Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-07-06


spendor This is because market IS brought TO our
doors, by the Iron Horse, which swim the Ocean,
leap the valley clear the mountain with burden,
which 10000 Camels could not carry. However fairs
are much encouraged IN this country and England by
certain cities and individuals for the benefit OF Crystal
Palace Builders, Hotel Keepers Ship Owners, Rail-
way Corporations and other speculators For instance
1t hardly an estimate to say that the citizens
OF New York will realize clear profit of So, 900
by their approaching fair, although it is nothing buta
temporary Museum, or collection Of industrial curosi
ties, in connection with Theatres, Menageries and
other exhibitions for amusement in various parts Of
the city. Still, general jubilee in the American
Metropolis will attract people from all quarters,
and will have tendency to nationalize them.
Fairs may be divided into two classes. lst Those
that sell only article; and ID, Those shat sell
many or all articles of Commerce. OF these two
classes Great Britain has greater number of each
than any other nation. Thus she has three annual
Fairs for Horses-one at Woodbridge, where Suffolk
horses are exhibted second at Howden, where
horses for Yorkshire huntsmen displayed, and the
third Honey Castle, in August, which is the largest
Horse Fair in the world where thousands Of horses
are exhibited for sale, and during its continuance
Ia ge number of dealers attend from all parts Of the
Kingdom, many from the Continent, and sumo from
America. Cattle Fairs are more numerousth any
others, and are held at various points within the
Empire Fairs devoted solely to the sale of Cheese,
or cheese and butter are also very common, such as
those of Woodstock Ipswich &c. There are also in
England, Fairs for the sale Of Textile fabrics only
and for the exhibition or the exhibition and sale Of
,v:ld beasts, as at the Bartholomew Fair in London,
which might he suppressed with advantage, except
for The study Of natural History The general Fairs
OF England are for the most part held at Stourbrdge,
Bristol, Exeter and London. A Worlds Fair is now
going on in Dublin.
French Fairs occur at various places, but Of late
years they have greatly fallen Oft The principle one
is that held al Beaucaire, in the department OF the
Gard in July. 1t is said that the business done at
this Fair in 1888, exceeded 100000. The princi-
Pile German, or rather European Fairs, are held at
Frankfort on the Maine. Frankfort onthe Oder, and
at Leipsic particularly the latter, which is the great
market for selling German Books Every publisher
in Europe has an agent at the Leipsic Fair which is
not unlike our "tradc sales" in America. As many
rs 1000 new publications have been in Leipsic
Catalogue and Leipsc is the literature of Germany
what London is 10 that of England. Each Of these
Fairs continues from IS to 20 days, and there are
three Of them at Lepsic every year. One in Jnnnary,
another at Easter, and third at Michelmass. The
Easter Fair is the great book market. One stringent
regulation q, Leipsc, TO promote fairness by cash and
puucual payments, is to allow no days Of grace for
a debt contracted al the Fair. The holder Of bill
mus. demand payment the day it becomes due,
ba hoce ted
rcry dag and returned by the first opportunity. If he
neglect any of these regulations he loses all right Of
recourse upon the drawer and cndorsefs The most
celebrated Italian Fair s that held at Sinigaglia on
The NIisa. Russia has tTo great FaifsJ one at Novo.
corod, on the Voleu, and the other at Kiacha in
Siberia. Tile Fair of Novogorod Is by far the most
noted of any in the world. Its Bazars or Market
Houses are the most splendid establishments of the
kind in existence. The futs alone sold at this fair
usually amount to about 20,O00,000 ANNUALLY. Tie
iron and iron articles to S5 O000 900 and downward
The value of business regularly done at il is estinat-
ed ut SOo, ,oOO and it generally continues for
two months All Western Asia and Eastern Europe
resort to this Fair which witnesses the presence of
over 100 600 distan. merchants, that speak nearly
every language and iargon the face of the EARTH
%
.... r. IN Nuvogofod. 1t the principle place for
- - Russian and Chinese articles. OF Mecca
,lwar w64lave spoken before.
s.io better evidence of the rapid progress OF
n, than the history of Fairs in it. The
ince of South Carolina had established rs
80. l723 Fairs 10 be held twice year at
Childsberry, Dorchester and Ashly River Ferry, all
in Berkeley County, which was the only portion Of the
State then settled At these Fairs, to give additional
fairness and freedom 10 commerce, our forefnthers
thought wise to prevent any arrest under civil pro-
cess, just as we exempt members of the Legisa-
,ure, or parties and witnesses al Court from arrest.
Such exemption extended also to twenty.four hours
before and after the holding of the Fair AS popnla-
ton spread it required another Fair to be established
Mt Radnor, on the Combahce, in ILL., and the pre-
amblc Of the act by which it was done, contains
furcible reasons for the Legislation. AS further evil
dence of our former dependence Fairs for market,
the Legislature Of South Carolina, as late as 1888,
had to establish another Fair at Bellyile, on the
Cungaree River, and still another in l7S5, at Winns
borough in Fairfield District. These fairs continued
TO be held mill they gradually fell into disnse by ihe
progress Of population, wealth. urnpkes, navigation,
railroads &c. So that our Fairs are now merely
voluntary and local gatherings for the purpose Of
exhibiting Live Stock, Agricultural products, Ma.
chinery and Manufactures by way of display for
premium, diploma or puff They are held not as
formerly to sell or exchange articles, but to get ones
self praised. On these occasions the attendants gen.
orally listen to second rate speech, eat good
dinner, and after getting eight adjourn for home.
Several Of the States have what are called Indus
trial Exhibitions" or " Mechanics Institutes and
a!l-of them, we believe, have more Agricul-
tural Fairs, or something like them every year. But
the Crystal Palce now building in New York is the
first attempt in the United States, to have Worlds
Fair after the present American fashion of doing
such things. This will be of service in bringing to
our shores numerous distinguished foreign visitors
who would never have come over as emigrants or
travellers, but for this fair.
Men from all countries will there come together,
adjust their accounts, learn the slate of trade in all
parts Of the world and endeavor to form new connec.
tions. representation ofeyery people, as it Were,
will be laburing at New York, though without intend
ing it, to promote each others welfare and TO extend
and strengthen those ties which bind together the
great family Of the human race. Commerce is King
indeed nowadays, and thousands even in Carolina,
seeking fortunes by speculation and lrade instead
Of labor. IIurrah then for the Jews and Yankees,
the RoTcHcHILDs and BARINGs, the Bankers and
Brokers, the thieves and liars the scoundrels and
honest men, as well the pretty girls that are assem-
bling Mt our Republican Palace. May each one be a
hero heroine in the strife for gain by thrift or
marriage.