Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-27
Z AGRICULTURAL.
Ohio State Fair for 1862.

iof September.
The first State Fair held in Cleyeland
was in 1862, and was as a matter ot
/ course somewhat of hazardous expert
ment, yet fortunately for the public as
well as for the parties Immediately con
cerned, it proved to be a decided success
-Four years later Gin 1866 when the
several preceding years had not been
! the most favorable for the interest Of the
| farmer and mechanics, the second Fair
was held in Cleveland, and proved to be
even a greater success than the first; in
all the material elements which consti-
Lutte Il successful exhibition.
Judging Of the future by the past
there is no reason why the ensuing Fair
should not be as Successful as any of its
predecessors in the City of Cleveland.
There are very few places situated on
| the confines of the State which are SO
readily accessible from almost all points
of the compass us Cleveland The Lake
Shore Railroad east, furnishes facilities
to all the northern tier Of counties in the
State, as we'll as Western Pennsy lyania
and New York to visit Cleveland. The
fCleveland and Mahoning Railroad drains
the heart and centre of the Western Re
serve; the Cleveland and Pittsburg Rail
road with It's branches and connections
viz: the Akron branch terminating at
Millersburg; the Tuscarawas branch
terminating at New Philadelphia. the
Carroltou branch at Carrolton, and the
Wheeling branch at Bellaire; its con-
nection with the Steabenville and In
diana Road at Step pbenvilfe, and the con.
nection with the Central Ohio road a.
Bellaire, drains the entire eastern por-
ton of the State north Of the National
Road. The Cleveland Columbus and
Cincinnati Road passes through the cen
trail portion of the State, north and
south, aad taps the Scioto Valley at Co
lumbus; a portion of the Muskingum
Valley by its connection with the San.
dusky, Newark and Mansfield Road a,
Shelby; the Miami and Mad River
Valleys by its connections with the
Springfield, Mt, Vernon and Pittsburg
Road at Delaware, and with the Belle
fontaine and Indiana Road at Gallon
the Maumee Valley by its connection
with the Cleveland and Toledo Road at
Grafton. Hence persons can visit Cleve-
| land from the rem otest portions of the
St,te with one OF two change of ears
only. An excellent and reliable line oi
steamers ply constantly between Cleve-
iaud and Detroit, ports in Canada, and
to Buifalo-thus afording immediate
facilities for those resulting in Michigan;
J Canada and New York to visit the Fair
Cleveland has become prorerbial for
the beauty and elegance Of its streets
and dwellings ,noless than its citizens
for hospitality. a city which has in
creased its population from 10, 900 in
1850 to so, 600 in 1860, must necessarily
present many points OF interest and at
Traction to the visitor; among these and
Eofsdecided practical utility are its nu-
merons streets railroads, furnishing IA
cilities for visiting almost every portion
Of the city with ease and comfort at a
very Insignificant expense.
/ There can be no doubt in the minds
/ Of all blinking persons, THAT these an
nual exhibitions have been productive
Of great benefit to the agricultural ant
mechanical communities in which they
have been held. Enterprises have beer
Stimulated, improvements and ipyen,
ltions have through them received an en-
couraging impetus, which has resulted
/ in the perfection and introduction o
many new and valuable Implements aHd
machines. The realization produced b,
viewing actual objects, whether Of tn,
animal or vegetable kingdom, or me
chanical productions, is far more i'm
prcssiye and valuable than that which
is obtained by reading written descrip
tons.
I The agricultural products Of tn,
! Western Reserve are as varied and a
generous IN their yield as that Of an,
other portion Of the State, whilst tn,
manufactures are perhaps more varied
ftand numerous than in any other portion
of the State.
] In the unfortunate condition in which
the country now is involved, ! it is. th'
duty of every good citizen to foster
cherish and encourage every industria
resource fthe State. Every expedien
which will lessen manual labor, will ex
tend the field of resources. Every ma
Ichiue which will in one day perform th
| labor of six men by employing tbre'
men only, saves half the Iaborers in tha
j specific direction and leaves the othe
! half to perform labors of another kind
At every State Fair, from the first on
in 1850 to the one in 1861, labor saw
ing machines have formed, to say th'
least, very respectable feature Of tn
/ Fair. The inventors, agents and man
j ufacturers have all found their rewar,
1 for attendance, by the introduction an.
4 sales of their several inventions; and a
4 the present more than any former tim
will the agricultural community requir
all the labor Saving machines which cal
| be commanded. When it is considere,
that go, ,000 of the most vigorous portion
of the population of the State is now il
TIE tented .ftesds, ~ it must be obvious t
even the most uuthinking that the pro
ductiye industry Of these sc, 600 are los
!, to the State, and must be supplied i
, some other manner, or the State will nc
. retain her former position so far as pre-
dactiye industry is concerned.
7. An attractive part of the present fai
will be a Wool Snow under the diree
E ton of S. N. GooDALE, Esq, Of Cleve
land-in this part will be an exhibitio
E lof the inestsfeeces groHn.i in the westcr
! States and Canada.
On the last day Friday of the Fai
i will be general auction of wool, cattl
{ etc.
The, grounds selected on which |
l hold the Fair are situated at the i1ln,