The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-17

me Agrlc 1t sral society Ut DaAOta (Ouniy.
Luminous.headed Stebbins, the literary conductor Of
the Hastings paper, after having called in vain from his
editorial chair for some benevolent individual to start an
Agricultural Society in Dakota County, has gone of
into Mysteries when he finds that the farmers around
Ninincer have taken the matter in hand. Can any
good thing come out Of Nazareth Whence bis qualms ?
For the sake Of the tanners? BY no means. Hear wha,
he says:
The work commenced with us, or rather with our
correspondents showing clearly that the originators
| were convinced that it was a county institution, and
that its place Of meeting should be at the popular
centre. and where the county business was transacted.
Hence it is evident that the only objection Mr.. Steb,
bins has to the organization Of the Society, is because
he fears the Fair may be held eAse.ohere than IN Hast
Jugs. Alas man of small things! Have you not seen
that no place Of meeting for the Fair has been fixed
upon, but remains yet to be determined by the decision
Of the majority Of the members of the Society?
For one we shall oppose Hastings as the place Of
meeting. Its claims are all fictitious. 1t is on the
down hill. 1t is not the ~p,pulous centre. 1t has never
worked for the farmers, but has assisted to grind them
down. 1t has never exhibited one spark of lberality
for the back country. Its character in these respects
is we'll understood. Mr.. Stebbins, too, by Lis own AS
sertions has nullifed any claims she may have. lie
says:
The grounds ought not to be within the limits Of a
city, but they should be c onvenient thereto
The 'city Of Hastings takes i'll about l0,S8O acres Of
land. 1t would be impossible to obtain land convenient
to the city of Hastings, and yet not within the same
the Agricultural Society would have to go about fse
mies beyond the built portion Of the town to obtain
grounds that would accord with philosopher Stebbin's
views.
Theu MIR. Stebhins goes ON, dragging in the names OF
private and unobtrusive citizens who were not officers
of the Society, in a style that exhibits as much bad
taste as bad English. He styles one of them an imag
mary person-we suppose the poor man meant 'imag.
NATIVE - be certainly would not presume to question
the existence Of an individual and then proceed to abuse
him. We must either suppose him guilty Of nonsense
or false photography the question, in view Of Mr..
Stebbin's characteristics, might be a difficult one to de-
cide-we have, however, taken the merciful view Of the
case, and supposed him guilty of an error OF spelling,
rather than of an alteration of mind.
The short and long of the whole thing Is, that the
CALLED Jade begins to vince , the shoe begins to pinch.
Nininger, which Mr.. Stebbins not many months ago
condescendingiy described as a pleasant little village Of
seven hundred inhabitants, is building her ten houses,
while Hastings is adding additions to her stables and
meat m."rkess. The Adep~mde~t is growing FESTIVE.
The future is becoming palmer every day.. Nininger
which has arisen from nothing in the face of the rapid
growth of Hastings, will a~ssuredly ride over the broken
down and ~decaying remnants Of that once prosperous
town-stables, meat markets and all. Nininger alone
has had the energy to take hold Of the Agricultural
Society after the Independent has spent months in talk
ing about it. Nininger, however, does not pretend to
dictate to the farmers of Dakota county. 1t says, come
together and settle all these questions for yourselves;
the majority governs.
We Of Munger will, however, promise one thing.
In stead Of raising obstacles and enumerating the nun
Der Of cow-houses aud sheds that are to be built, we
will undertake, if the first Fair is held at or near Min
niger, to erect all such buildings at the expense Of the
town, and without one dollar Of expense to the farmers.
Will Hastings do as much ? If you love the farming
community, step forward dollars are important to them
ciety. What says our photographed friend stebbius of
the meat markets
improvements In this Secffnm.