Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-24

For the Standard.

Nv. q.
GENTLEMEN ~ was pleased to see the communi-
cation of 49," in your last issue, and cordially sec
ond hisyiews. ] concur with him in the opinion
that the County and District Fairs and ought to
be made auxiliary to the State Fair, and hope here
after those Counties and Districts intending to hold
Fairs, will have them anterior to the State Fair.
As to the idea that the late Fair failure, no
sensible man who was present. will for a moment
admit it. 'Tis true in some departments, there was
deiciency-in others it was vastly superior to the
preceding Fairs.
Your correspondent, ssS' Tin whom recognise a
public spirited citizen of the eastern part Of the
State has fully exploded the idea of failure in Civ
ing somewhat detailed account of the various
things exhibition. In the matter of material
aid' it was the most successful Fair yet held, and
the condition of the State Society is on better
footing than it has been. We went into the
late Fair twelve hundred dollars in debt. The
Treasurer's account now exhibits eight hundred dol
lars hand, every claim against the Society having
been satisfied. Add to this the annual State dOna-
ton of fifteen hundred dollars, and the account will
stand twenty-three hundred dollars in the treasury
to prepare for the next exhibition, against twelve
hundred dollars in debt at the beginning of the late
Fair Here is fair showing to improve on the
past; and the Executive Committee are determined
to leave stone unturned to make the next exhi-
bition a success beyond cavil or dispute.
We were not surprised at the structures OF the
Associate Editor of the Standard relative to the want
of attention and facilities shown the Press at the late
Fair, for they were Just and will be attended to in
future but were surprised at citizen of Ra-
leigh and Associate Editor of of the leading pa
pers of the State not becoming member of the
State Society, and DOMINIC the badge which would
have given him the free entire to the grounds at all
times without troubling his pocket for that twenty
five cents, of which he made mention.* But
will not quarrel with the Associate Editor now
We will see to it that the Editorial Corps hereafter
shall have complimentary tickets, and facilities af
forded them for obtaining all the information they
DESIRE
1t is great sur upon our State, Messrs. Editors,
that can't do things creditable a scale in
North Carolina is done in other States. See the
examples of Virginia and Maryland Their State
Societies well endowed, and their annual exh
billions are "fixed facts" for the future, while
Society has been struggling for dear life, and been
compelled, from the low state of the funds in the
treasury, to offer list of premiums which makes
the cheek of our State pride mantle with morti6ca
ton. Your City of Raleigh, gentlemen, shows de-
gree of nggardliness in this matter reprehensble in
the extreme. Look at Richmond and Petersburg
and see what they have done for their Fairs, aud
witness the eminent which attends them,
while Raleigh looks with folded arms and suffers
the State Society to struggle for hare existence
Ten twenty thousand dollars would be small do
nation for your town to make 10 the treasury Of the
State Society. 1t would be money well spent, in
the leading interest of the State and l have
doubt would handsomely reimburse you in few
years. The State Society needs money, and good
round sum of it, to make Fairs respectable and
permanent. The State has been liberal enough in
donating fifteen hundred dollars annually, and if the
City of Raleigh and twenty or thirty counties would
show like liberal spirit ends could be accom-
plished for all time to come. Edgecombe is ready
now, she has been heretofore, to raise five hun
dred thousand dollars, whenever backed by
twenty counties with like sum. Without some
farther aid, fear Society will maintain sickly
existence for few years, and expire.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
ID. OF EDGECOMBE.