New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-21
THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW
From Our Own Reporter.

From Our Own Reporter.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 1889.
Ten twenty thirty, fly thousand the visitors have
numbered on the several days; snd such sight as
wss to be seen to-day from the upper floor OF the
Judges stand An acre Of human beings packed
absolutely solid, and allowing only sluare foot to
each-iust think of it And even wnen you come
to distribute the macs over the Thirty acres OF unn-
numbered space in the Fair grounds, what crowd
it Wei, there they were, and there ii is believed
they will be tomorrow; and there i. is hoped they
will be on Saturday although that is unreasonable
expectation. The receipts to day have been $500,
and would have been great deal more if it hal no.
been for the caDut.D4orfuum dispensations What
been taken to-day will well nigh pay the premi-
ums that will be awarded and claimed; the prelmi-
nary expenses should be more than met by tie
preceding receipts, and those Of tomorrow aud
Saturday be left as so much clear prof; TO 90 to
the treatury. | am glad of ii, for there will now
be chance for the great United States Agricultural
Society to do something Of real utility f0r scientific
research ard experiment. The bonds Of poverty have
bound it, hands heretofore and il bss hsd 20 resort 10
display and horse trottng 10 meet expenses. Give Il
half dozen successes Ike this, and Indian foot races
military displays, and racing "a card may so to the
wall. When the good time comes, when fund OF hiiy
sixty Thousand dollars is laid mp against accidents
let us hope to see the National Society inauguratng
real thorough field trial Of agricultural implements, at
" ich good plain judges will act and give systematic
trial to every implement before medal or money prize
is awarded. What wOuli not it be worth to our manu-
faotuIeIs ard farmers If such trial were msde, The
swarm Of worthless contrvances thst are pslmed off
upon the public under the Endorsement of great names
would be shown up they deserve sod the really
mertorous inventions he as fuzzy pointed out. This
was what was had il view when Committee of this
Society, refused at the great Philadelphia show to
award single premium, but recommended such
thing THE. This what was not fully realized at
the Syracuse reaper and mower trial and not at all st
the show ofmplements at Louisville that fall. geld
ing horse or so the more or lees that will trot mile
within the forties lie nothing TO the country, ner
whether few cows or bull so do rot come =
this country, siIoe We have plenty OF the best blood
here now, but great National thorough trial OF sgri
cultural implements to be held by the United States
Agricultural Society, az the proper season What a
glorious labor " hat National blessing Shall We
zee this think il remains with the public TO decide,
for the Society would gladly undertake the task If II
could be rendered independent of pecunary results
and could have some well dgested plan of procedure
OF all the novelties that we're ever heard Of being
exhibited 81 an agricultural fair locomotives and
full train OF cars are the most singular. 81 anything
is possible to Western people. The Fair grounds
situate only few RODS from the lake shore elong
which skirt the Illinois Central, Galera srd Michigan
railroads, and the Supenterdents Of the Illinois Gen.
tral, Michigan Central, and Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy, behougt Il EN- Of running extra tracks 20 the
very grounds themselves and Masking displsy Of loco
motiyes. The Michigan people, Lot content with en-
terpg ore Of their crack machines added train, cor
and freight car. The latter, by few simple bu. H.
genous oontrvances, may be changed SO to trans
port either catte, grain, or any other kld Of freight
II may be opened so as 10 have peec. ventilation for
cattle closed perfectly tight to carry grain and the
chsrges sre made in moment The drovers sleeping
car woud rejoice the heart Of our venerable cattle
market reporer who Las Urged upon railroad directors
the fact that drovers are men, and not beasts-siac'
tina. wac either not known or not appeca'sd before
This has longi.udnsly just long enough Tor
comfortable berths, aud over head il sea. bottom
upside down, furnished a. the with iron prs
that rest in proper supports on the divisions between
the seats lou turn th.s down over and over twice,
the pins Of either site coming into rests al the proper
distances down and it comes to just the light place 70
make upper berth. ard there We have Two tisrs Of
comfortable sleeping hunks al resdy TO hand. There
lisa capacious wa,er-tsnk with wash-bowl waer.coset
&c. The sleeping bHtL Is al Invention OF 5. {. Case
tie Superintendent OF the Companys csr.works The
same principle is sppGed 70 the passenger sleeping
cars, but made more perfect The seats in these cars
are placed in pArs facing eschoLher IL the usual way
The backs and cushions aIe hrged together the back
OF the back furnished with springs Ike a mattress.
You turn these hinged seats down, and nice spring
mattress covered with beautiful carpet, is ready for
use. The two upper berths are up aloft, against tie
ceiling; made in two leaves Independent of esch
other. You turn one leaf twice, and il comes in
place for the middle berth with the spring mattress
side up while the other, by turn is put where the
upper berth belongs. uied the operation Of changing
from seats 10 beds, and back sgan, with the drawing
of the curtains and al. II took y seconds.
AL the locomotives are as beautiful a. our bes.
builders make them, and 81 these are taken from
the running stock Of the several roads. Shall We,
when the National fair is held al Portland, Me- have
the Great Eastern, some similar Agricultural impe
nent CT exhibition
The following vii give idea Of the arrivals in
town by railroad Yesterday:
GseuA Era Chicago Union
ess.so a. ~ "a. sc; R.
Mch.ssn Southern p
hehilsI C.a;Is Railroad.