, 1860-08-14

In another column well-informed corres~
poudcut tells us what has beeE done and what
will Jet be done, by the enterprising people Of
Morgan County, u make the State Agriculiu'
ral Fair Of tie preseu: year complete success.
We trust that the spirit which las actusted
them in their labor Of lore is not cen6ned 10
that locality, but that the farmers and the arti-
zana, the wives md mothers, and the young men
and the young women, in every portion Of the
state, who are in ANY way connected with and
dependent uFoa industrial pursuits, will emu
late the people Of Morgan County in doing
what they can to make this annual industrial
jubilee an attractive and profitable atIair. Oh.
lection has tceu made in come quarters against
the location OF the Fair---tkat Jacksonville is
no: easy enough Of approach from various
parts Of the State to warrant the holding Of
the ttir at that place, It WIS well enough
perhaps, to urge such objections before the mat
ter WIS decided, but they are out Of place now.
The fair is to be held there, and every man,
woman and child in the State should do some-
thing 70 render it aEuccess-shouid feel per
sonal interest in The matter, aud manifest it
either sy contributions from farm, workshop or
dairy, OF by personal attendance. Moreover,
Jacksonville is easy ot approach from either
East or West by the Great Western Railroad;
and all the great lines Of road running North
aud South through the s:nte, mike connectioos
with It. Both branches Of the Illinois Central
the Chicago, St L3nis and Alton, and the Bur-
lington and Quincy 1oad, nske such connec-
tioEs and Arrangements either have been or
will be perfected with these vari1us 1incs, by
which the transportation Of stock, machinei5
and agricultural products ma; be accomplished
q: but little Inconvenience Or c1pcrse.
There are SONS reasons why The exhibition
Of 1850 should be made to excel all that have
been previously to:d. It is Likely 10 prove a
year Of unusual abundance. Never before
have the labors af the husba1dman been
crowned with more bountiful return; and
the capabilities and adaptation Of our soil and
c!iln1te have never been mora satisfactorily
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yield remarkable, but the quality is Of the besL
Our grain is well grown and-well 1nasured.
Neither, blight, rust, nildew, too little Or too
much rain, has int&1tcred with its germina-
s'on: growth and ripening. It is just
As the farmer would desirs il, and the yield, in
contrast with that Of the last four or i've years,
ID bountiul in tue extreme. Our corn crop ia
likely to exceed the growth Of any previous
year. Our fields. too aselrger, and the product
will undoubtedly beunpreoedented. Tbo mn
crop will not be less prolific and al, manner
Of vegetables exhibit an unusual luxur;.ncs
and growth while Of fruits the like has ncver
before been seen. Such being the result Of
the labors Of the year, why shonld not the an.
nual jubles bo made to correspond? Wby
should not the show be made to represent The
general bountiful pro5uction7
We urge upon the peop'e Of Northern Iii.
nois, especinlly, tue duty Of making timely and
suitable arrangements for attending tho State
Fair. Our farmers and artisans should NEST
their neighbors Of Southern Hinois in friendly
interchange Of their experiences, and IN gener-
Gus rivalry Of their productions. Au State
there has never been that cordinlity Of feeling,
that identity Of interest, and that mutual re-:
spect that ought to exist between the different