Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-04


The stare Fair--Dury OF eur Mechanics.
He who makes single spear of grass grow
where none ever grew before, it has been
wisely said, Is benefseter to the human
race. This being true, how much more Of
benefaetor il he who, at time like this, when
large portion Of our people are in the field,
doing battle for their country, and labor,
such as is necessary to the successful culture
of the soil, is scarce and in many places i'm
possible to be obtained, by the invention or
perfection Of machinery, enables one man
t. do the work Of three, and thus enables the
farmer, With less of toll to cultivate q larger
number Of acres and to double the products
of his farm. The necessity for rinProvsd ma
ebinery was never greater than nova de-
mand for 1t never 50 great as atthis moment,
and in every nsighbOrhOOd the intelligent
cultivator Of the soil Is snxiously looking
around for that which, in the absence Of his
sons in the tented field will enable him to
supply their place inths held, of agricultural
labor. HJE III t-tH
These remarks are preliminary to the call
which We wish to make upon our mechanics
to prepare in time for the great Annual State
Fair which will again DO held in CIevelsnd
in September next. The fair held last year
was denounced in advance as . fsilurs-the
war would prevent the attendance Of the
people, and it was but folly to take stock and
machinery to the State Fair to be shown to
the few that mere curiosity might gather to-
gsthsr. So far as the people we're concerned
these orOakers of evil proved to be false
prophets, for never was fair greater sue
cess, yet the show Of articles was not as good
as it ought to have been--nOt half as good as
the industry Of the State would warrant.
Those Of careful forethought visited the
Fair during the four days to see and to Pur-
chase machinery and improved stOck-tO
carefully inspect and to judge which was
best, and many went away disappointed be-
cause the variety was not as great as they
had anticipated or as they had reason to s1-
pect The failure was not becsuse the ma
chinery and the stock was not in the State
but because from the anticipated failure, the
owners and inventors thought it would mo-
pay to totrausportitt to Cleveland. Although th'
only failure was on their own part and justly
chargeabls to than, yet we cannot blam
men from distance when we are forced t.
remember that their remissness Of duty wa
not so great as that Of our own mechanic
, who, largely participating in the fears or
failure to get up crowd to attend the FaiI
aWoks from their dslirium only when too lat
I to remedy the evil.
The extraordinary large eoneourse Of viz
itOrs at the last State Fair, will, Of itssl
make still larger number this, for man is I
s constituted that when he finds thing to
II . splendid success, he lends his aid an
sOuntsnance to make it still greatsr-in Oth'
. words, If he Is convinced that the crowd
the Fair viii be great and the show Of art
: clss hne one, he viii add to the crowd
his presence and, if he has anything that
O believes has the slightest chance of prem
= an, he will be careful to have it on hand.
Deeply impressed with the belief that Il
State Fair Of this fan will be the largest ev
held IN tne 0Idte5 Aha5 lEOH tne POAtleal u
3 tTesses into which the country is plunged
O. the mad ambition of Southern leaders, t
demand for all kinds Of fns stock and
machinery, particularly that Of the lsbc
q q saving kind, was never before 50 great, a
n that hundreds will visit the Fair for no 9th
purpose but 70 examine and to compare
different kinds With view to purchase,