Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-10-11
Tue Iowa State Fair.


From the admirable address of Hon. Peter
Melendy at The opening Of the State Fair on
Tuesday, October lst we make the following
extract. The speech is, throughout, credits
able one to the gentleman who delivered it.
and worthy tribute to the agricultural en-
terprise of the State. We are only sorry that
space does not allow us TO present the Who'll.
of it,
ave can predict for our great State, in the
language Of another, with all its elements Of
vigor and its capacities for usefulness, des-
tiny more glorious than that which has ever
distinguished any people beneath the sky. II
is already "a great country and it has
already great people, but do we realize how
rapidly we are becoming greater continually?
how speedily our communities are growing;
our schools increasing; our churches multi
plying our genius developing; our rongh
edges becoming smooth our love for books,
the fine arts, all the humaaizing and refining
influences Of the age, widening and strength
eningl Every school house and every church
pledge given by US to-day for the betterment
Of our race to morrow and IL time to come ;.
and every beautiful home that is established
in community, with its library, its paintings
and its generous, polite and God -worshiping
family within, and its gardens, flower beds,
walks and attractive grounds without is not
only an earthly paradise which angels visit,
but a fountain, as it W ere, which sends pure
streams ous into parched and drouth-sufer-
ing earth, watering and refreshing it forever
Looking forward but single year q writer
says: ''Whcn the successor Of Governor Stone
reads his inaugural message before the
Twelfth General Assembly of Iowa. he will
represent tie intelligence, thrift, patriotism,
loyaltyganl virtue Of million of people,
Iowa wiz then, in all probability, be trayersci
from the Mississippi to the Missouri by at
grand connecting links whie'i hind the north
ern and southern lines of the State together
will be so far advanced towards completion
as to make Iowa the seventh railroad STATE in
'b0 y HAoH. ~ tle ueNIiVpuicHt " 40 dgfi-
cultural resources, mineral wealth and manu-
featuring facilities, our State VIII be in Janu-
airy next, so far in advance of the position it
occupied four years before, that tie Iowa of
1863, as compared with that If 1864, will be
marvel of rapid growth and solid progress
TO ourselves only less than to those whe see
the results without aiding to secure then.
We add some expression also from our
English cousins. James Howard celebra-
ted implement manufacturer, of Bedford
England recently visited the United States
and was a careful. intelligent, practical OBJ
server of all matters of interest on this side Of
the water. On his return to England he de-
livered before the Farmers Club, in London
embodying some of the results of his observa-
tions in America. The address, as a whole,
was regarded as one Of the ablest concerning
American affairs which has been delivered in
England for many years. From synopsis
published in the Londo. Daily Star, Mr.. How
ard is reported as having said:
The most beautiful part Of America for farm
purposes which came under his notice was the
State of Iowa, across the Mississippi. This
was one of the most picturesque countries he
had ever looked upon. 1t contained 80, 100000
acres Of land, only 100000 Of which were
under cultivation.