Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-29
From the Ohio Cultivator.
The Great Fair at Buffalo.


led in the minds Of the tens Of thousands Of per.
sons, who attended the New York State Fair
just held at Buffalo, were not at all disappoinl.
ed. Ii was truly a great and beautiful exhibi-
lon Of the productive wealth aud mechanical
skill of the country, and its effects cannot fail
10 be highly sautary upon the minds Of the i'm.
monss multitude Of farmers and others who
were present.
The weather was highly favorable, and the
arrangements for the exhibition and for the ac
commodatiOn Of visitors we're so complete and
extensive that the whole affair passed of most
peusanIly-giving less occasion for individual
grievances or complaints than on any former oc-
casion Of the kind. The exhibition, too, al
though less extensive insome OF It's departments,
or less perfect in quality than some former ex-
hibitions, was on the whole more complete and
extensive, and consequently more attractive and
useful than any previous one. The attendance
Of spectators, also, was somewhat larger than
1T any previous show, although il is difficult TO
Judge with accuracy on this point where the
throng is Commonly so very great. The num-
ber OF persons (6esides ciIizens Of Bufalo) in at
tendance at the Fair, was estimated at from for
~ TO my thousand! A considerable portion of
these were from Ohio and Other western States,
aud from Canada. goodly number of ami
mails, fruits and other articles for exhibition were
also present from Ohio aud other western States
and Canada. We rejoice at this, and we hope
that our Ohio farmers especially, of whom hun
dreds were present, have come home with de-
termination to do all in their power to awaken
such spirilof improvementamong their neigh
bors and throughout our State as will be the
means in few years of producing an ONO
STATE FAIR as creditable to our farmers and
mechanics as the one they have just witnessed
is to those Of New York. Why should this not
be donel We have all the requisite materials.
Nothing is wanting but the spirit.
We have not sufficient space in this number
10 speak in detail of the different departments
Of the exhibition, and shall therefore merely
glance at few of its leading features, postpo-
ming particulars for another occasion. Our rea.
ders will have the full benefit of our observa.
tons in the course Of time.
The Fruit C0nrenii0n is first in the order of
time. Ii commenced on the 1st., four days be.
fore the Fair. We arrived on the morning of
the 3D., and found goodly number Of nurse
rymen and fruit growers assembled, with large
collection Of fruits.
Much discussion was had in relation to the
different varieties Of fruits brought forward for !
examination; and it soon became evident that
the convention would fail Of accomplishing as
much good as had been anticipated owing to |
want OF proper method IN the deliberations, and
the want o experience in conventions of this
kind. At one time hours would be spent in use
less controversy; at another Iime fruits would
be passed on and voted good. bad or Indifferent,
with snch haste as 10 preclude due thought or
deliberaIon. The consequence is, that while
the published transactions Of the convention
contain much valuable information, they con-
tain much that is crude and illdg2sted, and
some positive errors. We do not think there
fore that The decisions Of the convention will be
generally adopted as standard in regard TO
names or character Of fruits.
We shall speak of this again, and give some
extracts from the Report. In the mean time we
hope that the fruit convention at New York CT.
ty, and that Of our own State at Columbus will
be more successful in accomplishing the mpor-
tant purposes for which they are appointed.
The ShoD Grounds for the State Fair were
we'll selected, embracing field of about sixteen
acres, little over a mile from the city, on Della.
ware street. This field was enclosed, as usual,
with tight board fence some twelve feet high,
with convenient gaIeways for the ingress and
egless of the multitude, and numerous BODY orI
police to keep order. In front and outside the
enclosure were erected spacious business of.
fee" and "ticket office;" next, inside was va.
cant ground for large machinery, such as thrash
ing machines, &C., where they were exhibited |
in operation; then we came TO "mechancs hall"
$50 by ITO feet, next "dairy hall" 40 by 15O
feet, next manufacturers and miscellaneous
hall'' 20 by 150 feet, (these buildings were made
Of pine boards and erected for the purpose,
next and most attractive Of all was the "Hori. |
cultural tent" known TO some as the great Ober.
lin tent) 80 by 100 feet, next the "horse parade"
consisting Of a circular railing some $50 feet in
diameter: back Of this stood the societies tent
for addresses, &C., committees and editors rooms,
and refreshment rooms; then pens for sheep and
swine, coops for poultry, &C.. and back of all
in grove Of tall forest trees were ratings and
posts for cattle, finely sheltered from the sun
and provided with provender, water, &c. The
whole expense of fitting up tho grounds, inclu-
ding fences, buildings, &C., was Stated at about
$2500, and was betrayed by the citizens of Buc.
falo. This they could we'll afford to do if the
amount was collected from the hotel and board.
ing house keepers, steamboat owners, &c., ac.
cording TO the amount Of profit they derived
from the exhibition.
The stock and other articles for exhibition
were mostly got on the ground during Monday,
and the forenoon Of Tuesday. On Tuesday the
grounds were only open to the judges and to
members of the society; but these alone made
very respectable assembage. Wednesday was
the first public show day, and long will the chi-
zens Of Buffalo remember the lively spectacle
which their streets exhibited that morning. A
n've of bees when jus; about to swarm is tho
best representation we can think Of Before
noon the show grounds (sxteen acres) seemed
literally filled with human beings and other
ave stock, and still the city and all the roads
leading to and from the same we're thronged
with pedestrians and every kind of vehicles.
On Thursday the crowd u,. ,i;oL,I,, E..;