New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-29
AewDork Daily Tribt,,re
TIE NEW-YORR STATE FAIR.
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cor,,,ponderc- Of The n. Y Tribune.
WATERFOWL, J,ftersen Co., n. Y, Sept. ~
raid a witt to-lay ~ the IT, unds which have
boon ;ros, for the State Fair which is to open on
Tuesday. the Seth instant.
The cnupds are conveniently located @ elevated
,,rd on ,he outskirts of the village, in a south
eos,erly direction rum the public square, about one
,ou,tb of a mile from the Rome and Cape Vincent
Railroad Depot.
The grounds embrace y acres, and are incOeed by
l;cb hCsrd fence with five entrances Jay street,
which is accessible by several avenues. Toward uo
ear Of the in osure II beautiful grove OF eight acres,
which adds ry material, TO the appearance OF Us
grOuncs. . Ia. ~ ,h.,
grounds and arancemei Is: At the main entrance V
long building ar angei into apartments for the occe-
pancy ofihc Secretary, judges, Pps. Superinshusu,
and lining room aud kitchen at the end. Inc 'rse
huiluii on tie north i nrge building 2o0 tees cng
and 81 feet wide for the exhibition Of mehanics M
pements. with two steam-cngiues "t sufficient power
TO drive any machinery that may be offered. Soa'n
of his il Domestic Hall, building loo feet long, icr
the exhibition OF manufactured articles. Adjoining
Floral II ALL tent lJO feet long by ~ feet wide tables
have been erected around the for the exhibition
Of fruits flowers plants &c. in the center large len-
pie of Lii eriy has been erected, and entirely entwned
with ey,ryreers: upon this will be- placed OF the
cloIcest plants and flowers There " also in the opsn
SPACE in the I. Mt very handsome fountain, which will
he n
ST. aims Floral Hail alone will be well worthy OF
"A visit and will receive a large share OF attention.
Next souih of this is the Presidents tent the speak
,s tent snd near by large fountain and two leading
rings e rings are designed for the exhibition OF cat
tle In tie grove is building $50 feet long, for tho
exhibition of roury On the south side OF The grounds
are stables suffer, for eco horses and ON the cast end
stalls for sc head OF cattle. The sheep and SWINE pens
are extended around on the northeast SIDE, and Gil mo
s,sbs and stalls anged iu the most comfortable
nam er. $1,000 -.
eighth Of "A mile around finely graded and u located IN
tie .ouiLeAst portion of the grounds elevated seas,
capable OF seating 600 persons have been cree ed ~
as TO command view of the track. Ihls trssk mas
been prepared for the purpose of showing ue hnc
points of H. animals exhibited, and not Tor aract-
course for Jockeys To speculate upon ~
several lu,ldlnps have bean erected by individuals
for ,he exhibition of articles The arrangements for
the Fair the most complete, and the grounds the
est conve ent and best adapted Of any fair held for
mauy ytais. Applications for space have been ~.
c,iy;d IN nbunda ce iom all parts of the state ana
there is every to believe that il will supass he
exhibition of last year, IL will be opened on Tuesday
IL eXb bturs 10 complete The aHahBemen~, an' ""
Wednesday To the pubic.
ON Thu sdsy the exhibition Of Sheep, Swine AND
Poultry aud the trial OF Horses in the rings VIII AXE
MACE Tie piow ing and spadng matches viii take
place the same day on the lands oi Nathahei H"'e'
IT, On LesIy street, Pamelia
On Friday the Prize Animals viii be exhibited on
the Grounds in mont Of Floral Hail. and the eddrsss
| by lie Hon. VIM. Jessup OF Montrose, Pa, VIII be
delivered at O'Clock p N.
public meetings will be held on Tuesday, Wednes-
dsy and 1hursday evenings in the village Tor ds-
cussions on Hortcu turc, Fruit, and Stock lmple-
| ments and improvements In Agriculture.
The prospects that the attendance VIII be IN
con uon, lhge Il will be- ea-y OF acces, from all
the iape places on the ~. Lawrence River and tho
Lakes by steamboat To Cape Vincent, and thence
81 olt iid by railroad Trains will run irequentiy from
Rome TO Waieriown, and also on the POtseam Road.
III rates Oh the cars and steamers will be reduced one
half. The b,ie accommodations are much better
than lest year at Elmra where some of the landlords
ff,een hotels, four five of which are first.cass.
These are restricted by the state Society To
charge but 81 a day. To mske up for this, they
will pack the rooms with cots and where only one or
two persons ought to be- m four TO ten will have tO
be- This will be endurable If their guests sre not
PEELED TO dine at eaciated tables az was the caso
az some of the istclsss hotels last year at the Far,
whore the lack of food was supp.,ed by an abundance
OF black walters.
The merchants and business men, hackmen and
venders OF all sorts making calculations for agreat
trade and good profits II will not be their fault II any
who seek To supply their wants pas through me
clutches Of the bordes Of money grabbers and finally
succt ed in leaving town with money enough TO stand
treat Tor hoOsei Judge and jury.
Aside from the hotels, ABOUT a hundred private
houses will be opened to accommodate visitors. Oo
the vacant lots opposite The fair grounds, al nnusr-
able number Of bo-ths are being erected and tho
lovers OF gingerbread, pop beer, and cold pork AMI
beam, can have a democratic feed tor bt Genus, AMI
rising ding TO the capacity Of their funds Per
baps il will be wll hint to the unsophptioated that
the professional gentlemen Of all grades win oe pres
ent from tie Oiy-toIgued thmble-rigger to the gen.
t.el pickpotke the confidential ropern 10 the gentle
n anly. al caring gambler Some Of these gentkmen
have esdy arrived and looking out for rooms to
open faro-bankr &c. One Of the landlords was offered
$lO day for for this purpose, but refused
II il expected that Gov. Clark will be present on
Friday.