The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-30

| Our County Agricultural Society. We
certainly begin to lave hopes that our County
Agricultural Society is going to turn over new
leaf and at last to become what it ought to be-a
source of enjoyment and improvement to the
people of the county farmers, mechanics and ar
tisans
We understand that the old hall has been moved
to the new grounds, on tue railroad at the West
Bristol station, where it will be rebuilt enlarged
and every way improved and fitted for the pur
pose for which it is intended. The Fair Grounds
for the present will contain eight acres of ground
which are well situated and admirably adapted to
the purpose.
1t is the intention to add to the new Ag rcultu-
raj hall another story, and make it otherwise
capacious and more convenient for the exhibition
of articles in the ladies department, and the house
hold man ufactures and arts. Ii is understood that
the people of Bristol will bear part of the ex
pense of these enargments and improvements, for
the privilege of using the hall for the purpose of
town meetings, &c, as they have at present no
public town hall The hall as improved will al
so, be much more convenient for county meetings,
conventions, &c, than it has been heretofore.
We believe the management of the Society is
now in excellent hands. The executive officers
are who take deep interest in the success
of the Society; who, If they are seconded literally
and heartily by the people, will do all that can be
done to further its interests and make it all that
such society should be. While they are anxious
to make improvements they economical, and
we believe the funds necessary 70 make this change
in the location Of the grounds and improv ements,
will be judiciously and carefully expended.
While it is good thing to have energetic officers
and men who take deep interest in the welfare
of the Society, it it well to remember that they
cannot alone make a useful and Furnishing society
1t will after all depend very much upon the great
body of members. Unless they second the efforts
of the officers the society must languish. Let us,
them commence from the present time, to do what
ever is in the power of each member-and every
farmer and mechanic in the county should be a
member-tO further the interests of the society.
Bury, for all time to come, every idea of jealousy
and envyngs, and 20 in for laudable competi-
ton in the production of improved stock, grain
and manufactured articles. In this way the socie-
ty becomes what Legislators intended it should
be, when they Offered annual bonus of $lo0-a
source of Improvement to all its members. In this
way every man in the county becomes acquainted
with and profits by the experience and practice
of his neghbors, ard thus imparting and receiving
Instruction. all are benefited.
We hope our friends in the city will now take
hold of the matter in good earnest and lend theil
aid in increasing the attractions Of the ANNA
Fair The difficulty Of reaching the fair grounds
will no longer exist 1t will only be pleasant
ride, on the railroad, of half an hour, and be sci
down right in the fair grounds. Every mechanic
i'll the city-every manufacturer-every young
lady even-can furnish articles for exhibition that
will help to beautfy and increase the attractions
of the hall
An important consideration is, that person
should expect to make money out of the society
The premiums whether great or small are not Civ
en- for the purpose of paying people for exhibiting
their stock or their manufactures. They aremere
ly incidental means of stimulus to honorable com
pet ton The advantages that every member o
the society should look for, is the information, in
: struction and improvement he receives from thu
experiences and examples of others.
We shall refer to this matter again at anothe
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