, 1865-08-02
THE STATE FAIR.
Advantages OF Chicago Therefor.

IN tie coming month Of September, f1ol the 4th
uuul the 9th i1ciua17e, the Great Stzte Fair os
IlinoIr for 1865 will be held tn this city. on the
grounds OF The ''ChicaRo Driving Park Assoeia-
Hon." and, to judge from the preparations which
are being madn therefor, the capabilities Of our
State, and the great inducements offered by orr
city, We may anticipate thas II will be ono Of tho
g1ardeet displays OF agricultural and Industrial
resourees, wealth md Ceoins. ever brought TO-
se,her In the United States. Illinois can uow
bosst sozoe Of the: ftest blooded stock In cat
tlt, hozscs. eheep and hoGt. Of any State in the
rD!on. Her people, con.clous Of The superior
advantages OF tho country for grazing purposes,
have wlee'y adopted the policy Of growing
no Etock but the best and 4 consequen:
spirit Of lautat1e emulation which hss epruug
up amorE our farmers and Etoek7groTeFs,
b. materially J,,,, sas:ted TO keep the e
III suiject. IL No state, however Old Or proud
quality Of r. animals exhibited 4 Ne county
fairs rae higher than those OF Illinois; In the
Easie1 markets Illinois cattle are eagerly sought
for at prices commanded By but few others; the
character Of Illinois hozses1 IL well and favorably
ent lDdicaigue feel that We are not To eanEutne
IN predicting thxt IN two OF three years more
Illinois will supply IN extremely lsrgs psrcentaea
sc,; and, hss moi chieaeo. not .a1saed v.th being
the pr1,n t1ty Of the world. also wzeuehed from
sTs Ss
Ills r1ez. 1icutulal entcees credit is due 10 tho
WHEY disSetto energies, llbetstty atd fostering
been moet ably managed, and his tseIeby Won The
| highcet confidence and reepecs Il oue people. II
nay be said Of them ia Of scarcely any other f1u1.
4 single one q ths:r erea. sirusl e1hl-
| bituns has ever Aen q fiilrse, In any
refpect either IL :se quality q IL d1sptsy OF the
s1pgo5 fhe g. u q, s
| thuugh contend'ug with eereral great ineonye'
| nleIces-p7nc,psi aDorg which were The narthi:
| ness ol the grounds At Hfignkon. NC son,n "est
eemi- mi-inseee.sIhNlty-wlsau au event, ot which our
State had good 1cseon 10 be proud. sinee then
ore Fall has becn held It Dixon, Lse sonaty. and
wele dissdvaI tseeout especially the lattes, which,
att ourh located ncar the center ef the State was
irconvcnlcnt Of aecess og rail. and VA tspppied
numbers oi people from al! parts Of this and eEen
o:her Slaee, eaJed tcge'her On the occasion.
Again he managers OF the Society hare thogn
Eooa ts1,s ~ n1ns apea R
su1p,su Fur ssy he, hsre ever held. Ths
Gaiden CITY. althoneh pronouaeed sgsinst ey
lev interested pa1ses esswns1s r. ftuSF az, ,S
Tott accessible port within the t.sse limits as \
| II directly copnscted By ra,l. Mfth Almost ever,
tcEp. md even village drom Cairo to tbs laEe 2nd
saorIed 10 tais city. Tho only exceptions 70 sai:
rsnrrsi rnle arc 1 few minor routes which cfo1i
| ennvfn,ently saKne Of the many Ioeds yaotauol
rom this Ert at metropolis Of the North Wesl a.
over al IT IL costomsiy to give such feeomnoaa
t1nre, IN reduction Of fare and tfauepotfauon ans
II provision Of cGnvtent, tafe and apeSdy eonsey
sLce OF stock and other mAttlial LOT e1nloioun =
this State F1if 40 Will most effectively conanee y
1T tnccesa. The same advantages TINS uenuonct
- belonging 70 - the roads within ne slsle alt
with other parts of the county, 30 far e. visitor
to tbs fair are Concerned, aid rnscy thousand
! Will Re drawu together he!a ch this occasion
| from ether Statee, who could Lever have hee1
| tempted n Dt1cn or Decatur. 6nt there are 9th
er advshtsges belonging 10 Chicago. In hessel
4 beautiful city. locstcd on ths verg
Of The greet lake, ftom Ehlc
inhahitants; her ACCOMMODATIONS for tKausito1
thou' snds are too yast md complete for any fea
| to exit Of oVef-erowdlng. or e1tottlonate over
charging By r*pacioua landlords d1spo9 I'd to 70
low the watering place mA1tn OF IN axe hay Will
| the tuu Shines" Then, too, we Will hare TO oGt
!, for he evening atuueensnl Of our vlsttorf,
| Fn1r tire, an opera house, wherein co1lpany Q
artists tecond to none tn Anetica, 0rau promise
stail srinr strange songs IN foreign Tongues. a.
d1r - or suoposed to be done, IN ye foreign con,
: t"tes whepte they comet" We Wall have tEo
r. nnett dIamauc companies ~ tne untaeo STAT
Unne nj Ncv,cker'e (which vii! men % fenIt
I'D - iircofafed 70 ns to resemble rather pu1
sS.r shraierl. and the other st " ood's hu.eal
nere fens Of Thousands Of natutai a
rnns,nral curioeitles, rom me great y, 2
dtnchen" down TO the 'eopntfs, VIII tel
, sdditicual sttractfuns; and IN aoatuon ~ ne
~ vii n,ye scorts of othtz minor pisces
a aaausement, .ess prominent, uot ao1 pfepot''e