New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-13
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
THE LAST DAY-FINAL RESULTS.
From OuI Own Reporter

The grand National "AgHcultural' exhibition is
over: its beginning and end was like that of rocket
and Judging from the expressions of nine-tenhs of all
that have eonversed with, and from the warm enco-
mums upon the independent and leading opinions OF
THr TRIBUNE both in regard to this show and several
others of the came sort convinced that we have
The people with in opposing the desecraon OF real
Agricultural exhibitions to the sole use and benefit of
n few borse-iocEeys. ForB what we may of the az
ricultural part Of this exhibition, OF its grandoquent
name of "United States Agricultural Society. we cam
not alter the opinion OF all who have entered the gaes
OF the Enclosure at Powelton and that opinion Is that
the attraction here has been the race-eourse and ex
cent 10 very limited extent, the racecourse alone 1t
remains to be seen whether the country will sustain
National racecourse, notwithstanding 1t may be dis
yuised ul der TIE name Of National Agricultural So
Getty; and Notwithstanding the daily, pulls OF
the local press about its unparalleled Gus
CO.'S" and "immense numbers of visitors"
EvSy Gay the number n0sdr, %sS 9S e or
last in gOrhcation and proof OF popular approval the
President Of the Society officially announced at the
banquet that the exhibition had been visited by more
than 20O, 600 persons" tie had probably read the
reports of the papers and added the hities and hun
dred of thousands together and thus reached his con
cusions. fine had applied at the TrcasurerS office
and tested facts BY the receipts he would have reached
N different result Let us look at these receipts:
Tuesday, Oct 7o
We'd esdsy, Oct .oIz
Thursday, Oct lts.s
FHT@sS oS, W. iti from, the fressurer books on
suSday estimate the receipts day 1000
The Treasurer says At Is altogether TOO Hsh'
Til. makes total Of 8f3
Deductinq from this sum the amount received each
day for the hrong of vehicles that entered the gates
al 81 each and the admissions OF the thousands at 23c
each TO the course seats ana we shai' not nave
over x7 900 for single admissions at DC. each making
lbs 600 persons OF this number fully believe 10000
entered twice, but will put down at only 2oooo for
the whole number that entered more than once though
II is well known that very many went day after day
~ thn Aatn
yduas that paid 10 see the Show. Certainly ten per
cent OF that number for free tickets would be most
liberal allowance, yet will allow more, aud call IT
10 600 and thus prove by the receipts that instead OF
900 COO people as stated by The President the sum total
did not reach half that number by full ten thousand
To the above for receipts on the ground the tee
Nnr entrances of stock and articles competing Tor pre-
MUM must be added This before Tuesday had reached
about Al 800 | estimate the total at S@Ooo, making
S34 St3 for the whole receipts from all sources which
will leave deficiency, according 10 9icia es,haies
oC enditurts Of five thousand dollars, besides
tbe Immense sums spent by those who have brought
stock and other property here TO exhibit Inc conclu
sion is. that popular as the national race course
NAV be- it does not pay Tor such la'sh ea-
,,on3d;,u,e of money a. has been wasted upon thus
ground II does not pay TO grade and bridge ana
MAKE passiby smooth such spot OF grouhn, IN
the permanent manner this mas peeh aohe W $40
single occasion II does not pay to build an smph-
theater large enough and strong enough 70 hoid SIX OF
eight thousand people merely to see an agrlcul'ura
exhibition of horses. And to show the Sooo Pos VI
n
Tor the farm the plow the road or, IN shoi lot all
useful purposes i does not require an expenditure o.
t.n thousand dollars level and grade, to dig down
and bank up until we have n trottng course nan
mile long every rod of il suitable for farmers hresh-
ine-aoor Ii does not pay TO build five hundred morse,
stables better than can be found upon five thousand
farms in the country, to be used but single week
does not paw build very large number oil Stables
for horned cattle has been done here not to be used
Mt all 1t does not pay TO get up and carry ON Ma
ional Agricultural Exhibition upon the grandloquent
Milan Of this one either in receipts benefit 10 the agr
rulturiss ofthe country while they 90 away sneeringy
saying that, " after ALL II is not much but race
couree.'
1t remains yet 10 be seen, whenever the experiment
shall be tired, whether great agricultural exhibition
can be got up, carried on, made TO pay and made to
do good without the dunct OF the racecourse, which
always has resulted and always viii result in evil. The
effect Of tins great hgatheIing Of the people has not
been beneficial. Many came with Great expectations
md went away with great disappontmcnts after wan
derng lIstlcssly about the grounds for many weary
Lours. Many expected 10 see the prize amin ais
parnded as il had been advertised they would be in
the ring. Not one was thus exhibited. The only
chance 10 see the horned cattle sheep and swine wa
10 ace them one end at time, in the stalls The only
chance 10 zee OF learn which were the prize an.
mails vas 10 wait till saturday and thus many of the
roaIcrs Of THT TRIBUNE knew the winners than
The exhibitors Themselves knew it, for the Committees
ere instructed to keep the facts OF tho awards secret
- htcause IL known said the President " those whu
do not get prizes viii not come 10 the banquet"
Rsnquet Ycs, bsnqueil " Banquet, rich enter
q tHiumtnt-llteraIiN uf meat ana nttuH-hSWWlNclN
Of anything delgntiu' Fgurativoly the most de
hehfu part Of this Entertainment was its close for a.
10 the eatabes and dri0kablcs and delights OF the aP
petite at that table where the occupants OF the rud
benches were either breaking down or in constant ca
of IT, the less said the letter. Heaven forgive tbs
nee OF the term banquet applied to such " rich en-
i,iiainn cnt by which many man vas cheated o
hi dollar.
Fer the entertainment of the guests at this ban1ue
The secrets of the premium lists reserved Ate
Caldlels ht-aitc nine enthS of the g@ests had treC
out and gone away 10 get something decent ana com
Portable to eat-acr nearly all The visitors had len th(
gro,nh--af,cr nnc-tcnths OF the people had gone &