The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-17
State Fair In osoY~,a

We are under obligations TO the friend who ba.
furnished the letter which we subioin. and will
always esteem il favor TO be kept informed Of all
such important movements,
To the Editors If the Southern Press:
MoHrcoMERY, ALABAMA, Sept. 8, 1850
4. As a specimen Of what ths South is dong, and
what she is capable Of accomplishing, | give Won
a condensed statement Of the transactions of III,
State Fair OF Georgia. held at Atlanta on the 18th
and 18th of August last This was the fifth an
nua fair that has been held in that State. The
crowd in attendance was variously estimated
from ten to twenty thousand. Most of the South,
ern States, and many others, were represented
either by their citizens articles exhibited 70
premiums The money distributed as prizes
amounted to near thousand dollars, exclusiv
of some fifty siIper cups, and about tscsnty sire
medals, valued at from three to ten dollars each
Premiums were offered for the best horses
draught, harness. and saddle; for the best o
jacks and mules, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry.
agricultural implements, and products; horucul
ture, manufactured articles, factory goods, yarns
&c.; domestic fabrics, fancy articles, ernbroider
and needle work, and the fine arts. There WEI
numerous competitors for the premiums in
of these departments. Premiums were awarde
to citizens of Georgia, Tennessee, South Caro-
lima, Virginia, Alabama, Massachusetts, and New
York Among the stock exhibited, were th'
finest imported booded animals--horses, cattle.
swine, sheep, and poultry. Among the various
articles exhibited, were superior cut nails, and
large assortment of wrought iron and castings;
round fat aud square bars ouefis, Pois Kettles and
irons, &c. from the Etowah Iron Works, IN Cass
county. Georgia, under the management Oh flon'
Mark A. Cooper, one of Georgia's most useful,
as well as Industrious citizens. DIR. James Camak,
Of Athens, exhibited some Jorty.fpe varieties OF
pear; and Georgia made paper was exhibited, and
I" Cobb's Georgia Reports made entirely by
Georgians from Georgia material" The different
csut off ha fata had m
rious specimens of shrting, sheeting, os,abtngs,
thread dmity, ticking, &c. The ladies from every
part Of the State seem to have contributed their
quota to the exhibition notice premiums were
awarded to them by the dozens. In fact, Judging
from the list Of premiums, the ladies' exhibited
far more industry and energy than the gentlemen.
Premiums were obtained by the ladies', for a
thousand and one different kinds of articles, IN
fact for everything The ingenuity ora ioonian could
plan and execute. from pair Of dogs HAIR SACKS,
to silk bed quilt. Several specimens OF silks,
both raw and manufactured; silk handkerchiets,
socks, threads, reeled sewing and knitting SILK,
were exhibited. Nor were the Fine Arts neglected
Paintings in oil colors, pencil and Indian Ink,
were there. To Mrs. Mary Jane Urquahart, OF
Columbus, Georgia, was awarded the hrst pre-
MUM, being an oil paintings beautiful land
scape Three pieces in oil were exhibited, exc
cuted by George Mangham, youth OF only 10
years--a very remarkable production from boy
of his age But it would be impossible, IN COM
munication of this character, to notice all or the
articles presented, suffice it, they were such as
made every Georgian present feel proud OF his
State, proud of his countrymen, ana stiii more
proud of his country icon,en. notice some nine or
ten cotton factories in the State, were there, veing
with each other in the superiority OF their FABRICS
If Georgia continues TO go on, as she il now
rapidly doing. she will most certainly have many
a Lowell and Manchester within her limits, and
the Northern manufacturer will find, (when TOO
4 y A. IL Lee, Irtxynn ~
harsh and unbrotheriy treatment,to whom he Will
ultimately have to succomb and give way Let
our Southern States, as they are now doing, fol-
low the example of Georgia, and we Will soon
see of how much more benefit the Union will be
to us than it now is. We will be able then TO
realize some of the benefits of protective tariff,
instead Of, as now, sharing all as o"asns.
Georgia is right. She is on the high-road to
prosperity. May she still go and progress until
all her resources are developed, which, when
done, will secure to her position very far above
any Of the manufacturing States of the North.
Yours. &c. ,fjtn1 r.. C. S.