, 1861-08-08
ssTbe State Fair. "A SugE<stfC n.y.
Editors Chicago Tribune.


Editors Chicago Tribune:
Under the shove heading in your yester-
| day = paper, appeared an aIticle, OF hoag
podg-an accumulation Of words -singulafly
thrown togetheIT--eyidently meaning some
| thing, but what, Who shall tell? signed Frank
". ktnly. He says he has promised the Pres.
ideat TO do Whist he could for The fnrsherance
Of It, 1.-THE Fair, ,)hnd in his first sentence proves
to the contrary. The entire srticle bears uu.
mistaEably the discrimination to throw cold
water on The energetic efforts:betng used to
make complete success Of the Ninth Annual
Agricultural Fair Of the stata Of Illinois.
His suggestions in regard to the "sewing-
1nactinea' We shall not object to If the exhi-
tors do not Recruiting camps could with
propritty be ope1ed outside Of the Fair
grounds, but the continual din Of martial ma.
Eic would be no attraction to nervous visitors.
and it does not seem to us a fitting place for
such Offices. The noticeable feature Of the
eSe hsbe TIT a g3ex7g E5oqs seseR s.es
| and the Fair Will be q succesa-n
: Now, MI. Editor. We arc not one who hangs
the success Of the State Fair upon this or that
n,an,a notions a5 Of xLocality, Or The employ,
exhibited Neither does it appear we'll timed
=, row that the buildings are nearly completed
+ to ssy in what manner the lands shsu be laid
2 out that hare been obtained By the Executive
u to learn are Of . character Of which the whole
State will be proud. The buildings aze being
b erected with an eye to beauty, as we'll as per
d | manency, and the energies and money OF Chi
= cago should not be spared to perfect The
= = the plans that are being carried forward to
q Tsnae1 success certainty. Il Chicago bn1
y does her work well, there can be no doubt o.
the itahty.. During the past six weeks, VI
: have travelled over the southern and northern
. portions Of oar State, and va Know We espesl
se trnthlnuy When Me Say that, notWithstaudln NJ
j., the " hard times" and the war on our south
~ ern border, :" there Will be = larger turn.ou
to OF the yeo1nsnr1 than usuhl The reasons ar,
IL obvious; the moral strength that We ebal &C
:. ou!re hy letting the fact become hoEu TIN
" Illinois can send Thousands to defend Fl
I'd Copetitutiou and Put down rebellion. and :
e, the same time keep commerce md Stats Ii
stttutions all moving torNard, Is one grea. Do
idersfum, and We have o.ten heard ths remark
<e aOur State Fair must prove \ succoes thI
year.n The country Is right On this pom
m and now more than ever before is the lin
when Chicago can establ1eh the success Of th
affair. Whist abe now does VIII be felt in tt
tuture What the Missouri. State Fair b,
m been for Ct. Louis, the Illinois State fair ns
be for Chicsgo.
1 number of our sister States Wil1 not hol
Fairs this year, and Thousands Of the + a
a attending cnixans Of those States Who ha'
Lth l. fo1nat z1y remained At hons, Will this ye
= visit on Fai7., Holding these views and 90
Ing thesetaeta. We say, lot There oe* no ma
70 Already e9oush e. is known TO make success
cextAiHty. Letters hare been received fto
;eE- the large guamaaatActor1es Of the East, sta
as | Gg that ffey arc making prepsJxtio1st TO te
tneer ah!g Eyns" at our State E&lr. We c.
- n9s esa 70 h.ye good time and We ask t
of IitEaSs sS3 q i1 esT seKtet eomeout and eompe
the n1a4as ihteliect a=1d genins ID otaerS
low ~ e~''4ne eoaSe
CHICAGO, Aug 7,1sel. ~ -. e''''