, 1861-03-20

THE STATE FAIR;
9Hr from the Presidcnt Of thhN3at
a. Agricultural Society; Mai

I lAhompHee with pfsS)pus noticdH; tho
Jahnary meeting Of the EtaEe Agricu u1tufa1 3d.
eIeXpt slStnga field, applications tor fu1ntah.:!
! hehecessaF grounds aa9dltures foEHolal1E
the next Annual Fair We're considered and
acted upon. Among the mnny liberal and
sufficient proposals made by the various points
in competition are tsoo from Chicago one by
Gcorgc " Gase, ostsoasblg representing citttt. citt.
zens Of chlcago-the other By ". ". Boying-
ton, President Of the Mechanfcs' Institute.
As has been customary with the Society
heretofore, the first question to: decide, from
amoqg tbs; applicants before them, was the
point or p1aeout which;to hold the next Fait.,
Tint having been decided III favor Of chicago,
the next business In order seemed to be tho
delicate duty Of choosing OF accepting one Or
the.other of the gua1ant as then understood:
That decision, as far as the party with: whom
:the Society would conclnda tos-act IN the
premises, withreference to fixtures, arrange
b meuts and: d::aeeomnoaations, fell by regular
ballot of members to Mr.. Gage, With. this
reservation that the Society; appoint
committee to examine, select mud approve Of,
groquds apon: whieh7 To- s1ncs buildings aud.'
fixtures tfes Of cost il tie soeisa; all Of which
Mr. Gage uncoudIt tlonally accepted.
= During ,tha month .of iFebruary last the
-soeiets,s: cemmittee,, eoniposed Of eS-Presl-
dent EllsHorth and nyaelEt together with the
INVITED assistance and presence ofAJ: Matte.
son, Y1eePresident Of the Second District,
md dJ, !. Reynolds, Corresponding Secretary
of the: State. Society. IN company with Mr.;
Gage and Mr.. Boyington, examined the fol-
lowing places. and grounds in their order.e :
:: list; aloca1ity near The State Fair Grounds
of 1856; next the. grounds ~ Brighton; then.
some vacant lands on or near Slate street aud
west Of the. United SIXTIES: Fair Grounds; md :
lastly the. .gottages Grove Grounds occupied
By the Q. 8. Society in 1859. The Committee; !
after mature deliberations; considering all i
things connected with the respective points /
referred to, decided in favor Of Brighton, pro-
rided ample, convenient and ;cheap facilities
for getting gisiteEs and :frelghts to and from
the grounds Rere. satisfactorily guaranteed;
which Wascsubsequently- done:
The ST. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad
has pledged al necessary trains to convey all
Tlsitors who may desire to 60 to tho Fair
Grounds at: low: rates Of .hre-thefr track
touching; Immediately at the Grounds. The
pzoprietors Of the steam Tow Boats upon the
river have pledged themselves to carry ut low
rates Of fare ill who may wish to GO by that
conveyance, landing bnt short distance from
the Fair Grounds. There are also two diago.
nal tho1ouShfa1es in that direction Blue
Isla4d avenue on thecweat, and Archer road
/
on the east Of the river connecting at that
point, as well as twoimportant roads from the
,cbuntry-onc from the:south, the other from
the: southwest and west, uniting at the
Grounds, giving greater accommodations to
the people from: the country with their own
teams to reach the Fair Grounds thin at my 1
other point AZ Brighton, the Fair Grounds
proposed, comprise eighty acres, besides ample
outside grounds for campfnss purposes v III be
secured, which for the 7past few years has be.
come a.neeessity at all State Fairs, as thou I
sands-TsiN. attend these annual gatherings
where this feature Is furnished, who would
otherwise remain at home thus supplying I
'"the greatest good to the greatest NUMBER
ct the 1east possible cost, The fact that these"
grounds can be obtained for long term OF |
years, ,warrants4he local laseoriation In putting
up suitable and permanent buildings, and 9TH
erwiee Identifying and improving the prem
lses, which: Is no small consideration to the I
convenience Of the State Society in holding
any given hihition,, as evidenced last year at
Jacksonville +: :. e..
Chicago being emphattcal]y the great Rail-
way center Of the Union, together with the
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