The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-08-05

Mr.. EDIroR:-I have read the reasons
offered by the advocates of a change in our
Fair Grounds in the Journal and think
them Conclusive and unanswerable. | wish
merely to add a few remarks, to show how
the change will work. If the change is
made, the railroad will bring crowds to the
Fair from as far of as Sullivan county, and
take them back the same evening with the
greatest convenience, allowing them from
five to six hours time on the ground. AS
the grou nd is now situated, so much time,
and labor, and money must be spent to go
from the railroad depot to the grounds and
return, that it is utterly useless to attempt to
bring visitors from any point beyond Prince
ton, and even from there but very few can
be induced to undertake the labor and ex-
pense. We shall also draw crowds from
Henderson and other river points on excur
sion boats The hacks and omnbuses will
carry those to the depot who do not prefer
to walk, and the cars running all day ena-
bles them to choose their hour to return,
without danger of being left. Again, many
| of our friends from the country who drive
fine horses and carriages, and have little
| business in town to transact would prefer
| to have their teams taken care of in sta
BILE or wagon yard, to standing hitched in
the woods all day and very few who drive
from neighboring counties would desire to
take their teams out to the grounds, if they
could get out and in at any time in the day,
for few cents each way, unless for exhibi-
| ton i-
And then, there are thousands of people
in this big town who will go when the trav-
cling is convenient and cheap, who cannot
possibly go as the grounds are now situated
The pleasure of the ride, and of getting out
of dusty town into sweet shady grove,
at a trifing expense, will take many out
who never think of going now, but the ia
cilities will concentrate such a concourse of
people, and the list of articles for exhibition,
when once the thing is established, that the
annual Fair will become one of the features
of our fast growing city, and the most valu-
able advertising medium for all our busi-
ness, whether in town or country, which we
can possibly enjoy.
One word i'm reference to my esteemed
friend who signs himself "Citizen," and
whose modesty was so shocked at the term
"stallion" used by my other friend,
"Ready." | trust that Ready" won't
use the word "stallion" again. suppose
it must be naughty, or "Citizen " wouldn't
feel so bad over it. imagine now that
see Citizsn at the very next Fair, to be
held where people can get to it to see the
animals Of all sorts and all genders; he has
n lady on each arm, for he is gallant man
and not bad looking. He il showing them
the fruit, vegetables, machinery, pict lures
plows, threshing machines, steam engines
fire-proof safes, carriages, saddles, &c.--al
inanimate home productions but when the
ladies express a desire to see the stock, oul
modest friend can't forget the stallion and
other animals of the same gender and pro
clivities, and the shock to his modesty is SO
great that he is carried fainting to the lem
onade stand. do trust that when he next
calls on the ladies, they will not fail to have
pantalettes on the legs OF the piano and par
lor table. ON HAND.
EVANSVILLE, Aug. Sd, 1859.