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San Jose Society don't own the grand stand at all. No charge had 

 been made for ladies and children. One o£ the objects to be attained 

 is the exclusion of objectionable persons, to prevent smoking and 

 tobacco chewing, and the protection of ladies and children from dis- 

 turbance and annoj^ance of all kinds. 



Mr. Wolf strongly supported the policy of charging for admission 

 to the stand, and expressed a wish that, instead of fifty cents, the 

 price of admission be raised to one dollar. 



Dr. Grattan argued that whatever the Society should determine to 

 be the rule, it should be made generally known, that it may be dis- 

 tinctly understood, thereby removing all cause of complaint. He 

 thought, however, that a distinction should be made and recognized 

 between the holders of season tickets and those who merely paid for 

 daily admission to the grounds, and was in favor of admitting all 

 holders of season tickets to the grand stand free of extra charge. 



Hon. R. C. Sargent desired that the best course possible for the 

 advancement of the interests of the Society should be pursued. He 

 would like to have the question that had been raised definitely set- 

 tled at once, and thought it would be well to leave it to a vote of 

 the members. 



J. Sarles was of the opinion that rather than persist in a course 

 that was objectionable to many, it would be cheaper for the Society 

 to abolish the charge for admittance to the spectators' stand alto- 

 gether. The charge had created an unfavorable impression, and the 

 Society could not afford to create and foster unfavorable impressions. 

 By doing so it would be the loser. He thought it was not to the 

 interest of the Society to continue it. 



Hon. R. C. Sargent said that charges were made for admittance to 

 the grand stand at all the fairs he had ever attended, and he could 

 not see the propriety of admitting parties free in Stockton. 



Mr. Overhiser thought it would be well to make some rule by 

 which husbands could obtain free admission to the grand stand and 

 all partg of the fair grounds to find their families when they desired ' 

 to depart for their homes. 



The discussion took a wide range, and, after a somewhat protracted 

 and at times amusing debate, a rising vote was taken, resulting in 21 

 in favor of continuing the charge of fifty cents admission to the grand 

 stand, and 5 against. 



On motion, the meeting adjourned. 



