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arated. In all of the cities and larger towns in the 

 county, it is difficult if not impossible to find land for the 

 display of live stock and ploughing, without going a long 

 distance from the exhibition hall and buildings in connec- 

 tion with other parts of the fair. When the society was 

 organized, it was easier to move the show than the people, 

 now with all of our railroad facilities it is easier to move 

 the people than the show. A central point in the county, 

 easy of access is what is wanted, and Dg,nvers is such a 

 place. The society's farm at Topsfield is geographically 

 more central but is not easy of access by steam and horse 

 cars. It may be said that other societies having a perma- 

 nent location are in debt, but they started in debt, whereas 

 this society has money enough on hand to start with. 

 Some of the old pens have been in existence forty years 

 and the exhibition of horned cattle grows less every year, 

 because the stock is not sheltered from the bad weather 

 that is likely to occur, and by having a permanent location 

 this objection could be overcome. 



Mr. Butler, of Georgetown, followed Mr. Bushby in 

 much the same line of argument, but he did not wish it 

 understood that he thought the society a failure under the 

 present system, for it was not. He himself was not in 

 favor of horse trotting (as the common acceptance of the 

 term implies), but there are -^00,000 invested in horse 

 stock farms in Essex county, and their owners are entitled 

 to due consideration. He was in favor of a permanent 

 location for the convenience of exhibitors in all depart- 

 ments of the fair, and probable increase in the quantity 

 and quality of all exhibits. With a permanent location we 

 could have ample hall accommodations which now are 

 oftentimes deficient and the fair could be continued to 

 three or four days to the benefit of the society. 



At this time a letter was read from Mr. F. H. Appleton, 

 who was unable to be present, and he was strongly op- 

 posed to a permanent location. He cited other societies 

 with permanent locations and said it only meant a local 



