The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-28

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In order 70 noe more particularly the
position that Iowa holds among Western
States in an agricultural point Of view, the
senior editor passed a portion Of Thursday
and Friday Of last week in viewing the dis
play of the productions and manufactures ri
Illinois, rs exhibited at her annual state
Fair, held this season at Peoria. Of course
it could not bc expected bu, that the dis
play Of those articles ia State rs long set
tied as Illinois would surpsss that oi her
Young and ambitious sistcr on the tarther
side of the Mississippi but how far she ex-
eellcd us and in what particulars, we were
,lc>irnus of aSccrtaining.
10 specify the different articles on ,xhi
bit,on would occupy several papers 81 the
limits We have sscribed To the present ono.
r. hegin with Peoria itself II Is beauti-
fal city, laid out on plain gently descending
tr,m the f,ot of high bluffs to the river
admirably adapted to sewerage, but entirely
Withou, such advantage. Its streets are
very bread aud withou, other base than the
gravel tha, abcund- in the locality, the
gutter, generally being paved with bcal-
der. The Aou.cs are mostly interior, but
better elas. IL business houses are being
erected, Corner hts generally nnoccnpied,
Nhetaer held w spectators or with What
special ot,cet in view, we did not ascertain.
Two lrawhr.dycs, for wagon and railroad.
sran the lllno,, river, with narrower space
tor tic passage oi hoat- than y presented at
tie Mississippi bridge Altogether We
sheuld Judge Peoria 60 I've a city IL some
business. but wanting VA that enterprise and
spirit of prgics- which characterize the
town. On the M,ss'ss'ppa river
The Far Grounds are about one and
half miles from the Peoria IIousc--whcr
We obialaed excellent aocummo dations TOT
$500 per day--ahd comprise M beautiful
ground a. nature often atiapts ior such rur-
pose They were very iudlciously planned,
and the buildings well arranged, being the
permanent structures cf the Peoria County
Society, vet sufficiently large To accommo-
date the State Fair. In stock the display
excel.ed any thins Il the kind we ever saw
exhibited The Durhams and Dcvons were
models of the hovinc tribe, and beautiful
enough, VIC thought, to throw every genu-
inc farmer into rhapsody on cattle raising
The quality of ,hi. class Of stock ON cxhibi-
ton was onl, csccllcd by the quantity, one
half al tie sheds cnvircnins the immense
enclosure, We should Judge, were occupied
~ stalls appropriated to their use while
they were uf all sizes from the little Devon
cali u few days old 70 the slcphant,ne OK
that We measured On the ground and made
six and hall feet or nineteen and half
hands III height The sheep were Few in
number. bur splendid animals of the kind.
The show II hogs was interior,
In horses ia. exhibition was aid Ia he as
tine a in the Bos genus, but rs the best an
lmals were removed from the ground at an
early day-a proceeding that should never
be allowed IN either State or County Pairs
we had not the pleasure of seeing them,
though few superior tro,tine horses We,
remained, aud W. had the opportunity &c
witnessing their PAGES.
In agricultural implement, all Illinois
seemed 10 be contending for the prvm,ums;
there were plows, cultiyators, rollers, drills,
corn planters, broad cast sewers, rcapers
aud mowers, corn harvester~, thrcshine ma
chimes horse powers, corn and cpb mills,
corn hu>k.rs, corn shelters, cider mills. Ian
nlng mills, windmllls, chnrns, pumps straw
ruttcrs, etc, etc, without number, and
what might appear singular, every IMAM
| ,laoirht his own machine the best on tho
round, hut unfortunately the judges differ
a with them. Ia this particular ~ IN
took, We doubt IL any State in the Cnicn
an excel Iliinnls. In agricultural produc-
lions IN exhibition, Iowa nj her Fairs as iar
,urpasse- lllinoi~ a. the latter cxccls her ia
in. stock, and yet, 10 show that We are not
altogether behind IN this latter particular,
80 would mention that Mr.. Bent Of Iowa
lily was awarded three premiums ON his
stH'Sh aib VIC WIZ ihNstutu ny NoHttut>-
eur, would have obtained the first pre-
iaium for his Devon bull, had not local
pride i, i supposed influence the commit
tee.
The Mechanics Hall wa. indiilerently
Tiled but showed some very superior work
iaanship IN the vsrious trades. Flora Hall
displayed rich exhibition Vi fruits and
dover, that in both quantity and quality
we're ereditable TO the State. Fine Arts
Hall, aside from few very good dasaerrco-
types, was wretched exhibition Of import.
I'd pictures, such a. We can view in any Of !
the booksellers windows, and the first -
says Of children who promised To he adopts |
IA the arts. As 70 the number OF people IN
attendance we could only Judge hy the re-
eeipts. which ON Wednesday at 70 CTS fnr
zach person who paid, exceeded $4,000.
tong TO and from the Fair Grounds il was
ike vast funeral procession, every manner |
u vehicle within hundred miles ii tho |
city, VI presume, being pressed in to the
service for tile nonce and, as there had /
been no ram IN that region for some time,
all enyeloped IN cloud u dust