be tree, O’ ^ , wlmlly free from debt. Our community ; i have reason to be proud of its success, and I Kiwe would sav to other sections who eon-f | template having fairs i* is no child's play jj* f to conduct tliem successfully for a period ’ p‘ P of eight years.s I Tomatok.r.—Tomatoes avt medically in
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Marshall Saline County Progress
Marshall, Missouri, US
Fri, Sep 08, 1871
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