Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-10
From the kentucky Farmer. OF July. less
fPUsLi.HEp BY REQUEsT.)

(PUBLteHED BY REQUISITE
RAIL ROADS AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES..
A sense of reciprocal dependence and mutual int.
rest should these two lnaitnloa TO BIZ Tile most
friendly cu.laborrrs ut all times.
Tbefarmer alone crea!sa new products, the mechanic
only changes their character, and the merchant only
exchanges them. IL the farmer IL unsuccessful aud
produces nothing the merchant has nothing TO eX-
change, and of course the rail road has little or nothing
to transport.
The object of Agricultural Societies is TO stimulate
and incrsnse production, and 10 promote the sale aud
dissemination of the products whether vegetable, ami.
NAL or cereal.
All testimony concurs that their object is most sue.
ops.fuy accomplished. Their inha-ncs is mo't ex
tsnsve and most salutsry, almost without quallhca-
lion.
While the Societies thus create an immenss bust
ness for rail roads, il the obvious duty as we'll ds tho
interest of rail roads to cooperate wh and help to
promote them.
Tn. Society ia bat a contribution by the farmer,
chiefly OF his time and bis money for thu general well
fare in which the merchant, and the rail ROAD parci
pate 1t lie the dWy Therefore. OF the rail road to aid
in promoting this general welfare.
Ii has been supposed that II is the oicy OF Inc rail-
road To neglect this duiy and leave the labor and ex-
pense of getting up Agricultural fairs to be- borne by
the farmers themselves But this is mistaken View,
and short sighted policy tor there ID no limit to the
success of the farmers In production. aud tie air Will
be great just in proportion 10 the means which ire
used to aggrandi2s il.
If the rail road can make $500 out of Fair which
s gotten up aud sustained By the farIners alone, the
rail road might also make hve thousand dollars ny q
liberal 90 operation with the farmers.
The poverty of the railroad constitutes no good
reason for contrary for the more needy It IL
tue enterprisDg il should be III the development
ui all s sources
IL our Kentucky railroads have not taken this view
OF this sunjecf, and have not acted upon II, we are
pursuaded II ia for this want only of more careful IN
vestigaOn, and more ample experience IN the matter.
For the purpose OF inviting their more careful inve-iI.
cation, and their more liberal and wiser policy, We
make the following extract from recent circular OF
the Corresponding Secretary OF the Illinois State AZ
ricultural Society, that they may what Is the
sc.ion on THE subject of those enerprisIng and
more experienced railroads in that State.
Nor are the railroads IN illinois singular in the re-
spect. The Evansville Indiana railroad, carried pn.-
sengers to and from the Kentucky State Fair ast tall
at half fare auL published and distributed at the e1
psnse OF the railroad, poster bill announcing tie
Fair, 81.
THIS much more than any rail road 10 kentuc-
ky did in behalf of the State FAIRS OF Kentucky which
indeed was somewhat remote from them
This liberal course has been the settled policy Of
rail roads 10 Ohio, New York, and other States Tor
many years aud the il ia also adopted by the
rail roads in Kentucky the better for thsm.
We have suen pack of complimentary cards by
which The Corresponding Secretary of the Ohio Stnre
Agricultural Society could travel free, over almost ali
OF the principal rail roads OF tbe United States. We
wers ashamed TO that he had no card from keu.
lucky rail road.
1t affords us pleasure 10 cay that the Lexington and
Louisville rail road hat taken the lead IN Kentucky
in more liberal aud wiser policy on this .ubJrcf
The Railroad Companies have given good
evidence of their iuterest in the Fair by liberal
subscription 10 money, and the free transportation o:
lumber and all other materials necessary fitting up
the grounds for the Fair. The Illinois Central Com.
psoy have also engaged TO furnish any number OF
cars that may be required for sleeping accommoda
tons They will have tho grouod for that purpose
fro miles and half OF on the side track. They
will g,ve for the same purpose tbs upper stories of
their extensive machine factories, together With the
station housos at Odin and Touti.
with une1anpIed hberality for the convenience.
Of guesis. the Illinois Central will free trains,
night and morning. during the Fair, from the FAIR
grouncs TO Jonesboro, aud from the Fair grounds 10
Decatur. Que hundred miles eHoh direction. that
the towns on the Iine may have an opportunity 10
Contribute their aid 10 accommodating VISITORS"