The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-08-28
THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR


THE AGRICU LTURAL FAIR
The importance To the Territory of
the Agricultural Fair, which is 10 be held
near this city in October next is. we be-
liev". generally. underesiimated. Many
look upon it simply in the light of a
show, or a horse race, which is TO con
tribate temporarily TO their amusement
by its display of big pumpkins, fast
horses and crowd. They look upon 1t
as tL.,~-would upon an exhibition Of a
tat woman or two-headed calf-some~
thing that shall interest on account of
its rarity, rather than becsuse il las any
lesson 20 teach or any Information TO
impart either TO themselves or tia snt-
side world. But the power I'd nm use
which will pertain 10 the fair, and wf;ich
is generally first thought of, is entirely
secondary 10 the other power which she
exhibition will possess. and which will
result in much benefit to the people of
the Territory
One OF tile great objects of this hAir
is to spread information abroad concern
ing the great resources of Montana.
Within three years We have heard peo-
pie ia the States express decided doubts
as TO whether I'VE really had gold here.''
but the millions OF yellow dollars that
We have sent To the great commercial
-, -. F ~ ,,.,S, I.a,-c ,.,,.- I;sx,.l t,,l
that donbt. Another error has, however,,
taken the place OF the old one in the
minds of outsiders. and while they ad
nit that we have gold, they conclude
that our Territory is productive Of 9th.
ing else and it is not long since slss
declared in Congress that we hsd no
lands worth surveying. The coming
exhibition will fnG one of its greatest
| fields Of usefulness IN the correction of
this error The very TACT that our ne,
sources are sufficiently great To- warrant
us in holding fair, is enough in itself
TO give the people OF other portions of
the country a more exalted idea of the
wealth of Montana and when the ac-
counts concerning the exhibition are
/ published in our home papers and cop
led in all portions of the United States,
as they will be when thousands of peo-
pie in every part of the Union read of
our varied and luxurious agricultural
| productions and our superior stock !;
when they learn OF our manufacturing
and domestic industries. who can
doubt of the new intergSt ia the
/ Territory thst will Ia. awakened,
ard of the immense benefit that will
result to us. Simply as an advertising
medium then, Montana can make no
better investment than that which il
proposes in the Agricultural Fair. But
while il will be attended with such good
results as means OF enlightening the
older portions of our country concerning
our varied and rich resources. ii will, 20
a no less degree, he a source OF great
profit 10 the citizens OF the Territory.
While il is full OF instruction tor those
abroad. il will rot be without its lessons
for those at home, and in no school could
the people OF Montana sl'ehd WeeA
more proftably than at the Fair. Ess
farmer will have an opportunity for
comparing notes with every otiivr' . p,
ing what has been done by his co-labor-
ers, and in what respects their methods
of operation differ from his own, and IN
what manner he can make an improve
ment upon his former efforts. In other
bran hes Of industry there will be siuii>
lar opportunities tor investigation, and
similar lessons to be studied. and il
these are well learned. each person will
leave the exhibition with a deterniir.a-
tion to increase tepclOld his efOr,s inr
the development OF The resources at the
Territory A competitive spirit will
also be awakened among the exhibitors
which cannot tail to greatly rebound 10
the benefit of tile Territory. Ths, she
Fair will be largely attended we feel con
vinced. and believe tlrat by such atient'
anee our citizens will isfst ppomots their
own interests
Ten or fifteen car loads ot MOrmous
bound for Saihtdom passed Cheyenne