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While the committee hel 1 constantly before them the 

 benefit to our agriculture and the promoting of all that 

 pertains to the welfare of our agriculturists, they saw 

 clearly that this could but be done]when^the receipts were 

 unsatisfactory. 



They also had in mind that the Society's fund had 

 largely decreased during the past six or more years,'^and 

 should be regained. 



A location was sought that would be reasonably conven- 

 ient for people from all parts of the county, and so lo- 

 cated that freight could arrive with good convenience to 

 all interested. Again, to secure fair receipts, the location 

 should be in the centre of a considerable population, which 

 would visit the shows in such goodly numbers in pleasant 

 years, as to offset losses inj^ears when bad weather came 

 with the Show. 



Such a location the committee believe they have found 

 in Peabody, a sightly field with historic connections, and 

 facing on a broad avenue, which crosses that portion of the 

 Town's park land that lies near the Town Hall. The 

 field was about ten acres in extent, during the Fair of 

 1895, but Avas inconveniently small. Your committee 

 believe that the acreage should be increased by several 

 more acres that can be bought now by the Society, and 

 will give the matter immediate attention. 



The town of Peabody has freely and unanimously voted 

 the use of the Halls in the Town Hall to the Society so 

 long as it desires to use it, and the accommodations there 

 are excellent. The use of the Institute Hall has been 

 voted by the Trustees for the annual meeting and address; 

 and a like courtesy was kindly extended of the Church 

 vestry, for the Society's meeting to fill committee vacancies 

 and for the dinner, by the Central Church Society. 



What the future fairs will be must not be gauged by the 

 fair of 1895, because the time between the decision to 

 locate in Peabody and the completion of track, live-stock 



