Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-29
NJ. CRoNLY,
q. j. COwLEs, Secretaries.
'PECLAL RALEIGH CORRESPONDEl,
RALEIGH, N. C.-(After the Fairl

RALEIGH, N. C.-(After the Fair
! Dear Journal In reviewing the success.
which has attended The State Fair il
would be well for our Cape Fear Aoricul
tural Association to examine the effort.
which led to this result, and emulate them
and even improve upon them. 1t is my
impression that We can muster a larger at
tendance at our Fair, if we cannot exhibit
so great variety of articles, or show So
fine collection. But III exerting our en-
ergies and arousing ourselves thoroughly
in the interest of the undertaking., We en-
equal, if not exceed, the State Fair, even in
this particular.
One advantage the Cape Fear Aglicu
tural Association undoubtedly has over the
State Society--in extent of Fair grounds
The grounds here are evidently too narrow
and contracted for the wants of the Socic.
ty. To afford a half-mile race course the
track borders very narrowly upon the fence
enclosing the whole grounds, and in thi,
an unavoidable evil eXists-the exhibition
halls are all placed inside Of the track and
obstruct the view Of the spectators thus
destroying in great measure the pleasure
of witnessing the race. Our grounds. /
know, are new, and not fully improved
but after the first year our advantage will
be apparent. The Raleigh grounds have
the advantage in soil but this soil, though
it affords superb race course in dry
weather, is far surpassed by ours III wet
weather-such as existed during the prn
cipal days of the Fair. Approaching tIu
absence of the proper room IL the present
tract, proposition was made III the State
Society meeting for removal TO Camp
Mangum, point more distant from the
city, but where ample space is afforded
and directly by which tho North Caroline
Railroad passes. This proposition is now
under consideration, and it will be far
more to the advantage of the Society if il
is accepted.
[ have omitted thus far to speak Of the
wild goose type setting machine, invented
by Mr.. E. q. Foster, II resident Of Wake
county. While will not attempt to give
a minute and accurate description of this
machine which, though founded upon
simple principles, not even the most com
petent machinist could describe infinitely
i desire to portray general idea OF the
manner in which 1t is intended to perform
its task. The type-setter resembles "a small
cabinet in shape, with keys on the plan OF
those of piano forte-the BLACK keys
leading to capital letters and the white to
lower case. Within the case the type arc
placed the proper key is touched 10y the
operator and leads to o spring which
when thus touched, causes IL type to fly
from tho proper box, slipping down
through grooves displayed by glass case
and dropping into the galley below pre-
pared for its reception, where it falls in
position and is held fast mutt! the
next letter forces it farther to
the end of the line. While the
machine drops letters and spaces with
out mistake into the place, it cannot JUST
fly the line, and this must be done by
printer. Mr.. Fosters idea is to employ
unskilled labor to operate the machine,
while skilled labor must justify the lines
that is, the printer justities whole galley
full of matter at time after an unskilled
hand has filed it by the machine. This
think improbable, as skilled labor
Or can make much more progress in setting
With the machine and justifying line by line
IS he goes along. The distributing ma
chine is just on the reverse principle to
he type-setter, which possesses q grea'
advantage in being able to set any font OF
type. We are glad that a proper recogni-
ion has been taken by the Society of this
'eally praiseworthy invention.
Steitf's pianos were awarded q diploma
1t the Fair. These and Knabe's, l under
stand, will be exhibited at our District
Fair next month by Mr.. Heinsberger, OF
who is the agent there: The
instrument performed on at the Solree at
st. Mary's was one of knabes grand
pianos.
/ was pleased while here in visiting the
Sentinel office, where / received much
orotherly courtesy from Mr.. Turner, the
EDITOR, and his valuable assistants, Messr&.
Moore and Syme. The Sentinel still con
inues manfully its work of pointing out
O the people of the State and holding up
o light Radical corruption and extrayH-
'ances.
While here l also had the pleasure
# meeting Mrs. Il. Burwell, of Charlotte,
he veteran schoolmistress of North Caro-
ina. For over thirty years has this est!
aable lady and valuable teacher been
aboring in the cause of education III our
tate, and has accomplished untold good
Before this reaches your readers eI-
'ect to be with you again, and leave TAI
Ugh with impressions of the courtesy ana
of its people that can never 10
ispelled. ~
,hs Sefzure ar Tn. Cuhn How ReRardeGs1