The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-23
Portland and the State of Maine

IRE CUNNING NEW ENGLAND FAIR,
What we have from time to time said in re-
gard to the great Fair that is to be held in
this city, beginning on the 7th of next month,
and GIFTS importance to the State, is fully con-
frmed by what appears in New England pa-
pers published out of the State. The Massa-
chusetts Plougsnan of this week contains the
following:
OF the many astonishing proofs of instipc-
tive energy which this country of ours has sun.
piled within the past few years, we can point
70 none, not even the progress and completion
ct That stupenpous woTk-the Pacific Railroad
that better deserves universal applause and
admiration than the miraculous rebuilding of
the city OF Portland from her own ashes, with
IN the short space of three years. In no State
the Union can such a marvel be triumph
antly referred to by its own citizens. II is the
magical recreation OF popuous CITY, with
Its storehouses, shops and dwellings, its public
buildings Of every needed kind, its newly laid
streets, It's business, its life, and its prosperity
we think such miracles of growth not uncom-
mon to the West, which is the newer portion
OF our country, as il the vigor and the energy
had mainly died out in the Eastern character.
But even Western city like Chicago requires
several decades of years to develop itself into
Its present splendid proportions;- What shall
we say, then, to the absolute reappe arauce of
blotted out city like Portland, within the
orief term OF three years, holding up to view
continued through long line of earnest gen.
erations o.
What Portland has thus shown herself to he
in this magical work OF transformation from
asles anu smoking ruins to an elegant busy
and prosperous city, the State of Maine-of
winch she constitutes one of the chief boasts
and lewels-is capable of showing itself in anv
great enterprise on which it chooses to concen.
trste its energy. Its early triumphs were won
frons the sea, on which it has such a noble
frontage. Next followed its mastery of the
deep, dark northern forests which have Weld
ed comfort for such multitudesof people seek
ing habitatens, and mines of wealth to the
men who struck the axe into their lofty Stems
Then came mills and factories, humming with
q new form OF ceaseless industry, and proyid-
ing employment for still another class of its
thrifty population. Next followed the railway
osssem, wnlch opened the State from end to
emo, and Is being developed TODAY with a.
view TO draw into its borders the xAalssszff ~
M ~ Dominion VI" Of
Canada, and the traffic of the Great West and
the Far Pacific. Here, then, is brilliant Sc
Iies Of triumphs for enterprise and energy, and
all Of them permanent sources of wealth and
strength to the people by whose persevoring
and well takon efforts they were secured
And what we have witnessed in regard to
Names rapid progress in these fields, we are
now witnessing with re-awakened satisfac-
ton in the field of Agriculture. The same alb
sorbing interest which has been felt in the for
mer, is being manifested in the latter. Men
who have accumulated fortunes in trade and
manufacture, by fishing and the building of
vessels, in numbering and railroad enterprises
seeing the virtue and power that lie locked mn
within the strong soil of their noble State. are
bending their thoughts to comprehensive ap-
ricultural system that shall fifty supplement-
oil their previous successes; and in the FAIR
which is 80 soon to be held at Portland. under
the auspices of the New England Agricultural
society, they intend to manifest the rand and
UNIVERSAL progress they have made, to those
VINO WIN De scarcely less delighted than with
the magical resuscitation of the beant;fnl cir,
In which the Fair will be held, WY
The year has been succession of foos.s e,u
rivals, and fairs. Tt Is the wear of the oo,; ea
OF the Pacific Railroad. 1t is the vear ~ tIse
National Peace Jubilee. One public gatb .no
ing follows another. The inventors of Mowers
and Reapere held their Summer Exnosit;on at
Amherst The international rowing match
forms notable current event. The College
Commandments have had their season, and
are oil finally over. People will very soon be
returning from their various summer excur
slons to the mountains, the springs and the
sea, ready for the grand harvest OF pleasures
mat awaits them. The Mechanics are vet tn
mold their fair. But the New England Apri-
cultural Exhibition is to crown ali with its dis
pay OF man industry and Gods bounty.-the
s ahu noblest of all, because upon AgricuI
oi TT tests tue universal social structure II ;s
E SSs ene completion of the first series IF Tho
arr ol the united New ENGLAND Stntoo - .n9
WI V.as constitute an event ~ L;ii CIV nv
loine interest will be pecnIiar w Will IN 'ne
Asihe 30 above all the rest anu 'has oi