New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-26
MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR.

| This important exhibition of the products OF
Southern art and industry will take place at Jack
son, beginning on Monday, November 14th, and
ending Friday, the 18th. From what we hear
of the preparations in progress we feel safe in pre-
dieting that the fair will repay the attendance of
all who visit it, no matter from what distance and
at what pecuniary cost. These preparations are
on scale worthy the object and creditable to the
intelligent enterprise for which the great State of
Mississippi is distinguished and are certain that
the citizens of Louisiana and particularly those of
New Orleans and vicinity, will avail themselves of
the opportunity to show their appreciation Of it.,
especially as the Great Northern Railroad provides
SO ample and convenient channel of communca
ton.
The number of horses, mules and colts in the
stock department will quadruple that of last wear.
and there will be great display of kline, swine,
sheep and goats. vast array of fancy articles
will occupy the great hail. and their beauty, vari-
ETY. and richness will make show of q remarkable
and attractive character The basement story will
be great magazine of household articles, solid
and liquid in the provision line, as meats, breads,
confectionery and pastry doings, butter, cheese,
wines, cordlas, pickles, ETC., exhibiting the taste,
skill and industry of the goodwives of Mssissippi.
lhe machinery department, however is likely to
prove the grand center Of attraction SO extended
and expensive will be its arrangement and the ar
ticles of exhibition. Many steam-engines will be
erected, the work Of doing so being now in pro-
gress, and their power will be exercised in opera
ting saw-mils, grist-mills, cotton-gins and smaller
machines innumerable which are used in the man
ufactnring and agricultural industry of the State.
An Ericsson caloric engine will be among the
motors, and itself will be far from being the least
curious and interesting item of the exhibition
The programme of proceedings will include trials
OF the merits of horsefesh in every varied manner
upon fine race track, and fifteen of the young gem
emen OF jackson will contend for prizes in various
equestrian exercises, calling forth all points of excel
leilce and skill in horse and rider. The partcipators
VIII De NANCY costume and will make brave show
\ club OF young gentlemen from Madison countv
VIII also appear i'll exercises of similar character
At different times during the continuance Of the
falr, eloquent gentlemen will address the crowds
OH topics suited TO the occasion. Among the ora
tors will be Hon. A. NJ. West, of Holmes comfy
ana the Directory having specially invited Lieut..
Maury and Hon. Edward Everett, who are now in
1he SOUTH are not without hopes that they will be
present
we JON WIN lhe jackson Eagle in urging our
many Mississippi readers to give as much of their
attention and means as they properly can TO the
great State Fair of 1862 to forward to the grounds
any article worthy place in the great exhibition
| and to be there themselves without fail. And we
urge all our readers everywhere in the Southwest
to attend, if they can do so. These State Fairs
are most important institutions, most essential
helps to the development of agriculture, mechan.
les, art and SCIENCE They bring together all that
has been achieved in either department, and COM
parlson stimulates industry and invention to emu
latlon. Each exhibitor profits by what the others
have accomplished, and each spectator can learn
what may be the most efficient machinery for his
purposes, and where and how he can obtain any