Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-17

president Melendy, after chlling the
State Agricultural Society to order,
r,lade The following address:
NGENfI.EAIEN 1--WE have assembled
in compliance With section 5, of an Act
for..the encouragement OF Agriculture,
for the purpose of selecting. officers for
the coming year-to decide upon the
location of, the next State Fair-to.
award premiums on essays, fruit. and
field crops, and to consider all ques-
tions relating TO the rdevelopment of
Agriculture. HORTICULTURE, and the in
dustriaf arts of the State. - .ttsE ~
. aENTIEMEN.-We meet here to
transact the business Of the Fifteenth
annual meeting of the State Agricul-
tural Society. All around we behold
familiar faces, beaming with pleasure,
and lighted up with eager and joyous
enthusiasm. On every hand we meet,
cheerful greetings, smiles and cohgras-
uf.tfons. s..a. ettssta r,>at
Whence springs this fraternity of
feeling2 Ii is from the instructive
consciousness of the moral GRANDEUR of
this occasi0n--a consciousness of con-
tributing TO the maintenance or the
true dignity of labor-tlIe elevation of
the Working man, and the Improve
ment of the industrial arts. For -'.wlre.
ever does the most goud has the most
pleasure" We have much to do; we
have prejudiees to overcome, and minds
and hearts TO enlighten, expand, puri-
fy and adorn. .3.,.g.. El' y. :. E,i,e',s,.s
We must, in the great drama Of life.
perform our parts, so as to- receive we'll
merited applause.
We must undo marty things. which
we have heretofore done, We aust 10
many things which we have heretofore
left undone. And continually exert
our best efforts to elevate the character
of the husbandman in all its essential
elements. .ss ;-s us #
This Society has been one of the
most efficient agencies for improving
the farming interests of our State. 1t
his existed fifteen years and has been
advancing from year to year. 1t has
been the means of adding largely to
the value Of property, of improving
stock, aud obtaining new and better
varieties of grains, grasses. aud fruits.
1t has stint lated improvement i'm the
mode of farming, in buildings, groves.
gan dens, and every appliance that
makes home pleasant. sGEry"v - ,sssF ~
Let each one ask himself, what views
he now entertains-com with his
opinions of i've, ten or fifteen years
ago in relation TO progressive agricul.
ture, and be will say | have new
spirit and Zeal. 45
1t Is said. "Ife who causes two
blades OF grass To grow where only one
did before, Is a public Deifefactor !" so
he who from chaos Introduces order Is
a public example. .,
One man may be influential enough
to fix the character oi a whole country
for fifty years, for good or EVIL.
Ii lie be vicious, he corrupts the
whole. Ii virtuous. enlightened, and
energetic, he may teaeen, Me Whoie
lump. f ..'. a.. -. - '.'t s.le u,
Here we have an instance of whole
State, striving for the ascen,lance, In
farms, stock, implements, aud ali'the
industrial products. .......-. 49,.
Under such circumstances What cdr,
zoe not do? Should we live twenty
years, aud should our society flourish
as it does now, we will behold whole
State rich as a garden. There Is iiu
reason why Ii may not be so. Nature
has been more bonntiful with you than
almost any other State in the Union.-
She has given you soil and climate
y CIV e9u' " any
otn.., A4a suii'ihueo ~ oy an the az
,ases Sou cah ues're, anu VIII you
' ,n;,, ~. ou m'iee Hoti ynu Was "oe:
As'rul.ufa, oofie.its III an parts oi
our 9,a'c arg noorisnilg. near OF
'!?he ,nat 70 s"lns Low. lou might
VIII al ',iue,, piopile'y talk OF the sun
The day in which we live has been
empbatically called the tsoe Ofi8,DrO,,e.
"1W ..a... 49,, E.g-ss9a,ss Il, ,...,....s.s
improvements are going on IN every
lining around US. vi all institutions OF
the age, the railroad Is the greatest
AS means. l see more civilization,
more knowledge, more refinement in
them, IMAM In everything besides. See
WHAT tneyf are GOING Tor our young
State. Eleven years ago but a short
INK between davenport ana Iowa CITY;
now ot'r otate ~ travrYsed ny over I,3v0
,, ~ Iaiir9au Win INK added 10
INK, till The Pacific coast has as many
termfnl as that on which the Pilgrim g
ianded ana every valley, from La
flatte 10 the farthest habltahfc Dorth,
shaii near the tnunuer or the rushing
Train. ... ..,....,s. .......fs..
900 speed the ailIoads Dressings on
tne tlouSntIui ana h0peful inventor
dressings on the patfsht and skilfful
mechanics, to them we owe the rail
roaos the leisure ana the comfort we
possess, ana to them. more than olrs-
selves snail we owe what we are To be.
me history or all nations attests the
truth or the Latin maxim: Riches
are attended wlth luxury, and luxury
enus with despotism.' Whenever, a
nation becomes SO rich as to erlervate
ner people, or whenever her wealth. falls
lhto Tue hahds vi favored and vicious
IeW, VINO keep The masses I'm penury
anu ignorance, doomliig them to slav-
ISL loii, the history OF that nation Is
Written.-a's oayS are numbered. =
Bht When the SOIL OF nation Is titled
Dy farmers. vigorous both in mind and
body, ana It's mechanics are industri-a
GUS, frugaf and Intelligent, that nation