San Andreas independent., 1857-06-06

ofArE FAIR AT STocKToN.-By reason OF the
complaints of last year, says the California Far
mer, Vi matters at San Jose, and in consequence
Vi u. nAins the Fair at Stockton instead of Marys-
'il0 as neu oeen agreed upon the year previous,
anu W 'he Instance from a common centre we had
iei1 l, many doubts in relation to the success of
the present years Fair
nave spent several days at Stockton and
80 s'el,ii'y, ior lhe express purpose of knowing
true indices of the future and we ,dust cbaoro
FULLY announce that we were most ,voraorf,ll,,
surprised to lind widespread fael;no mi;
Versal ana united feeling of detorn,;,at;o,
among the citizens of Stockton. To mako tho
coming Falr one OF the most interest;,o and
most entertaining, as well as the most Social
ever yet held in the State
We have personally met with farmorS mn
chanlcs, machinists, manufacturers of everv hind
ana there Is out one ieellng, that is a readiness
to cooperate with the Executive Comm;ttoo
and to do and aid all in their power 70 hr;ne,
everything to successful issue
We had the pleasure of meeting a ma;or;t,, of
the Executive Board and were exceod;neI,
gratifed to find the earnestness enernv ond
promptness with which they act-without b;oS
or prejudice-without local or party feelinq
they have engaged in the work in earnest, and
we know they are determined that the present
State Fair shall be free from the objections that
were made the past year.
Great pains will be taken to have large num-
bers Of gentlemen, in various parts of the State,
who are disinterested yet fully qualified to act
as Judges, secured to act on the several COM
mittees, and they will be publicly announced
previous to the Fair.
The city of Stockton has appropriated one
thousand dollars, the county has given another
thousand and the citizens have manifested
generous feeling, and will manfuly sustain the
Board of Directors. The City Hall is rendered
as the Exhibition Hall, and the square around
is to be graded and fenced in, on which pavil-
ions can be erected for different departments of
industry.
The public houses and other public places of
resort, have pledged themselves to do all in
their power to please, and give satisfaction to
strangers by their charges
A public meeting of the county will be held
in about three weeks, to awaken due interest
and lay and mature new plans for the further
ance of the objects.
The ladies will call meeting to take charge
of the duty of receiving guests of the Society
and strangers from abroad, and to awaken due
interest in all that appertalns to domestic in
dustry, and to exert their accustomed influence
for a higher and better social feeling towards
an exhibition having for its object the building
up and beautifying of our homes.
The lively interest felt for the Fair at Stock
ton will be beneficial to the great Mechanics
Fair which is to be held at San Francisco on
the 9Th of September, and which was announced
in our last issue; for we saw with pleasure sew
eral mechanics that will prepare to compete at
both Fairs, and we trust that there will he a
generous rivalry, so to make both exhibitions
useful and prosperous.
We have received list of the prem umS
which are to be awarded, and shall issue large
edition for wide circulation. We would earn
estly call upon all the friends of California in
dustry-upon all who wish our State to pros
per- to take hold of the work and make it IL
personal matter.
Great credit is due to the present Executive
Board, for the manner in which they have be-
gun their work, and from what we have seen,
and the feeling we know exists, promise
most successful result to the citizens of Stock
ton and the State