Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-05
From the Iowa Farmer.

FROM Jne IOWA rhTIHeT.
Iowa State Fair--Arrangement
Iowa Aa'L Sos,ErY, SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Mnscatine, August 18th, 1857.
EDITOR Iowa FARMER:
Dear Sir AS the time
approaches for the next State Fair. many en-
quiries are being made from different Sec
tons of the State relative to accommodate
tions rules of exhibition, &C., which, if YOU
will allow me the requisite space, will an
swer through the columns of your excellent
paper.
THE GROUNDS
are the same that were occupied last year,
which for room and convenience are not
surpassed by those of any State exhibition
whatever. The horse and cattle rings will
be placed inside of the main course, in front
of the seats. This think is a very great
Improvement and will add much to the COM
fort and convenience of both exhibitors and
spectators, land will cost comparatively Moth
ing. By this change large space in the
south end Of the field can be used for
CAMPING GROUNDS
by the exhibitors of stock. 1t probably will
not do to open this door too wide, hence the
committee here, will assign camping ground
to exhibitors of stock till all the space will
be occupied, on the principle Of 'frst here
first served.o
HAY AND STRAW
will be furnished as usual on the Grounds
free of charge, for stock on exhibition, and
grain at the market price.
TIE STABLES
are all covered, and a part of them with locks
and keys, all fitted up safe and comfortable
! for the use of stations and other horses of
which the owners are specially CAREFUL
These stables will be in readiness one week
before the exhibition opens, and for the ex-
ira expense in erecting them the society will
! charge S. for the use of each. This applies
only to the closed stables of which there are
some sixty:
THE REFRESHMENTS
will be provided by as many different par
ties as are willing to pay reas onable CONS
pensation for the privilege. Noset commit
tees dinner need be expected. Probably it
would add more to the funds of the Society
to Sc the exclusive privilege to one party,
but am certain that more general salts
faction will be given by encouraging COM
petition.
THE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
have been taken in hands in good earnest by
the citizens of MuScatine. BY reference to
the proceedings of meeting held this morn.
ing-which l hope you will find room for
You will learn what direction is being given
to the effort to control and prevent mposi-
lions that were practiced last year. They
have spoken out decidedly and mean to do
as they declare.
THE RAILROADS
will carry as they did last year-and we
have good reason to suppose, although no
arrangements have been made, that Steam
Boats will make a liberal deduction on their
usual rates.
! THE FACILITIES FOR REACHING THE FAIR
are not as great as we could desire or as
they will be IN a few years, but every river
| town with Its neighborhood, should charter
one or more Steam Boats, which would cars
ry them to the Fair, furnish them a board
ing during its continuance, and carry them
| home again at its close. This plan has great
| advantage over all others and should be
adopted by all means wherever it is pract=
cable. If our friends in the interior would
adopt the camping system, l think they
would like it, and thereby save money and
avoid many annoyanceS. The few who tried
it last year were delighted with the alven-
ture and will be sure to adopt it again this
year.
EXHIBITORS.
BY reference to the rules adopted for this
year it will be seen that exhibitors are espe-
cially encouraged and have privileges which
others have not.
sTEAN-POWEH.
Some enquiry is made about steam power
to drive machinery. As yet no arrange
ments have been made to secure it. If we
have any engines on exhibition an effort
will be made to erect q line of shattng for
the accommodation of parties wishing to use
it. The expense of any special arrange
ment would necessarily be very heavy, and
| would be unwilling to incur it without in
structions.
THE FLOWING MATCH
! is new in this State and as usual will be one
of the leading points of attraction. The
ground is old and quite sandy, not ,ffording
| so good test as Is desirable, but on account
OF its convenience it has been fixed upon
Come on boys with your "crack" teams,
and let US. see what you can do.
The indications OF large attendance are
very encouraging, and if the weather is pro
pillons we may expect to see even the vast
concourse of last year far excelled both in
multitude of people and tie number and
quality of animals and articles exhibited
J. II. WALLACE,
Sec'y Iowa State agricultural Society.
The meeting referred to above, made ar
| engagements to publish in conspicuous places