New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-24
n,jueis sta,e Fair.
sr.-isi Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
DECATUR Taco Co.. ILL.,, Sept. H. ls1i'

This Fair opened last Monday by an address
from the President w. If. Van Epps IL WIS spof''
wen composad and received. 10 narrated now on Ihs
ouc,iur ~ the war tho Society offered additional pre-
mimns N inventors OF agricultural machinery IN order
that famine might not formerly, attend war. Ire
rssult Is TINT by Of machinery one Inah ~ no"
able 10 do what jast before the war. require" thr'o
Tue President Ia speaking Of AZ Agricultural college,
,s,y condemned the proposition to attach Il to any Of
The present literary institutions The success OF tbs
the twelfth annual fair f. due IA great measure 70 Ny
Van Epps and the Corresponding Secretary II
Reynolds. rs well n TO other officers u The Board
The crowd exceeded thu, OF lat year. Tne weather
was moro favorable ard the receipts greater which II
saving much Bot the number q entries did Lot cT
coed those OF Last year. The deficiency IN the Fruit
Department was great. There Was not peeeh. GA
iraury have heard OF twent, three peaches raised N
Illinois Pears are inioriori tho apple crop ID NOT
large 80 lnuch damage did The cold weather OF last
Winter DO not only IN this STATE, bat IN ths whole
y est that do not hear OF horticultural fair any
where 10 BE- held. Few Of the grea, nurseries oil tue
State vere represented, except that u Mr. Ph@niN
srd has show was not large Stl. fsut trees are 9ro"
ing finely, and mex. year It 10 litcly there viii be
plenty OF Oh kinds Of iruit.
"a some other departments There were dehciencies
and mauy who went TO make inqnlios OF purchases
we're disapp9nfed One Todon for this was, that some
have ~ many orders as they IN and do not care
nlort aaycrtlang while others Kept Of home by
the high PRICES asked for everything Oaly part OF
tn people are prepared by increased rcccipS ~ pay
high pfoca and many do 30 with Fcluctanco md but
once i believe that p1og'o generally have tho idea
that IA many cases tho ncsuIloJ charges are unneces'
sary and know that consequence some lose money
Since the hoe3 haTo rnsed lhc prico Of meals 70 sew
cnty I've cents they have tess % do. because people
nloncr buy crackers and cheese carry cus.s With
them.
The show O, cattle horses swine and sheep was mil
and did honor 70 the State Tho display Of manufac
,ured articles was crod,tAhle. IL might have boen
bctser, lat year It was mcre varied.
The horse rncug not quitc 70 important feature
rs hot ear si the Lorscs ran but which horses beat
lid not learn nor die inquire.
The number OF shows. OF juggloia OF litlc nnd bic
giants Of MONKEYS end snakes engin~ rel BY oraorcI
sroundrcls with fcw dollars OF money twisted among
their finger. was very large AMI the rcyc1uo derived
tlercirom mus. have been great. r-'sn dr'w crowd,
OF people Judge that the money spoat IA tnen egudci
th, received 81 the goies Had l. not nen fpr these
holes tie receipts OF the Santiry Department would
haze been much greater end thus these bawins. Shis
~ blol,ed villain. carried away sest sum which would
have nc into To sollers fund
Insist again. as did last year. that these shows do
not belong 10 Stat. Fair AMI thet should not be
BE- allowed to come within two miles Of the grounds
When W. come ~ have correct idea Of what stats
Fair should be- T. will 30 updegsiooI ~ place where
The indns iolr tlo honest a8d the Inventive part Of
,"oro meet 20 exchange IDEAS . bay anil 70 sell -
adop, plans how tie various branches o. industry can 20
better prosecuted and rrotected aad that Oh TREND.
ship may b. strengthonoi and nos oaes formed Not
atai IL State far % furD.sh hiingPlIccs Tor pick
pocteta fooanirois aad impotors o'eqery grade and
scr or - present. - innocent youth exhibitions which
arr prohib I'd ny law. The motive 10 yrintng hccn,s
10 these faspgros 10 r'gsnne. bat Il VII oe
found out the ilc sIms afis,a ilele-. poorly oomlca
fsto flr too corruption col Taste AMI manners - On
yoa'h and ha, no ptr' Of 500. crowd in aay pFoPr de
gree. contributes 10 ite object fcf which the fair is
held IN udItoa these gangs o.'spy roOn and places
where uej Lave no hu.la4 cEoe g - rob aui deceive
aud lones qui,t Hcn. ~nih their "a Miles. hnh no &c.
soma,od too, and ic, dirsa-,o aud ~carird an'
afc glad soon t. return hoe.
Tl-rs b. ~ donbi boz lh,.s csis 81 ~ c'fTe1s'u
- -fyisi - r.. nfanE 'e iaIi he exhibition u agri
eclfur ,rodae.. j. becoming lcs eaeh tcar and Tor
The r'on TAT dpt. u the handle frnt- of indos-
Try aorcfhcr oIt ~ itco whsfe suoh prominence Is
given t. The oratofiehi sNiudlef-. The tas'o Of To
young u rr,Crtsd Ill " uothirs hoo irl9le u
tmo is le 10 SOC ~ akirs butter ali ch,ae. o. in
r,i,!nr oosn pciaioo, Nd saflc. vegetables
Tie display ~ tie arIical.arL machiu'ry OF tbs
Fair vas complete o. il rightly oonridafcd no most
Important ever pra ,tsa % the po1c = any rouriy
Ia 90 other State could Il be l4ig D. - generally
u.ei The loose s4il free fror. stump aac sionoa !a
eron. fr'liiy aud extent make farming in Illinois
reren from shat n can ~ 200 oher States. az c0urse
= rtons OF Wisconsin, Iowa. Ml.Elugi ani Kanfas arc
u ho onoerfod iut s This coil properly may BE- terasd
n.,ss, soll siaoo ,lia state ooltas much Of ths
character ~ the o'hors combined = an instance u
tie show u maciaor, t1e following is lst Of whott
c,lti,ntors. Fafst a lrat'ey's r.ollrg Cos Dan.
Ing a pca.i'r Woodbury. s Prat''s Ilyior's stouis
Barker HaWiey's o. - iAori's DoryA Nrc~s'ar's'
nonrheys "Ier',. spa.kr. Drew . Co.'s. N-rkAam's.
Dcnton's Smi,l r. Hligros kingoas and liets MI.
lcrs T.,-c an do good vlrk bat ai toit by those
on whom rely anl who have tries many tht StIdoris
vii DO tbo greatest variety aud Oh che ahu' prefer
able II lid g. aorl wDn On rough ssoa.d.
/ The locomotive e. Ir, ks rterm ilnw ~ns ~ tn
ground ard VS. usrd topropel dn'r,n, tinUa " ma-
ohicc-y ksfo ihe rlav .'sclt fauia eo,ic.fc. its
milIe principally because hero 10 nD sufficient rofrr
ia tho ioccmougo. bri IL wouiI foem that Co., power
BE- Increased 90 WI. t-c weight sld r-.'faree. Per
lsps piot.ng mover can 10 done ny ns'm except by
ecnlcnflacr which, .i1tio.cl on .ach .l0 OF 3 fc'l.
will pu tlr piows wlib wir5 ro,es.
\ h1chireIy s. limited D., no expense and we.rlt
ofsicam engines. aud H1.lae * nr,doi moro than
new cod sneep motive power. Lot hole that as ~
mech has been done during tic lat go ,clrs we my
soe This object ail4uol ia tlc not distant fu,uie.
Lar year iho rralr binder vs.. Considered fi.lnro
Since than improvements have b-,n added which 1t &,
claimed, will mako one o. 'ho lscG and most mpor